One of my favourite aspects of visiting zoos irl is the ability to attend talks about animals which very commonly include demonstrations involving the animal and the keepers. An example of this is the famous crocodile talks in Australia Zoo where the keepers demonstrate the saltwater crocodiles' ability to propel themselves out of the water to great heights in order to reach prey.
Other examples of guest interaction include snake talks where the animals are brought out for guests to to see up close/pet, walkthrough habitats where the guests are given food cups (such as with kangaroos), paid photo opportunities for guests (such as a photo where the guest can hold a snake, my local zoos also offer them with rainbow lorikeets and koalas but those aren't in the game unfortunately).
I think it would be very cool to at least have the ability to put some kind of podium and seating near a habitat and to set times for a keeper to come and talk about the animal if they don't want to put in the effort to program true interactive shows. In addition to this, the ability to plan a 'ride' that's a guided tour of the zoo where the guide stops at habitats to talk about the animals would be really neat.
It's surprising to me that a game so focused on conservation effort has nothing like this, as interaction with animals is a really great way to get guests to care about the animals they're visiting on a more personal level.
Other examples of guest interaction include snake talks where the animals are brought out for guests to to see up close/pet, walkthrough habitats where the guests are given food cups (such as with kangaroos), paid photo opportunities for guests (such as a photo where the guest can hold a snake, my local zoos also offer them with rainbow lorikeets and koalas but those aren't in the game unfortunately).
I think it would be very cool to at least have the ability to put some kind of podium and seating near a habitat and to set times for a keeper to come and talk about the animal if they don't want to put in the effort to program true interactive shows. In addition to this, the ability to plan a 'ride' that's a guided tour of the zoo where the guide stops at habitats to talk about the animals would be really neat.
It's surprising to me that a game so focused on conservation effort has nothing like this, as interaction with animals is a really great way to get guests to care about the animals they're visiting on a more personal level.
