would be fire ngl
Finally a new type of bird
Analyzing required animals by Taxonomical group
Finally a new type of bird
Sad that the coyote robbed the bush dog
Honestly I agree, I like the coyote, I really do. I have been thinking about making a “local zoo/ animal rescue center” in PZ (the only thing stopping me is that I still have 0 native birds for my part of the US) so it fits right into that theme.
My issue is while the coyote fits the theme of the pack better, I still think the bush dog would have been the better option. It looks more unique to the other canids in game, it can swim. It’s super cool!
Looking at the list. Noted the Vietnamese potbelly pig, Shetland pony and African dwarf goat have been brought up a lot.
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I'd still welcome: Any Tinamou, Bush Dog or Raccoon Dog!
Also, I hope to see Aardwolf*, Bat-eared Fox or maybe even a Jackal.
None of the above animals are "needed" but they are all nice to have IMO...
*I know Aardwolf isn't a dog. It'd be cool to complete hyena family.
Tinamous are different enough from other palaeognathes to be a worthy addition but they are hardly a priority when it comes to the bird roster. I would much prefer more galliforms, ducks and other more unique birds before getting the tinamous.
As for canids there are a handfull i would welcome to the game: black-backed jackal, bush dog, gray Fox and bat eared Fox. I like ethiopian wolves as well but they would be just to niche to be granted a spot before the other four i mentioned... But we got a nile leche and dama gazelle before any other antelopes so what do i know lol
As for canids there are a handfull i would welcome to the game: black-backed jackal, bush dog, gray Fox and bat eared Fox. I like ethiopian wolves as well but they would be just to niche to be granted a spot before the other four i mentioned... But we got a nile leche and dama gazelle before any other antelopes so what do i know lol
Okay there we have it - the Americas Pack. In the follwing groups - we've got:
- Canines - both Bush dog, and Coyote. The group was considered complete before, so what are your thoughts on it now?
- Felines - Here we have the Ocelot, the most highly requested of the remaining cats
- Caprines - the Bighorn Sheep joins the roster as our first hot climate caprine after a lot of caprines joined the game in the past 2 years.
- Primates - Here we have the White-faced Saki, an animal that was requested as a weird member of underrepresented group, and also our second new-world monkey, and sixth monkey overall.
- Flamingos - the American Flamingo is here, the only member of the group that had been requested, and our first north american bird.
- Ratites - Here we have the Greater Rhea, the last requested species in this group, and our third (after the flamingo) south american bird.
Well as someone who really doesn't care what we get as long as we get stuff here's my take:
Canines - Honestly with the bush dog giving us a second SA canid and us now having multiple canids for almost every possible continent, I'm pretty happy to leave them alone now. That said I would definitely accept a jackal or the tanuki.
Felines- Great to have the ocelot, and once again I'm pretty happy to leave felines as they are right now. Wouldn't mind the serval though.
Caprines-Ok with the Bighorn Sheep I think there's still one or 2 more that could be nice, like the aoudad, but at this point please not in PZ1 we have gotten too many of them recently IMO
Primates-Finally another New world monkey this was a long time coming. I'd love to see one or two more New world monkeys as well as a langur and maybe one more tropical African monkey.
Flamingos- I think with the American Flamingo we're good, didn't really need a second flamingo species but now its here I'm more than happy to have it
Ratites- The Rhea is huge for SA areas, gonna be awesome to have. I'm honestly happy to call it quits there for ratites, not really fussed about a tinamou
Canines - Honestly with the bush dog giving us a second SA canid and us now having multiple canids for almost every possible continent, I'm pretty happy to leave them alone now. That said I would definitely accept a jackal or the tanuki.
Felines- Great to have the ocelot, and once again I'm pretty happy to leave felines as they are right now. Wouldn't mind the serval though.
Caprines-Ok with the Bighorn Sheep I think there's still one or 2 more that could be nice, like the aoudad, but at this point please not in PZ1 we have gotten too many of them recently IMO
Primates-Finally another New world monkey this was a long time coming. I'd love to see one or two more New world monkeys as well as a langur and maybe one more tropical African monkey.
Flamingos- I think with the American Flamingo we're good, didn't really need a second flamingo species but now its here I'm more than happy to have it
Ratites- The Rhea is huge for SA areas, gonna be awesome to have. I'm honestly happy to call it quits there for ratites, not really fussed about a tinamou
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Same! Except I'd also add Bat-eared Fox or Grey Fox.
Canines - Yea we already didn't need anymore and now we have two! I'm a fan of both of these picks but yea they aren't needed. I'd like to see the Bat-Eared Fox and Raccoon Dog but we have so many at this point I can't say we need more.
Felines - Serval still feels like an omission to me and the Ocelot doesn't change that. Beyond that, I'd like a Fishing Cat or Rusty-Spotted Cat. Even the much-dreaded Bobcat. But the serval is the only one that feels really missing to me now, as long as we get that I will be fine.
Caprines - Muskox still feels missing from the Arctic selection and no other caprine is going to make that feeling go away. I love the Aoudad and want to see it but at this point, I think I can live without it. Same with other species I like such as Rocky Mountain Goat.
Primates - Finally a second NW monkey, still feel like we should have more though, my preference now is probably the Squirrel and Spider Monkey. Howler would also be quite nice. And this isn't to mention all the other kinds, it is a step in the right direction but certainly it would feel better to have more. I don't think this as much of an urgent need anymore at least. As for non NW monkeys, I'm honestly kind of fine with not getting any more? I'd like to see a smaller African and Indian monkey (Mantled Guereza and Hanuman Langur being my favourites) but I could live without it. Oh and got to mention my favourite gremlin, the Aye-Aye.
Flamingos - I already didn't really care about getting a second so whatever, two is fine.
Ratites - And we are complete! Yea the tinamou exists and its an animal I absolutely adore but I'm not going to act like its even remotely a contender.
Felines - Serval still feels like an omission to me and the Ocelot doesn't change that. Beyond that, I'd like a Fishing Cat or Rusty-Spotted Cat. Even the much-dreaded Bobcat. But the serval is the only one that feels really missing to me now, as long as we get that I will be fine.
Caprines - Muskox still feels missing from the Arctic selection and no other caprine is going to make that feeling go away. I love the Aoudad and want to see it but at this point, I think I can live without it. Same with other species I like such as Rocky Mountain Goat.
Primates - Finally a second NW monkey, still feel like we should have more though, my preference now is probably the Squirrel and Spider Monkey. Howler would also be quite nice. And this isn't to mention all the other kinds, it is a step in the right direction but certainly it would feel better to have more. I don't think this as much of an urgent need anymore at least. As for non NW monkeys, I'm honestly kind of fine with not getting any more? I'd like to see a smaller African and Indian monkey (Mantled Guereza and Hanuman Langur being my favourites) but I could live without it. Oh and got to mention my favourite gremlin, the Aye-Aye.
Flamingos - I already didn't really care about getting a second so whatever, two is fine.
Ratites - And we are complete! Yea the tinamou exists and its an animal I absolutely adore but I'm not going to act like its even remotely a contender.
Huh I just noticed this comment
I monkey paw'd us
I actually feel about the saki as I felt about the proboscis monkey. It's a great addition on its own, but in a very limited monkey roster that lacks basic species having such a rare species (even if visually striking) is a bit annoying. The Saki would've been a perfect 4th NW monkey after another big/medium monkey (howler/spider/squirrel) and a small one (tamarin/marmoset). But at least we dont have to spam the capuchin anymore.
The saki isn't rare in zoos at least, I think its just weird in that we have more popular choices. I think getting a smaller monkey like the squirrel monkey and a larger one like Howler/Spider would round it out quite nicely. The saki is nice but it just wasn't the first or even second or third choice for most people.
Ratites: Demonstrably complete!
Flamingos: If we got like several more years of DLC I wouldn’t say no to the Chilean or especially lesser flamingos, but for all practical purposes we’re set.
Caprines: Ehhh. I still really want to see the aoudad, and wouldn’t say no to a domestic yak or rocky mountain goat, but we keep getting subpar ones (we didn’t need the bighorn sheep, we really just did not). I’d say we’re good here overall, though.
New World monkeys: We are quite literally just getting started. We still need a howler, a spider monkey, and a tamarin at minimum.
Canids: I’m not exaggerating when I say keep them coming. I don’t think it’s a stretch at this point to say that the raccoon dog is actually the most distinct possibility left at this point, and I think it genuinely deserves a spot in this game. But even beyond that, selfishly, I will continue clamoring for the bat-eared fox, gray fox, black-backed jackal, and red wolf. I think that if I were being a bit more objective, we’re probably well past the point of truly needing any post-bush dog, but I do think the raccoon dog would add something that none of our other canids can.
Flamingos: If we got like several more years of DLC I wouldn’t say no to the Chilean or especially lesser flamingos, but for all practical purposes we’re set.
Caprines: Ehhh. I still really want to see the aoudad, and wouldn’t say no to a domestic yak or rocky mountain goat, but we keep getting subpar ones (we didn’t need the bighorn sheep, we really just did not). I’d say we’re good here overall, though.
New World monkeys: We are quite literally just getting started. We still need a howler, a spider monkey, and a tamarin at minimum.
Canids: I’m not exaggerating when I say keep them coming. I don’t think it’s a stretch at this point to say that the raccoon dog is actually the most distinct possibility left at this point, and I think it genuinely deserves a spot in this game. But even beyond that, selfishly, I will continue clamoring for the bat-eared fox, gray fox, black-backed jackal, and red wolf. I think that if I were being a bit more objective, we’re probably well past the point of truly needing any post-bush dog, but I do think the raccoon dog would add something that none of our other canids can.
The saki is one of the most common monkeys in zoos and also happens to be my personal favorite. My only worry is that they've forgotten its extremely visible sexual dimorphism.
Canines: I would be perfectly content if we didn't get anymore, but I wouldn't mind the bat-eared fox
Felines: The ocelot was the last cat I really wanted. But I'd welcome the serval and Canada lynx
Caprines: I wouldn't mind the musk ox or rocky mountain goats, but they're also not a priority for me by any means.
Primates: The saki helps but the primate situation still isn't great, mostly in regard to monkeys. At minimum lol, I would like to see the black howler and/or spider monkey, the golden lion or cotton-top tamarin, mantled guereza, De Brazza's monkey, Francios's/ebony/spectacled langur, and the aye aye.
And Flamingos and Ratites are good lol
Felines: The ocelot was the last cat I really wanted. But I'd welcome the serval and Canada lynx
Caprines: I wouldn't mind the musk ox or rocky mountain goats, but they're also not a priority for me by any means.
Primates: The saki helps but the primate situation still isn't great, mostly in regard to monkeys. At minimum lol, I would like to see the black howler and/or spider monkey, the golden lion or cotton-top tamarin, mantled guereza, De Brazza's monkey, Francios's/ebony/spectacled langur, and the aye aye.
And Flamingos and Ratites are good lol
I would not worry about it. They use alot of reference pictures and for the most part, do their research if there is not a technical limitation (like being unable to obtain tasmanian devil sounds). There is no way they could have miss that.
My takes:
Flamingos: We're done here--we pretty much needed an Old World and a New World representative.
Ratites: Also done here. A tinamou is not a priority, nor is a second species of one of the orders we have in-game.
Caprines: Not a priority for me, though getting the musk ox out of the way would satisfy a lot of people
Primates: Ideally at least a few more New World monkeys (my top picks would be a spider monkey and the golden lion tamarin), and a couple more Old World monkeys (the one I specifically would really want is the mantled guereza)
Felids: I could live without getting another cat, though I would also be happy to have a serval in, say, a Safari Animal Pack.
Canids: Please stop.
Flamingos and Ratites: Both complete for me, neither underrepresented nor overrepresented, but pretty much perfect IMO. I don't think there are any groups I could be happier with the state of.
Primates: Keep them coming please, 1-2 more NW monkeys and at least one more common Asian and African monkey (I'd still really like a mantled guereza) would be the minimum for decent rep. They've been done so dirty despite how insanely common and basic they are.
Felids: I'm done, personally. Small cats are very common zoo animals, so I can't say that one more like the serval would be a bad addition per say, but I do think it would be pretty unnecessary.
Canids: Selfishly one of my favorite groups so I wouldn't be upset by one more as long as it's something very unique like the tanuki, but from a roster diversity standpoint we were done after Grasslands and I think people are totally justified in being disappointed by them. We really don't need any more.
Caprines: Oh my god, please chill with them. Unless it's an African dwarf goat I'd be happy to never see another one of these again. I understand the musk ox is a fan favorite (and I can understand why, they look super cool!) but its just too niche for me to consider it essential, I'm sorry.
Primates: Keep them coming please, 1-2 more NW monkeys and at least one more common Asian and African monkey (I'd still really like a mantled guereza) would be the minimum for decent rep. They've been done so dirty despite how insanely common and basic they are.
Felids: I'm done, personally. Small cats are very common zoo animals, so I can't say that one more like the serval would be a bad addition per say, but I do think it would be pretty unnecessary.
Canids: Selfishly one of my favorite groups so I wouldn't be upset by one more as long as it's something very unique like the tanuki, but from a roster diversity standpoint we were done after Grasslands and I think people are totally justified in being disappointed by them. We really don't need any more.
Caprines: Oh my god, please chill with them. Unless it's an African dwarf goat I'd be happy to never see another one of these again. I understand the musk ox is a fan favorite (and I can understand why, they look super cool!) but its just too niche for me to consider it essential, I'm sorry.
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