Barring Madagascar, most island endemic animals are uncommon in zoos.
I too hope for an islands pack but I wouldn't get my hopes up just because of this.
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I too hope for an islands pack but I wouldn't get my hopes up just because of this.
True, it wouldn't be the first time time a region, biome or theme is left behind just to get its own pack....
Madagascar, New Guinea, yes... But also maybe a kagu or a gecko for New Caledonia, a nene goose for Hawaii, or a sea turtle for representing all of Oceania.
Plus something representing Cuba and manatee for CaribbeanTrue, it wouldn't be the first time time a region, biome or theme is left behind just to get its own pack....
Madagascar, New Guinea, yes... But also maybe a kagu or a gecko for New Caledonia, a nene goose for Hawaii, or a sea turtle for representing all of Oceania.
Why not? There's still a lot of potential in Madagascar. Off the top of my head I can think of Fossa, Vontsiras, Radiated Tortoise, Panther Chameleon, Sifakas, Mouse Lemurs, Aye-Aye, Tenrecs, Tomato Frog, Ploughshare/Angulated Tortoise, Eulemurs, Bamboo Lemurs, etc. Actually some of these like the Radiated Tortoise, Panther Chameleon and Eulemurs have Huge Representation in Zoos Worldwide (over 100 Holdings), others have Moderate Representation (at least a few dozen).
I guess you thought I was talking about an exclusive Madagascar Pack, but that isn't the case. Madagascar would probably be represented with 1-2 Animals in an Animal Pack and just 1 in a Standard Pack. Now thinking about it, even if we are talking about Region-Specific Packs, of the Islands mentioned, I think Madagascar can easily come first, due to the huge potential it still has.
The Caribbean was already mentioned originally. You can't have an Islands Pack without the Caribbean.
I would include 2 in an Animal Pack. If it is a Standard Pack, I would make the Building Pieces Caribbean themed and have 1 Animal from there.Which terrestrial or semi-aquatic zoo animals are found in the carribean?The Caribbean was already mentioned originally. You can't have an Islands Pack without the Caribbean.
1. Cuban crocodile
2. American flamingo
3. Caribbean manatee
4. Cuban hutia
5. Cuban Solenodon
6. Cuban rock iguana
7. Brown pelican
Just to name a few. Most of the Caribbean fauna is extinct now but it was amazing once.
I asked about endemic terrestrial/semi-aquatic animals which are found in zoos, as these would be required conditions to be an islands dlc. These only apply to the Hutia.
The Cuban crocodile fits that goal aswell since it is only found in Cuba, excluding a critically endangered island animal that has a decent coverage in zoos doesn't seem fair.
The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) is not to be confused with the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
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Cuban Crocs are in a lot of zoos
Guys lets face it, the carribeans do not stand a chance against other islands.
New guinea, indonesia and madagascar could reasonably be their own packs, arctic islands have the muskox, barnacle goose and walrus, the shetland isle have the shetland pony, salomon island has its giant skinks, japan has the serow and tanuki, tasmanian devil and kiwi dominate the competition, with the kuneku pig, shortbeak echidna and blue penguin also being good options to represent their islands, hawaii has the nene, sulawesi has 2 extremly strong contenders with the anoa and crested macaque and the carribeans?
Well, we got a clonemingo, another crocodile and the hutia, which arnt bad, but certainly dont compare to the other animals i memtioned before.
Really for an islands pack the carribeans really should be skipped over to make space for more interesting animals
New guinea, indonesia and madagascar could reasonably be their own packs, arctic islands have the muskox, barnacle goose and walrus, the shetland isle have the shetland pony, salomon island has its giant skinks, japan has the serow and tanuki, tasmanian devil and kiwi dominate the competition, with the kuneku pig, shortbeak echidna and blue penguin also being good options to represent their islands, hawaii has the nene, sulawesi has 2 extremly strong contenders with the anoa and crested macaque and the carribeans?
Well, we got a clonemingo, another crocodile and the hutia, which arnt bad, but certainly dont compare to the other animals i memtioned before.
Really for an islands pack the carribeans really should be skipped over to make space for more interesting animals
Ok I laughed at the Shetland pony inclusion but yeah the Carribbean is generally weak for endemic island animals that actually have the chance of making it to a general islands pack
Who says an animal has to be endemic for it to be added, though? They don't have to be endemic, necessarily...
- We got the cassowary in the Australia pack, but they are also found in Indonesia
- We got the dhole on Southeast Asia pack, but they are in India and China
- We got the lynx in the Europe pack, but they are in Asia
Those monkeys were introduced as they are old world monkeys - the green monkey
Ok, interesting. Well, what are y'alls opinions on a "Introduced Animals" DLC? It can feature animals introduced to multiple areas worldwide...
If you make an island pack to represent the wonderful and whacky island faunas around the world, while they dont have to be endemic really why shouldnt they be?
If an island like the carribeans has a weak roster for a zoo game, then why include them?
Lets be realistic, who in here is dying to build a caribean section around the american flamingo as its only inhabitant?
For an islands pack to be the best it can be the animals need to either stand strong on their own or be able to fit in well with the ore existing roster.
Be it having other animals from the Island allready in the case for madagascar, fitting well into another grouping like the solomon Island skink as a new and unique addition to reptile houses or the shetland pony to petting zoos or are they strong enough to be able to stand all alone like the kiwi or nene?
And really nothing from the carribeans besides the manatee is strong and unique enough to stand on its own.
A quick search can show that there are many other animals to choose from, such as ocelots and armadillos and opossums. Howler monkeys, tamarins, etc.
I'm assuming that many here forget about the other islands in the Caribbean, such as Trinidad, Haiti, etc. It's not just Jamaica and the Bahamas
If you are going to bring a pony and kune kune then I’d give the Caribbean some more chance for there’s the St. Croix sheep and the Barbados black-belly sheep.
There are also great candidates for exhibit animals in the Caribbean such as anoles, boas, and endangered frogs such as the mountain chicken and puerto rico created toad.
Ah true my bad
Oh, right, I didn't think of that
No worries. I mean, I typically forget about them, so I'm assuming others do, too. And, it is hard to think of other animals, as, according to Wikipedia, 90% of mammals have gone extinct. Introduced mongooses to Jamaica killed off many reptiles and birds, so introduced animals messed things up, too