Of Wombats and Men

[Bearcat9948]

Dearest @Eltanin Casciani and @Francesca Falcini, thank you so much for helping to facilitate the additions of our new friends the capybaras into Planet Zoo. They have been nothing short of delightful! I must now take it upon myself to ask that you please help us reunite with another scorned friend. This friend, like the capybara, was regrettably left behind when their home continent was visited so long ago, and they have been patiently waiting to reunite with us. And that, of course, is the wombat! Please, help us find our friends!

 

[tigris115]

I agree.

If a grasslands/drylands DLC is out, wombats would be a perfect pick

Also, square poops or we riot

 

[Mjmannella]

Common wombats are generally more forested species. It's the hairy-nosed wombats that roam Australia's grassland and shrublands.

 

[jcp011c]

Oh. yes. Yes! A wombat species is solidly my #1 want at this point. They're the only animal I would consider "must have" for me now. I keep talking about the common wombat, because it's more common, but truthfully from a conservation standpoint either of the Hairy Nosed Wombats would make more sense and I'd be perfectly okay with them.

 

[Humble Bumble]

Most likely we will get 'Wombat' which will live in various biomes, just like we have 'Koala' and not Southern Koala.

And I agree. I would consider wombats as a must.

 

[jcp011c]

Most likely we will get 'Wombat' which will live in various biomes, just like we have 'Koala' and not Southern Koala.

And I agree. I would consider wombats as a must.

That's possible. But the Hairy Nose varieties, while looking similar between the two, look quite different than the common one. I'd prefer they pick a particular - though even just saying "hairy nosed wombat" would be fine. I am just hoping we get one, since I would have no expectations that'd we get two species of an animal that aren't in the game as yet, excepting birds and possibly the leopard. But two wombats would be thrilling!

 

[Leaf Productions]

I disagree. We need Star Wars Womp Rats instead.

 

[Bearcat9948]

I disagree. We need Star Wars Womp Rats instead.

:0

 

[trebthegreat]

I disagree. We need Star Wars Womp Rats instead.

Star wars animal pack when? I wanna feed guests to a rancor

 

[Gabboi]

The cube poopers are good friends

 

[Iben]

Hard no. Wombats are completely imaginary. I've been to Planckendael 5 times in the past few years and every single time their so-called Wombat exhibit was completely empty. Even the cube poop is a dead give-away that it's imaginary.

I don't want imaginary animals in the game.

 

[Karen F]

I saw them recently in Pairi daiza. But not really must have animals for me.

 

[Bearcat9948]

Hard no. Wombats are completely imaginary. I've been to Planckendael 5 times in the past few years and every single time their so-called Wombat exhibit was completely empty. Even the cube poop is a dead give-away that it's imaginary.

I don't want imaginary animals in the game.

Ah but see, then you can play with them in game since they avoid you in real life!

 

[NZFanatic]

Most likely we will get 'Wombat' which will live in various biomes, just like we have 'Koala' and not Southern Koala.

Hairy-nosed wombats are two completely different species to the common wombat, so it's not the same thing at all. There's only one species of koala.

 

[coatifan]

Most likely we will get 'Wombat' which will live in various biomes, just like we have 'Koala' and not Southern Koala.

And I agree. I would consider wombats as a must.

"Koala" is a species, "wombat" is a family. A generic koala is like a generic leopard, whereas a generic wombat is like a generic "cat" which ranges across every continent but Antarctica and has behaviors taken from lions, tigers, lynxes, etc.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

It's undoubtedly because I've never seen them in real life, but I've never been able to see the wombat (and Tasmanian devil, for that matter) as anything more than nice potential additions but nothing remotely essential for my purposes. And I think we're all forgetting Oceania's real forgotten cutie here.

Overshadowed not only by the wombat and devil but also their far less adorable cousins... Just look at that teddy bear face, and then look at... this.

Justice for Matschie's.

 

[coatifan]

It's undoubtedly because I've never seen them in real life, but I've never been able to see the wombat (and Tasmanian devil, for that matter) as anything more than nice potential additions but nothing remotely essential for my purposes. And I think we're all forgetting Oceania's real forgotten cutie here.



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Justice for Matschie's.

Those pink claws are adorable! Yeah, I'd love to see these guys in-game.

 

[NZFanatic]

It's undoubtedly because I've never seen them in real life

Just goes to show how experience shapes opinion.

Tree kangaroos and koalas are nothing to me, but Tasmanian devils and wallabies are essential. Wombats are neither here nor there really.

 

[ElectricMonk]

I want lots more Aussie animals - wombats, emus, devils and wallabies are all essential. Tree kangaroos, lyre birds, black swans, quolls, bilbies, numbats, quokkas, pademelons, echidnas and more would be ideal to have as well though

 

[jcp011c]

I want lots more Aussie animals - wombats, emus, devils and wallabies are all essential. Tree kangaroos, lyre birds, black swans, quolls, bilbies, numbats, quokkas, pademelons, echidnas and more would be ideal to have as well though

Agree, maybe not on every animal but agree. I think that potentially switching to biome packs is a great idea for the most part, but I would 100% be on board for an animal pack specifically dedicated to Oceania.