Arctic
- Polar Bear: Bears are generally my favorite animals, so king of bears was base game omission that bothered me the most. I actually love designing their huge habitats.
- Reindeer: This is one of many packs with (for me) perfect roster so it's hard to pick for this category. Reindeer got pushed out of my zoos a little by other deer that came after it
South America
- Giant Anteater: Absolutely love this animal both in game and irl. Really unique presence. I'm glad we got it this early, cause God knows if it would get another chance to show up later.
- Llama: Base game was starving for South America representation, so wasting one of four spaces on domestic animal wasn't really the move for me.
Australia
- Cassowary: After all this time still one of the best models in game. Chef's kiss 
It flares up any section it's included in.
- Dingo: It was actually on my nightmare roster during speculations before DLC dropped. Similar with Llama, when we have so little Aussie fauna, and it has so much to offer, I can't be over the moon with a dog.
Aquatic
- Grey Seal: I always preferred True Seals to Sea Lions and Fur Seals. Even that aside, the model and movement is really well done. Also the cute little white pup is a massive +.
- Dwarf Caiman: Again one of the packs with no true loser, but this Caiman suffered similar fate to Reindeer in my zoos, when Spectacled Caiman filled its niche in better ways. Dwarf Caiman still features in my zoos tho.
Southeast Asia
- Malayan Tapir: It was Babirusa before the remaster, but even then Tapir found itself in my zoos a bunch. With remaster it's perfection. Most of the love for this animal I've been carrying since childhood.
- Dhole: I was never too big of a fan of Dhole. It's too bland for my taste, and especially for tropical Asian sections where there's such a rich selection of weird and colorful animals. Even in this very pack
Africa
- White Rhinoceros: It was hard to pick both my most and least favorite animals from this pack because they're all bangers. Model is fantastic and I always preferred large beasts.
- Fennec: Bad place at the bad time I'm afraid. I don't have any real issues with this little gut, I guess I just use it the least of all the others. Even less so with arrival of Sand Cat which is, I noticed, contrary to many people in community.
North America
- Moose: I mean this can be #1 in the whole game. My real life biases definitely fuel that, but the model is sooo good, especially antlers. I missed it quite a bit after base game inclusions in both ZTs.
- Alligator: Again a perfect pack, and Alligator is one of the best game models, but since I build so much cold outdoor zoos, I use all the other animals from the pack way more.
Europe
- Eurasian Lynx: This is gonna be a repeating theme, but if I love the animal irl, it has high chances to be favorite in game just by inclusion. But also, one of the best cat models out there. Also they nailed the sounds.
- Alpine Ibex: It hurts me, but someone must end up here. Perhaps the lack of animals to combine it with (Ptarmigans, Marmots, Chamois, Hares...) for sections drags it a bit.
Wetlands
- Red Crowned Crane: I mean model aside, that is fantastic, I finally got a bird for my cold zoos. Easily the animal from this pack I use the most.
- Platypus: This is just due to lack of use. I don't think I ever built for them. I do plan to have them in my upcoming Natural History park. It's really well made tho. Bummer.
Conservation
- Przewalski's Horse: It was 50/50 between it and Leopard. They're both so useful and so beautiful.
- Siamang: This would've been a much harder choice before Tropical, but Lar Gibbon completely muscled out Siamang in every sense. Nothing against Simanag itself, except perhaps walking animations.
Twilight
- Striped Skunk: Such a cool little guy, that was always in my "not happening" parts of wish lists. So I was very glad to see it in this pack. But it's thin line between best and worst in this pack. This is closest to perfect pack, for me, we ever got.
- Red Fox: Again someone must be here, and it's just that every other animal has something exotic (I'm from Europe) going for it. But Red Fox is still super versatile pick.
Grassland
- Maned Wolf: It was a roller-coaster with this one. Before the pack it was one of my most requested SA animals. When I saw the trailer I thought that it didn't look as well as it could. But then in game I fell in love with it all over again. They especially did great job on animations.
- Caracal: This was always the "Dhole of cats" for me both irl and in games. It's just a bit bland. I feel like both Serval and Sand Cat cover parts of that niche better.
Tropical:
- Lar Gibbon: This was a zero to hero story with me. I didn't catch notification on time and spotted thumbnail (with Gibbon on it) for DLC while watching something on YT. And I was kinda bummed out (It's not even an Animal Pack and we're getting another Gibbon?! SA monkeys where??). And even with parts of that still standing the animations and color on Gibbon made it sour so high on my lists and zoos. One of the best made animals in game.
- Asian Water Monitor: And then we have this animal that I saw in trailer that I'm still not over it. Sure it's better Nile Monitor, but come on, for the Tropical theme you pick Monitor reskin.
Arid:
- Porcupine: A lot of love and time went into this animal and it really shows. Also along the well made model and animations, it's really useful for many kinds of zoos.
- Dama Gazelle: I don't share many opinions on this pack with the community, but if we agree on one thing it's that we really didn't need this one. But it's not the worst in this category. It's a must have for multispecies desert habitats.
Oceania:
- Blue Penguin: Sadly I don't use much of the animals from this pack, due to my leanings on realism and general nature of parks I build, but this one definitely offers the most versatility of them all.
- Kiwi: Sadly it's in the similar camp with Platypus. It's covers such a unique niche that delayed me from building for it yet.
Eurasia:
- Wolverine: We have a saying in Serbian: "He bored God and the people", and I believe that's what I did with Wolverine on this forum. But man did the wait pay off. And I love how much enrichment they gave it, it's soo fun to build for them.
- Saiga: Really, really, really cool animal in real life, but again my immersion jusy won't let it in my zoos. It sucks cause it's obvious they really made it well. I do plan to recreate big Saiga reservation that I use to make in ZT2, just so I can finally build for this amazing creature.
Barnyard:
- Sheep: Not too excited about much of animals from this pack, I was waiting for Highland Cow, but after it turned out "not as expected" Sheep stole the first place like the Dark Horse with it's beautiful model.
- Pig: Even among most "neither here nor there" picks, the pig is even worse for breed choice. I'm really not he biggest fan of it
- Polar Bear: Bears are generally my favorite animals, so king of bears was base game omission that bothered me the most. I actually love designing their huge habitats. - Reindeer: This is one of many packs with (for me) perfect roster so it's hard to pick for this category. Reindeer got pushed out of my zoos a little by other deer that came after itSouth America
- Giant Anteater: Absolutely love this animal both in game and irl. Really unique presence. I'm glad we got it this early, cause God knows if it would get another chance to show up later. - Llama: Base game was starving for South America representation, so wasting one of four spaces on domestic animal wasn't really the move for me. Australia
- Cassowary: After all this time still one of the best models in game. Chef's kiss It flares up any section it's included in. - Dingo: It was actually on my nightmare roster during speculations before DLC dropped. Similar with Llama, when we have so little Aussie fauna, and it has so much to offer, I can't be over the moon with a dog.Aquatic
- Grey Seal: I always preferred True Seals to Sea Lions and Fur Seals. Even that aside, the model and movement is really well done. Also the cute little white pup is a massive +. - Dwarf Caiman: Again one of the packs with no true loser, but this Caiman suffered similar fate to Reindeer in my zoos, when Spectacled Caiman filled its niche in better ways. Dwarf Caiman still features in my zoos tho.Southeast Asia
- Malayan Tapir: It was Babirusa before the remaster, but even then Tapir found itself in my zoos a bunch. With remaster it's perfection. Most of the love for this animal I've been carrying since childhood. - Dhole: I was never too big of a fan of Dhole. It's too bland for my taste, and especially for tropical Asian sections where there's such a rich selection of weird and colorful animals. Even in this very packAfrica
- White Rhinoceros: It was hard to pick both my most and least favorite animals from this pack because they're all bangers. Model is fantastic and I always preferred large beasts. - Fennec: Bad place at the bad time I'm afraid. I don't have any real issues with this little gut, I guess I just use it the least of all the others. Even less so with arrival of Sand Cat which is, I noticed, contrary to many people in community.North America
- Moose: I mean this can be #1 in the whole game. My real life biases definitely fuel that, but the model is sooo good, especially antlers. I missed it quite a bit after base game inclusions in both ZTs. - Alligator: Again a perfect pack, and Alligator is one of the best game models, but since I build so much cold outdoor zoos, I use all the other animals from the pack way more.Europe
- Eurasian Lynx: This is gonna be a repeating theme, but if I love the animal irl, it has high chances to be favorite in game just by inclusion. But also, one of the best cat models out there. Also they nailed the sounds. - Alpine Ibex: It hurts me, but someone must end up here. Perhaps the lack of animals to combine it with (Ptarmigans, Marmots, Chamois, Hares...) for sections drags it a bit.Wetlands
- Red Crowned Crane: I mean model aside, that is fantastic, I finally got a bird for my cold zoos. Easily the animal from this pack I use the most. - Platypus: This is just due to lack of use. I don't think I ever built for them. I do plan to have them in my upcoming Natural History park. It's really well made tho. Bummer.Conservation
- Przewalski's Horse: It was 50/50 between it and Leopard. They're both so useful and so beautiful. - Siamang: This would've been a much harder choice before Tropical, but Lar Gibbon completely muscled out Siamang in every sense. Nothing against Simanag itself, except perhaps walking animations.Twilight
- Striped Skunk: Such a cool little guy, that was always in my "not happening" parts of wish lists. So I was very glad to see it in this pack. But it's thin line between best and worst in this pack. This is closest to perfect pack, for me, we ever got. - Red Fox: Again someone must be here, and it's just that every other animal has something exotic (I'm from Europe) going for it. But Red Fox is still super versatile pick.Grassland
- Maned Wolf: It was a roller-coaster with this one. Before the pack it was one of my most requested SA animals. When I saw the trailer I thought that it didn't look as well as it could. But then in game I fell in love with it all over again. They especially did great job on animations. - Caracal: This was always the "Dhole of cats" for me both irl and in games. It's just a bit bland. I feel like both Serval and Sand Cat cover parts of that niche better.Tropical:
- Lar Gibbon: This was a zero to hero story with me. I didn't catch notification on time and spotted thumbnail (with Gibbon on it) for DLC while watching something on YT. And I was kinda bummed out (It's not even an Animal Pack and we're getting another Gibbon?! SA monkeys where??). And even with parts of that still standing the animations and color on Gibbon made it sour so high on my lists and zoos. One of the best made animals in game. - Asian Water Monitor: And then we have this animal that I saw in trailer that I'm still not over it. Sure it's better Nile Monitor, but come on, for the Tropical theme you pick Monitor reskin.Arid:
- Porcupine: A lot of love and time went into this animal and it really shows. Also along the well made model and animations, it's really useful for many kinds of zoos. - Dama Gazelle: I don't share many opinions on this pack with the community, but if we agree on one thing it's that we really didn't need this one. But it's not the worst in this category. It's a must have for multispecies desert habitats.Oceania:
- Blue Penguin: Sadly I don't use much of the animals from this pack, due to my leanings on realism and general nature of parks I build, but this one definitely offers the most versatility of them all. - Kiwi: Sadly it's in the similar camp with Platypus. It's covers such a unique niche that delayed me from building for it yet.Eurasia:
- Wolverine: We have a saying in Serbian: "He bored God and the people", and I believe that's what I did with Wolverine on this forum. But man did the wait pay off. And I love how much enrichment they gave it, it's soo fun to build for them. - Saiga: Really, really, really cool animal in real life, but again my immersion jusy won't let it in my zoos. It sucks cause it's obvious they really made it well. I do plan to recreate big Saiga reservation that I use to make in ZT2, just so I can finally build for this amazing creature.Barnyard:
- Sheep: Not too excited about much of animals from this pack, I was waiting for Highland Cow, but after it turned out "not as expected" Sheep stole the first place like the Dark Horse with it's beautiful model. - Pig: Even among most "neither here nor there" picks, the pig is even worse for breed choice. I'm really not he biggest fan of it
