Orangutans- constant boxing and moving

[Nat1984]

I am having a major problem with orangutans. Every time they wander into the outdoor part of their habitat, they get boxed and put back by the door. The habitat is safe, they haven’t escaped and they can’t escape (checked that). Why is this happening? It’s a pain!

 

[Swjosdotschka]

Maybe check the traversable area. Is it very narrow where they get boxed? Then it's probably because they can't turn around 90 degree there and the game thinks they are stuck. To the game, it doesn't really matter if the orangutan just needs to move forward a little to turn.

 

[Wistala]

Water seems to love boxing up animals too if they just as much as look wrongly at it. So if there is water near the place they get boxed up in, might want to try and take a look at it.

 

[Nat1984]

Thanks guys, think it was the placement of some bushes making the area narrow. That’s really annoying isn’t it? I want to make realistic looking habitats but I can’t because you have to leave big gaps between things. Why can’t animals walk through bushes?

 

[Wistala]

They should be able too, might be some they can't.

 

[NZFanatic]

Thanks guys, think it was the placement of some bushes making the area narrow. That’s really annoying isn’t it? I want to make realistic looking habitats but I can’t because you have to leave big gaps between things. Why can’t animals walk through bushes?

The game doesn't really have a strict definition between 'bush' and 'tree'. The low-lying plants like the bird's nest fern can be clipped through I believe, but then something like the blackthorn bush can't. Even if you sink a tree into the ground to make it look like a bush I'm pretty sure it still acts like a solid tree.