Even just one fish is a huge advancement for the modding community to add hundreds (if not thousands) more
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I don’t know, I get what you’re trying to say, but I think there’s a big difference between platypuses and sea turtles. Yes platypuses spend most of their time active in the water, but they still come to land far more regularly than sea turtles do and are leagues more capable on land than they are, not to mention they live in burrows and so come ashore every time they need to rest or take shelter. Meanwhile, male sea turtles don’t even leave the water after they hatch. Platypus definitely spend too much time wandering around on land in PZ but it’s an issue more similar to arboreal animals spending too much time on the ground than anything else.
This isn’t to say that sea turtles can’t be in PZ (I don’t have strong feelings either way), I just don’t think they can be described as functionally similar. You’re comparing an animal that forages in the water but comes back on land multiple times a day to one that is essentially fully aquatic.
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Weekly Hot Takes what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
I could name dozens of species, but a big one for me is Shetland ponies. They’re super common in petting zoos, adorable, compatible with several colourmorphs, one of my personal missing gaps in the Barnyard Animal Pack, and also the only one of Zoo Tycoon 2’s 5 petting zoos animals that actually appears in the final game.
Golden snub nosed monkey. Because i want to see the forums implode.
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
Funny enough, I kinda got that when they added African leopards
I agree with this statement fully, I want another Siaga situation, but worse.
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
Eurasian Brown Bear. My most wanted (and definitely most controversial) animal. I need HIM
Chinstrap penguin. It's just my favorite penguin.
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
Also, literally any exhibit invertebrate. I want more funny bugs and bug-adjacent critters gosh darn it!!
white cheeked spider monkey, most of the community seens to agree that if we got a spider monkey, the Geoffroy's Spider monkey should be the one, while i firmly believe the white checked would be a way better monkey due to being an actual amazonia primate, rather than another Central america monkey.
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
I feel like the Visayan warty pig in an underrated favorite of mine.
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
Rakali, a meerkat-sized semi-aquatic rodent from Australia. They're a species I'm working on for uni this year so I feel extra attached to them, plus Australian native rodents getting representation in anything at all would be a huge thing to me (even in Australia most people don't know they exist).
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
Look at thatRakali, a meerkat-sized semi-aquatic rodent from Australia. They're a species I'm working on for uni this year so I feel extra attached to them, plus Australian native rodents getting representation in anything at all would be a huge thing to me (even in Australia most people don't know they exist).
️CWEATURE️I totally understand why this is your biased pick
My selfish pick would be the Black Caiman as my favorite crocodilian.
Most of my 'selfish' wants are local animals and stuff I think is cute. My inflexible personal big three wants/needs:
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
The American black bear is my number two animal mostly because it's the one big star animal native to where I've lived. I think being from North America pulls me toward even more of our mammals like the bobcat, white-tailed deer, porcupine, and bighorn sheep, but the black bear is the one I really can't let go of. Its zoo presence, media presence, color morphs, biome diversity, and status as the last bear species missing make it seem like at least a solid choice for many, so I don't feel too selfish about promoting it.
I want tamarins even more, but the absence of mini-monkeys and low prevalence of South American animals in the roster plus its popularity, zoo presence, media presence, useful rig, and status as a notable conservation education animal makes it seem much more like a great choice than a selfish one. My selfish reasons for wanting this tamarin in particular are thinking it's pretty and it being the first conservation species I encountered where I understood they were being bred in captivity specifically for release to the wild. Preschool me thought that was cool. Even if they add a bunch of other tamarins, the Golden Lion Tamarin will remain my number one animal.
The serval is my number three pick and firmly behind the GLT and ABB. I think it's a very solid choice. Cats are well-received by many, and this one is popular, has a good media presence, and is very common in zoos around the world. Personally, I loved watching videos of servals and savannah cats. I've seen many servals in zoos, and I think I'd imagine my PZ servals would be rescues from breeders or vloggers. They also just look cool. No matter how many cats they add, I'm still going to want it.
Beyond that...
Most of my personal wants after that kind of follow the wishlist and general sentiments here. I want more monkeys, especially South American ones but also a couple of African ones. I'm kind of flexible about which species, but I find myself especially drawn to spider monkeys, additional tamarins, and guerezas. I really want more birds, especially the flying fan favorites like parrots, eagles, owls, toucans, and kookaburras but also some habitat ones for bird houses and duck ponds. I also want mixed wetlands species for tropical houses, especially the grey-crowned crane (a bit more of a selfish favorite), a least one ibis, at least one duck, a freshwater turtle, perhaps an agouti, maybe a tropical Asian giant squirrel/rat, and tamarins, again. For other mixed species habitats, I want colorful Asian pheasants and muntjacs to go with my red pandas as well as American flamingos to go with my Galapagos tortoises. I badly want a few more popular regional picks, like the coati, ocelot/margay, and tree kangaroo. I can personally see value in more from South America and a bit from Australia. I also think a coastal pack could be cool.
I have some more obscure favorites that I don't really expect. I think red-shanked doucs and ribbon seals are beautiful. I like tamanduas about as much as coatis. Although I don't think the roster needs more African ungulates, the greater kudu is my favorite antelope, and I still want it. My carnivoran bias also pulls me towards even more cats and dogs, especially the fishing cat and black-backed jackal, but I acknowledge they aren't necessary. Even for my own builds, I mostly need monkeys, birds, and regional stuff.
Well besides a certain duck species I won’t bring up……
what is one animal that you want purely for "selfish" reasons, for example I want a hyrax because I think there neat, even though I don't really need them to build zoos I really want then anyway. Also for example, you want a animal just for one zoo/zoo recreation and that's about it. So anyway go nuts, and make it as random as possible, the only rule is no cryptids or extinct animals, besides that go crazy with your choice.
The De Brazza’s Monkey I think would be a super cool addition to the game!
My main wants also go along with the general consensus pretty well.
There are a couple that i want which are not as requested tho:
-Barbary or rhesus macaque: The main ow monkey requested is the colobus, and i really want that one too. But i think the game is also missing a really "bland/vanilla" monkey. No fancy manes, tufts, crazy colors or special ecological niche, just gimme a basic ahh monkey.
-Argentine tegu or cuban iguana: Perentie is probably the highest ranked lizard, and as much as i love monitor lizards (my favorite animals) i really want a habitat lizard that isnt a monitor for once. And as far as reptiles go these beat the nile croc any day of the week imo.
-German shore birds: This one is really just due to me building a coastal zoo atm. Gimme oystercatchers, pied avocet, eurasian spoonbill, plovers, cormorants and the list goes on
There are a couple that i want which are not as requested tho:
-Barbary or rhesus macaque: The main ow monkey requested is the colobus, and i really want that one too. But i think the game is also missing a really "bland/vanilla" monkey. No fancy manes, tufts, crazy colors or special ecological niche, just gimme a basic ahh monkey.
-Argentine tegu or cuban iguana: Perentie is probably the highest ranked lizard, and as much as i love monitor lizards (my favorite animals) i really want a habitat lizard that isnt a monitor for once. And as far as reptiles go these beat the nile croc any day of the week imo.
-German shore birds: This one is really just due to me building a coastal zoo atm. Gimme oystercatchers, pied avocet, eurasian spoonbill, plovers, cormorants and the list goes on
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Yessss. One of my most wanted monkeys
They look so cool.
