Yeah that was my thoughts exactly, the grizzly/ brown bear does live in Yellowstone and Alaska, but let’s be real the average American will never see one in the wild. The American Black Bear though? Now that’s something everyone, from Northern Mexico to Canada has seen. Like I also stated in my post, if I wanted to make a “small zoo” with bears, the black bear really would be the best option.
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Everyone who knows a little bit about America knows that the real "American bear" is the ABB. We need this guy in the game.
In terms of bear my priorities are spectacled>abb>sloth, and I honestly doubt we'll get more than one.
But would you be willing to sacrifice 3 dlc slots to get all bears?
For the spectacled and the sloth yes. For the ABB not so much but i would accept it as anniversary.
Now that we have the camel and the black rhino in the DLC I think that the perfect anniversary animal would be the American black bear
This is the kind of animal that would make americans very happy and everyone else very mad
I'm fine with the bear as anniversary. I prefer the rhea or the blackbuck but i rather get the bear for free than in a DLC
Even in the central México, the ABB together with the Cougar and the Wapiti/WhiteTiled Deer are the North America ABC animals in USA, Canada and Mexico
Perfect. Let's get it
I'm not American and I would be very happy to get it. It's actually probably my biggest wish for the anniversary.
I'm not American but I would be super happy. (I love America very much and lived there for a few months though).
ABB is my most wanted bear. I could live without the spectacled but I think it would be a nice addition. Don't care about getting the sloth bear.
Nothing free would make me angry.
Essential:
None.
Good additions:
1. American black bear--the most common bear in captivity in North America and the only bear in most of North America. Diverse color morphs and an opportunity to move on from the ugly potato grizzly bear. I really want it despite not really wanting more carnivores, but I understand the antipathy that non-American posters might have towards it.
2. North American river otter--see above. The vast majority of otters in the AZA are NAROs, found in zoos big and small. There are also surprisingly a non-negligible number of otters in European zoos.
3. Elk/wapiti--would effectively be a reskin of the red deer, but it's a common captive species with a notable reintroduction project and an icon of Yellowstone.
4. White-tailed deer--common in smaller zoos and rescue centers. Range also stretches into Central and South America.
5. Wild turkey--the heaviest bird in North America and the ancestor of the domestic turkey.
6. Wood duck--male wood ducks are strikingly beautiful in a way comparable to but distinct from the related mandarin duck.
7. North American porcupine--arboreal New World porcupine, common in zoos.
8. Hellbender--The smallest of the giant salamanders.
Oddball picks:
1. Red wolf--a critically endangered canine (though its taxonomic status is somewhat up in the air, consensus seems to lean towards it being a distinct species) that, while very much a recolor, would be a nod to an extensive breeding program in AZA zoos.
2. Bobcat--the only cat in much of the Eastern United States, as well as the smallest lynx.
3. Fisher--a close relative of the wolverine which specializes in hunting porcupines.
4. Ringtail--commonly seen as a desert animal but extend well into North America's forests, a small raccoon relative.
5. Sandhill crane--I don't expect a second temperate crane, but this is a common species here and one I'm fond of.
I mean, that's probably because in the 1920's-1960's we wiped them out of most of the states. In my own the last sighting was in 1950, we were the one of the last states to annihilate them I believe. But they used to be found in 23 states, and mexico. So the fact that they rendered extinct in most states before most people on this forums were even born may have something to do with that.
Seems like a common thing i the modern world. Wherever human civilisation expands megafauna disapears.
Lynx, wolf, bear, bison, moose where all once common in western and central europe and are now almost gone. Some are even extinct like the aurochs (the wild ancestor of cattle)
What would you say for upgrading the status of south african scrubland and desert status to blue? What would be needed to make it blue if not?
Ingame animals:
Ingame animals:
- Aardvark
- African buffalo
- African penguin (coastal)
- Black rhino
- Black wildebeest
- Cheetah
- Common ostrich
- Common warthog
- Gemsbok
- Meerkat
- Nile monitor
- Plains zebra
- Southern white rhino
- Springbok
- Crested porcupine (looks identical to he cape crested porcupine)
- Resticulated giraffe (similar to the southern giraffe)
- West african lion (on a species level)