Guests enter your zoo, maybe pass the gift shop and welcome center. What's the first habitat they see, and what's your philosophy behind that being your first animal (if you have one)?
@Leaf Productions has discussed this in a few of his videos, but what he often does and what a lot of real zoos tend to do is put a "kinetic" animal at the very front--one which is playful and energetic, and popular enough to draw attention but not too popular that it makes the rest of the zoo less exciting by comparison. Penguins, monkeys, and gibbons apply here. Flamingos are a very common entrance animal, too--not as active, but they make a lot of noise and are visually eye-catching for obvious reasons.
@Leaf Productions has discussed this in a few of his videos, but what he often does and what a lot of real zoos tend to do is put a "kinetic" animal at the very front--one which is playful and energetic, and popular enough to draw attention but not too popular that it makes the rest of the zoo less exciting by comparison. Penguins, monkeys, and gibbons apply here. Flamingos are a very common entrance animal, too--not as active, but they make a lot of noise and are visually eye-catching for obvious reasons.