This has been an issue since the base game, but the wetlands pack has only made it worse by including more straight up dangerous animals for guests to be interacting with.
In base game, we all know some of the odd choices like okapi or aardvarks where it's not necessarily impossible, just... ill-advised. But several of the DLC animals are like. Seriously bad ideas.
The Giant Anteater is probably the worst one, considering they are one of the most dangerous animals in South America, and many people have been killed by them, including in zoo settings. Having a giant anteater walkthrough is like having a walkthrough for sun bears. It's dangerous and stressful for the animals.
Up until the Wetlands pack, I couldn't say any of the other DLCs add any that are so terrible I would say they are posing a genuine risk to your guests, but the Wetlands pack has several.
Let's start with the Lechwe. The Lechwe falls into a group I'd consider "weird choice but not necessarily the worst thing in the world" which includes just a ton of random ungulates that guests can walk through the exhibits of, but realistically it is probably hazardous to the guests or animals. This would be the Lechwe, Okapi, springbok, thomson's gazelle, and pronghorn. They are all animals that could seriously harm someone, but at the same time I can dispend my belief for a moment because they are similar enough to deer that it works.
Next up is the Platypus. Platypus are literally venomous, they are not known for being particularly fond of people, and due their small size, poor mobility on land, and low-slung bodies, I honestly think that a platypus walkthrough would just. eventually end up with either a dead platypus or a lawsuit, or both. I don't think it's unfair to say this is probably a really bad idea for the platypus in particular.
Finally we have the worst one in the pack- the Small-Clawed Otter. Now, if you know much about otters, you know they are very aggressive animals and very territorial. In the wild, small-clawed otters living in parks regularly attack people and their pets, and even kill small dogs. In a zoo setting, it is even more likely they will attack someone. Unlike the lechwe where it's a case of things could go wrong, with otters it's more akin to the giant anteater where things will go wrong eventually, and it's just really so unsafe it should not be in the game, and if anything just condones dangerous behavior. Small-clawed otters are already being abused and poached for the pet trade where they make awful pets, the last thing the game should be doing is giving the idea these animals are safe around people and potentially encourage someone to get one.
In base game, we all know some of the odd choices like okapi or aardvarks where it's not necessarily impossible, just... ill-advised. But several of the DLC animals are like. Seriously bad ideas.
The Giant Anteater is probably the worst one, considering they are one of the most dangerous animals in South America, and many people have been killed by them, including in zoo settings. Having a giant anteater walkthrough is like having a walkthrough for sun bears. It's dangerous and stressful for the animals.
Up until the Wetlands pack, I couldn't say any of the other DLCs add any that are so terrible I would say they are posing a genuine risk to your guests, but the Wetlands pack has several.
Let's start with the Lechwe. The Lechwe falls into a group I'd consider "weird choice but not necessarily the worst thing in the world" which includes just a ton of random ungulates that guests can walk through the exhibits of, but realistically it is probably hazardous to the guests or animals. This would be the Lechwe, Okapi, springbok, thomson's gazelle, and pronghorn. They are all animals that could seriously harm someone, but at the same time I can dispend my belief for a moment because they are similar enough to deer that it works.
Next up is the Platypus. Platypus are literally venomous, they are not known for being particularly fond of people, and due their small size, poor mobility on land, and low-slung bodies, I honestly think that a platypus walkthrough would just. eventually end up with either a dead platypus or a lawsuit, or both. I don't think it's unfair to say this is probably a really bad idea for the platypus in particular.
Finally we have the worst one in the pack- the Small-Clawed Otter. Now, if you know much about otters, you know they are very aggressive animals and very territorial. In the wild, small-clawed otters living in parks regularly attack people and their pets, and even kill small dogs. In a zoo setting, it is even more likely they will attack someone. Unlike the lechwe where it's a case of things could go wrong, with otters it's more akin to the giant anteater where things will go wrong eventually, and it's just really so unsafe it should not be in the game, and if anything just condones dangerous behavior. Small-clawed otters are already being abused and poached for the pet trade where they make awful pets, the last thing the game should be doing is giving the idea these animals are safe around people and potentially encourage someone to get one.
