Zookeper's Collection: Dream vs Nightmare scenario
- Thread starter Markiz
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There's that word again. "Unnecessary." Classic.
Dream (it has 12 animals/5 primates because a man can dream)
1. Mantled Guereza
2. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
3. Nile Crocodile
4. White-Nosed Coatimundi
5. Pacific Walrus
6. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
7. Spectacled Bear
8. Reeve's Muntjac
9. Coquerel's Sifaka
10. Françios' Langur
11. Golden Lion Tamarin
12. Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth (WE)
Nightmare
GSNM, no good primates, no LATAM animals, animals that aren't kept in captivity
1. Mantled Guereza
2. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
3. Nile Crocodile
4. White-Nosed Coatimundi
5. Pacific Walrus
6. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
7. Spectacled Bear
8. Reeve's Muntjac
9. Coquerel's Sifaka
10. Françios' Langur
11. Golden Lion Tamarin
12. Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth (WE)
Nightmare
GSNM, no good primates, no LATAM animals, animals that aren't kept in captivity
Dream scenario: (or at least, without the flying large/medium sized birds because that would absolutely be THE. DREAM. for me)
13 animal dream pack focusing primarily on Latin America and birds:
Spectacled Bear
Coatimundi species (not particular, either the White Nosed or South American will do)
Black Howler Monkey
Squirrel Monkey species (I prefer this to Spider Monkey)
Patagonian Mara
Brazilian Porcupine (yes, in my dream scenario, my little oddball/longshot friend makes it in!)
Greater Rhea
Secretary Bird
Shoebill
Mandarin Duck
American White Pelican
Scarlet Ibis
Exhibit: King/Indian Cobra
Sorry, the Tree Kangaroo, Bateared Fox, Black-backed Jackal, Markhor, Blackbuck, Muskox, Eurasian Otter, Honey Badger, Masai Giraffe, Aye Aye, African Civet and any Baboon would have to take a backseat to this line up but I'd be happy to get any of them as well. Paring down the birds was harder. Wild Turkey, Roseate Spoonbill and the Grey Crowned Crane would all be great additions.
8 animal nightmare pack
Dik Dik
Eland
Impala
Gerenuk (so essentially 4 more African antelopes)
Brazilian Tapir
Any lemur that's not the very distinctive Aye Aye and is our last primate.
American Flamingo - not bad in of itself but as the only bird offering I would be extremely disappointed.
Exhibit: Any snake that is not a Cobra
I think I could actually see myself passing on this pack.
13 animal dream pack focusing primarily on Latin America and birds:
Spectacled Bear
Coatimundi species (not particular, either the White Nosed or South American will do)
Black Howler Monkey
Squirrel Monkey species (I prefer this to Spider Monkey)
Patagonian Mara
Brazilian Porcupine (yes, in my dream scenario, my little oddball/longshot friend makes it in!)
Greater Rhea
Secretary Bird
Shoebill
Mandarin Duck
American White Pelican
Scarlet Ibis
Exhibit: King/Indian Cobra
Sorry, the Tree Kangaroo, Bateared Fox, Black-backed Jackal, Markhor, Blackbuck, Muskox, Eurasian Otter, Honey Badger, Masai Giraffe, Aye Aye, African Civet and any Baboon would have to take a backseat to this line up but I'd be happy to get any of them as well. Paring down the birds was harder. Wild Turkey, Roseate Spoonbill and the Grey Crowned Crane would all be great additions.
8 animal nightmare pack
Dik Dik
Eland
Impala
Gerenuk (so essentially 4 more African antelopes)
Brazilian Tapir
Any lemur that's not the very distinctive Aye Aye and is our last primate.
American Flamingo - not bad in of itself but as the only bird offering I would be extremely disappointed.
Exhibit: Any snake that is not a Cobra
I think I could actually see myself passing on this pack.
Dream: Greater Kudu, whatever else
Nightmare: No kudu
Nightmare: No kudu
Dream: hyrax, 25 new antelopes, and a Pufferfish
Nightmare: anything else
Joking aside nightmare would be the Sifaka, Tortoise, etc taking the place of SA animals and birds and dream would be multiple birds, SA animals, and my beloved hyrax
Nightmare: anything else
Joking aside nightmare would be the Sifaka, Tortoise, etc taking the place of SA animals and birds and dream would be multiple birds, SA animals, and my beloved hyrax
DREAM:
I personally think the best case scenario would be getting a 12 animal pack, albeit unlikely. My list isn't particularly realistic but... its as me-core as possible.
Southern Tamandua
Coquerals Sifaka
Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo
Pacific Walrus
Tufted Deer
Virginia Oppossum
Scarlet Ibis
Sea Otter
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Emperor Tamarin
Kirk's Dik Dik
Rock Hyrax
NIGHTMARE:
More unessecary small cats. (I know, I know I'm the worst but im not personally thrilled by the Pallas or Ocelot.)
Greater Rhea (Yea, I'm really going against the grain here. Just not stoked on it being the bird for SA.)
Nile Crocodile (I'm pretty happy with our slate-)
American Black Bear/Spectacled Bear (Even as an avid bear fan I'm tuckered out on bears.)
Another Rhino (I think we're pretty set here.)
No Birds (I'm not even a huge bird guy and I'd be appalled.)
No South America whatsoever (Self explanatory.)
Something like an Echidna/Ferret being regulated to an exhibit. (I'm 100% on board for either of these little guys! I just fear that unlike prarie dogs or meerkats they'd end up in the box of doom.)
I personally think the best case scenario would be getting a 12 animal pack, albeit unlikely. My list isn't particularly realistic but... its as me-core as possible.
Southern Tamandua
Coquerals Sifaka
Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo
Pacific Walrus
Tufted Deer
Virginia Oppossum
Scarlet Ibis
Sea Otter
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Emperor Tamarin
Kirk's Dik Dik
Rock Hyrax
NIGHTMARE:
More unessecary small cats. (I know, I know I'm the worst but im not personally thrilled by the Pallas or Ocelot.)
Greater Rhea (Yea, I'm really going against the grain here. Just not stoked on it being the bird for SA.)
Nile Crocodile (I'm pretty happy with our slate-)
American Black Bear/Spectacled Bear (Even as an avid bear fan I'm tuckered out on bears.)
Another Rhino (I think we're pretty set here.)
No Birds (I'm not even a huge bird guy and I'd be appalled.)
No South America whatsoever (Self explanatory.)
Something like an Echidna/Ferret being regulated to an exhibit. (I'm 100% on board for either of these little guys! I just fear that unlike prarie dogs or meerkats they'd end up in the box of doom.)
Dream?
1 Musk ox
2 American black bear
3 South American duck
4 Any new world primate / coati
5 Rhea / any second SA bird
6 Any old world non-lemur primate
7 Hyrax
8 Grey crowned crane
9 Black buck / musk deer / markhor
10 Pallas cat
11 Victoria crowned pigeon
12 The dream would be budgies, but any exhibit lizard would be welcome.
+ consistent animal signs for all base animals
Nightmare
Secretary bird
+ 3 more lemurs
The other sloth
All good animals, but I would rather other birds, other primates, and a different exhibit animal.
1 Musk ox
2 American black bear
3 South American duck
4 Any new world primate / coati
5 Rhea / any second SA bird
6 Any old world non-lemur primate
7 Hyrax
8 Grey crowned crane
9 Black buck / musk deer / markhor
10 Pallas cat
11 Victoria crowned pigeon
12 The dream would be budgies, but any exhibit lizard would be welcome.
+ consistent animal signs for all base animals
Nightmare
Secretary bird
+ 3 more lemurs
The other sloth
All good animals, but I would rather other birds, other primates, and a different exhibit animal.