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The Official Zoo Designers Hangout; discuss anything relevant to making Zoos
Topic Started: Mar 2 2013, 10:01 PM (175,850 Views)
TheToastinator
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A piece of toast and a terminator.

How many African elephants would be good for an exhibit?
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Panthera leo
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Asiatic lions king's of india...

if you want a good hurd you need t think one bull and 2/3 cows and there calfs so that a good start

and i have a question my self can u use a rooftunnel for lions
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Ztlabraptor211
Jan 15 2016, 04:04 PM
Is this a good foliage combination for Kansas?

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It's way too coniferous tbh.
But with the ridiculous lack of good deciduous trees, it'll do. You could also use it for like literally anywhere in the northern US though. :)
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Guilmon
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Rob Schneider herp de derp, rated PG-13!

Trying to make a large zoo based in the Northeastern US (probably either Vermont or Maine). Lacking inspiration, though.... Any tips for a rookie?

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Burns
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There's a wildlife park in upstate New York (around 1000 islands)that would be good. I don't remember the name but if you did some research I bet you could find it and use it as inspiration.

EDIT: found it. It's called the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park
Edited by Burns, Jan 17 2016, 04:50 PM.
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Guilmon
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Rob Schneider herp de derp, rated PG-13!

Burns
Jan 17 2016, 04:43 PM
There's a wildlife park in upstate New York (around 1000 islands)that would be good. I don't remember the name but if you did some research I bet you could find it and use it as inspiration.

EDIT: found it. It's called the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park


Thanks for the idea regarding local species. Sure, the zoo map will hypothetically be located somewhere in the Northeastern US (whichever state has the fewest zoos/aquariums in real life), and would likely feature a wide variety of species from across that have been known to cope with all sorts of unpredictable weather that the region is prone to.


Edit: Coming up with a list of potential species.....
Edited by Guilmon, Jan 17 2016, 09:26 PM.
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How many fish can I put in a school? I don't want my game to lag out, but I want quite a few.
(We're talking red-bellied piranhas here)
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It depends on how big the tank is, but it's usually suggested to keep no less than 4 of them (this is for small house tanks tho, given how big aquariums are in ZT2 you should go with a higher number).
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What animals (especially birds and primates) can be found in beginning zoos?
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Jan 25 2016, 03:07 PM
What animals (especially birds and primates) can be found in beginning zoos?
Go with "bread-and-butter" species to start. ;)

Birds : common pheasants, partridges, peafowls ; ducks and geese, swans ; macaws, amazones, budgies and other common parrots ; common starlings and corvidae species ; African Sacred Ibis and other hardy ibises and herons ; most ratites ; sometimes, rescued birds from the area where you zoo is located...

Primates : Olive Baboon, squirrel monkeys, Japanese Macaque, White-headed Capuchin, Ring-tailed Lemur...

Birds to avoid : "softbills" such as turacos, hornbills, toucans and such ; flamingoes, jabirus and other high-maintenance or colonial long-legged wading birds ; specialists parrots species, such as kakapos and some lories ; birds of prey (except rescued ones) ; cassowaries and kiwis ; penguins...

Primates to avoid : apes ; specialist or delicate species, such as Golden Snub-nosed Monkey or Bamboo lemurs ; night monkeys ; tarsiers ; galagos...
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Thanks. Could Patas Monkeys, Allen's Swamp Monkeys, Virginia Opossums, and Raccoons be realistic animals for a starting zoo in Southern California?
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First, 3th and 4th, certainly. Couldn't say for the second species, since I never saw it in zoo! xD However, I think its common in captivity and does not have major issues. I would say go for it!
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Thanks for the help. I'll place only the 1st, 3rd, and 4th species into the species list. :D
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Changed my mind from making a zoo in the Northeast, and instead building it in Oregon. Any recommendations for various species to begin?
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Any suggestions on making an outdoor exhibit for Proboscis Monkeys.
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