Update 1.6 coming to Planet Zoo, 22 June 🐻
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Is it possible that we will get these missing basic features from Planco:
1. We got the screens and can use them to advertise shops, habitats/enclousures, scenery etc. Why don't we get this function for all shop signs or signposts like at Planet Coaster?
The signposts have no function currently...
2. And please please please finally give us the barriers we all want for a long time (the black, yellow bars in different lengths, preferably also round or the one barrel that also worked, plus the red barriers). I still don't understand why you left out important Planco features here. We wish all that the visitors no longer walk through buildings or scenery.
That would be sooooooo nice and then everything would be perfect ❤
1. We got the screens and can use them to advertise shops, habitats/enclousures, scenery etc. Why don't we get this function for all shop signs or signposts like at Planet Coaster?
The signposts have no function currently...
2. And please please please finally give us the barriers we all want for a long time (the black, yellow bars in different lengths, preferably also round or the one barrel that also worked, plus the red barriers). I still don't understand why you left out important Planco features here. We wish all that the visitors no longer walk through buildings or scenery.
That would be sooooooo nice and then everything would be perfect ❤
Why does the Sun Bear and Formosan Black Bear have to deep dive?
The more important Question is why the Himalayan Brown Bear can't do it even though the Grizzly can
According to Wikipedia sun bears are "efficient swimmers", but the citation is hidden behind a paywall so I can't follow up on it with more information.
I'd have to assume it's because unlike grizzly bears Himalayan brown bears don't have as much access to deep water, but that's just a wild guess. Hard to find much information on the behaviour of this specific subspecies (though apparently there is one in a Czech zoo, so that's interesting).
A simple google search will tell you that both species are not only capable, but excellent swimmers Reggie. The way you worded this, almost makes it seem as though you're...upset that they got diving?
Consider this a follow up to the above response to Reggie. Himalayan brown bears live high up in the mountains and probably rarely even have access to swimming areas, and even if they did, likely wouldn't often, as it seems a good way to freeze to death. And since none exist in captivity, we don't know if they would swim often in a zoo.
Really, neither of you asked the most important question, which is why doesn't the panda get to swim as well? Because they actually do swim. Hopefully in a future update, tbh I was only expecting the grizzly and polar to ever get it anyways.
Edit: Dang it, @NZFanatic beat me while I was typing yet again lol
Apparently the one featured on the Wikipedia page is from a Czech zoo, as I said above. I can't read Czech so I don't know if it's still there, but at least one has been in captivity before.
Wow, I am blown away. You're right, it seems at some point a Czech zoo, Zoo Ohrada, at some point in the last 3-4 years has had one adult and one cub. That's incredible. They must've been seized from some private collection, I would image.
Look at this! Apparently this very year, two other adults were taken from a roadside circus in Pakistan and now live in Jordan. I'm so surprised to only now be learning about this. I would think it would be international news considering their rarity.
If they're all rescues, that might explain why Frontier decided to add them to the game despite their rarity. In any event this information does make them more appealing to me to use them in my zoos.
Indeed, zoo Hluboká has Himalayan Brown Bears, and not only one, but two females and one male. In 2018 there was also a cub born.
zoohluboka.cz
Himalayan brown bear | Zoo Hluboká
zoohluboka.cz
Looking at their zoo map, that seems like a really quaint, nice place, and cosy, too. Makes me wish we had more waterfowl - I'd love to replicate their little lakeside bird area.Indeed, zoo Hluboká has Himalayan Brown Bears, and not only one, but two females and one male. In 2018 there was also a cub born.
Himalayan brown bear | Zoo Hluboká
Yea, they also have alot of local European fauna, which is not that common around here. They have red deer, european badgers, red foxes, chamois and alot of others. If we ever get a European pack, this zoo is going to be alot of inspiration for me.
I imagine you are referring to diving instead of swimming. The Himalayan brown bear and the giant panda can swim in the game, but they won't dive.
Honestly, I only wanted the polar bear to dive. The other bears, even if they can do it, they don't usually do it, most of the times they just swim on the surface or put the head into the water to grab some food. I've never seen a panda diving in a zoo or even in a documentary. I was surprised they added diving to so many bears. I'm not complaining, I'm happy for the addition, but I hope our bears won't turn into fish and spent much time fully submerged.
At least a few European/Russian zoos got them or had them recently, according to zootierliste
Himalayan brown bears are also (or have been recently) kept at zoos in China, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
zooinstitutes.com
Ursus arctos isabellinus / Himalayan brown bear in zoos
Ursus arctos isabellinus / Himalayan brown bear in zoos, Animal Taxonomy, Animal pictures, Himalayan brown bear in captivity
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Agreed. Also, the giant panda, which lives in mountainous forests, doesn't have the deep dive implemented, so I assume it's because both species don't find deep water often enough
EDIT: Ok, @Bearcat9948 and @NZFanatic beat me
Of course they do swim but the important Question is if they also dive
But it would be a great Way to cool down on hot Days
The only bear that dives on a regular basis is the polar bear. Although grizzlies also do this from time to time they much rather prefer to stick their head in instead. I love the fact the bears can dive but I’ll admit if the three others do it regularly it will look kinda odd tbh. Don’t get me wrong I love the feature but like I said the polar bears the only one that does it a lot.
The solution is just don't build giant, deep pools so they won't dive. There ya go!
@Bearcat9948 yeah I already figured that. Like I said I love the feature don’t get me wrong. Irl tho the other 3 don’t dive regularly unless food motivated as to the polar bear genuinely loves to do so that’s all I’m getting at so it does appear strange if they do it quite often.
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