Planet Zoo Mountain Animal Pack

TheYeti

TheYeti
I think a mountain animal pack would be good, but this one seems a bit heavy on ungulates. I'm also not sure if the Ethiopian wolf exists in any zoos.

My list would be:
  • Bighorn Sheep/Chamois/Bharal
  • Golden Takin/Yak
  • Gelada
  • Alpine Marmot
  • Spectacled Bear
  • Markhor
  • L'Hoest's Monkey
  • Chinese Giant Salamander/Alpine Newt
 

Aramar

Aramar
I would choose:
  1. Spectacled bear (South America)
  2. Alpine marmot (Europe)
  3. Hamadryas baboon (Africa/Asia)
  4. Pallas's cat (Asia)
  5. Yak (Asia)
  6. Markhor (Asia)
  7. Yellow-footed rock wallaby (Oceania)
  8. Baja blue rock lizard (North America)
I wish I could include the takin too, but I didn't want to have so many Asian animals.
 

Markiz

Markiz
I always liked the mountain theme idea for a pack. I always imagined it would work better with some props in scenery pack:

Andean Bear
Takin (Any type, whichever is most common)
Alpine Marmot
Gelada
Titicaca Frog (E)

But if it were an animal pack some more ungulates would work: Yak, Bighorn and Markhor.

 Although out of those three I see Bighorn as most replaceable, and maybe instead of it we could have Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby. Which I didn't know lived in mountains, but I saw Aramars list, and it made me look it up. So thanks for that 😁

I especially like Yeti's idea in L'Hoest Monkey, and if we already had Gelada in game it would definitely take it's place.

As for other less exciting candidates (imo), that would work as a clone or surprise, (there's always at least one of those) we could have:

Chamois, Barbary Sheep, American Mt. Goat, Tahr, Bharal,
 

Cynogale bennettii II

Cynogale bennettii II
I'm going to give this a go, choosing where possible a species from all continents except Antarctica, which doesn't have any specific mountain wildlife:

North America - The bighorn sheep and mountain goat are probably the most charismatic American mountain animals not yet in the game, but both have some overlap in appearance with the Dall sheep (body shape in the bighorn, colouration in the goat). The American black bear is a fairly typical animal of the North American mountains, but perhaps a better option for a mountain-dwelling carnivore would be the wolverine. They are becoming more common in zoos, especially in Europe, and would be able to work in North American, European and Asian areas in zoos.
Preferred choice: Bighorn sheep

Europe - One of the two chamois species (Northern or Southern) are among the best-known mountain species from Europe not in the game, although they are nowhere near as commonly kept as the alpine ibex; there are two smaller mammals that could work, either the Alpine marmot or the mountain hare; the marmot is endemic to Europe while the hare ranges as far east as Japan; the most obvious bird choice would be the Western capercaillie - although most associated with the taiga forests of northern Europe they also occur across many mountain ranges further south in Europe, including in Spain, Italy and the Balkans.
Preferred choice: Mountain hare

Asia - With so many different mountain ranges, Asia has the broadest scope and choosing just one species from here would be difficult. Caprines obviously dominate, with the takin among the most commonly-kept species, with other options including the markhor, the bharal, the urial or the Chinese goral. Among carnivores, there are the yellow-throated marten (not restricted to mountains, but occur through many mountain ranges) or the Pallas's cat as obvious choices. I like the Francois langur as a potential primate choice. For birds, the bar-headed goose is well-known for its huge migration flights over the Himalayas, while the Himalayan monal is a colourful option that lives at high altitude.
Preferred choice: Yellow-throated marten

Africa - Probably the best choice for an African species would be the gelada, an increasingly common species in zoos that is also practically the only Ethiopian endemic species kept in foreign zoos. I do love the L'Hoest's monkey suggestion as well; my local zoo keeps both geladas and L'Hoest's monkeys, so I would love to see either of them. The aoudad (or Barbary sheep) is probably the best-known alternative, which lives in desert mountains throughout Northern Africa. The rock hyrax is also a workable option, being large enough to be kept in big open-air enclosures and suitable for mixing with a range of other animals.
Preferred choice: Gelada OR L'Hoest's monkey

Oceania - There aren't a huge number of mountain ranges in Oceania, but there are enough animals to have a decent choice. The yellow-footed rock wallaby is perhaps the best-known and attractive option, but it has the disadvantage of being from the same general biome as the red kangaroo (desert and grassland). Although not specifically tied to mountainous habitats, the common wombat is probably the best-adapted mountain marsupial and can cope with thick snowdrifts. As a wildcard option, the Western long-beaked echidna lives in montane forests and alpine meadows in the New Guinea highlands. At the moment only kept in one zoo in Indonesia, there are plans for European zoos to import echidnas rescued from wildlife smugglers to begin a captive-breeding programme.
Preferred choice: Western long-beaked echidna

South America - The spectacled bear is perhaps the most obvious choice, occurring in both montane forests and alpine meadows throughout most of the Andes. The Southern pudu lives in montane forests in the southernmost part of the Andes. The guanaco could work, but would be very similar to the llama. If a close reskin was needed, then a better option might be the Chilean flamingo, the second most commonly-kept flamingo species in European zoos that also has among the most different biome requirements to the in-game greater flamingo. It would be able to live in aquatic, desert, temperate and taiga biomes.
Preferred choice: Spectacled bear OR Chilean flamingo

Seventh habitat species, chosen from one of the above continents:
Preferred choice: Bar-headed goose

Exhibit species - While there are a fair number of different options, I decided to go for something quite different. The pancake tortoise is an inhabitant of rocky hills and outcrops where it hides in small crevices; they are critically endangered, too small for outdoor enclosures and are pretty widespread in captivity. My second choice would probably be the endangered Mangshan pit viper from China, followed by the beautifully coloured and threatened Olimpia's ground beetle from the mountains of Italy.
Preferred choice: Pancake tortoise
 

Markiz

Markiz
Cynogale bennettii said:
I'm going to give this a go, choosing where possible a species from all continents except Antarctica, which doesn't have any specific mountain wildlife:

North America - The bighorn sheep and mountain goat are probably the most charismatic American mountain animals not yet in the game, but both have some overlap in appearance with the Dall sheep (body shape in the bighorn, colouration in the goat). The American black bear is a fairly typical animal of the North American mountains, but perhaps a better option for a mountain-dwelling carnivore would be the wolverine. They are becoming more common in zoos, especially in Europe, and would be able to work in North American, European and Asian areas in zoos.
Preferred choice: Bighorn sheep

Europe - One of the two chamois species (Northern or Southern) are among the best-known mountain species from Europe not in the game, although they are nowhere near as commonly kept as the alpine ibex; there are two smaller mammals that could work, either the Alpine marmot or the mountain hare; the marmot is endemic to Europe while the hare ranges as far east as Japan; the most obvious bird choice would be the Western capercaillie - although most associated with the taiga forests of northern Europe they also occur across many mountain ranges further south in Europe, including in Spain, Italy and the Balkans.
Preferred choice: Mountain hare

Asia - With so many different mountain ranges, Asia has the broadest scope and choosing just one species from here would be difficult. Caprines obviously dominate, with the takin among the most commonly-kept species, with other options including the markhor, the bharal, the urial or the Chinese goral. Among carnivores, there are the yellow-throated marten (not restricted to mountains, but occur through many mountain ranges) or the Pallas's cat as obvious choices. I like the Francois langur as a potential primate choice. For birds, the bar-headed goose is well-known for its huge migration flights over the Himalayas, while the Himalayan monal is a colourful option that lives at high altitude.
Preferred choice: Yellow-throated marten

Africa - Probably the best choice for an African species would be the gelada, an increasingly common species in zoos that is also practically the only Ethiopian endemic species kept in foreign zoos. I do love the L'Hoest's monkey suggestion as well; my local zoo keeps both geladas and L'Hoest's monkeys, so I would love to see either of them. The aoudad (or Barbary sheep) is probably the best-known alternative, which lives in desert mountains throughout Northern Africa. The rock hyrax is also a workable option, being large enough to be kept in big open-air enclosures and suitable for mixing with a range of other animals.
Preferred choice: Gelada OR L'Hoest's monkey

Oceania - There aren't a huge number of mountain ranges in Oceania, but there are enough animals to have a decent choice. The yellow-footed rock wallaby is perhaps the best-known and attractive option, but it has the disadvantage of being from the same general biome as the red kangaroo (desert and grassland). Although not specifically tied to mountainous habitats, the common wombat is probably the best-adapted mountain marsupial and can cope with thick snowdrifts. As a wildcard option, the Western long-beaked echidna lives in montane forests and alpine meadows in the New Guinea highlands. At the moment only kept in one zoo in Indonesia, there are plans for European zoos to import echidnas rescued from wildlife smugglers to begin a captive-breeding programme.
Preferred choice: Western long-beaked echidna

South America - The spectacled bear is perhaps the most obvious choice, occurring in both montane forests and alpine meadows throughout most of the Andes. The Southern pudu lives in montane forests in the southernmost part of the Andes. The guanaco could work, but would be very similar to the llama. If a close reskin was needed, then a better option might be the Chilean flamingo, the second most commonly-kept flamingo species in European zoos that also has among the most different biome requirements to the in-game greater flamingo. It would be able to live in aquatic, desert, temperate and taiga biomes.
Preferred choice: Spectacled bear OR Chilean flamingo

Seventh habitat species, chosen from one of the above continents:
Preferred choice: Bar-headed goose

Exhibit species - While there are a fair number of different options, I decided to go for something quite different. The pancake tortoise is an inhabitant of rocky hills and outcrops where it hides in small crevices; they are critically endangered, too small for outdoor enclosures and are pretty widespread in captivity. My second choice would probably be the endangered Mangshan pit viper from China, followed by the beautifully coloured and threatened Olimpia's ground beetle from the mountains of Italy.
Preferred choice: Pancake tortoise
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Very well written
 

Rainbow Maple

R
Speaking of a mountain pack, I'd rather having a scenery pack than an animal pack. But I still have an animal pack wishlist that looking forward to hear your opinions to it. My wishlist meets the standard of continents and niches.

Spectacled Bear(VU, SA, flagship animal)
Wolverine(LC, NA, apex predator)
Sichuan Takin(VU, Asia, great herbivore)
Gelada Baboon(LC, Africa, primate)
Rock Hyrax(LC, Africa, small herbivore)
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo(EN, Oceania, tree dwelling marsupial)
Kea(EN, Oceania, aviary bird)
Pancake Tortoise(CR, exhibit animal)
Honourable mentioned: Markhor(NT, Asia, great herbivore)

Greetings from Taiwan.
 
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Pentoleaf

Pentoleaf
  • Spectacled Bear (SA) Flagship animal
  • Takin (Asia) any subspecies
  • Pallas cat (Asia) a small, floofy cat that can use the lynx rig
  • Bar-headed goose or any alpine pheasant (Asia) Bird slot. I would actually sacrifice any other animal on the list to get both a pheasant and a goose, but if I had to choose I'd prefer the goose.
  • Gelada or L'hoest's monkey (Africa) a new Old World primate
  • Rock hyrax (Africa) or Marmot (Europe or North America depending on species) Even though hyrax aren't rodents, two small, brown, furry mammals in one pack would be pushing things. I would prefer the hyrax
  • Rock wallaby or tree kangaroo (Australia) A mountain-dwelling marsupial. Common wombat would also work but that goes back to the small, brown, furry mammal problem.

Exhibit: I can't fault the logic on the Pancake tortoise and we need more exhibit reptiles.
 

Eletan888

Eletan888
I would expect this to probably be a scenery pack in December or something, but who knows?

Habitat:
 Sichuan/Golden Takin
Spectacled Bear
Hamadrays Baboon
Pallas Cat
Exhibit:
Pancake Tortoise

I would imagine it would expand out selection of wood and stone pieces. With various props surrounding life at high elevations. Would definitely include foliage pieces from South American, Middle East, and the Himalayas.
 
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