That as well. They were in Brookfield zoo though for a couple years
Spring dlc Speculation 2023
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I'm not knowledgeable in this, but if the specific diet is studied enough, can't zoos kinda re-create it? Sorta?
Well take giant pandas for example, some zoos can actually grow fresh bamboo while other zoos have to import the bamboo directly from China considering how picky giant panda are on the quality and types of bamboo. The main reason of course is money, can the zoo afford to import fresh food in large quantities every single month? Another reason is the animal has evolved with such a certain kind of food that only that specific region has, feeding the animal a substitution food that may be similar can still be fatal for some like proboscis monkeys
Oh, how interesting. I didn't think about costs at all. Ok yeah, makes sense
Actually no.
Random place in uganda has them, because someone smuggled them from galapagos.
They are doing fine.
I still think an island pack needs to focus on endemics, which rules out many marine animals.
Hawaiian monk seal, anyone? I think it'd be a solid choice for a warm climate seal. Then we could use a cold climate seal lion (or the walrus, because they seem to be basically sea lions with tusks)
The hawaiian monk seal strikes me as such an odd animal to wish for.
Its a seal that doesnt look or behaves particulary different or special, is found only in the waikiki aquarium in hawaii and one elderly animal at minnesota zoo and in regard from an island pack come from the same island as the nene, which is a goose thats common in captivity and has a great conversation story, making it easily one of the best and most unique animal we could get in an islands pack that would be our first waterfowl in the game aswell.
Its such a nothing animal.
I understand wanting the harbour seal because its by far the most common piniped in captivity and being a good bit smaller then the grey seal, but also understand not wanting them for their rather plain look, eventhough they can be easily distinguished from a grey seal.
While i dont want the leopard or elphant seals as id like the game to focus first on animals actually in the game, i completly understand wanting them for their unique traits and appearance.
I understand the desire for a piniped from the southern hemisphere and the appeal of the brown fur seal or the south american sea lion for that reason.
But with the hawaiian monk seal i just dont see the special appeal. It looks like a garden variety seal without any special traits, its not found in zoos and its not even remotly the best choice for its island. Its like a himalayan brownbear, but dlc
Its a seal that doesnt look or behaves particulary different or special, is found only in the waikiki aquarium in hawaii and one elderly animal at minnesota zoo and in regard from an island pack come from the same island as the nene, which is a goose thats common in captivity and has a great conversation story, making it easily one of the best and most unique animal we could get in an islands pack that would be our first waterfowl in the game aswell.
Its such a nothing animal.
I understand wanting the harbour seal because its by far the most common piniped in captivity and being a good bit smaller then the grey seal, but also understand not wanting them for their rather plain look, eventhough they can be easily distinguished from a grey seal.
While i dont want the leopard or elphant seals as id like the game to focus first on animals actually in the game, i completly understand wanting them for their unique traits and appearance.
I understand the desire for a piniped from the southern hemisphere and the appeal of the brown fur seal or the south american sea lion for that reason.
But with the hawaiian monk seal i just dont see the special appeal. It looks like a garden variety seal without any special traits, its not found in zoos and its not even remotly the best choice for its island. Its like a himalayan brownbear, but dlc
I’d much rather have a sea turtle as a “island hopper” coastal animal. People always seem to forget that a sea turtle is completely possible with the current mechanics. I understand they’re in the water 99.9 % of time but for the game they’d totally work as is. Just go on land for reproduction. I just want a sea turtle so badly at this point
I totally agree with this. I know that hawksbill sea turtles and green sea turtles have been in captivity. Any other species of sea turtle?
My personal favorite is the leatherback, but I'm not sure if they're found in captivity at all
loggerhead is the other common sea turtle , leatherback is not in captivity. Also the critically endangered kemp's ridley sea turtle are found in some aquariums
Well darn. Ok fine, any sea turtle then
Leatherbacks are pelagic animals, compared tk the other sea turtles which tend to be coastal.
As such the leatherback fare very badly in captivity
Yeah, I thought so, but there are always surprises, so I was kinda hoping
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The (short beaked) echidna doesn’t belong in an island pack which, IMO, should consist of animals found primarily on islands rather than continents. A tree kangaroo would be better or, to give some love to other parts of the world, a Hawaiian monk seal, nene, or the Scottish wild cat (my preference would be the tree kangaroo though).
The aquarium I used to work in had a flat-backed sea turtle - all the marine turtles there were rescues and he was released after a couple of years as far as I can remember.
If we get an Islands pack, I really hope we'll get a pelican. Either a brown pelican (representing the Carribean, Galápagos and even the Florida Keys) or a spot-billed pelican (Sumatra, Sri Lanka and the Philippines). Of course none of them is an Islands endemic, but I just can't see any other packs where a pelican would fit, maybe in a coast pack, but I don't see this as really likely, and even though they aren't my preferred species, I still think that any pelican is better than none.
Sea turtles shouldn't happen and won't happen without a full-scale aquarium expansion. A sea turtle tank without fish would be like if you couldn't hold zebras and wildebeest together.
Honestly, we've discussed the specific lineup of Tasmanian devil, tree kangaroo, kiwi, and fossa so much that at this point it would feel a bit jarring if we got a non-animal Islands Pack with any other roster. Buuuut for that same reason, I totally expect at least one substitution. Ideally, though, I'm going to keep hoping for any Islands pack we get to be an Animal Pack, because that's the most obvious way for the tanuki to get in imo.
I could see one of them getting swapped out if Frontier doesn't want to make four unique rigs in one, e.g. moving the tree kangaroo to a rainforest pack and having a Caribbean Flamingo in its stead.