Oceania animals: habitat requirements and predictions

[Spiderhawk]

As always with our new dlc announcements, now I can go ahead with this thread.
With our new animals what do you within requirements will be.
Il go ahead with my predictions

Kiwi
Temperate
Small sized habitat
1-2
Guests can enter
A lot of foliage

T Devil
Temperate
Small medium sized habitat
1-2
Some folaige

Quakka
Temperate
Small sized habitat
3-6
Guests can enter
Species enrichment with wallaby’s
Some foliage

Little blue penguin
Aquatic temperate
Small sized habitat with a lot of water
10-50
Guests can enter

And as the flying foxes are in their WE they are bound to that.

I don’t know much about these animals so if you have anything to chip in please do.

 

[YesIndeed]

I think that the Quokka will have enrichment with the kangaroo and Koala as well as the wallaby. I also think the fairy penguin having interspecies enrichment is possible but I'm not sure about it.

 

[Spiderhawk]

i wonder if rottnest island even has other Marsupials therefore would it be correct to add them with others. Regardless I plan to place them in a habitat will wallaby.

 

[Markiz]

i wonder if rottnest island even has other Marsupials therefore would it be correct to add them with others. Regardless I plan to place them in a habitat will wallaby.

There are Quokkas on mainland as well if I'm not mistaken

 

[SanRazo618]

Add tropical to kiwis

I’ve seen devils in bigger groups than just 2

 

[DarthQuell]

I'm also curious about the social animations as well as the fight animations. How does a kiwi battle another kiwi?

 

[Markiz]

I'm also curious about the social animations as well as the fight animations. How does a kiwi battle another kiwi?

Fencing

 

[Colehunter35]

Add tropical to kiwis

I’ve seen devils in bigger groups than just 2

i could see devils in groups of like 1-4 possibly

 

[SanRazo618]

i could see devils in groups of like 1-4 possibly

I’ve seen groups of around ten in captivity though I think

 

[Colehunter35]

I’ve seen groups of around ten in captivity though I think

yeah i think i have too, but thats a rare occurance i think

 

[Fallax]

For biomes:

Tasmanian Devil - Temperate
North Island Brown Kiwi - Temperate, (Grassland and Tropical maybe?)
Quokka - Temperate, (Grassland maybe?)
Little Penguin - Aquatic, Temperate?
Spectacled Flying Fox - Tropical

 

[Spiderhawk]

I thought I read that devils rarely breed in captivity and I thought I sow on animal planet in Australian zoos they keep them in separate habitats.
Like I said, I’m less familiar with the animals of this dlc. Looking forward to them.
Il admit, none of these animals were high on my list, the flying fox I’ve looked foreword to more but I think I’m gonna warm up to these animals relatively soon.

 

[Spiderhawk]

From the internet it says Kiwi are monogamous like many birds. I’d like there to have 2 mated pairs in a habitat. Not sure if they are territorial to the point where a mated pair will not allow another pair to be in close proximity.

 

[Markiz]

Un question - If I am to make a realistic kiwi habitat in future, would I be only limited to indoor nocturnal houses, or are there instances of open habitats?

 

[FoxyDee]

Un question - If I am to make a realistic kiwi habitat in future, would I be only limited to indoor nocturnal houses, or are there instances of open habitats?

Zoo Zlín in Czech Republic has combined enclosure for them. Part of it is indoor and they also have an otdoor yard available

 

[Markiz]

Zoo Zlín in Czech Republic has combined enclosure for them. Part of it is indoor and they also have an otdoor yard available

Good to hear, I'll have to check them out

 

[FoxyDee]

Good to hear, I'll have to check them out

Tried to find some photos but realized I only taken photos of the indoor area when I was visiting.

Here is the official photo of the enclosure that I found online. The left netted area is for the Kea, then in the middle it is the indoor part for the kiwis and the right netted area is the kiwi outdoor yard. Not the best picture, but at least it gives an approximate view of the enclosure.

Edit: There we go, Kiwi in the outdoor yard:

 

[Cynogale bennettii II]

The Zlin Zoo kiwi is pretty unusual for its species, as it is very diurnal by kiwi standards. The only zoo in the UK with a kiwi (Paignton Zoo), keeps them in an enclosure with an outdoor aviary shared with kakariki parakeets, but they are only ever seen with CCTV in its nest box.

https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/north-island-brown-kiwi-apteryx-mantelli.494016/

https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/brown-kiwi.637987/

https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/northern-brown-kiwi-apteryx-mantelli.677135/

 

[Markiz]

Tried to find some photos but realized I only taken photos of the indoor area when I was visiting.

Here is the official photo of the enclosure that I found online. The left netted area is for the Kea, then in the middle it is the indoor part for the kiwis and the right netted area is the kiwi outdoor yard. Not the best picture, but at least it gives an approximate view of the enclosure.

Edit: There we go, Kiwi in the outdoor yard:

That looks very cool, many thanks!

 

[NZFanatic]

Guests can enter

I bloody hope not, that would be very stupid.

Add tropical to kiwis

That...why? They don't live anywhere near tropical forests.

Un question - If I am to make a realistic kiwi habitat in future, would I be only limited to indoor nocturnal houses, or are there instances of open habitats?

A few zoos in New Zealand have outdoor areas for natural breeding (using natural lighting patterns) with indoor areas for actual viewing. Best practice would restrict the kiwis to either a natural lighting environment (you would never see them during the day) or an indoor environment with artificial lighting (nocturnal during the day, light at night). A situation where kiwis can move in and out of darkness freely messes up their natural behaviours and bodily functions. A few zoos have gotten into trouble over the years for basically forcing them out in daylight.