I think the sloth should come with a branch enrichment item where they just stay for 99% of the time.
What comes next? Planet zoo and the rule of two: Assessement
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Apparently, breeding was a problem. According to Zootierliste only Irkutsk in Russia has successfully bred them.
I wouldn't mind if they moved around a little, but in my head I think there should be an enrichment feeder that they spend most of their time at and only move to go from one feeder to another. So if you have a small habitat with say four feeders, the sloths would start at one, chill there for most of their time, then move to the next one, chill there for a while, then onto the next one. It's not like sloths are completely stationary in real life, they do get around and travel some distance.
Of course there ought to also be a bit of an overhaul for the koalas, too. The only reason they should leave the climbing equipment or trees is if they can't get to another tree or feeding enrichment by climbing. That said, my experience playing with them in the game hasn't been as bad as others.
Honestly, I'd be surprised if Russia would even export them. Russia is notorious in conservation circles for inaction to such an extent that it practically borders on encouraging poaching and illegal timber harvesting.
I agree with the rules for the pairings you mentioned
I think 2 is enough of a representation.
I agree on elephants, tortoises, tigers, rainforest antelopes, foxes, hippos, rhinos, monitors and lemurs.
I wouldn’t put sheep and goats on the same pairing.
when it comes to wolves, there’s arguments about the Timberwolf representation over subspecies. I don’t necessarily pair them with Arctic wolves but 2 wolves is enough (personally I’ll take any Wolf any day).
I guess 2 suidae is enough but I’m still rooting for red River hog and peccary.
I would like another type of pinniped, but eared and non eared are very different so I wouldn’t pair California and grays. Maybe walrus (toothed seal) and the fur seal (which looks and acts like sea lions but is called seal)
I would say we have enough brown bears. The Taiwan black bear and sun bears are still very different. No comparison to polar bears.
While mandrills are their own monkey group, I would consider them the “big monkey” of Africa while Japanese macaques are the small monkey of Asia. SA doesn’t have any “big monkey” in game and africa doesn’t have a “small monkey”. While their biomes are different my opinion differs.
I would say one big penguin and one small penguin is enough and from different continents.
So when it comes to deer. While moose are deer, no other deer comes close to being a paired. Reindeer/caribou feel more like their own thing. Therefore I consider the fallow deer to be more of a basic deer. Maybe elk can be added one day or another simple deer species.
I wouldn’t call chimps and bonobos a pairing but I’d say they are 2 of the 4 that complete to great ape check off list.
now for potential pairings
I agree with the camels, badgers, flamingos, horses, wallaby and hyenas.
Idc about wisents. The lynx is tricky as they all live in the same biomes and continents, therefore another lynx wouldn’t sound as interesting. I’d say any small otter would work as nothing is comparable to giant otters or sea otters. While giraffes would have their difference in appearances, I’d see them more as a reskin. Okapis are the only small giraffadea member so no pair.
I’d consider the Emu and Rhea more of a pairing even though we don’t have either.
I think 2 is enough of a representation.
I agree on elephants, tortoises, tigers, rainforest antelopes, foxes, hippos, rhinos, monitors and lemurs.
I wouldn’t put sheep and goats on the same pairing.
when it comes to wolves, there’s arguments about the Timberwolf representation over subspecies. I don’t necessarily pair them with Arctic wolves but 2 wolves is enough (personally I’ll take any Wolf any day).
I guess 2 suidae is enough but I’m still rooting for red River hog and peccary.
I would like another type of pinniped, but eared and non eared are very different so I wouldn’t pair California and grays. Maybe walrus (toothed seal) and the fur seal (which looks and acts like sea lions but is called seal)
I would say we have enough brown bears. The Taiwan black bear and sun bears are still very different. No comparison to polar bears.
While mandrills are their own monkey group, I would consider them the “big monkey” of Africa while Japanese macaques are the small monkey of Asia. SA doesn’t have any “big monkey” in game and africa doesn’t have a “small monkey”. While their biomes are different my opinion differs.
I would say one big penguin and one small penguin is enough and from different continents.
So when it comes to deer. While moose are deer, no other deer comes close to being a paired. Reindeer/caribou feel more like their own thing. Therefore I consider the fallow deer to be more of a basic deer. Maybe elk can be added one day or another simple deer species.
I wouldn’t call chimps and bonobos a pairing but I’d say they are 2 of the 4 that complete to great ape check off list.
now for potential pairings
I agree with the camels, badgers, flamingos, horses, wallaby and hyenas.
Idc about wisents. The lynx is tricky as they all live in the same biomes and continents, therefore another lynx wouldn’t sound as interesting. I’d say any small otter would work as nothing is comparable to giant otters or sea otters. While giraffes would have their difference in appearances, I’d see them more as a reskin. Okapis are the only small giraffadea member so no pair.
I’d consider the Emu and Rhea more of a pairing even though we don’t have either.
I'd pair ghe pstrich with the rhea, thinking about it, and the lynx with the caracal, as a similar but hot climate animal.
If a desert DLC is coming eventually, I think the caracal is a very likely candidate!
Also definitely the aardvark and badger -- similarly-sized mammals with large claws, and the first and currently only animals to use the large burrow enrichments. come to think of it, maybe also the prairie dog and meerkat, both small, tan desert mammals with tunnelling functionality and access to small burrows.
I disagree regarding tortoises..we have two, but they are almost identical: giant tortoises from tropical islands. I think we still need an arid tortoise like the African spurred tortoise. The same for exhibits, I wish we could get a land tortoise to match the terrapin.
The african spurred tortoise is the top candidate for that, but that's just a symptom of the lack of desert animals in the game. In general deserts are the least represented biome (compared to their biodiversity) in the game.
I advocate for the Greek tortoise. The in-game exhibit is actually the perfect size for a pair and they are very common in zoos (largely because of their pet trade presence).
Ooh, cute. I'd like a colorful one, like the spider tortoise, but that's a great option in terms of representation -- Europe, North Africa, and part of Asia!
All these (I highlighted kangaroo and yellow wallaby because the red-necked is close enough, in my opinion)