What's up with tamarind and their hair?! This isn't the 80s anymore
Now I'm picturing all four tamarins, the Geoffreys, Golden Lion, Cotton Topped and Emperor, all in humanoid bodies and rocking like it's a hair metal band.
I think it may be that the other small monkeys like Golden Lion Tamarin and Emperor Tamarin, even the Pygmy Marmoset, are just simply more recognizable. Personally, I had no idea this little guy even existed until seeing this
and I've been obsessed with zoos and animals for ages. Even if they're less common in captivity, the other monkeys are probably more iconic if we're basing it on your average zoogoer or casual player.Honestly they werent bad picks with the mountain goat being fairly well known internationally and the marsh deer probably being the best mid sized deer to represent south america.
As a continent we have very few exotic animals there are no canis canids besides the dingo barely 2 bear species with a single polar bear in seaworld, and the only new world monkeys that are wide spread are tamarins and marmosets with a handful of zoos also having capuchins and spider monkeys. We have very few of the animals other deem as iconic with less than 5 zoos having the mara or coati and something iconic as hippos are just as rare.God it’s so depressing to me to hear those of you from the Americas and Europe all talk about how “common” certain species are in captivity!
Here in Australia, every single zoo has almost exactly the same roster - it’s like the radio playing the hot hits, just the same 30 exotic species on rotation. Our strict import laws + phasing out of species that were kept in my lifetime is really limiting us. I haven’t even seen a macaw in a zoo for about a decade. Our small reptile collection is alright.
You guys are all so lucky
I have visited a good handful of zoos along the east coast and have only seen macaws twice (3 times if you count an early childhood memory of a zoo that no longer has them).
Of course, it is going to be subjective to everyone else, but for me personally, I would hate to have a second goat in this pack, more so because it is also similar to Dall Sheep visually and regarding the Marsh Deer, while it is very pretty, it is basically non-existant in captivity outside of South America, just something I care about, someone else might love these picks, sure.
Some people thought the same about gibbons some time ago here. Many people claimed that they would be too hard for Frontier to portray accurately. Yet here they are, done quite nice.
It's not just colour, but colour plays a big role. With the other examples, people go for the most recognisable one. Black howlers and Geoffroy's spider monkeys are more common (besides, the howler has different colours). The guereza is also quite distinct from other African monkeys and very common in zoos. When you talk about tamarins, however, they're just not all that different and the GLT is definitely a recognisable species to many, for a big part because of its striking colour.
It may be possible but certainly disappointing. I have doubt though. Would Frontier ignore the meta wishlist for this DLC when it looks like they've taken it into account over the years? From the species we know for the moment, the Rhea is the highest in the current wishlist while being "only" at the #14 place. American Flamingo and White-Faced Saki are #37, Coyote is #64 tied with a lot of other species and Bighorn Sheep is #89.
Mara and Coati would save the pack for me
or a tamandua/porcupineOMg i love himb. Caught golden-handed being too criminally cute.
Is it that famous though? It's just the way the animal's tail works, it's not like the siamangs brachiation or the way leopards lie down on branches, it's just the way the animal's tail moves. I really want regular falling tails (as I do with the lemurs, mostly the ruffed lemurs, it looks so un-natural to see their tails constantly up in that curved pose) but I don't know if Frontier will care that much for it.
Adelaide zoo has a couple Macaw and Amazon types, Melbourne zoo has a Macaw experience.God it’s so depressing to me to hear those of you from the Americas and Europe all talk about how “common” certain species are in captivity!
Here in Australia, every single zoo has almost exactly the same roster - it’s like the radio playing the hot hits, just the same 30 exotic species on rotation. Our strict import laws + phasing out of species that were kept in my lifetime is really limiting us. I haven’t even seen a macaw in a zoo for about a decade. Our small reptile collection is alright.
You guys are all so lucky
I appreciate this. I have a franchise zoo in Australia and was about to ask this question
I just made a big “create my own challenge” spreadsheet and would have liked to use that list! I did end making my own. In terms of mammals, we have fewer than 100 exotic species in Australian zoos, with many species represented by only 1 or 2 elderly individuals. I think that’s pretty sad.
Do you by any chance know why the Aldabra Giant Tortoise needs "high security"?
