It is a really solid pack, I'll give you that.Not bad, but nothing can replace my Highlands Animal Pack, it’s too goated.
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It is a really solid pack, I'll give you that.Not bad, but nothing can replace my Highlands Animal Pack, it’s too goated.
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Oooh that's an interesting concept for a pack. Going to try this and see if it fits.If we’re throwing out vague ideas what about Unique Animal Pack?
Can include a widespread of animals that are unique and unlike any other, you can fit a lot of high requested animals in here, pelican species, shoebill, walrus, spider monkey, spoonbill, echidna, Saiga, Gerenuk, etc.
Never say never?Impossible:
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For my version of the Unique Animal Pack, I am only choosing animals from families so far unrepresented in the game. While a number of popular animals would be left out of my version (there would be no new bovids, cervids, canids, felids etc.), there are still plenty of interesting options.If we’re throwing out vague ideas what about Unique Animal Pack?
Can include a widespread of animals that are unique and unlike any other, you can fit a lot of high requested animals in here, pelican species, shoebill, walrus, spider monkey, spoonbill, echidna, Saiga, Gerenuk, etc.
Yes, please!For my version of the Unique Animal Pack, I am only choosing animals from families so far unrepresented in the game. While a number of popular animals would be left out of my version (there would be no new bovids, cervids, canids, felids etc.), there are still plenty of interesting options.
Great white pelican - Planet Zoo not only has no species of pelicans, but the entire wider Pelecanidae family (also comprising ibises, spoonbills, herons and the shoebill and hamerkop) remains absent. I decided that, if just one of these was to come to the game, it has to be this widely-kept and geographically widespread pelican. It would provide a new species for African, Asian and European sections and is one of the most commonly-kept species of large habitat birds in captivity. This would possibly be the species I choose as the headliner for the pack.
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Indian spotted chevrotain - Among the ungulates the most pressing inclusion for me personally is a member of the Tragulidae, a small family of chevrotains or mouse deer. This is one of the most attractive species of chevrotain, that would add a new smaller mammal to an unrepresented part of the world and is also commonly kept in zoos in its native India, so would fit as a realistic animal inclusion.
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Nandinia - For the prerequisite terrestrial carnivore representation, I have picked this rather obscure species from the forests and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. They are the only living members of their own family, the Nandiniidae. Although often referred to as the African palm civet this is a misnomer, as true civets are more closely related to tigers than to the nandinia. This would add the first arboreal carnivore from mainland Africa, and the species is kept in a fairly small number of zoos in Europe and (I think) North America.
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Northern Luzon giant cloud rat - This would add the largest and among the cutest members of the largest mammal family, the Muridae, which currently has no species in Planet Zoo. This species is larger than a meerkat, is sociable, amenable to living in mixed-species enclosures and is becoming one of the big things in the zoo world currently, with zoos in America, Singapore and especially Europe really getting into keeping these hefty panda-rats.
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Short-beaked echidna - This Oceanian wonder would add the prime species of Tachyglossidae, the echidna family. Now probably the most widespread unique Australian animal not kept in the game, this species also has the benefit of being extremely unfussy in terms of its habitat - they can live in deserts and dry bushland or tropical forests and high snowy mountain peaks.
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Victoria crowned pigeon - Among habitat-suitable birds, there are sufficient species to make an entire pack without including a family already in the game (bustards, birds of prey, hornbills, storks, cormorants, waders and waterfowl all fit the brief). But rather than fill an entire pack with ground-living birds, I decided to include just two newbies. I think the Victoria crowned pigeon could add a lot - a tropical Oceanian species, suitable for walkthrough enclosures and that has, certainly in the past, been maintained free-roaming in an outdoor setting. This would add the prime habitat species for the Columbidae, the pigeon family.
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Walrus - While not a species I am especially clamouring for, the walrus is a charismatic species that represents a completely new family to the game - the Odobenidae. Would also add an aquatic and tundra species to what is otherwise a pretty tropical-heavy pack.
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Violet land hermit crab - For the exhibit species, I have chosen a representative of an entire subphylum without any representation yet - the crustaceans. This Indonesian species is one of the larger species of terrestrial hermit crab that could work as an exhibit species. They are pretty and characterful among invertebrates, and would almost certainly go down better than many of the other unique options (which, on my list, included things like medicinal leeches, velvet worms and giant mosquitoes). While I am uncertain whether this exact species has been bred in captivity, it is possible to breed and rear to adulthood other land hermit crab species so I would be fine with including them.
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Damn actually a really nice roster.For my version of the Unique Animal Pack, I am only choosing animals from families so far unrepresented in the game. While a number of popular animals would be left out of my version (there would be no new bovids, cervids, canids, felids etc.), there are still plenty of interesting options.
Great white pelican - Planet Zoo not only has no species of pelicans, but the entire wider Pelecanidae family (also comprising ibises, spoonbills, herons and the shoebill and hamerkop) remains absent. I decided that, if just one of these was to come to the game, it has to be this widely-kept and geographically widespread pelican. It would provide a new species for African, Asian and European sections and is one of the most commonly-kept species of large habitat birds in captivity. This would possibly be the species I choose as the headliner for the pack.
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Indian spotted chevrotain - Among the ungulates the most pressing inclusion for me personally is a member of the Tragulidae, a small family of chevrotains or mouse deer. This is one of the most attractive species of chevrotain, that would add a new smaller mammal to an unrepresented part of the world and is also commonly kept in zoos in its native India, so would fit as a realistic animal inclusion.
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Nandinia - For the prerequisite terrestrial carnivore representation, I have picked this rather obscure species from the forests and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. They are the only living members of their own family, the Nandiniidae. Although often referred to as the African palm civet this is a misnomer, as true civets are more closely related to tigers than to the nandinia. This would add the first arboreal carnivore from mainland Africa, and the species is kept in a fairly small number of zoos in Europe and (I think) North America.
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Northern Luzon giant cloud rat - This would add the largest and among the cutest members of the largest mammal family, the Muridae, which currently has no species in Planet Zoo. This species is larger than a meerkat, is sociable, amenable to living in mixed-species enclosures and is becoming one of the big things in the zoo world currently, with zoos in America, Singapore and especially Europe really getting into keeping these hefty panda-rats.
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Short-beaked echidna - This Oceanian wonder would add the prime species of Tachyglossidae, the echidna family. Now probably the most widespread unique Australian animal not kept in the game, this species also has the benefit of being extremely unfussy in terms of its habitat - they can live in deserts and dry bushland or tropical forests and high snowy mountain peaks.
View attachment 370338
Victoria crowned pigeon - Among habitat-suitable birds, there are sufficient species to make an entire pack without including a family already in the game (bustards, birds of prey, hornbills, storks, cormorants, waders and waterfowl all fit the brief). But rather than fill an entire pack with ground-living birds, I decided to include just two newbies. I think the Victoria crowned pigeon could add a lot - a tropical Oceanian species, suitable for walkthrough enclosures and that has, certainly in the past, been maintained free-roaming in an outdoor setting. This would add the prime habitat species for the Columbidae, the pigeon family.
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Walrus - While not a species I am especially clamouring for, the walrus is a charismatic species that represents a completely new family to the game - the Odobenidae. Would also add an aquatic and tundra species to what is otherwise a pretty tropical-heavy pack.
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Violet land hermit crab - For the exhibit species, I have chosen a representative of an entire subphylum without any representation yet - the crustaceans. This Indonesian species is one of the larger species of terrestrial hermit crab that could work as an exhibit species. They are pretty and characterful among invertebrates, and would almost certainly go down better than many of the other unique options (which, on my list, included things like medicinal leeches, velvet worms and giant mosquitoes). While I am uncertain whether this exact species has been bred in captivity, it is possible to breed and rear to adulthood other land hermit crab species so I would be fine with including them.
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Hmm, I'll give it a go:If we’re throwing out vague ideas what about Unique Animal Pack?
Can include a widespread of animals that are unique and unlike any other, you can fit a lot of high requested animals in here, pelican species, shoebill, walrus, spider monkey, spoonbill, echidna, Saiga, Gerenuk, etc.
Unique Animal Pack? Alright, I’m game:If we’re throwing out vague ideas what about Unique Animal Pack?
Can include a widespread of animals that are unique and unlike any other, you can fit a lot of high requested animals in here, pelican species, shoebill, walrus, spider monkey, spoonbill, echidna, Saiga, Gerenuk, etc.
I'd absolutely buy thisFor my version of the Unique Animal Pack, I am only choosing animals from families so far unrepresented in the game. While a number of popular animals would be left out of my version (there would be no new bovids, cervids, canids, felids etc.), there are still plenty of interesting options.
Great white pelican - Planet Zoo not only has no species of pelicans, but the entire wider Pelecanidae family (also comprising ibises, spoonbills, herons and the shoebill and hamerkop) remains absent. I decided that, if just one of these was to come to the game, it has to be this widely-kept and geographically widespread pelican. It would provide a new species for African, Asian and European sections and is one of the most commonly-kept species of large habitat birds in captivity. This would possibly be the species I choose as the headliner for the pack.
View attachment 370336
Indian spotted chevrotain - Among the ungulates the most pressing inclusion for me personally is a member of the Tragulidae, a small family of chevrotains or mouse deer. This is one of the most attractive species of chevrotain, that would add a new smaller mammal to an unrepresented part of the world and is also commonly kept in zoos in its native India, so would fit as a realistic animal inclusion.
View attachment 370342
Nandinia - For the prerequisite terrestrial carnivore representation, I have picked this rather obscure species from the forests and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. They are the only living members of their own family, the Nandiniidae. Although often referred to as the African palm civet this is a misnomer, as true civets are more closely related to tigers than to the nandinia. This would add the first arboreal carnivore from mainland Africa, and the species is kept in a fairly small number of zoos in Europe and (I think) North America.
View attachment 370337
Northern Luzon giant cloud rat - This would add the largest and among the cutest members of the largest mammal family, the Muridae, which currently has no species in Planet Zoo. This species is larger than a meerkat, is sociable, amenable to living in mixed-species enclosures and is becoming one of the big things in the zoo world currently, with zoos in America, Singapore and especially Europe really getting into keeping these hefty panda-rats.
View attachment 370339
Short-beaked echidna - This Oceanian wonder would add the prime species of Tachyglossidae, the echidna family. Now probably the most widespread unique Australian animal not kept in the game, this species also has the benefit of being extremely unfussy in terms of its habitat - they can live in deserts and dry bushland or tropical forests and high snowy mountain peaks.
View attachment 370338
Victoria crowned pigeon - Among habitat-suitable birds, there are sufficient species to make an entire pack without including a family already in the game (bustards, birds of prey, hornbills, storks, cormorants, waders and waterfowl all fit the brief). But rather than fill an entire pack with ground-living birds, I decided to include just two newbies. I think the Victoria crowned pigeon could add a lot - a tropical Oceanian species, suitable for walkthrough enclosures and that has, certainly in the past, been maintained free-roaming in an outdoor setting. This would add the prime habitat species for the Columbidae, the pigeon family.
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Walrus - While not a species I am especially clamouring for, the walrus is a charismatic species that represents a completely new family to the game - the Odobenidae. Would also add an aquatic and tundra species to what is otherwise a pretty tropical-heavy pack.
View attachment 370341
Violet land hermit crab - For the exhibit species, I have chosen a representative of an entire subphylum without any representation yet - the crustaceans. This Indonesian species is one of the larger species of terrestrial hermit crab that could work as an exhibit species. They are pretty and characterful among invertebrates, and would almost certainly go down better than many of the other unique options (which, on my list, included things like medicinal leeches, velvet worms and giant mosquitoes). While I am uncertain whether this exact species has been bred in captivity, it is possible to breed and rear to adulthood other land hermit crab species so I would be fine with including them.
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I’ll give a bit more thinking to my idea. This is for the winter 2024 pack assuming we get spider monkey and Secretary bird and coati until then.
Unique Animal Pack
Divide and conquer the animal kingdom by discovering 8 of the most diverse and amazing animals of the world!
Roseate Spoonbill
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Coming in as the star of this pack, spoonbills are extremely unique. Their beaks are their main attraction, classically named “spoonbill” for a reason. This specific species of spoonbill is even more unique with its vibrant colourings.
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Birds are the most unique group of animals of the entire world, so including more than one was a no brainer! Pelicans are unlike any sea bird, their throat system and the way they catch their food is truly bizarre!
Gerenuk
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There’s no way we could have a unique animal roster without the strangest ungulate ever! The Gerenuk is a hybrid of a giraffe and a gazelle, and the outcome is a beautiful ungulate.
Siberian Musk Deer
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A deer that has fangs?! What is this madness! Musk deers are a very bizarre species of deer. Their fangs are useful actually for them to brawl other males for territory and mating rights.
Japanese Raccoon Dog
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Another beautiful hybrid animal, is it a raccoon? Is it a dog? Who knows lol. Raccoon Dogs are majestic creatures, combining the curious behaviour of raccoons with the body of a dog!
Northern Luzon Cloud Rat
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Rats and mice are some of the most underrated animal groups in the world, they are mostly criticized by their presents in cities and sewers, however they are extremely unique. The cloud rat is the perfect example of this.
Bald Uakari
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We can’t forget about primates! Monkeys specifically are very unique and different from each other, some of which have really bright faces like the Bald Uakari.
Mantis Shrimp (E)
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For our exhibit animal this time we’re dipping below the waters surface to visit one of the most colourful and majestic animals, the mantis shrimp.
How did i missed the spoonbill for my pack
Amazing packI’ll give a bit more thinking to my idea. This is for the winter 2024 pack assuming we get spider monkey and Secretary bird and coati until then.
Unique Animal Pack
Divide and conquer the animal kingdom by discovering 8 of the most diverse and amazing animals of the world!
Roseate Spoonbill
View attachment 370354
Coming in as the star of this pack, spoonbills are extremely unique. Their beaks are their main attraction, classically named “spoonbill” for a reason. This specific species of spoonbill is even more unique with its vibrant colourings.
Brown PelicanView attachment 370361
Birds are the most unique group of animals of the entire world, so including more than one was a no brainer! Pelicans are unlike any sea bird, their throat system and the way they catch their food is truly bizarre!
Gerenuk
View attachment 370362
There’s no way we could have a unique animal roster without the strangest ungulate ever! The Gerenuk is a hybrid of a giraffe and a gazelle, and the outcome is a beautiful ungulate.
Siberian Musk Deer
View attachment 370368
A deer that has fangs?! What is this madness! Musk deers are a very bizarre species of deer. Their fangs are useful actually for them to brawl other males for territory and mating rights.
Japanese Raccoon Dog
View attachment 370363
Another beautiful hybrid animal, is it a raccoon? Is it a dog? Who knows lol. Raccoon Dogs are majestic creatures, combining the curious behaviour of raccoons with the body of a dog!
Northern Luzon Cloud Rat
View attachment 370364
Rats and mice are some of the most underrated animal groups in the world, they are mostly criticized by their presents in cities and sewers, however they are extremely unique. The cloud rat is the perfect example of this.
Bald Uakari
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We can’t forget about primates! Monkeys specifically are very unique and different from each other, some of which have really bright faces like the Bald Uakari.
Mantis Shrimp (E)
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For our exhibit animal this time we’re dipping below the waters surface to visit one of the most colourful and majestic animals, the mantis shrimp.
Honestly no idea loland why this pelican has a hole in his throat ???![]()
AHH I DID NOT NEED TO SEE THATAmazing packand why this pelican has a hole in his throat ???
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