I wanted to sort out my thoughts on what animals i actually do still want in the game and feel inspired after seeing @Chuditch thread.
Im gonna order this by bio geographic realms and mostly copy his format, cause its imo the best and most fun one to read if you dont go full on flexing on the competition like @Cynogale bennettii did.
Nearctic
Most Wanted: Ringtail
1. Ringtail: The Minerscat is such a cute little animal. Might not be common in zoos, but they would add greatly as an arboreal desert animal for nocturnal, desert and small mammal houses.
2. Collared Peccary: Gigantic Range and super common in zoos, these little piggies could flesh out greatly the north american desert, central america and south america while being an amazing general filler animal.
3. North American Porcupine: A nice general pick for rodent and arboreal diversity with a small and charismatic climber
Palearctic
Most Wanted: Domestic Yak
1. Domestic yak: Since release, its allways been bugging me that we only got predators and the red panda to represent the himalayas and what animal would be a better choice to represent the herbivores from the area then arguably the most iconic and culturally important one?
2. Golden/Mishimi Takin: In an ideal world, both of them would join the roster, as they look quite different with the mishimis brown and black and the golds well golden fur, but till we can see both of them id prefer the more visually unique Golden Takin
3. Alpine Marmot: Cute Rodent to put next to the Alpine Ibex, nice lowkey europe addition
4. Mandarin Duck: Visually most appealing Duck, the mallard would be great as an option but for a standalone the prettier mandarin one is prefered
5. Shetland Pony: By far most common horse or pony in petting zoos
6. Scottish Highland Cattle: My prefered choice for an european breed of cattle, very red and fluffy = unique looking
7. Yellow Throated Marten: Most diverse and flexible marten, very pretty and colorful
8. Wild Boar: The last important missing animal for europe to finally complete the wild park checklist
Afrotropical
Most Wanted: Parsons Chameleon
1. Parsons Chameleon: A Chameleon the size of a cat. It would not only be our 4. reptile rig, our first arboreal reptile and first from madagascar, it would genuinly be among the most unique animals in the game and i dare frontier to tackle this challange and make me proud
2. Fossa: Fossas cool, pretty much the last essential carnivoran, all hail madagascar
3. Malagasy Giant Rat: Its a very cool rodent from madagascar, every new type of animal from madagascar would be great to solidify it more as an actual region to build for and less just africas small primate section
4. Great White Pelican: The most common and largest pelican. We need atleast one and this would be my choice
5. Souther Ground Hornbill: Cool ground bird thats not a rhatite and more flexible and common in captivity then the secretary bird
7. Marabu Stork: Its the undertaker stork, its super common in zoos and very flexible in its use
8. De Brazas Monkey: We need more monkeys, these monogamous semi aquatic weirdos would be a really fun pick thats quite unique on the gameplay side
9. White Faced Whistling Duck: Lives in South America, Africa and Madagascar=> Best Duck
10. African Dwarf Goat: The GOAT Goat
Neotropical Realm
Most Wanted: White Faced Saki
1. White Faced Saki: Genderdimorph Gremlin Monkey thats also the most common medium or larger South american primate in captivity.
2. and 3. Emperor and Cottontop Tamarin: Very pretty and funny looking small monkeys that are extremly common in zoos
4. Patagonian Mara: Best missing rodent, nr 1 animal for non tropical south america
5. Greater/Lesser Rhea: To non tropical south america what the emu is to australia
6. South American Coati: Very unique arboreal critter that also looks good on the ground, extremly common with a funny nose
7. South American Tapir: I like the grey mohawk tapir, its neat as a sidegrade to the other 2
8. Yellow Banded Armadillo: My thirst for an armadillo hasnt been quelled and this one looks and lives in different areas then the nine banded
9. Black and White Tegu: More non crocodilian habitat reptiles please
Indomalayan
Most Wanted: Sulawesi Gang Gang
1. and 2. Blackbuck and Nilgai: Quint essential indian ungulates
3. Reevees Muntjak: Best and most common small deer, also very colorfull
4. Sambar deer: Most colorfull and diverse large deer with large range
5. Slow Lori: I just think they are neat + nocturnal house and arboreal filler animals are allways needed
6. and 7. Sulawesi Crested Macaque and Lowland Anoa: Sulawesi gang gang of unique and cool black members of their taxons
Australasian
Most wanted: Pig Nosed Turtle
1. Short-beaked Echidna: Most important missing australian animal, all terrain vehikel
2. Greater Bilby: I believe chudditch that they are important for australian zoos and i want him to have nice things
3. Eastern Quoll: Very unique and adorable animal with a growing population in europe
4. Common Walleroo: Imagine you take a macropod, put it in size between wallaby and kangaroo and then give it all the color varriants of the red fox. You want that? Me too
5. Black Swan: Most common australian animal left in international collections, waterfowl
6. Little Blue Penguin: Very different to the penguins we have in game + propper newzealand and australian coastal representation
7. Kuneku Pig: Orange Pigs are great pigs, im not biased cause my favorite color + i scratched some real good rl before
8. Merino Sheep: Sheep Breed common in newzealand and in petting zoos that also looks very vanilla sheepish
9. Common Brushtailed Possum: Good arboreal and urban representation + cute factor and quite common in the EAZA
10. Lace/Crocodile Monitor: Oceanian Arboreal Monitor would be dope
11 Treekangaroo: very unique macropods that do a great job at supporting the cassowary
12. Victorian Crowned Pidgeon: THE free flying tropical house bird
13. Pig Nosed Turtle: We need more habitat reptiles and the most common softshell would be a great start
14. Solomon Island Skink: Skink larger then a meerkat thats social and climbs
Oceanian
Most Wanted: Nene
1. Nene: Best Hawaian Rep we got and its a pretty great one. The most terrestrial goose is beautiful, different, common, has a conversation success story and is a goose. 10/10
Looks like i got an actual list now, lets see how it will be moving forward.
I mostly dont care about what animals are added aslong as they make sense, so while there are many more animals id like to see in the game like the red squirrel or white stork, these are really only animals i still have a strong desire to see in the game
Im gonna order this by bio geographic realms and mostly copy his format, cause its imo the best and most fun one to read if you dont go full on flexing on the competition like @Cynogale bennettii did.
Nearctic
Most Wanted: Ringtail
1. Ringtail: The Minerscat is such a cute little animal. Might not be common in zoos, but they would add greatly as an arboreal desert animal for nocturnal, desert and small mammal houses.
2. Collared Peccary: Gigantic Range and super common in zoos, these little piggies could flesh out greatly the north american desert, central america and south america while being an amazing general filler animal.
3. North American Porcupine: A nice general pick for rodent and arboreal diversity with a small and charismatic climber
Palearctic
Most Wanted: Domestic Yak
1. Domestic yak: Since release, its allways been bugging me that we only got predators and the red panda to represent the himalayas and what animal would be a better choice to represent the herbivores from the area then arguably the most iconic and culturally important one?
2. Golden/Mishimi Takin: In an ideal world, both of them would join the roster, as they look quite different with the mishimis brown and black and the golds well golden fur, but till we can see both of them id prefer the more visually unique Golden Takin
3. Alpine Marmot: Cute Rodent to put next to the Alpine Ibex, nice lowkey europe addition
4. Mandarin Duck: Visually most appealing Duck, the mallard would be great as an option but for a standalone the prettier mandarin one is prefered
5. Shetland Pony: By far most common horse or pony in petting zoos
6. Scottish Highland Cattle: My prefered choice for an european breed of cattle, very red and fluffy = unique looking
7. Yellow Throated Marten: Most diverse and flexible marten, very pretty and colorful
8. Wild Boar: The last important missing animal for europe to finally complete the wild park checklist
Afrotropical
Most Wanted: Parsons Chameleon
1. Parsons Chameleon: A Chameleon the size of a cat. It would not only be our 4. reptile rig, our first arboreal reptile and first from madagascar, it would genuinly be among the most unique animals in the game and i dare frontier to tackle this challange and make me proud
2. Fossa: Fossas cool, pretty much the last essential carnivoran, all hail madagascar
3. Malagasy Giant Rat: Its a very cool rodent from madagascar, every new type of animal from madagascar would be great to solidify it more as an actual region to build for and less just africas small primate section
4. Great White Pelican: The most common and largest pelican. We need atleast one and this would be my choice
5. Souther Ground Hornbill: Cool ground bird thats not a rhatite and more flexible and common in captivity then the secretary bird
7. Marabu Stork: Its the undertaker stork, its super common in zoos and very flexible in its use
8. De Brazas Monkey: We need more monkeys, these monogamous semi aquatic weirdos would be a really fun pick thats quite unique on the gameplay side
9. White Faced Whistling Duck: Lives in South America, Africa and Madagascar=> Best Duck
10. African Dwarf Goat: The GOAT Goat
Neotropical Realm
Most Wanted: White Faced Saki
1. White Faced Saki: Genderdimorph Gremlin Monkey thats also the most common medium or larger South american primate in captivity.
2. and 3. Emperor and Cottontop Tamarin: Very pretty and funny looking small monkeys that are extremly common in zoos
4. Patagonian Mara: Best missing rodent, nr 1 animal for non tropical south america
5. Greater/Lesser Rhea: To non tropical south america what the emu is to australia
6. South American Coati: Very unique arboreal critter that also looks good on the ground, extremly common with a funny nose
7. South American Tapir: I like the grey mohawk tapir, its neat as a sidegrade to the other 2
8. Yellow Banded Armadillo: My thirst for an armadillo hasnt been quelled and this one looks and lives in different areas then the nine banded
9. Black and White Tegu: More non crocodilian habitat reptiles please
Indomalayan
Most Wanted: Sulawesi Gang Gang
1. and 2. Blackbuck and Nilgai: Quint essential indian ungulates
3. Reevees Muntjak: Best and most common small deer, also very colorfull
4. Sambar deer: Most colorfull and diverse large deer with large range
5. Slow Lori: I just think they are neat + nocturnal house and arboreal filler animals are allways needed
6. and 7. Sulawesi Crested Macaque and Lowland Anoa: Sulawesi gang gang of unique and cool black members of their taxons
Australasian
Most wanted: Pig Nosed Turtle
1. Short-beaked Echidna: Most important missing australian animal, all terrain vehikel
2. Greater Bilby: I believe chudditch that they are important for australian zoos and i want him to have nice things
3. Eastern Quoll: Very unique and adorable animal with a growing population in europe
4. Common Walleroo: Imagine you take a macropod, put it in size between wallaby and kangaroo and then give it all the color varriants of the red fox. You want that? Me too
5. Black Swan: Most common australian animal left in international collections, waterfowl
6. Little Blue Penguin: Very different to the penguins we have in game + propper newzealand and australian coastal representation
7. Kuneku Pig: Orange Pigs are great pigs, im not biased cause my favorite color + i scratched some real good rl before
8. Merino Sheep: Sheep Breed common in newzealand and in petting zoos that also looks very vanilla sheepish
9. Common Brushtailed Possum: Good arboreal and urban representation + cute factor and quite common in the EAZA
10. Lace/Crocodile Monitor: Oceanian Arboreal Monitor would be dope
11 Treekangaroo: very unique macropods that do a great job at supporting the cassowary
12. Victorian Crowned Pidgeon: THE free flying tropical house bird
13. Pig Nosed Turtle: We need more habitat reptiles and the most common softshell would be a great start
14. Solomon Island Skink: Skink larger then a meerkat thats social and climbs
Oceanian
Most Wanted: Nene
1. Nene: Best Hawaian Rep we got and its a pretty great one. The most terrestrial goose is beautiful, different, common, has a conversation success story and is a goose. 10/10
Looks like i got an actual list now, lets see how it will be moving forward.
I mostly dont care about what animals are added aslong as they make sense, so while there are many more animals id like to see in the game like the red squirrel or white stork, these are really only animals i still have a strong desire to see in the game
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