I think South American Animals would be more important than Asian Animals. There is (except Terrarium-Animals) only one South American Animal in the Game
No animals from Australia?
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Basically we need more animals.. 
(tbh, quite happy with the animals we currently have)
Agreed, there's a bit of focus on the african continent (even some my personal favorite African animals, are not in PZ)
I think some Australian animals require different game-mechanics.. (The kangaroo needs to hop)
Curious when we get to see some Aussie animals, but with the high demand for such animals - I highly doubt they ignore this.
(tbh, quite happy with the animals we currently have)
Agreed, there's a bit of focus on the african continent (even some my personal favorite African animals, are not in PZ)
I think some Australian animals require different game-mechanics.. (The kangaroo needs to hop)
Curious when we get to see some Aussie animals, but with the high demand for such animals - I highly doubt they ignore this.
Basicaly we need morę Animals,Africa and Asia are both continents full of unique fauna and i Hope we'll get more Animals from these continent top(serval,marabou stork,gaboon Viper,guereza,malayan tapir,clouded Leopard,indian cobra etc..) but still now priorities are Australia,Americas and both Poles.
And Europe
I've made a Wishlist with European Animals that I think are unique enough to be in the Game. Maybe there is a Possibility that at least some of them will be in a Expansion if enough People like itSomehow everybody forgets about Europe
Tbh, we don't have that many very exotic/special animals IMO
A lot of variants are present in other continents, and are the more popular variant.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/european-animals.529319/
Sry i have to correct you on that statement but Flamingos have there northern most breeding colonie in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 30 years now for the ingame flamingo, 50 years for some other subtypes. But i agree on that you wouldnt count em as typical german.
"No animals from Australia?"
sad saltwater crocodile, eastern brown snake, common death adder & giant burrowing cockroach noises
sad saltwater crocodile, eastern brown snake, common death adder & giant burrowing cockroach noises
North American isn't all that well represented.. Africa has far more animals in it's collection then any other country.“Well represented”...Europeans will like to have a word with you
As Vetgirl said, we only have the gray wolf, and only because it’s native from several continents. Most probably it’s not even the European one!
I know Australia “deserve” more representation than Europe, considering it’s unique and interesting fauna, but please don’t act like it’s the only continent left behind. At least we know almost for sure that Antarctica and Australia will get DLC. Europe? Not so likely.
Which is in itself annoying, because there are still so many African animals missing from the game (meerkat, rhinos, plenty more antelope and primates).
Haha, same here.
I hope they add animals from different animals but some of the animals i want are from Africa as well. (Meerkats/Crested Porcupine/Grey Crowned crane/Black rhino)
There are a lot of animals.. I have been listing animals that i know are on the critical or endangered lists because there are a lot of animals in this world that need help..
What I'm saying is, I suspect we won't get that many more African animals in a hurry due to the abundance of them already in-game, which I find frustrating because there are still so many yet to add (off the top of my head I can list several, many of which are on the endangered species list - eastern black rhino, addax, scimitar-horned oryx, red river hog, black-and-white colobus, black-and-white ruffed lemur, etc.).
I agree that North America, South America, and Australia need a boost, but I still want more African animals (especially one of the African rhinoceros species and the meerkat).
Here's what you don't understand. You realize that just recently we have lost both the Western black rhino and the northern white rhino... There are only three remaining northern white rhino left that can be brought into a zoo setting. I get wanting them in the zoo game, however here is the thing.. if you really want them in, maybe consider making a separate post asking for them and the reasons why they should be considered.
I think in all honesty, it is the animals that are endangered, critically endangered, and even those that are near threatened and/or vulnerable, that should be brought into the zo setting. If they are serious on conservation, then they need to look at the animals that follow these lists. And that is my opinion.
I don't mean to be rude, but I have no idea how what you're saying relates at all to what I am saying. I think you're a little confused (or is there a language barrier?).
i read you perfectly fine.. you don't seem to understand that there are way more animals around the world that are being left out .. There are a lot of African animals.. And i don't think they will be left out.. I have a feeling they will be placed a bit further back.. Maybe with an expansion.. What bothers me, is that they picked very common animals.. i wish they would have picked animals that needed more help..
You stated that you "off the top of my head I can list several, many of which are on the endangered species list - eastern black rhino, addax, scimitar-horned oryx, red river hog, black-and-white colobus, black-and-white ruffed lemur, etc ", here is the thing.. The rhino, is definitely something we need to bring in.. some of the other's would be nice.. but we can't just have all African animals here.. They have not even brought in any of the African Rhino's, so it doesn't surprise me that we are missing rhino's from other continents. The game designers maybe pacing themselves to make things even.
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I don't think you did, because...
I literally said the exact same thing.
They're picking animals commonly seen in zoos, because it is a game where you are expected to build a realistic zoo.
I never said we should only have all African animals? I'm sorry, there must be some kind of language barrier, you only seem to be reading about half of what I'm saying and drawing the incorrect conclusions. I was merely voicing my frustration that we're missing so many African animals as well as all the animals from other continents. What I was saying was essentially - "Yes, we do need to expand into the other continents a lot, especially Australia and South America, but it's amusing how even though we already have an abundance of African species there are still so many that could be added." The joke is that Africa is already overrepresented, but still not wholly represented.
Also, zoos don't purely exist to protect species already on the endangered species list. They also exist to create what is known as an insurance population - a worldwide captive population of animals that are threatened, but may not necessarily be on the endangered species list. This category includes many species that aren't technically endangered - like the southern white rhinoceros - but live in extremely high-risk areas. The game already has a ton of critically endangered and endangered species, so I don't know what you feel like it's missing.
If you want a normal zoo, then i think we should all have the option to run a zoo the way you want to.. which means that i think the game designeers should bring in a lot more animals then we currently have..
Just so you know.. The white rhino is on the near threatened list.. There is no such thing as northern or southern.. Those are the rhino species we have left.. (below)
White Rhino
Currently, there are approximately 16,803 white rhinos living in the wild, up from fewer than 100 in the early 1900's. View more information on the white rhino.
rhinos.org
Sumatran Rhino
The Sumatran rhino is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species due to its rapid rate of decline. View more information on the Sumatran rhino.
rhinos.org
Javan Rhino
The Javan Rhino is the rarest of the rhino species with 74 animals currently surviving only in Indonesia. View more information on the Javan rhino.
rhinos.org
Greater One-Horned Rhino
The greater one-horned, or Indian, rhino has rebounded from fewer than 100 individuals to more than 3,600 today. View more information on this rhino species.
rhinos.org
Black Rhino - International Rhino Foundation
Black rhinos face continued risk from the African poaching crisis, particularly in South Africa. But thanks to intensive anti-poaching efforts, black rhino numbers remain relatively stable or are slowly increasing as reproduction slightly offsets both natural mortality and poaching losses...
rhinos.org
The game needs to expand.. it is literally up to the game designer on how and what they put into the game.. But they also have to realize why they started the game and what they are conveying.. What makes this game different then the Zoo Tycoon series? What makes it better?
I believe they had bigger plans then what most of us are thinking..
If you want a normal zoo, then i think we should all have the option to run a zoo the way you want to.. which means that i think the game designeers should bring in a lot more animals then we currently have..
Just so you know.. The white rhino is on the near threatened list.. There is no such thing as northern or southern.. Those are the rhino species we have left.. (below)
White Rhino
Currently, there are approximately 16,803 white rhinos living in the wild, up from fewer than 100 in the early 1900's. View more information on the white rhino.Sumatran Rhino
The Sumatran rhino is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species due to its rapid rate of decline. View more information on the Sumatran rhino.Javan Rhino
The Javan Rhino is the rarest of the rhino species with 74 animals currently surviving only in Indonesia. View more information on the Javan rhino.Greater One-Horned Rhino
The greater one-horned, or Indian, rhino has rebounded from fewer than 100 individuals to more than 3,600 today. View more information on this rhino species.Black Rhino - International Rhino Foundation
Black rhinos face continued risk from the African poaching crisis, particularly in South Africa. But thanks to intensive anti-poaching efforts, black rhino numbers remain relatively stable or are slowly increasing as reproduction slightly offsets both natural mortality and poaching losses...
Okay, so, we can't have an intellectual conversation about animals if you don't know what a subspecies is.
White rhino branches into the southern white rhinoceros and the northern white rhinoceros. The latter is nearly extinct, the former is extremely common in zoos.
The black rhinoceros then branches into the eastern and western, south-western, Chobe, Ugandan, and so on.
I'm sorry, I hate saying this kind of thing, but I feel like I know more about this subject than you do, so please stop explaining things to me like I'm in a grade below you. I literally work in a zoo every weekend - I know how these things work. I have a degree in biological sciences, and I specialised in zoology. I do some work with the department of conservation in my country (New Zealand). This is my area of expertise, I know what I am talking about.
In a topic about aussie animals, why did we divert into rhino turf?
Although I agree that it's kinda odd that we don't have a black or white rhino YET in PZ.
Although I agree that it's kinda odd that we don't have a black or white rhino YET in PZ.