Dream Pack Ideas

[RightWhale]

Hello everyone! With potential news of things winding down, it is unknown if we will get a DLC19. Likewise it makes it even more unknown if we will get a DLC20. So with that being said, I wanted this thread to be nothing if not a creative outlet!

Had an old idea for a DLC that you loved? Is there a specific animal, or animal group, you wished made it into the game? Is there a scenery pack idea that speaks to you? Did you find the meta wishlist, or final dlc ideas, to be restrictive?

Then this will be the thread for you! Be creative, make something fun! Show your cool idea off to others, and who knows? Maybe your unique pack idea might resonate with a lot of other people?

The aren’t really any rules for the most part, this dream pack idea could be for PZ1 or maybe even a pack you could see for PZ2. Likewise, don’t feel held back by any other rules. A full exhibit pack, a pack of one taxonomic group, or maybe the coastal or highland pack of your dreams! Outside of stuff extinct or mythical anything can go!

 

[RightWhale]

I’ll go first, this was an idea for a coastal pack I had! I made this in another thread, so unfortunately this is a lazy copy and paste lol

Coastal Pack

1. Walrus
2. Atlantic Puffin
3. Great White Pelican
4. Exhibit animals:

• Atlantic lobster
• Epaulette shark
• Lionfish
• Clownfish
• Weedy seadragon

With admittedly a hectic selection of animals, the main focus of the pack would be the new exhibit animals. The lobster is unique in that they must be housed by themselves, otherwise every other exhibit animal will function as normal. Initially I wanted an equal selection of sea animals from around the world, but I decided on what I would find the easiest to care for/ fairly common or popular. Australia/ Oceania would get the biggest boost out of this pack, as the clownfish, seadragon, and shark can be found there. Due to the high number of exhibit animals, I decided to cut back on the habitat animals. To make up for this I wanted to have some very popular choices, with the walrus and pelican being long requested. The puffin is the “oddball choice” and would probably require a bit of work compared to the other two.

Being a scenery pack, most of the scenery would be in the form of props. Faux rocks with barnacles, fake kelp, fake crabs and urchins and sea stars. Think of the new scenery in PC2, just maybe a bit less “fake” looking. Despite being a scenery pack, its main focus is on the new exhibit type which introduces aquatic animals into the game. Consider the Aquatic pack also had similar scenery I don’t think we need a ton more.

 

[Stygi]

The area of the game I personally want to be upgraded the most is tropical houses, we are missing many smaller filler species needed for tropical houses most notably monkeys and birds. Additionally the Amazon and Congo are very diverse regions which are missing key species, so my picks:
1. Common Squirrel Monkey - The game desperately needs smaller primates, the Squirrel monkey is actually much smaller than capuchins so would add a totally new size of monkey to the game, furthermore they are very cute animals and common in zoos
2. Mantled Guereza - The game also lacks any traditional African monkeys, the Mantled Guereza fills a very different niche to the many baboon like monkeys in game
3. Victoria Crowned Pigeon - We are also missing smaller tropical birds, Papua new guinea needs some representation and the pigeon gives it that, additionally it is a small, beautiful bird which can free roam in large tropical houses
4. Roseate Spoonbill - The game also lacks any true South American birds, the spoonbill is another useful and colourful little bird it also ranges into the Caribbean
5. Grey Crowned Crane - Not traditional tropical house animals but they can still be found in them, they have a wide variety of uses as well such as savannah filler animals as well
6. Southern Tamandua - A very unique climbing animal, more love for South America and interesting animations
7. Azara's Agouti - Another small South American oddball, also ranges into Patagonia, additionally is a rodent which the game is sorely lacking
8. Panther Chameleon - Africa needs tropical exhibit animals and the Chameleon is unique and long requested

The pack doesn't perfect tropical houses would still love a small tropical tortoise but it does fill many holes and I have tried to pick animals that are from very underrepresented groups or empty regions

 

[Mr-Hyrax 2]

Tropical House Pack
The dlc full of all sorts of useful glass, concrete, and metal pieces but the star of the show will be all the new plants. It will have seven habitat animals, I am going to avoid fully aquatics and flying birds to make it a bit more of a challenge.
(Star of the pack = )
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
A iconic and popular arboreal marsupial

White-Faced Whistling Duck
A much needed tropical Waterfowl

Scarlet Ibis
A gorgeous SA bird

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
A very useful and beautiful New Guinea Bird

Arrua River Turtle
Gives us a much needed Freshwater Turtle

Slender-Snouted Crocodile or Radiated Tortoise
A simple clone but also very useful and beloved (especially by me)

Black Howler Monkey
We can't have less then one mammel in a pack, I also think we need Monkeys.

(Walk-Through Exhibit) Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
Gives really picky people like me a "actually usable animal", joking aside I would love one.

Edit: looks like someone already did this concept, oops.

 

[RightWhale]

The area of the game I personally want to be upgraded the most is tropical houses, we are missing many smaller filler species needed for tropical houses most notably monkeys and birds. Additionally the Amazon and Congo are very diverse regions which are missing key species, so my picks:
1. Common Squirrel Monkey - The game desperately needs smaller primates, the Squirrel monkey is actually much smaller than capuchins so would add a totally new size of monkey to the game, furthermore they are very cute animals and common in zoos
2. Mantled Guereza - The game also lacks any traditional African monkeys, the Mantled Guereza fills a very different niche to the many baboon like monkeys in game
3. Victoria Crowned Pigeon - We are also missing smaller tropical birds, Papua new guinea needs some representation and the pigeon gives it that, additionally it is a small, beautiful bird which can free roam in large tropical houses
4. Roseate Spoonbill - The game also lacks any true South American birds, the spoonbill is another useful and colourful little bird it also ranges into the Caribbean
5. Grey Crowned Crane - Not traditional tropical house animals but they can still be found in them, they have a wide variety of uses as well such as savannah filler animals as well
6. Southern Tamandua - A very unique climbing animal, more love for South America and interesting animations
7. Azara's Agouti - Another small South American oddball, also ranges into Patagonia, additionally is a rodent which the game is sorely lacking
8. Panther Chameleon - Africa needs tropical exhibit animals and the Chameleon is unique and long requested

The pack doesn't perfect tropical houses would still love a small tropical tortoise but it does fill many holes and I have tried to pick animals that are from very underrepresented groups or empty regions

Honestly this is pretty good and pretty darn close to what mine might be like. Though I personally recommend a tropical waterfowl species though. Not trying to strong arm you into the WFWD fan club, but any species is good for tropical houses.

 

[Stygi]

Tropical House Pack
The dlc will ebay full of all sorts of useful glass, concrete, and metal pieces but the star of the show will be all the new plants. It will have seven habitat animals, I am going to avoid fully aquatics and flying birds to make it a bit more of a challenge.
(Star of the pack = )
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
A iconic and popular arboreal marsupial

White-Faced Whistling Duck
A much needed tropical Waterfowl

Scarlet Ibis
A gorgeous SA bird

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
A very useful and beautiful New Guinea Bird

Arrua River Turtle
Gives us a much needed Freshwater Turtle

Slender-Snouted Crocodile or Radiated Tortoise
A simple clone but also very useful and beloved (especially by me)

Black Howler Monkey
We can't have less then one mammel in a pack, I also think we need Monkeys.

(Walk-Through Exhibit) Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
Gives really picky people like me a "actually usable animal", joking aside I would love one.

Edit: looks like someone already did this concept, oops.

No worries, I really like your pack as well, makes me wish we could have more than 8 animals in a pack, would love the duck, croc, ibis and tree roo in the pack as well

 

[RightWhale]

Tropical House Pack
The dlc will ebay full of all sorts of useful glass, concrete, and metal pieces but the star of the show will be all the new plants. It will have seven habitat animals, I am going to avoid fully aquatics and flying birds to make it a bit more of a challenge.
(Star of the pack = )
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
A iconic and popular arboreal marsupial

White-Faced Whistling Duck
A much needed tropical Waterfowl

Scarlet Ibis
A gorgeous SA bird

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
A very useful and beautiful New Guinea Bird

Arrua River Turtle
Gives us a much needed Freshwater Turtle

Slender-Snouted Crocodile or Radiated Tortoise
A simple clone but also very useful and beloved (especially by me)

Black Howler Monkey
We can't have less then one mammel in a pack, I also think we need Monkeys.

(Walk-Through Exhibit) Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
Gives really picky people like me a "actually usable animal", joking aside I would love one.

Edit: looks like someone already did this concept, oops.

I like this one a lot too! Big fan of the arrau river turtle too.

 

[PlanetSoyJak]

I guess I'll give it a go, Tropics Animal Pack.

Mantled Guereza [Headliner]
Congo Peafowl
South American Coatimundi
Matsche's Tree Kangaroo
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Chevrotain
Red-Bellied Pirahna [E]
Toco Toucan [A]

 

[Mr-Hyrax 2]

I guess I'll give it a go, Tropics Animal Pack.

Mantled Guereza [Headliner]
Congo Peafowl
South American Coatimundi
Matsche's Tree Kangaroo
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Chevrotain
Red-Bellied Pirahna [E]
Toco Toucan [A]

I would love a Red-Bellied Pirahna, great pack.

 

[USzoofan42]

North American Animal Pack
ABB
Pronghorn
Greater Roadrunner/Gray Fox
Roseate Spoonbill
Wapiti
Sea Otter
Alligator Snapping Turtle Ex
Bald Eagle AV

 

[Chuditch]

I've become increasingly aware as of late that the lack of reptiles is probably the biggest issue with PZ's Australian roster (insert "besides flying birds of course" here) - Australia has the highest diversity of reptiles of any country, being home to well over 1100 species of lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles, but one croc, one skink and two bad-looking snakes do a pretty poor job at encompassing this diversity. And so, as someone who also just adores reptiles in general, my dream pack would probably be an Australian Reptile Pack, which takes a new pack format of two habitat animals and eight exhibit animals - I feel five habitat animals for seven exhibit animals is a fair trade.

Freshwater Crocodile - Australia is known for crocodiles, and both the freshie and saltie are very widespread in zoos here, often being housed simultaneously. As well as just giving us a better looking crocodile, the smaller size of the freshie makes it a better fit for reptile houses and other indoor displays, and it would hopefully also come with its unique galloping run to set it apart from the crocodilians we already have.

Perentie - The king of Australian lizards, the perentie is probably the most important missing species for representing Australia's vast arid interior. As both the largest and one of the most beautiful of all native lizards, perenties are quite commonly kept in Australia, even being present in the private pet trade. Internationally they are more rare, but whilst they are still entirely absent from Europe their zoo presence in increasing in North America where they are now found in 9 different zoos. Their sleek build would set them apart from the varanids we currently have, and they would also be our first desert-dwelling monitor.

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle - The game needs more turtles in general, and this species is easily the most well-known and widely kept of the species from Australia. As well as being a great option for reptile houses, the snake-necked turtle would go fantastically alongside the platypus in any kind of platypus/Australian river house.

Centralian -tailed Gecko - A bizarre and fantastical looking gecko, the Centralian knobtail is also the largest in Australia by weight and the most widely kept in zoos, both in Australia and internationally. They would be a great fit for desert night houses.

Shingleback - Tiliqua makes its return here to give us another blue-tongued friend, the wonderful living pinecone. Shinglebacks are an animal I am extremely familiar with in the wild but are also very common in zoos here, and any Australian reptile pack definitely needs a big skink of some kind. They also have a wide array of natural colour morphs!

Frilled Lizard (Headliner) - The iconic frillneck headlines this pack. As well as being one of the world's most distinctive lizards, the frilly is the most important missing species for Australia's northern savannas. I'm imagining that it won't have its frill out in the exhibit most of the time, because that would just be weird, but it will have a special interaction when the keeper cleans its exhibit that causes it to pull out its iconic threat display (maybe also when it's handled by an educator for an animal talk?).

Thorny Devil - Very rare in captivity (though I've seen them in three different zoos), but the thorny devil just has to be in this pack. A close rival to the frilled lizard in regards to its iconicity and another of Australia's most unqiue reptiles.

Green Tree Python - It was very hard to choose just one of Australia's many beautiful pythons to feature in this pack, but I think the green tree python would make the greatest number of people happy. Very common in captivity, gives us a rainforest reptile for Australia and New Guinea, and adds a much needed burst of colour to a pack that is otherwise dominated by browns and reds.

Inland Taipan - Being the world's most venomous snake certainly draws attention, and as a result the inland taipan is the most widely kept Australian elapid in zoos around the world, and the only one that really has substantial international holdings. They're just so awesome, top of my list of animals I want to find in the wild.

Red-bellied Black Snake - Another very well-known Australian venomous snake with an iconic colour scheme, the redbelly can be found all along the east coast from the temperate south to the tropical north, and also frequently occurs in urban areas.

Associated free update content:

• Null walls can now be activated for the regular exhibits in the same way they can for the walkthroughs.
• Snakes will now be able to be handled by educators, allowing for you to make snake talks! However, unlike other exhibit animals, an educator needs to be trained to a certain level in order to handle them. Constrictors can only be handled by educators that have been trained to 3 stars or greater, while venomous snakes can only be handled by educators with a full 5 stars! Educators will also utilise a snake hook when handling venomous snakes.

 

[Eletan888]

I would have loved an Alpine/Highlands Pack, but we got like four of the best picks in the Zookeepers Animal Pack. I just don't think a roster would hit as hard without what we just got.

So I would have loved a Central America Pack or Latin America Animal Pack. I feel like these concepts have been beaten to death (for good reason, where's the SA primates, Frontier?!). So here's my take on an Asia Animal Pack. Yes, we had Eurasia and SEA, but there are some animals from South and East Asia.

Asia Animal Pack:
1. Golden Pheasant
2. Blackbuck
3. François's Langur
4. Pére David's Deer
5. Mandarin Duck
6. Reeve's Muntjac
7. Chinese Alligator
8. King Cobra (E)

 

[RightWhale]

I've become increasingly aware as of late that the lack of reptiles is probably the biggest issue with PZ's Australian roster (insert "besides flying birds of course" here) - Australia has the highest diversity of reptiles of any country, being home to well over 1100 species of lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles, but one croc, one skink and two bad-looking snakes do a pretty poor job at encompassing this diversity. And so, as someone who also just adores reptiles in general, my dream pack would probably be an Australian Reptile Pack, which takes a new pack format of two habitat animals and eight exhibit animals - I feel five habitat animals for seven exhibit animals is a fair trade.

Freshwater Crocodile - Australia is known for crocodiles, and both the freshie and saltie are very widespread in zoos here, often being housed simultaneously. As well as just giving us a better looking crocodile, the smaller size of the freshie makes it a better fit for reptile houses and other indoor displays, and it would hopefully also come with its unique galloping run to set it apart from the crocodilians we already have.

Perentie - The king of Australian lizards, the perentie is probably the most important missing species for representing Australia's vast arid interior. As both the largest and one of the most beautiful of all native lizards, perenties are quite commonly kept in Australia, even being present in the private pet trade. Internationally they are more rare, but whilst they are still entirely absent from Europe their zoo presence in increasing in North America where they are now found in 9 different zoos. Their sleek build would set them apart from the varanids we currently have, and they would also be our first desert-dwelling monitor.

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle - The game needs more turtles in general, and this species is easily the most well-known and widely kept of the species from Australia. As well as being a great option for reptile houses, the snake-necked turtle would go fantastically alongside the platypus in any kind of platypus/Australian river house.

Centralian -tailed Gecko - A bizarre and fantastical looking gecko, the Centralian knobtail is also the largest in Australia by weight and the most widely kept in zoos, both in Australia and internationally. They would be a great fit for desert night houses.

Shingleback - Tiliqua makes its return here to give us another blue-tongued friend, the wonderful living pinecone. Shinglebacks are an animal I am extremely familiar with in the wild but are also very common in zoos here, and any Australian reptile pack definitely needs a big skink of some kind. They also have a wide array of natural colour morphs!

Frilled Lizard (Headliner) - The iconic frillneck headlines this pack. As well as being one of the world's most distinctive lizards, the frilly is the most important missing species for Australia's northern savannas. I'm imagining that it won't have its frill out in the exhibit most of the time, because that would just be weird, but it will have a special interaction when the keeper cleans its exhibit that causes it to pull out its iconic threat display (maybe also when it's handled by an educator for an animal talk?).

Thorny Devil - Very rare in captivity (though I've seen them in three different zoos), but the thorny devil just has to be in this pack. A close rival to the frilled lizard in regards to its iconicity and another of Australia's most unqiue reptiles.

Green Tree Python - It was very hard to choose just one of Australia's many beautiful pythons to feature in this pack, but I think the green tree python would make the greatest number of people happy. Very common in captivity, gives us a rainforest reptile for Australia and New Guinea, and adds a much needed burst of colour to a pack that is otherwise dominated by browns and reds.

Inland Taipan - Being the world's most venomous snake certainly draws attention, and as a result the inland taipan is the most widely kept Australian elapid in zoos around the world, and the only one that really has substantial international holdings. They're just so awesome, top of my list of animals I want to find in the wild.

Red-bellied Black Snake - Another very well-known Australian venomous snake with an iconic colour scheme, the redbelly can be found all along the east coast from the temperate south to the tropical north, and also frequently occurs in urban areas.

Associated free update content:

• Null walls can now be activated for the regular exhibits in the same way they can for the walkthroughs.
• Snakes will now be able to be handled by educators, allowing for you to make snake talks! However, unlike other exhibit animals, an educator needs to be trained to a certain level in order to handle them. Constrictors can only be handled by educators that have been trained to 3 stars or greater, while venomous snakes can only be handled by educators with a full 5 stars! Educators will also utilise a snake hook when handling venomous snakes.

Honestly this would be one of my favorite packs in awhile. I love reptiles, and to be honest with how some packs are so mammal heavy I have always dreamed of the other animals getting their own packs. Also good diverse selection as far as snakes, crocs, turtles, and lizards go!

 

[Birb（｡･ө･｡）]

Not including any animals in PZ1, otherwise, this would look a lot different.

Polynesia Animal Pack
A silly little dream of mine that just wouldn't be realistic unless its in a PZ2 with aquatics and flying birds (or at least, as realistic as a pack with more non-mammals than mammals can be for Frontier). I have no clue what the DLC format would be obviously - or what animals would be habitat, exhibit, something new entirely, etc. (if we even still have the old exhibit system), but it's best not to overthink it I guess, it's just for fun. For simplicity's sake, I'll go with the traditional eight animals regardless of how the game has you keep them. Also, though I'll be focusing on the bigger stars here aquatics-wise, I'll be going with the completely unfounded assumption in this totally speculative scenario that the base game would have a decent selection of smaller saltwater fish from this region, as a lot of these larger animals would feel weird not being in mixed exhibits with them.

As much as I'd love to load this pack with weird endemics, I understand that some more widespread headliners would be needed for a general audience, even if they range far outside of this region (looking at you turtle).

1. Reef Manta (Headliner, 11 Holdings. Not a species I'd use much but probably a big crowd pleaser)
2. Blacktip Reef Shark (207 Holdings)
3. Green Sea Turtle (167 Holdings)
4. Kea (99 holdings, my most wanted new animal for a sequel by far)
5. Nēnē (154 Holdings)
6. Laysan Teal (46 holdings. I know two Hawaiian waterfowl species in one pack would be unrealistic as hell, but dang they'd be so useful and fun to mix)
7. Kunekune (135 Holdings)
8. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)

And some other ideas:

Islands Animal Pack
Focusing only on species actually found on islands, not around them, so no saltwater aquatics.
1. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Headliner, 26 Holdings)
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (107 Holdings)
3. Kea (99 Holdings)
4. Nēnē (154 Holdings)
5. Short-Beaked Echidna (26 Holdings)
6. Rhinoceros Iguana (145 Holdings)
7. Sulawesi Crested Macaque (46 Holdings)
8. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)

Amazon Animal Pack
1. Scarlet Macaw (Headliner, if it isn't base game that is. 376 holdings.)
2. Arapaima (115 Holdings)
3. Squirrel Monkey (273 Holdings)
4. Scarlet Ibis (357 Holdings)
5. South American Coati (473 Holdings)
6. Red-Rumped Agouti (81 Holdings)
7. Harpy Eagle (36 Holdings)
8. Red-Bellied Piranha (330 Holdings)

Patagonia Animal Pack (unexpectedly became my favorite when typing this ngl):
1. Andean Condor (Headliner, 124 Holdings)
2. Patagonian Mara (463 Holdings)
3. Lesser Rhea (65 Holdings)
4. Southern Pudu (43 Holdings)
5. Chilean Chinchilla (130 Holdings)
6. Argentine Black and White Tegu (163 Holdings)
7. Inca Tern (81 Holdings)
8. 50-90 Scenery pieces, mostly foliage.

Desert Animal Pack
1. Burrowing Owl (Headliner, 170 Holdings)
2. Perentie (24 Holdings)
3. Short Beaked Echidna (26 Holdings)
4. California Quail (89 Holdings)
5. Turkey Vulture (225 Holdings)
6. Common Rock Hyrax (55 Holdings)
7. Greater Bilby (24 Holdings)
8. Kenyan Sand Boa (E, 31 Holdings)

And for a more unrealistic one that I'd adore (not that any of these are all that realistic)
African Birds Animal Pack
1. Secretary Bird (Headliner, 59 Holdings)
2. Helmeted Guineafowl (251 Holdings)
3. Southern Ground Hornbill (163 Holdings)
4. Eastern Grey Crowned Crane (232 Holdings)
5. African Grey Parrot (344 Holdings)
6. African Pygmy Goose (33 Holdings)
7. Rüppell's Griffon Vulture (89 Holdings)
8. 50-90 Scenery pieces, mostly foliage, as well as some extra aviary pieces and enrichment.

And one last unrealistic one:
New Zealand Pack:
1. Kea (Headliner, 99 Holdings)
2. Kunekune (135 Holdings)
3. Kererū (16 Holdings)
4. Tūī (10 Holdings)
5. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)
Māori Building Set

 

[Mr-Hyrax 2]

So I know everybody hated Barnyard, but that's why I think it needs a semi-sequel, introducing the Children's Zoo Animal Pack. Now don't worry, this won't be overloaded with domestics but it will have a few, and yes it will have a exhibit animal.

Flemish Giant Rabbit
We will finally have a Rabbit in game, and a big one at that

Golden Lion Tamarin
Gives us another much needed SA Monkey, and a very cute one at that

Greater Rhea
A large flightless bird to give us more SA rep

Patagonian Mara
A long-legged rodent to give us another SA rep and to be pared with the rhea

Shetland Pony
Gives us a domestic horse

Mandarin Duck
A cute and commonly kept Duck

Ankole-Watusi
Gives us a warm weather domestic cow, also I think there cool

(Exhibit Animal) Ball Python
A adorable Exhibit Animal to finish the pack

So what do you all think?

 

[Markiz]

Wow what a perfect idea to do N-th version of Natural History Pack surely no one's sick of it yet. Now after Barnyard and Zookeeper pack I have an option to realistically combine scenery with animal packs. And because I already did few version of this pack in scenery form, this one will be an Animal Pack. Which means that I need to find even more animals to "Tetris" into this theme, which is so vague and general. And this time Wishlist by @Cynogale bennettii II came in clutch with some inspired picks, so definitely go check it out. Also not the first time Cynogale gave me idea for animal picks for this theme.

The general rule of thumb I used before was animals with unique taxonomy (last of their kind, living fossils, members of surprising orders...), animals with ties to legendary Zoologists (they either carry their name, or were discovered by them) and maybe animals which discovery was important for growth of zoology. Now even tho I really like the Natural History aesthetic, I know very little about it, so last category falls of the list. If went after animals that have name connections with Zoologists, there would be some easy and also popular picks like Darwin's Rhea, Geoffroy's Spider Monkey or Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo, but not only am I a little sick of hearing about these ones (especially the last two, tho through no fault of their own) they would also be easy way out brainstorming roster. I did have Darwin's Rhea at least in all of previous renditions of this pack, and in realistic vision of this pack, I can still see it as #1 pick, but this time it rests.

I kept the first category, which is weird or rather interesting taxonomy, that could serve educational purposes, and added another "educational" category that would be something along the lines of "Unique evolutionary traits or adaptations"

So for the taxonomy section I picked Pacarana, Rock Hyrax and Short Beaked Echidna. I picked Pacarana because it's only living representative of its family Dinomyidae, but also for its peculiar prehistoric look. Its size lends them well to PZ habitats, and it doesn't hurt that it's from South America. Rock Hyrax has great distribution, and somewhat passionate fandom here on forums . It's also an Afrothere, and along Aardvark and Elephants in game would help show great diversity among this clade, which is good for zoological education (I think). Last but not the least, Short Beaked Echidna. I mean, to me, Monotremes are first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions zoology and natural history. We already have a Platypus that kickstarted a lot of mess in Zoological communities back in the day, but Echidna is impressive all on it's own.

Now the next four animals are a bit easier, it's all about adaptations and weird little evolutionary quirks. Here I picked Chinese Water Deer, Northern Sea Otter, West African Slender-Snouted Crocodile and African Spoonbill. Vampire fangs qualify Water Deer for this category. It would also finally give us our first endemic Asian deer. I believe they look unique enough to be accepted even by general audience. Sea Otter evolved into completely marine lifestyle, and developed many behaviors to help it thrive in such environment. From game perspective, it looks and behaves completely unique and different compared to other Otters we have in game, and was also in both Zoo Tycoons. Slender Snouted Crocodile, like Gharial, evolved slim jaws to catch fish, and was my excuse to bring in an African Crocodile, and Nile doesn't have anything interesting going for it. Dwarf Crocodile was an option, but I thought people would appreciate more Gharial "clone" rather than Caimans'. African Spoonbill is here because of the iconic beak that sets it apart from other wading birds. It's largest Spoonbill and can act the same as Crane and Flamingo.

And for accompanying scenery of course I want to see skeleton building pieces, fossils, skulls, horns, antlers, tusks, pelts, taxidermy, shells, jaws and whatnot. The more the merrier. Also new or upgraded educational scenery. Many examples found in this beautiful thread. Even if you're not crazy about zoo museums, we do need some "other" stuff to break up our zoos a bit. So far we have food places. Museums can take up large spaces, prompt new ideas and shift your mind from habitat creation for a moment or two. It's also not uncommon sight in real life zoos. It would also be another place to put out exhibit boxes in other than Reptile Houses, which brings me to...

Accompanying free update. What better theme to upgrade our exhibits than education. I won't repeat what many before me already said here, you know the drill: Different sizes, different shapes, more flexible customization, modular building, (maybe some species mixing)...etc, etc. It would breathe completely new (and necessary) life in our beloved glass rectangles. But speaking of which, it would be weird to have exhibit update along the pack with no exhibit animal. We could fit both in scenery pack, but I wanted to try out this new format. One other thing that fell on my mind was "all exhibit animal pack". There's so much untapped potential in exhibit roster, especially if we follow the theme of unique adaptations, education and taxonomy. It could contain Chameleons, Coconut Crabs, Frilled Lizards, Sea Kraits, Tuataras and so on and so on. However I'm well aware that such pack would be a nightmare to sell to casual players, so it remains a fantasy. But this is for Dream DLCs after all.

That would be it, for now

 

[leehonglocal]

Whether Zookeepers Animal Pack was the last and final DLC pack or not, here's my idea.

Continental Animal Pack featuring each animal of one continent.

1. American black bear (North America)
2. Green anaconda (South America)
3. European rabbiy (Europe)
4. Masai giraffe (Africa)
5. King cobra (Asia)
6. Any Australian monitor lizard species (Oceania/Australia)
7. Rockhopper penguin (Oceans)

 

[Stygi]

Temperate animal pack
1. American Black Bear
2. North American Porcupine
3. Pere David's Deer
4. Golden Pheasant
5. Mandarin Duck
6. Western Capercaillie
7. North American River Otter
+ 60 Wood cabin scenery pieces

Originally thought about this as a scenery pack but now we have the barnyard style packs I have realised there are some pretty cool birds that we can get in a pack like this

 

[Mjmannella]

Funny enough, I did devise a handful of taxonomy-based Animal Packs just yesterday. They're all in the attatched .txt file to reduce clutter in this thread.

 

[RightWhale]

Not including any animals in PZ1, otherwise, this would look a lot different.

Polynesia Animal Pack
A silly little dream of mine that just wouldn't be realistic unless its in a PZ2 with aquatics and flying birds (or at least, as realistic as a pack with more non-mammals than mammals can be for Frontier). I have no clue what the DLC format would be obviously - or what animals would be habitat, exhibit, something new entirely, etc. (if we even still have the old exhibit system), but it's best not to overthink it I guess, it's just for fun. For simplicity's sake, I'll go with the traditional eight animals regardless of how the game has you keep them. Also, though I'll be focusing on the bigger stars here aquatics-wise, I'll be going with the completely unfounded assumption in this totally speculative scenario that the base game would have a decent selection of smaller saltwater fish from this region, as a lot of these larger animals would feel weird not being in mixed exhibits with them.

As much as I'd love to load this pack with weird endemics, I understand that some more widespread headliners would be needed for a general audience, even if they range far outside of this region (looking at you turtle).

1. Reef Manta (Headliner, 11 Holdings. Not a species I'd use much but probably a big crowd pleaser)
2. Blacktip Reef Shark (207 Holdings)
3. Green Sea Turtle (167 Holdings)
4. Kea (99 holdings, my most wanted new animal for a sequel by far)
5. Nēnē (154 Holdings)
6. Laysan Teal (46 holdings. I know two Hawaiian waterfowl species in one pack would be unrealistic as hell, but dang they'd be so useful and fun to mix)
7. Kunekune (135 Holdings)
8. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)

And some other ideas:

Islands Animal Pack
Focusing only on species actually found on islands, not around them, so no saltwater aquatics.
1. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Headliner, 26 Holdings)
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (107 Holdings)
3. Kea (99 Holdings)
4. Nēnē (154 Holdings)
5. Short-Beaked Echidna (26 Holdings)
6. Rhinoceros Iguana (145 Holdings)
7. Sulawesi Crested Macaque (46 Holdings)
8. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)

Amazon Animal Pack
1. Scarlet Macaw (Headliner, if it isn't base game that is. 376 holdings.)
2. Arapaima (115 Holdings)
3. Squirrel Monkey (273 Holdings)
4. Scarlet Ibis (357 Holdings)
5. South American Coati (473 Holdings)
6. Red-Rumped Agouti (81 Holdings)
7. Harpy Eagle (36 Holdings)
8. Red-Bellied Piranha (330 Holdings)

Patagonia Animal Pack (unexpectedly became my favorite when typing this ngl):
1. Andean Condor (Headliner, 124 Holdings)
2. Patagonian Mara (463 Holdings)
3. Lesser Rhea (65 Holdings)
4. Southern Pudu (43 Holdings)
5. Chilean Chinchilla (130 Holdings)
6. Argentine Black and White Tegu (163 Holdings)
7. Inca Tern (81 Holdings)
8. 50-90 Scenery pieces, mostly foliage.

Desert Animal Pack
1. Burrowing Owl (Headliner, 170 Holdings)
2. Perentie (24 Holdings)
3. Short Beaked Echidna (26 Holdings)
4. California Quail (89 Holdings)
5. Turkey Vulture (225 Holdings)
6. Common Rock Hyrax (55 Holdings)
7. Greater Bilby (24 Holdings)
8. Kenyan Sand Boa (E, 31 Holdings)

And for a more unrealistic one that I'd adore (not that any of these are all that realistic)
African Birds Animal Pack
1. Secretary Bird (Headliner, 59 Holdings)
2. Helmeted Guineafowl (251 Holdings)
3. Southern Ground Hornbill (163 Holdings)
4. Eastern Grey Crowned Crane (232 Holdings)
5. African Grey Parrot (344 Holdings)
6. African Pygmy Goose (33 Holdings)
7. Rüppell's Griffon Vulture (89 Holdings)
8. 50-90 Scenery pieces, mostly foliage, as well as some extra aviary pieces and enrichment.

And one last unrealistic one:
New Zealand Pack:
1. Kea (Headliner, 99 Holdings)
2. Kunekune (135 Holdings)
3. Kererū (16 Holdings)
4. Tūī (10 Holdings)
5. Tuatara (E, 22 Holdings)
Māori Building Set

I honestly think all of these would be great. Also I am a fan of adding the holdings to the posts. I might start doing that myself.