SEA animal requirements predictions

[Spiderhawk]

While we are all excited for the dlc next week, Im sure a lot of us have been planning new areas of our zoos to accommodate the new animals. Frontier doesn’t give us a lot of intel on the animals while they showcase animals and we don’t figure that out entirely until launch. I didn’t know what to expect with the giant otter, didn’t know that they mate for life and have a pack structure. I was disappointed that the dwarf caimans need a bit of room for their size and it’s 2 max.
What do you think the new animals will require in their habitats?
My thoughts
Malayan Tapir: Just like Bairds. 2 max. Lots of foliage. Maybe some kind of species enrichment.
P monkeys: just like mandrills. 1 male. 9 females. Lots to climb, lots of foliage. Maybe species enrichment with orangutans.
Dholes: just like Dingos. Pack, mate for life, won’t care about foliage.
Clouded leopard: 2 max, lots of foliage, shy, needs a lot to climb.
Sun bear: same as other bears
Babirusa: 1 male 3 females. Lots of foliage. Not too shy.
Binturong: I’m hoping 2 male 2 female. Lots of foliage. Guests can enter. Lots of enrichment.
Leaf insect: IDC as it will be easy enough managing them.
anyone agree or got another idea?

 

[Aidan635]

This is always something that I do right away when I open up the game with the new pack. Specifically, the space requirements. I'm either really delighted or disappointed (cough cough Polar Bear). As far as spacing requirements go, here's what I think...

Babirusa - same as warthog

Malayan Tapir - same as baird's

Binturong - same as red panda

Clouded Leopard - 500m-700m

Dhole - dingo, wolves, etc. => I personally dont like the canids' space requirements in the game so I hope the Dhole will be a smaller requirement but probably not

Sun Bear - same as himalayan black bear (a little bit smaller than grizzly, formosan, and panda)

Proboscis Monkey - maybe in between the mandrill and orangutans, gorillas, chimps, etc. (this one is kind of a toss up for me)

These requirements sometimes make or break the animals for me, along with the plant coverage requirements.

 

[Spiderhawk]

Does anyone know what kind of number groups these animals live with in the wild?
or if in any zoos there’s space requirements?
I know the proboscis monkeys are in few zoos due to their maintenance and their diet requirements.

 

[Cynogale bennettii II]

The only two animals in the Southeast Asia pack I can find actual figures for in terms of recommended enclosure size are the dhole and babirusa, both from EAZA best practice guidelines:

Dhole - 500 square metres for a non-reproducing pair of dhole, with 100 square metres added for each extra individual; for a breeding pack of four animals the recommendation is for an enclosure of at least 1,500 square metres with those larger than 2,000 square metres preferable.

Babirusa - around 350 square metres per animal in an outdoor enclosure.