Honestly I think support will end with 1.20, although I could also see 1.22, as 1.11 they released the trailer tracks for all the packs up to that point and its my copium headcanon that it was because 1.11 was the halfway point
DLC 19 Speculation
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I'd love mustangs! I unfortunately don't think they're too likely though...
Elk + Pudu + Muntjac at the minimum.
Honestly I’d be happy with just the muntjac for another deer, it’s also among the only ungulates left that would excite me along with an Indian antelope. 4-5 is actually a pretty good number to me, I’d be thrilled to have that much for many of my favorite groups lol (waterfowl, landfowl, gruiformes, etc). If Frontier has to keep loading us with ungulates though I’ll certainly take them over the bovids we’re drowning in.
Although not actually a deer, a mouse deer would be nice too and vastly different from any of the ungulates we currently have, I’m a big fan of the nervous little creature genre and these guys are one of my favorites
Look at this delightful little freak, like the ungulate version of an anxious chihuahua
Although not actually a deer, a mouse deer would be nice too and vastly different from any of the ungulates we currently have, I’m a big fan of the nervous little creature genre and these guys are one of my favorites
Look at this delightful little freak, like the ungulate version of an anxious chihuahua
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I mean to be fair the roe deer, which is our equivalent for the white tailed as that backyard/close to humans species, also always was the least requested out of the three i think
I love the White-tailed Deer and would be ecstatic if it showed up! I have seen them in the wild many times so maybe to some Americans they are not "exotic" enough. Maybe White-tailed Deer are like if Frontier added a Sciurus squirrel. People would be upset... They would say "You don't go to a zoo to see this animal!" I don't know though why a ton of Americans hate the white-tailed...
It’s not a common zoo animal here it’s just common in backyards
I have never seen one in our backyard... However, I have seen their tracks in the yards... LOL
When we lived in Utah it was common to see their tracks after the snowfall.
It's probably the weird "it's in my backyard, therefore not a zoo animal" mindset when kangaroos are in the backyards of folks in Australia; heck, they're roadkill down there, but people bash on armadillos and raccoons because I dunno...
I would like the WTD because it's an iconic animal. All over the America's, from Canada to Argentina. It's the coyote/red fox of ungulates
Edit: actually, the boar would be the red fox of ungulates because they're all over the world, both naturally and unaturally
It's also not a common zoo animal in Europe.
They're the only species if American deer I really don't like and I was also bit dramatic. I'm from Maine, so i kind of have to love Moose, and I'm obsessed with elk and reindeer. If you want them, great (for you lol)!
Here's why I personally don't like them:
-Very little connection to conservation, actually are overpopulated in much of the country (I don't think every animal added has to have a sob story, but I also like getting species that zoos actually do conservation work for irl)
-Mostly kept in private collections in the US (70 ish holdings at the species level according to ZTL). Out of the 41 (mostly accredited) zoos I've been to across the country I've seen them in 1.
-Lastly, elk exsist
I don't have anything against people who want them, I just find them a very boring addition.
I guess we agree, the Muntjac is one of the most important deer species now for the game.
I would also add: Wapiti, Pudu, Axis deer, Sikadeer, Pere Davidsdeer to round the deer roster up.
I would also add: Wapiti, Pudu, Axis deer, Sikadeer, Pere Davidsdeer to round the deer roster up.
Yea normally I’m not a “it’s in my backyard it doesn’t belong in a zoo” kind of guy cause that’s subjective. But it has little captive presence as well globally
As someone currently living in the US I’ve just never seen deer as essentials. To be fair, they certainly aren’t not zoo animals (WTD does have 106 holdings in NA), it’s just that they’re more in roadside/small budget ones than in major zoos. Though major ones do have some Asian deer and wapiti somewhat more commonly, I still wouldn’t call them zoo staples. I’m always surprised at how much deer are in Eurasian zoos as someone who hardly ever sees them.
A NA deer wouldn’t be a terrible addition, but it’s very, very low on the list of what the region should get (cough, cough, birds)
A NA deer wouldn’t be a terrible addition, but it’s very, very low on the list of what the region should get (cough, cough, birds)
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Yes, that's the point I was trying to make. I just didn't express it well
And to be honest, I don't see many deer in zoos period. I really don't, and I've been to a few here, some roadside, some zoos in Mexico, etc.
I just don't see many deer. The only deer I saw was a young WTD in the children's zoo here at the Houston Zoo.
But speaking of what kinda deer I want, I would love the elk (as long as they receive their bugles), and musk deer (not true deer, but shush). Those are really all I personally want
Everything people have said above about deer "not being zoo animals" in the eyes of Americans is true; I also think we just don't think super highly of deer in general over here? They kind of have a reputation of being dumb and getting themselves turned into roadkill, at least in the south.
I don't hate the white-tail, but don't find it particularly interesting for PZ anyway when there are better cervid options like the pudus, muntjacs, or the marsh deer.
Greetings pal! Welcome!
welcome on the forum of course! The more the merrier!
As a Southerner, it's ironic to me because I've only seen 1 WTD dead on the road. I usually see raccoons and boars