Planet Zoo How would you change Planet Zoo’s current animal roster?

StellarChaser · 10 Dec 2023

My revised 2023 Planet Zoo roster
Standard
Exhibit species:

Giant Burrowing Cockroach
Titan Beetle → William's Dwarf Gecko
Goliath Beetle
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Giant Forest Scorpion
Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion → Tuatara
Brazilian Wandering Spider → Malagasy Blue Stick Insect
Goliath Birdeater
Mexican Red-knee Tarantula → Plumed Basilisk
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula → Hermann's Tortoise
Giant Tiger Land Snail
Golden Poison Frog → Panamanian Golden Frog
Lehmann's Poison Frog
Goliath Frog
Boa Constrictor
Yellow Anaconda
Eastern Brown Snake → King Cobra
Common Death Adder
Puff Adder
Western Diamondback
Green Iguana → Ambon Sailfin Lizard
Lesser Antillen Iguana
Gila Monster

Habitat species:

Aldabra Tortoise → Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
Galapagos Tortoise
Nile Monitor
Saltwater Crocodile
Gharial
Ostrich
Indian Peafowl
Greater Flamingo
Aardvark
African Bush Elephant
Indian Elephant
Ring-tailed Lemur
Red Ruffed Lemur
Mandrill
Japanese Macaque
Bornean Orangutan
Bonobo → Mantled Guereza
Western Chimpanzee
Western Lowland Gorilla
Chinese Pangolin
African Wild Dog
Timber Wolf
Formosan Black Bear → American Black Bear
Grizzly Bear
Himalayan Brown Bear → Spectacled Bear
Giant Panda
Red Panda
Cheetah
Snow Leopard
West African Lion
Bengal Tiger → Mainland Tiger
Siberian Tiger → Wisent
Spotted Hyena
Plain Zebra
Indian Rhino
Baird's Tapir
Warthog
Bactrian Camel
Pronghorn
Reticulated Giraffe
Okapi
Bongo
Nyala
African Buffalo
American Bison
Sable Antelope
Gemsbok
Black Wildebeest → Blue Wildebeest
Springbok
Hippo

Deluxe

Komodo Dragon
Pygmy Hippo
Thomson's Gazelle → Blackbuck

Anniversary

Black-and-white Ruff Lemur → Aye Aye
Red Deer → Dromedary
Collared Peccary

Arctic Pack

Arctic Wolf → Arctic Fox
Polar Bear
Reindeer
Dall Sheep

South America Pack

Red-eyed Tree Frog → Pygmy Marmoset
Giant Anteater
Columbian White-faced Capuchin → Black Howler
Jaguar
Llama → Guanaco

Australia Pack

Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard
Southern Cassowary
Koala
Red Kangaroo
Dingo → Eastern Quoll

Aquatic Pack

Diamondback Terrapin → Moon Jelly
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
King Penguin
Grey Seal
Giant Otter

Southeast Asia Pack

Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect
Proboscis Monkey
Ussuri Dhole → Dhole
Sun Bear
Binturong
Clouded Leopard
Malay Tapir
North Sulawesi Babirusa

Africa pack

Sacred Scarab Beetle → Parson's Chameleon
African Penguin → Secretary Bird
Fennec Fox
Meerkat
Southern White Rhino

North America Pack

American Bullfrog → Texas Blind Salamander
American Alligator
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
American Beaver
Arctic Fox → Musk Ox
California Sea Lion
Cougar
Moose

Europe Pack

Fire Salamander
European Badger
Eurasian Lynx
Fallow Deer
Alpine Ibex

Wetland Pack

Danube Crested Newt → Mata Mata Turtle
Spectacled Caiman → Alligator Snapping Turtle
Red-crowned Crane
Platypus
Capybara
Small-clawed Otter
Wild Water Buffalo → Shoebill
Nile Lechwe

Conservation Pack

Axotol
Siamang
Amur Leopard
Przewalski's Horse
Scimitar Oryx

Twilight Pack

Egyptian Fruit Bat → Large Flying Fox
Common Wombat
Red Fox
Northern Raccoon
Striped Skunk

Grassland Pack

Menelaus Blue Morpho
Cloudless Sulphur
Old World Swallowtail
European Peacock
Monarch
Emu → Greater Rhea
Red-necked Wallaby
Nine-banded Armadillo
Maned Wolf
Striped Hyena
Caracal
Blue Wildebeest → Black Rhino

Tropical Pack

Brown-throated Sloth (change to Habitat species）
Asian Water Monitor → Golden Lion Tamarin (Walkthrough Exhibit species)
Lar Gibbon
Fossa
Red River Hog

Arid Animal Pack

Desert Horned Viper → Egyptian Fruit Bat
African Crested Porcupine
Sand Cat
Somali Wild Ass
Black Rhino → Hamadryas Baboon
Dromedary → Great Bustard
Addax
Dama Gazelle

Oceania Pack

Spectacled Flying Fox → Sugar Glider
Northern Island Brown Kiwi
Blue Penguin → Takahe
Tasmanian Devil
Quokka → Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Eurasia Pack

Hermann's Tortoise → Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
Mute Swan
Sloth Bear
Wolverine
Wild Boar
Wisent → Chinese Giant Salamander
Takin
Saiga Antelope

Brayden Delashmutt · 2 Feb 2024

TBH I always wondered why the animals in game were either categorized so specifically or so vaguely. If I were to set up a species roster, I wouldn’t use specific populations (Bengal Tiger, western chimp, timber wolf, etc) to allow for more uses of animals for the general player base. For example, building European sections is always awkward since you have to include timber wolves and grizzly bears…

Brayden Delashmutt · 2 Feb 2024

I feel like when people complain about not having polar bears and red kangaroos in the base game, they kinda miss the whole point of the DLCs. I agree it’s ridiculous, but for 5 animal DLCs, in order to motivate people to get them you have to include those iconic withheld species. I don’t think that the dlcs would be marketable without them.

Given the chance, I’d go for ZT2 style dlcs any day over planet zoo style DLCs. That’s just my take.

Also, remember, the game isn’t 100% trying to cater to the needs of the zoo nerd fan base. The general public won’t care about a dlc with only species they’ve never heard of. They need big name species to advertise.

Tigeanderson · 2 Feb 2024

StellarChaser said:
My revised 2023 Planet Zoo roster
Standard
Exhibit species:

Giant Burrowing Cockroach

Titan Beetle → William's Dwarf Gecko

Goliath Beetle

Amazonian Giant Centipede

Giant Forest Scorpion

Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion → Tuatara

Brazilian Wandering Spider → Malagasy Blue Stick Insect

Goliath Birdeater

Mexican Red-knee Tarantula → Plumed Basilisk

Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula → Hermann's Tortoise

Giant Tiger Land Snail

Golden Poison Frog → Panamanian Golden Frog

Lehmann's Poison Frog

Goliath Frog

Boa Constrictor

Yellow Anaconda

Eastern Brown Snake → King Cobra

Common Death Adder

Puff Adder

Western Diamondback

Green Iguana → Ambon Sailfin Lizard

Lesser Antillen Iguana

Gila Monster

Habitat species:

Aldabra Tortoise → Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle

Galapagos Tortoise

Nile Monitor

Saltwater Crocodile

Gharial

Ostrich

Indian Peafowl

Greater Flamingo

Aardvark

African Bush Elephant

Indian Elephant

Ring-tailed Lemur

Red Ruffed Lemur

Mandrill

Japanese Macaque

Bornean Orangutan

Bonobo → Mantled Guereza

Western Chimpanzee

Western Lowland Gorilla

Chinese Pangolin

African Wild Dog

Timber Wolf

Formosan Black Bear → American Black Bear

Grizzly Bear

Himalayan Brown Bear → Spectacled Bear

Giant Panda

Red Panda

Cheetah

Snow Leopard

West African Lion

Bengal Tiger → Mainland Tiger

Siberian Tiger → Wisent

Spotted Hyena

Plain Zebra

Indian Rhino

Baird's Tapir

Warthog

Bactrian Camel

Pronghorn

Reticulated Giraffe

Okapi

Bongo

Nyala

African Buffalo

American Bison

Sable Antelope

Gemsbok

Black Wildebeest → Blue Wildebeest

Springbok

Hippo

Deluxe

Komodo Dragon

Pygmy Hippo

Thomson's Gazelle → Blackbuck

Anniversary

Black-and-white Ruff Lemur → Aye Aye

Red Deer → Dromedary

Collared Peccary

Arctic Pack

Arctic Wolf → Arctic Fox

Polar Bear

Reindeer

Dall Sheep

South America Pack

Red-eyed Tree Frog → Pygmy Marmoset

Giant Anteater

Columbian White-faced Capuchin → Black Howler

Jaguar

Llama → Guanaco

Australia Pack

Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard

Southern Cassowary

Koala

Red Kangaroo

Dingo → Eastern Quoll

Aquatic Pack

Diamondback Terrapin → Moon Jelly

Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman

King Penguin

Grey Seal

Giant Otter

Southeast Asia Pack

Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect

Proboscis Monkey

Ussuri Dhole → Dhole

Sun Bear

Binturong

Clouded Leopard

Malay Tapir

North Sulawesi Babirusa

Africa pack

Sacred Scarab Beetle → Parson's Chameleon

African Penguin → Secretary Bird

Fennec Fox

Meerkat

Southern White Rhino

North America Pack

American Bullfrog → Texas Blind Salamander

American Alligator

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

American Beaver

Arctic Fox → Musk Ox

California Sea Lion

Cougar

Moose

Europe Pack

Fire Salamander

European Badger

Eurasian Lynx

Fallow Deer

Alpine Ibex

Wetland Pack

Danube Crested Newt → Mata Mata Turtle

Spectacled Caiman → Alligator Snapping Turtle

Red-crowned Crane

Platypus

Capybara

Small-clawed Otter

Wild Water Buffalo → Shoebill

Nile Lechwe

Conservation Pack

Axotol

Siamang

Amur Leopard

Przewalski's Horse

Scimitar Oryx

Twilight Pack

Egyptian Fruit Bat → Large Flying Fox

Common Wombat

Red Fox

Northern Raccoon

Striped Skunk

Grassland Pack

Menelaus Blue Morpho

Cloudless Sulphur

Old World Swallowtail

European Peacock

Monarch

Emu → Greater Rhea

Red-necked Wallaby

Nine-banded Armadillo

Maned Wolf

Striped Hyena

Caracal

Blue Wildebeest → Black Rhino

Tropical Pack

Brown-throated Sloth (change to Habitat species）

Asian Water Monitor → Golden Lion Tamarin (Walkthrough Exhibit species)

Lar Gibbon

Fossa

Red River Hog

Arid Animal Pack

Desert Horned Viper → Egyptian Fruit Bat

African Crested Porcupine

Sand Cat

Somali Wild Ass

Black Rhino → Hamadryas Baboon

Dromedary → Great Bustard

Addax

Dama Gazelle

Oceania Pack

Spectacled Flying Fox → Sugar Glider

Northern Island Brown Kiwi

Blue Penguin → Takahe

Tasmanian Devil

Quokka → Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Eurasia Pack

Hermann's Tortoise → Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel

Mute Swan

Sloth Bear

Wolverine

Wild Boar

Wisent → Chinese Giant Salamander

Takin

Saiga Antelope

I really like it but the only thing If I could I would add the California condor on to the conservation pack.

Brayden Delashmutt · 2 Feb 2024

If I were to make the base game roster, I’d include jaguar, polar bear, california sea lion, king penguin, koala, red kangaroo, fennec fox, baboon, giant anteater, otter, etc etc but I think that’s already been discussed enough.

Here are my choices for what I’d replace, as I feel like that’s more interesting

Bengal Tiger - I’m not that upset we got two tigers. It’s reasonable IMO. Sumatran would’ve been a much better choice tho, since they’re actually kept in major European and American zoos.

Himalayan Brown Bear and Formosan Black Bear - Replace with Sun Bear and polar bear. Also, while we’re at it, change the Grizzly Bear to generic brown bear in order to avoid them being able to just add in other subspecies. Do the same for every other subspecies in game besides the tigers.

Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Replace with Anaconda or Retic.

Bonobo - Replace with some sort of gibbon

Nyala - Replace with Lesser Kudu. Still no clue why we don’t have them yet

I’d forfeit exhibit species from the base game and make an exhibit DLC. This would free up TONS of room in the roster to add more animals

StellarChaser · 17 Feb 2024

Brayden Delashmutt said:
TBH I always wondered why the animals in game were either categorized so specifically or so vaguely. If I were to set up a species roster, I wouldn’t use specific populations (Bengal Tiger, western chimp, timber wolf, etc) to allow for more uses of animals for the general player base. For example, building European sections is always awkward since you have to include timber wolves and grizzly bears…

I agree with you, it is not wise to specify the subspecies except the Western Lowland Gorilla (since 99% of Gorillas in captivity belong to this subspecies

) since the slots for species are limited. As you mentioned, it is awkward for players to build European theme with Grizzly Bear, what if the Frontier offers the European Brown Bear, then we may lose the opportunity to get one of Secretary Bird, Tree Kangaroo or Black Howler since the European Brown Bear takes one slot. Red Foxes and Wild Boars have way more subspecies than Brown Bears and Tigers, while the Frontier just offers general Red Fox and Wild Boar, they probably notice that they don't have enough slots if specify the subspecies

. For tigers, I think Mainland Tiger alone is good enough to represent Tiger, which covers all the living Tiger populations except the Sumatran.

Brayden Delashmutt said:
Bonobo - Replace with some sort of gibbon

Swinging animation is mandatory for Gibbon, but the Frontier just completed the animation during the time they working on the Conservation Pack, so that explains why we don't have Gibbons in the base game and Southeast Asia pack.

Brayden Delashmutt said:
Replace with Sun Bear and polar bea

If Polar Bear is offered by the base game, then very few people will buy the Arctic Pack, for many people the Polar Bear is almost the only reason to buy the Arctic Pack, since the scenery theme is very niche, the rest 3 species are all not high demanded (especially the Arctic Wolf, one of the lowest popular species in the game), also with same price, it has one fewer species than other scenery packs.

BetoYoung · 17 Feb 2024

StellarChaser said:
I agree with you, it is not wise to specify the subspecies except the Western Lowland Gorilla (since 99% of Gorillas in captivity belong to this subspecies) since the slots for species are limited. As you mentioned, it is awkward for players to build European theme with Grizzly Bear, what if the Frontier offers the European Brown Bear, then we may lose the opportunity to get one of Secretary Bird, Tree Kangaroo or Black Howler since the European Brown Bear takes one slot. Red Foxes and Wild Boars have way more subspecies than Brown Bears and Tigers, while the Frontier just offers general Red Fox and Wild Boar, they probably notice that they don't have enough slots if specify the subspecies. For tigers, I think Mainland Tiger alone is good enough to represent Tiger, which covers all the living Tiger populations except the Sumatran.

Swinging animation is mandatory for Gibbon, but the Frontier just completed the animation during the time they working on the Conservation Pack, so that explains why we don't have Gibbons in the base game and Southeast Asia pack.

If Polar Bear is offered by the base game, then very few people will buy the Arctic Pack, for many people the Polar Bear is almost the only reason to buy the Arctic Pack, since the scenery theme is very niche, the rest 3 species are all not high demanded (especially the Arctic Wolf, one of the lowest popular species in the game), also with same price, it has one fewer species than other scenery packs.

but what if the musk ox and wolverine were in the arctic pack? and polar bear in base game? i think a lot of people would have bought the arctic pack and then with the polar bear in base game and musk ox and wolverine in the arctic pack, the wolverine's slot in the eurasia animal pack could have been replaced with a golden snub-nosed monkey.

StellarChaser · 17 Feb 2024

BetoYoung said:
but what if the musk ox and wolverine were in the arctic pack? and polar bear in base game? i think a lot of people would have bought the arctic pack and then with the polar bear in base game and musk ox and wolverine in the arctic pack, the wolverine's slot in the eurasia animal pack could have been replaced with a golden snub-nosed monkey.

Both of these two species are not as popular as Polar Bear though, even with the Polar Bear the Arctic pack often be ranked as one of the least preferable packs. If you want to build Arctic theme without buying Arctic pack, I recommend moving the Reindeer to the base game, then putting Musk Ox or Walrus in the Arctic pack instead.

BetoYoung · 17 Feb 2024

StellarChaser said:
Both of these two species are not as popular as Polar Bear though, even with the Polar Bear the Arctic pack often be ranked as one of the least preferable packs. If you want to build Arctic theme without buying Arctic pack, I recommend moving the Reindeer to the base game, then putting Musk Ox or Walrus in the Arctic pack instead.

i think walrus could have been saved for the aquatic pack and then put the musk ox in the arctic pack.

15399 · 24 Feb 2024

StellarChaser said:
I agree with you, it is not wise to specify the subspecies except the Western Lowland Gorilla (since 99% of Gorillas in captivity belong to this subspecies) since the slots for species are limited. As you mentioned, it is awkward for players to build European theme with Grizzly Bear,

I mean, I think a certain degree of creative liberty is always needed, since there will never be a "complete" species list. It doesn't seem unreasonable to have a grizzly bear, and for European zoos players could just use the grizzly as a stand-in if they wish. I've similarly used animals as stand-ins for similar species that I'd wanted to include- such as using the Formosan black bear when I wanted a sloth bear (back before Eurasia Pack), or using peafowl as a stand-in for a generic bird exhibit.

StellarChaser said:
For tigers, I think Mainland Tiger alone is good enough to represent Tiger, which covers all the living Tiger populations except the Sumatran.

Except that "mainland tiger" is a completely ridiculous taxonomic status that doesn't reflect the true diversity of tigers

. I think having two tiger subspecies, both the Amur and one tropical one, is more than reasonable.

As for how I'd change the roster, I think we've gotten to the point that we have a very reasonable roster, and I don't think there's much I'd change, even if the order animals were added was slightly different from what I'd prefer. If I was to change anything, it'd just be a small handful of slight changes, namely I wish instead of the proboscis monkey there was a monkey species more common in zoos. Sticking with the Asia theme, a langur species (e.g., Francois') would be a good choice.

Utahraptor · 3 Mar 2024

i already did this in the frontier forums, but putting it here and adding the eurasia pack:

Base game

Rename
West African Lion > Lion - make the lion more generic would end multiple problems related to this guy, mainly captive presence problem, being more flexible and nobody need to hear people saying the asiatic lion is needed.
african buffalo > cape buffalo - the ingame buffalo only represents the cape and not the red forest buffalo, because of that the african buffalo is the only animal that need to be more specific.
Timber wolf > Gray wolf - more flexible and less confusing.
Plains zebra > Grant's Zebra - no more confusion about this guy.
Hippo > Common hippo - with the pygmy in the game this just makes more sense.
Indian Elephant - Asiatic elephant - more flexible.

Merged - making this would avoid further discussion and make said animals more flexible, while also making room for other animals.
HBB and grizzly > brown bear.
both tigers > Tiger.

swapped by similar species:
Baird's tapir > Brazilian tapir - i just like the brazilian more.
Black wildebeest > blue wildebeest - more popular and iconic, allowing a different animal in grasslands.
Aldabra giant tortoise > African spurred tortoise - i actually like Aldabra, but spurred is just objectively better.
eastern brown snake > Black mamba (not similar but i guess it's fine) - a more popular snake.
Formosan Black bear > American black bear - make the base game have one endemic NA bear, one endemic from Asia and two more "general" would make the base game bear host better.
goliath beetle > Hercules beetle - more emblematic
Nyala > Greater Kudu - i just like kudus more.

Removed - forgettable species that should be removed to make room from other species completely different.
Bonobo - chimp 2.0, not essential in any way.
Sable antelope - most generic and forgettable antelope
Mexican and Brazilian tarantulas - three tarantulas feels like a overkill

New species
habitat: Polar bear, Jaguar, red kangaroo and king penguin - throwing the headliners of the first four dlcs is something that just feels correct, they are considered the most emblematic fauna of they regions, being the most "basic" animals, because of that i believe they should be in the base game.
exhibit: reticulated python and plumed basilisk - i just really like those guys

Deluxe
Thompson gazelle > scimitar oryx - scimitar is more interesting and unique, while let's be fair that nobody care about thompson

Arctic pack
polar bear > arctic fox - arctic fox just feels better in this pack.
Arctic wolf > Wolverine - beyond the fact this guy is very popular, i also like the idea of having two carnivorans and two ungulates that are brown or white, creating a nice parallel between the animals of said pack.

South America pack:
Jaguar > Maned wolf - having the maned wolf so soon was one of my dreams so yeah.
Red eyed tree frog > Emerald tree boa - now we have a SA exhibit

Austrália pack:
Kangaroo > short beaked echidna - this one was quite difficult because i didn't have any idea what animal i should use as tha kangaroo substitute, but echidna just feels like the best choice.

Aquatic pack
King penguin > African penguin - switching the penguin specie was the obvious choice, despite the fact i'm not so found in the african penguin
Dwarf caiman > Black caiman - most popular caiman, don't really need to say much more.

Southeast Asia animal pack
clouded leopard > Golden pheasant - honestly this pack needs more color, and a colorful bird would solve it, while removing a problematic animal from the game.
dhole > Gaur - biggest bovine in the world vs forgotten dog, yeah sorry dhole.
Proboscis monkey > celebes crested macaque - a little company for the babirusa in this pack.
Leaf insect > king cobra - i literally don't need to elaborate here.

África pack
african penguin > Secretary bird - now we have a cool african bird.

North America animal pack
Arctic fox > wild turkey - a bird is everything that was lacking to this pack.

First anniversary
lemur > Nile Crocodile - Africa have a croc now.

Europe pack
I actually wouldn't change anything in this pack, the animal selection is just way to good.

Wetlands animal pack
spectacled caiman > broad snouted caiman - personal preference.
Lechwe > Proboscis monkey - swapping proboscis means we get another primate at the price of an antelope, seems fair to me.

Conservation pack
Oryx > pere david deer - a second extinct in the wild animal that would be interesting.
Amur leopard > Arabian leopard - more unique.

Twilight pack:
skunk > southern tamandua - something to SA and a more "exotic" animal.
Egyptian fruit bat > common vampire bat - more fitting to the theme, and also a representative to SA.

grassland animal pack
Maned wolf > black howler monkey - another SA animal that is essential to the cerrado.
nine-banded armadillo - Three banded armadillo - personal preference.
Blue wildebeest - blackbuck - an asian antelope, something the game is still lacking.

Tropical pack
lar gibbon > Geoffrey spider monkey - third SA and CA monkey.
Monitor > Scarlet ibis - a proper SA wading bird.

Arid animal pack
Black rhino > Hamadryas Baboon - i don't need to explain.
Dama Gazelle > Greater rhea - yes, it counts.
Sand cat > Ratel - i'm sorry little cat, but badass fearless mustelid is just miles better.
Desert horned viper > thorny devil - most wanted DE right now, also who would say no to that spiky face.

Oceania pack
Quokka > Yellow footed rock wallaby... or literally anything else given that I dislike quokka anyway. With that said, the yellow footed wallaby feels like the best choice, given that it would be another easy to make clone.

Eurasia pack

Wolverine > walrus - swapping the carnivore as the wolverine is already in the arctic pack, the walrus is popular and taxonomically unique among the pinnipeds.
Sloth bear > Lion tailed macaque - again swapping a carnivore for a proper South Asia primate.

StellarChaser · 4 Mar 2024

Utahraptor said:
clouded leopard > Golden pheasant - honestly this pack needs more color, and a colorful bird would solve it,

Golden Pheasant is not Southeast Asian species, it is endemic to China, maybe go with Silver Pheasant?

Utahraptor said:
Red eyed tree frog > Emerald tree boa - now we have a SA exhibit

We already have two SA snakes in base game, so Mata-Mata turtle might be better?
And which thread did you put this on Frontier Forum, could you post a link?

Utahraptor · 4 Mar 2024

StellarChaser said:
Golden Pheasant is not Southeast Asian species, it is endemic to China, maybe go with Silver Pheasant?

Oh, i didn't notice it, i will change it.

StellarChaser said:
We already have two SA snakes in base game, so Mata-Mata turtle might be better?

I actually think mata-mata should have been added in wetlands instead of the newt (didn't make the change here because i forget it), while the tree boa seens fine in the SA pack.

StellarChaser said:
And which thread did you put this on Frontier Forum, could you post a link?

Here: If you could redo all the animals in the base game and DLCs, which would you change?

Van Beal · 28 Mar 2024

Utahraptor said:
clouded leopard > Golden pheasant - honestly this pack needs more color, and a colorful bird would solve it, while removing a problematic animal from the game.

I'm new to actually playing the game (just got it on console), so could you explain what is meant by 'problematic' when referring specifically to the clouded leopard? I personally think the clouded leopard is very fitting for the pack, and a very common (might I even say iconic?) species in zoos. Removing it doesn't seem sensible even if it is problematic imo.

Utahraptor · 28 Mar 2024

Van Beal said:
I'm new to actually playing the game (just got it on console), so could you explain what is meant by 'problematic' when referring specifically to the clouded leopard? I personally think the clouded leopard is very fitting for the pack, and a very common (might I even say iconic?) species in zoos. Removing it doesn't seem sensible even if it is problematic imo.

Since it addition on 1.5 until 1.16, the clouded leopard would constantly jump in slow motion, leading to a lot of leopards to starve to death or simply stay trapped for long periods of time, making it unpleasant to use, and despite this bug being fixed on pc, it's likely still around on console due to nothing added from 1.16 being present in this version.

Besides, SEA pack as a whole was overwhelming when it come to carnivores, half of the pack was compounded by then, and out of the four both the dhole and leopard take the bitter end of the stick. And yes, the clouded leopard is common and at a certain point, iconic in captivity, but definitevelly less than either the golden or lady pheasant.

BetoYoung · 22 Apr 2024

well, after 5 months, it's time to update again.

BetoYoung · 22 Apr 2024

Base Game
Habitat Animals

Aardvark
Addax
African Buffalo
African Bush Elephant
African Wild Dog
Alpine Ibex
American Alligator
American Bison
Amur Leopard
Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Bactrian Camel
Bengal Tiger
Binturong
Black Howler Monkey
Blue Wildebeest
Bobcat
Bongo
Bornean Orangutan
California Sea Lion
Capybara
Cheetah
Common Ostrich
Common Warthog
Common Wombat
European Fallow Deer
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Gemsbok
Giant Anteater
Giant Panda
Golden Takin
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Greater Flamingo
Grizzly Bear
Hamadryas Baboon
Hippopotamus
Indian Elephant
Indian Peafowl
Indian Rhinoceros
Jaguar
Japanese Macaque
King Penguin
Koala
Komodo Dragon
Malayan Tapir
Mandrill
Meerkat
Moose
Nilgai
Northwestern Wolf
Okapi
Plains Zebra
Polar Bear
Przewalski's Horse
Red Kangaroo
Red Panda
Red-Crowned Crane
Reticulated Giraffe
Ring-tailed Lemur
Saltwater Crocodile
Secretary Bird
Siamang
Sloth Bear
Snow Leopard
Southern Cassowary
Southern White Rhinoceros
Spotted Hyena
Thomson’s Gazelle
Transvaal Lion
Western Chimpanzee
Western Lowland Gorilla

Exhibit Animals

African Bullfrog
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Ball Python
Boa Constrictor
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Desert Horned Viper
Emperor Newt
European Fire-Bellied Toad
Frilled Lizard
Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Giant Tiger Land Snail
Gila Monster
Golden Poison Dart Frog
Greek Tortoise
Hercules Beetle
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
King Cobra
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Northern Caiman Lizard
Orchid Mantis
Panther Chameleon
Rhinoceros Katydid
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gexko
Sheltopusik
Spiny-Tailed Monitor
Tuatara
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Yellow-Spotted River Turtle

Deluxe Edition

Asiatic Black Bear
Barbary Macaque
Brazilian Tapir
Eurasian Brown Bear
Gharial
Greater Kudu
Impala
Nile Monitor
North American Porcupine
Pronghorn
Pygmy Hippo
Red Ruffed Lemur
Rock Hyrax
Serval
White Stork
Green Iguana(E)

Arctic Pack

Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Dall Sheep
King Eider
Muskox
Red-Breasted Goose
Reindeer
Rock Ptarmigan
Sea Otter
Snowy Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Steller's Sea Eagle(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Walrus
Wolverine
Siberian Newt(E)
Viviparous Lizard(E)
Wood Frog (E)

South America Pack

Azara's Agouti
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Bush Dog
Golden Lion Tamarin
Greater Rhea
Guanaco
Ocelot
Orinoco Crocodile
Scarlet Ibis
South American Coati
Spectacled Bear
Tayra
Tufted Capuchin
Argentine Black-And-White Tegu(E)
Eyelash Viper (E)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog(E)

Australia Pack

Australian Pelican
Black Swan
Brown Fur Seal
Cape Barren Goose
Common Brushtail Possum
Dingo
Emu
Numbat
Perentie
Quokka
Rakali
Short-Beaked Echidna
Tiger Quoll
Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard(E)
Inland Taipan(E)
Thorny Devil (E)

Aquatic Pack

Atlantic Puffin
Coypu
European Herring Gull(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
European Mink
Gentoo Penguin
Giant Otter
Green Sea Turtle
Harbor Seal
Inca Tern(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Marine Iguana
Northern Gannet
Spectacled Caiman
West Indian Manatee
Coconut Crab(E)
Painted Terrapin(E)
Philippine Sailfin Lizard(E)

Southeast Asia Animal Pack

Asian Water Monitor
Banteng
Chinese Goral
Chinese Pangolin
Clouded Leopard
Dhole
Great Hornbill(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Java Mouse-Deer
Lowland Anoa
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Proboscis Monkey
Sun Bear
Yellow-Throated Marten
Burmese Python (E)
Chinese Water Dragon(E)
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect(E)

Africa Pack

African Grey Parrot (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
African Leopard
African Penguin
Common Eland
Coquerel's Sifaka
Dromedary
Eastern Black Rhinoceros
Fennec Fox
Fossa
Gelada
Mantled Guereza
Masai Giraffe
Radiated Tortoise
Violet Turaco (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black Mamba(E)
Horrid King Assassin Bug(E)

North America Animal Pack

American Black Bear
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Collared Peccary
Cougar
Greater Roadrunner
Mountain Goat
North American Beaver
North American River Otter
Roseate Spoonbill
Turkey Vulture(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Wapiti
Whooping Crane
Wild Turkey
Alligator Snapping Turtle (E)
American Bullfrog(E)
San Francisco Garter Snake(E)

Europe Pack

Alpine Marmot
Chamois
Eurasian Lynx
European Badger
European Hedgehog
European Mouflon
Golden Eagle (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Iberian Wolf
Mute Swan
Roe Deer
Western Capercaillie
Wild Boar
Wisent
European Green Lizard(E)
Fire Salamander(E)
Olimpia's Ground Beetle(E)

2nd Anniversary Animal:

Raccoon Dog
Red Deer

Wetlands Animal Pack

American Flamingo
Chinese Alligator
De Brazza's Monkey
Eurasian Otter
Fishing Cat
Great White Pelican
Grey-Crowned Crane
Kafue Lechwe
Père David's Deer
Platypus
Shoebill
Wild Water Buffalo
Atlantic Mudskipper(E)
Cane Toad(E)
False Water Cobra (E)
Red-Eared Slider(E)

Conservation Pack

Black-Footed Ferret
Brush-Tailed Bettong
Cuban Crocodile
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Northern Helmeted Curassow
Owston's Palm Civet
Red-Shanked Douc
Saiga
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Siberian Tiger
Somali Wild Ass
Takahe
Tasmanian Devil
Axolotl (E)
Fiji Banded Iguana(E)

Twilight Pack

Aye-aye
Barn Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Kākāpō
Kinkajou
Malagasy Giant Rat
Raccoon
Red Fox
Ringtail
Senegal Bushabby
Striped Skunk
Virginia Opossum
Tokay Gecko(E)
Tomato Frog(E)
Common Vampire Bat (WE)
Pygmy Slow Loris(WE)

Grasslands Animal Pack

African Spurred Tortoise
Blackbuck
Caracal
Honey Badger
Maned Wolf
Nēnē
Nine-banded Armadillo
Red-Legged Seriema
Red-necked Wallaby
Striped Hyena
Vervet Monkey
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (WE)
European Peacock Butterfly (WE)
Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly (WE)
Monarch Butterfly (WE)
Old World Swallowtail Butterfly (WE)

3rd Anniversary Animal:

Guianan Squirrel Monkey
Vulturine Guineafowl

Tropical Pack

Asian Forest Tortoise
Black Crested Mangabey
Gaur
Grey-Winged Trumpeter
Jaguarundi
Lar Gibbon
Lowland Paca
Nile Crocodile
Red River Hog
Reeves's Muntjac
Ring-Tailed Vontsira
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Emperor Scorpion(E)
Plumed Basilisk(E)
Bali Myna(WE)
Linnaeus's Two Toed Sloth (WE)

Arid Animal Pack

African Crested Porcupine
Barbary Sheep
Coyote
Desert Tortoise
Egyptian Vulture(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Greater Bilby
Indian Grey Mongoose
Kirk's Dik Dik
Kulan
Mule Deer
Patagonian Mara
Patas Monkey
Red-Tailed Hawk(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sand Cat
Budgerigar(WE)
Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula(E)

Oceania Pack

Australian Brushturkey
Crocodile Monitor
Dusky Pademelon
Little Blue Penguin
North Island Brown Kiwi
Peregrine Falcon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Pig-Nosed Turtle
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Australian Green Tree Frog(E)
Carpet Python(E)
Central Bearded Dragon(E)
Sydney-Funnel Web Spider(E)
Grey-Headed Flying Fox (WE)
Laughing Kookaburra (WE)
Sugar Glider(WE)

4rd Anniversary Animal:

Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Anaconda(E)

Eurasia Animal Pack

Arabian Oryx
Bharal
Chital
Eurasian Eagle Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
European Rabbit
Golden Jackal
Golden Pheasant
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
Mandarin Duck
Marbled Polecat
Pallas's Cat
Wild Yak
Nose-Horned Viper(E)
Olm(E)
Veiled Chameleon(E)
Siberian Flying Squirrel(WE)

Barnyard Animal Pack

Ankole-Watusi
Chinese Goose
Domestic Pigeon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Domestic Sheep
Kunekune Pig
Llama
Mallard
Mediterranean Miniature Donkey
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Rhode Island Red Chicken
Shetland Pony
Guinea Pig(E)

I've had some ever-changing opinions, since everyone has been talking about that the newest pack would be the last pack, which i'm trying to believe that this is not the last, because if it is me and the whole community will be extremely dissapointed, i still can't believe we actually got a pack with barnyard animals instead of something like an aviary expansion pack or a dlc with the highly requested animals, but regardless it's just an oddball pack, and then i chose more well-known barnyard animals to represent this pack.As you guys can see i chose the more commonly kept domestic animals in international collections based in the zootierliste site, about the other packs, i made them all with 16 animals, since someone in the forum said that a number of 16 animals would be the best realistic as possible, since it's basically plus the number of animals in the animal packs, so i removed lesser-known species and i replaced with more common and well-known species to the general public, so they can build more realistic zoos. and the barnyard pack is the first dlc in my version that doesn't have 16 animals, since the animals in the list are the most well-known to people who see barn animals in american and european zoos. besides if frontier officially confirm this isn't the last dlc i will keep the animal packs name, if not, then i will remove, because i will explain one day.

BetoYoung · 7 Aug 2024

Base Game
Habitat Animals

Aardvark
Addax
African Buffalo
African Bush Elephant
African Wild Dog
Alpine Ibex
American Alligator
American Bison
Amur Leopard
Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Bactrian Camel
Bengal Tiger
Binturong
Black Howler Monkey
Blue Wildebeest
Bobcat
Bongo
Bornean Orangutan
California Sea Lion
Capybara
Cheetah
Common Ostrich
Common Warthog
Common Wombat
European Fallow Deer
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Gemsbok
Giant Anteater
Giant Panda
Golden Takin
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Greater Flamingo
Grizzly Bear
Hamadryas Baboon
Hippopotamus
Indian Elephant
Indian Peafowl
Indian Rhinoceros
Jaguar
Japanese Macaque
King Penguin
Koala
Komodo Dragon
Malayan Tapir
Mandrill
Meerkat
Moose
Nilgai
Northwestern Wolf
Okapi
Plains Zebra
Polar Bear
Przewalski's Horse
Red Kangaroo
Red Panda
Red-Crowned Crane
Reticulated Giraffe
Ring-tailed Lemur
Saltwater Crocodile
Secretary Bird
Siamang
Sloth Bear
Snow Leopard
Southern Cassowary
Southern White Rhinoceros
Spotted Hyena
Thomson’s Gazelle
Transvaal Lion
Western Chimpanzee
Western Lowland Gorilla

Exhibit Animals

African Bullfrog
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Atlantic Mudskipper
Ball Python
Blue Poison Dart Frog
Boa Constrictor
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Emperor Newt
Frilled Lizard
Giant African Land Snail
Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
Giant Katydid
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Gila Monster
Greek Tortoise
Hercules Beetle
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
King Cobra
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Northern Caiman Lizard
Orchid Mantis
Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad
Panther Chameleon
Rhinoceros Viper
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gexko
Sheltopusik
Tuatara
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Yellow-Spotted River Turtle

Deluxe Edition

African Civet
Barbary Macaque
Brazilian Tapir
Eurasian Brown Bear
Gharial
Greater Kudu
Impala
Nile Monitor
North American Porcupine
Pronghorn
Pygmy Hippo
Red Ruffed Lemur
Rock Hyrax
Serval
White Stork
Green Iguana(E)

Arctic Pack

Arctic Char
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Common Eider
Dall Sheep
Muskox
Red-Breasted Goose
Reindeer
Rock Ptarmigan
Snowy Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Steller's Sea Eagle(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Walrus
Wolverine
Darkling Beetle(E)
Viviparous Lizard(E)
Wood Frog (E)

South America Pack

Azara's Agouti
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Bush Dog
Golden Lion Tamarin
Greater Rhea
Guanaco
Ocelot
Orinoco Crocodile
Scarlet Ibis
South American Coati
Spectacled Bear
Tayra
Tufted Capuchin
Argentine Black-And-White Tegu(E)
Eyelash Viper (E)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog(E)

Australia Pack

Australian Pelican
Black Swan
Brown Fur Seal
Cape Barren Goose
Common Brushtail Possum
Dingo
Emu
Lace Monitor
Numbat
Quokka
Rakali
Short-Beaked Echidna
Tiger Quoll
Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard(E)
Inland Taipan(E)
Thorny Devil (E)

Aquatic Pack

Atlantic Puffin
Coypu
Cownose Ray
European Herring Gull(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Gentoo Penguin
Great Cormorant
Green Sea Turtle
Harbor Seal
Inca Tern(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Sand Tiger Shark
Sea Otter
Spectacled Caiman
West Indian Manatee
Coconut Crab(E)
Painted Terrapin(E)
Philippine Sailfin Lizard(E)

Southeast Asia Animal Pack

Asian Water Monitor
Banteng
Chinese Goral
Chinese Pangolin
Clouded Leopard
Dhole
Great Hornbill(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Java Mouse-Deer
Lowland Anoa
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Proboscis Monkey
Sun Bear
Yellow-Throated Marten
Burmese Python (E)
Chinese Water Dragon(E)
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect(E)

Africa Pack

African Grey Parrot (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
African Leopard
African Penguin
Common Eland
Coquerel's Sifaka
Dromedary
Eastern Black Rhinoceros
Fennec Fox
Fossa
Gelada
Mantled Guereza
Masai Giraffe
Radiated Tortoise
Violet Turaco (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black Mamba(E)
Sacred Scarab Beetle(E)

North America Animal Pack

American Black Bear
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Collared Peccary
Cougar
Greater Roadrunner
Mountain Goat
North American Beaver
North American River Otter
Roseate Spoonbill
Turkey Vulture(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Wapiti
Whooping Crane
Wild Turkey
Alligator Snapping Turtle (E)
American Bullfrog(E)
San Francisco Garter Snake(E)

Europe Pack

Alpine Marmot
Chamois
Eurasian Lynx
European Badger
European Hedgehog
European Mouflon
Golden Eagle (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Iberian Wolf
Mute Swan
Red Deer
Western Capercaillie
Wild Boar
Wisent
European Pond Turtle(E)
Fire Salamander(E)
Rose Chafer Beetle(E)

2nd Anniversary Animal:

Raccoon Dog
Roe Deer

Wetlands Animal Pack

American Flamingo
Arapaima
Asian Water Buffalo
Chinese Alligator
De Brazza's Monkey
Fishing Cat
Giant Otter
Great White Pelican
Grey-Crowned Crane
Kafue Lechwe
Père David's Deer
Platypus
Shoebil
Cane Toad(E)
False Water Cobra (E)
Red-Eared Slider(E)

Conservation Pack

Black-Footed Ferret
Cuban Crocodile
European Ground Squirrel
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
Indian Wolf
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Owston's Palm Civet
Red-Billed Curassow
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Siberian Tiger
Somali Wild Ass
Takahe
Tasmanian Devil
Axolotl (E)
Mangshan Pit Viper(E)
Fiji Banded Iguana(E)

Twilight Pack

Aye-aye
Barn Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Common Genet
Kinkajou
Malagasy Giant Rat
North Island Brown Kiwi
Raccoon
Red Fox
Senegal Bushabby
Striped Skunk
Virginia Opossum
Leopard Gecko(E)
Tomato Frog(E)
Common Vampire Bat (WE)
Pygmy Slow Loris(WE)

Grasslands Animal Pack

African Spurred Tortoise
Blackbuck
Caracal
European Rabbit
Honey Badger
Maned Wolf
Nēnē
Nine-banded Armadillo
Red-Legged Seriema
Red-necked Wallaby
Southern Ground Hornbill
Striped Hyena
Vervet Monkey
Western Cattle Egret
Common Agama(E)
Butterflies(Bush Brown, Common Crow,Menelaus Blue Morpho,Monarch and Old World Swallowtail) (WE)

3rd Anniversary Animal:

Guianan Squirrel Monkey
Vulturine Guineafowl

Tropical Pack

Asian Forest Tortoise
Collared Mangabey
Gaur
Grey-Winged Trumpeter
Jaguarundi
Lar Gibbon
Lowland Paca
Nile Crocodile
Red River Hog
Reeves's Muntjac
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Emperor Scorpion(E)
Plumed Basilisk(E)
Bali Myna(WE)
Linnaeus's Two Toed Sloth (WE)

Arid Animal Pack

African Crested Porcupine
Barbary Sheep
Coyote
Desert Tortoise
Egyptian Vulture(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Goitered Gazelle
Greater Bilby
Honet Badger
Kirk's Dik Dik
Kulan
Patagonian Mara
Patas Monkey
Red-Tailed Hawk(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sand Cat
Budgerigar(WE)
Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula(E)

Oceania Pack

Australian Brushturkey
Crocodile Monitor
Dusky Pademelon
Little Blue Penguin
Peregrine Falcon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Pig-Nosed Turtle
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Australian Green Tree Frog(E)
Carpet Python(E)
Central Bearded Dragon(E)
Sydney-Funnel Web Spider(E)
Grey-Headed Flying Fox (WE)
Kea(WE)
Laughing Kookaburra (WE)
Sugar Glider(WE)

4rd Anniversary Animal:

Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Anaconda(E)

Eurasia Animal Pack

Asiatic Black Bear
Bharal
Chital
Common Raven(Flying Habita Aviary Bird
Domestic Yak
Eurasian Eagle Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
False Gharial
Golden Jackal
Golden Pheasant
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
Mandarin Duck
Marbled Polecat
Pallas's Cat
Saiga
Nose-Horned Viper(E)
Siberian Flying Squirrel(WE)

Barnyard Animal Pack

Ankole-Watusi
Brahma Chicken
Chinese Goose
Domestic Pigeon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Jacob Sheep
Kunekune
Llama
Mediterranean Miniature Donkey
Muscovy Duck
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Shetland Pony
Guinea Pig(E)

I've returned here to update my post, since it was confirmed that there will be another pack,also glad that the barnyard animal pack wasn't the last, i wanted to bring the most diverse rosters as i could, as you guys can see, there are a great variety and diversity of animals that are considered the favorites of the community, i also included fully aquatic species, since modders were able to create fully aquatic species and also flying habitat aviary species, even if we don't actually have them in the game, i also fixed a mistake in the grasslands animal pack, because i recently learned that butterflies are counted as 1 species despite being divided in 5 distinct species, and there also the animals that people are often complaining about the lack of them(birds and monkeys), there are also reskins and unique animals as you guys know. To finish this, there is a good balance between well-known, popular to the general public and common in captivity and lesser-known, unpopular to the general public and either uncommon or rare in captivty.

BetoYoung · 8 Aug 2024

Base Game
Habitat Animals

Aardvark
Addax
African Buffalo
African Bush Elephant
African Wild Dog
Alpine Ibex
American Alligator
American Bison
Amur Leopard
Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Bactrian Camel
Bengal Tiger
Binturong
Black Howler Monkey
Blue Wildebeest
Bobcat
Bongo
Bornean Orangutan
California Sea Lion
Capybara
Cheetah
Common Ostrich
Common Warthog
Common Wombat
European Fallow Deer
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Gemsbok
Giant Anteater
Giant Panda
Golden Takin
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Greater Flamingo
Grizzly Bear
Hamadryas Baboon
Hippopotamus
Indian Elephant
Indian Peafowl
Indian Rhinoceros
Jaguar
Japanese Macaque
King Penguin
Koala
Komodo Dragon
Malayan Tapir
Mandrill
Meerkat
Moose
Nilgai
Northwestern Wolf
Okapi
Plains Zebra
Polar Bear
Przewalski's Horse
Red Kangaroo
Red Panda
Red-Crowned Crane
Reticulated Giraffe
Ring-tailed Lemur
Saltwater Crocodile
Secretary Bird
Siamang
Sloth Bear
Snow Leopard
Southern Cassowary
Southern White Rhinoceros
Spotted Hyena
Thomson’s Gazelle
Transvaal Lion
Western Chimpanzee
Western Lowland Gorilla

Exhibit Animals

African Bullfrog
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Atlantic Mudskipper
Ball Python
Blue Poison Dart Frog
Boa Constrictor
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Emperor Newt
Frilled Lizard
Giant African Land Snail
Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
Giant Katydid
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Gila Monster
Greek Tortoise
Hercules Beetle
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
King Cobra
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Northern Caiman Lizard
Orchid Mantis
Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad
Panther Chameleon
Rhinoceros Viper
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gexko
Sheltopusik
Tuatara
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Yellow-Spotted River Turtle

Deluxe Edition

African Civet
Barbary Macaque
Brazilian Tapir
Eurasian Brown Bear
Gharial
Greater Kudu
Impala
Nile Monitor
North American Porcupine
Pronghorn
Pygmy Hippo
Red Ruffed Lemur
Rock Hyrax
Serval
White Stork
Green Iguana(E)

Arctic Pack

Arctic Char
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Common Eider
Dall Sheep
Muskox
Red-Breasted Goose
Reindeer
Rock Ptarmigan
Snowy Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Steller's Sea Eagle(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Walrus
Wolverine
Darkling Beetle(E)
Viviparous Lizard(E)
Wood Frog (E)

South America Pack

Azara's Agouti
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Bush Dog
Golden Lion Tamarin
Greater Rhea
Guanaco
Ocelot
Orinoco Crocodile
Scarlet Ibis
South American Coati
Spectacled Bear
Tayra
Tufted Capuchin
Argentine Black-And-White Tegu(E)
Eyelash Viper (E)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog(E)

Australia Pack

Australian Pelican
Black Swan
Brown Fur Seal
Cape Barren Goose
Common Brushtail Possum
Dingo
Emu
Lace Monitor
Numbat
Quokka
Rakali
Short-Beaked Echidna
Tiger Quoll
Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard(E)
Inland Taipan(E)
Thorny Devil (E)

Aquatic Pack

Atlantic Puffin
Coypu
Cownose Ray
European Herring Gull(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Gentoo Penguin
Great Cormorant
Green Sea Turtle
Harbor Seal
Inca Tern(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Sand Tiger Shark
Sea Otter
Spectacled Caiman
West Indian Manatee
Coconut Crab(E)
Painted Terrapin(E)
Philippine Sailfin Lizard(E)

Southeast Asia Animal Pack

Asian Water Monitor
Banteng
Chinese Goral
Chinese Pangolin
Clouded Leopard
Dhole
Great Hornbill(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Java Mouse-Deer
Lowland Anoa
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Proboscis Monkey
Sun Bear
Yellow-Throated Marten
Burmese Python (E)
Chinese Water Dragon(E)
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect(E)

Africa Pack

African Grey Parrot (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
African Leopard
African Penguin
Common Eland
Coquerel's Sifaka
Dromedary
Eastern Black Rhinoceros
Fennec Fox
Fossa
Gelada
Mantled Guereza
Masai Giraffe
Radiated Tortoise
Violet Turaco (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black Mamba(E)
Sacred Scarab Beetle(E)

North America Animal Pack

American Black Bear
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Collared Peccary
Cougar
Greater Roadrunner
Mountain Goat
North American Beaver
North American River Otter
Roseate Spoonbill
Turkey Vulture(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Wapiti
Whooping Crane
Wild Turkey
Alligator Snapping Turtle (E)
American Bullfrog(E)
San Francisco Garter Snake(E)

Europe Pack

Alpine Marmot
Chamois
Eurasian Lynx
European Badger
European Hedgehog
European Mouflon
Golden Eagle (Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Iberian Wolf
Mute Swan
Red Deer
Western Capercaillie
Wild Boar
Wisent
European Pond Turtle(E)
Fire Salamander(E)
Rose Chafer Beetle(E)

2nd Anniversary Animal:

Raccoon Dog
Roe Deer

Wetlands Animal Pack

American Flamingo
Arapaima
Asian Water Buffalo
Chinese Alligator
De Brazza's Monkey
Fishing Cat
Giant Otter
Great White Pelican
Grey-Crowned Crane
Kafue Lechwe
Père David's Deer
Platypus
Shoebil
Cane Toad(E)
False Water Cobra (E)
Red-Eared Slider(E)

Conservation Pack

Black-Footed Ferret
Cuban Crocodile
European Ground Squirrel
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
Indian Wolf
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Owston's Palm Civet
Red-Billed Curassow
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Siberian Tiger
Somali Wild Ass
Takahe
Tasmanian Devil
Axolotl (E)
Mangshan Pit Viper(E)
Fiji Banded Iguana(E)

Twilight Pack

Aye-aye
Barn Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Common Genet
Kinkajou
Malagasy Giant Rat
North Island Brown Kiwi
Raccoon
Red Fox
Senegal Bushabby
Striped Skunk
Virginia Opossum
Leopard Gecko(E)
Tomato Frog(E)
Common Vampire Bat (WE)
Pygmy Slow Loris(WE)

Grasslands Animal Pack

African Spurred Tortoise
Blackbuck
Caracal
European Rabbit
Indian Grey Mongoose
Maned Wolf
Nēnē
Nine-banded Armadillo
Red-Legged Seriema
Red-necked Wallaby
Southern Ground Hornbill
Striped Hyena
Vervet Monkey
Western Cattle Egret
Common Agama(E)
Butterflies(Bush Brown, Common Crow,Menelaus Blue Morpho,Monarch and Old World Swallowtail) (WE)

3rd Anniversary Animal:

Guianan Squirrel Monkey
Vulturine Guineafowl

Tropical Pack

Asian Forest Tortoise
Collared Mangabey
Gaur
Grey-Winged Trumpeter
Jaguarundi
Lar Gibbon
Lowland Paca
Nile Crocodile
Red River Hog
Reeves's Muntjac
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Emperor Scorpion(E)
Plumed Basilisk(E)
Bali Myna(WE)
Linnaeus's Two Toed Sloth (WE)

Arid Animal Pack

African Crested Porcupine
Barbary Sheep
Coyote
Desert Tortoise
Egyptian Vulture(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Goitered Gazelle
Greater Bilby
Honet Badger
Kirk's Dik Dik
Kulan
Patagonian Mara
Patas Monkey
Red-Tailed Hawk(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sand Cat
Budgerigar(WE)
Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula(E)

Oceania Pack

Australian Brushturkey
Crocodile Monitor
Dusky Pademelon
Little Blue Penguin
Peregrine Falcon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Pig-Nosed Turtle
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo(Flying Aviary Habitat Bird)
Australian Green Tree Frog(E)
Carpet Python(E)
Central Bearded Dragon(E)
Sydney-Funnel Web Spider(E)
Grey-Headed Flying Fox (WE)
Kea(WE)
Laughing Kookaburra (WE)
Sugar Glider(WE)

4rd Anniversary Animal:

Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Anaconda(E)

Eurasia Animal Pack

Asiatic Black Bear
Bharal
Chital
Common Raven(Flying Habita Aviary Bird
Domestic Yak
Eurasian Eagle Owl(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
False Gharial
Golden Jackal
Golden Pheasant
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
Mandarin Duck
Marbled Polecat
Pallas's Cat
Saiga
Nose-Horned Viper(E)
Siberian Flying Squirrel(WE)

Barnyard Animal Pack

Ankole-Watusi
Brahma Chicken
Chinese Goose
Domestic Pigeon(Flying Habitat Aviary Bird)
Jacob Sheep
Kunekune
Llama
Mediterranean Miniature Donkey
Muscovy Duck
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
Shetland Pony
Guinea Pig(E)

I've returned here to update my post, since it was confirmed that there will be another pack,also glad that the barnyard animal pack wasn't the last, i wanted to bring the most diverse rosters as i could, as you guys can see, there are a great variety and diversity of animals that are considered the favorites of the community, i also included fully aquatic species, since modders were able to create fully aquatic species and also flying habitat aviary species, even if we don't actually have them in the game, i also fixed a mistake in the grasslands animal pack, because i recently learned that butterflies are counted as 1 species despite being divided in 5 distinct species, and there also the animals that people are often complaining about the lack of them(birds and monkeys), there are also reskins and unique animals as you guys know. To finish this, there is a good balance between well-known, popular to the general public and common in captivity and lesser-known, unpopular to the general public and either uncommon or rare in captivty.

StellarChaser · 12 Aug 2024

Another revised roster based on personal favor, this time I take considerations about four aspects: 1, try to have all the biomes over the world represented by at least one species, 2, species that can't be done well by the Modders are prior (which require unique models or animations, or have very complicated feather) than those easy clone species 3. I gonna make a big change of exhibit species since many existing exhibit species are considered "unattractive" by many players, due to many duplicated spiders & bugs that most players are less interested in, while herptiles are still insufficient. 4. I take into consideration about DeLadysigner's vote about the popularity of current species in the game, I may remove some species that were voted as least popular species to free the space for other species.
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Exhibit species:

Giant Burrowing Cockroach
Titan Beetle → Malaysian Giant Leaf Insect
Goliath Beetle
Amazonian Giant Centipede
Giant Forest Scorpion
Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion → Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes)
Brazilian Wandering Spider → Hermann's Tortoise
Goliath Birdeater
Mexican Red-knee Tarantula → Coconut Crab
Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula → Panamanian Golden Frog
Giant Tiger Land Snail
Golden Poison Frog → Blue Poison Dart Frog
Lehmann's Poison Frog → Sonoran Green Toad
Goliath Frog → African Bullfrog
Boa Constrictor
Yellow Anaconda
Eastern Brown Snake → Green Tree Python
Common Death Adder → Black Mamba
Puff Adder → Sahara Horned Viper
Western Diamondback
Green Iguana → Plumed Basilisk
Lesser Antillen Iguana → Leopard Gecko
Gila Monster → Tuatara

Habitat species:

Aldabra Tortoise → Alligator Snapping Turtle
Galapagos Tortoise
Nile Monitor → Green Iguana
Saltwater Crocodile
Gharial
Ostrich
Indian Peafowl
Greater Flamingo
Aardvark
African Bush Elephant
Indian Elephant
Ring-tailed Lemur
Red Ruffed Lemur → Coquerel's Sifaka
Mandrill
Japanese Macaque
Bornean Orangutan
Bonobo → Lion-tailed Macaque
Western Chimpanzee → Common Chimpanzee
Western Lowland Gorilla
Chinese Pangolin
African Wild Dog
Timber Wolf → Grey Wolf
Formosan Black Bear → Asiatic Black Bear
Grizzly Bear → Brown Bear
Himalayan Brown Bear → Spectacled Bear
Giant Panda
Red Panda
Cheetah
Snow Leopard
West African Lion → African Lion
Bengal Tiger → Tiger
Siberian Tiger → Dhole
Spotted Hyena
Plain Zebra
Indian Rhino
Baird's Tapir
Warthog
Bactrian Camel
Pronghorn
Reticulated Giraffe
Okapi
Bongo
Nyala → Greater Kudu
African Buffalo → Gaur
American Bison
Sable Antelope → Nile Lechwe
Gemsbok → Arabian Oryx
Black Wildebeest → Blue Wildebeest
Springbok
Hippo

Deluxe

Komodo Dragon → Gray-crowned Crane
Pygmy Hippo
Thomson's Gazelle → Gerenuk

Anniversary

Black-and-white Ruff Lemur
Red Deer → Malayan Tapir
Collared Peccary

Arctic Pack

Arctic Wolf → Arctic Fox
Polar Bear
Reindeer
Dall Sheep

South America Pack

Red-eyed Tree Frog
Giant Anteater
Columbian White-faced Capuchin → Black Howler
Jaguar
Llama → Guanaco

Australia Pack

Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard → Frilled-neck Lizard
Southern Cassowary
Koala
Red Kangaroo
Dingo → Emu

Aquatic Pack

Diamondback Terrapin → Atlantic Mudskipper
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman → Green Sea Turtle
King Penguin → African Penguin
Grey Seal → Walrus
Giant Otter → Sea Otter

Southeast Asia Pack

Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect → King Cobra
Proboscis Monkey
Ussuri Dhole → Komodo Dragon
Sun Bear
Binturong
Clouded Leopard
Malay Tapir → Asian Small-clawed Otter
North Sulawesi Babirusa

Africa pack

Sacred Scarab Beetle → Parson's Chameleon
African Penguin → Red River Hog
Fennec Fox
Meerkat
Southern White Rhino

North America Pack

American Bullfrog → Gila Monster
American Alligator
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
American Beaver
Arctic Fox → Musk Ox
California Sea Lion
Cougar
Moose

Europe Pack

Fire Salamander
European Badger
Eurasian Lynx
Fallow Deer
Alpine Ibex

Wetland Pack

Danube Crested Newt → Mata Mata Turtle
Spectacled Caiman → Chinese Giant Salamander
Red-crowned Crane
Platypus
Capybara
Small-clawed Otter → Roseate Spoonbill
Wild Water Buffalo → Shoebill
Nile Lechwe → Pere David's Deer

Conservation Pack

Axotol
Siamang
Amur Leopard
Przewalski's Horse
Scimitar Oryx

Twilight Pack

Egyptian Fruit Bat
Common Wombat
Red Fox
Northern Raccoon
Striped Skunk → Aye Aye

Grassland Pack

Menelaus Blue Morpho
Cloudless Sulphur → Round-winged Orange Tip
Old World Swallowtail
European Peacock
Monarch
Emu → Great Bustard
Red-necked Wallaby
Nine-banded Armadillo
Maned Wolf
Striped Hyena
Caracal
Blue Wildebeest → Black Rhino

Tropical Pack

Brown-throated Sloth
Asian Water Monitor → Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Lar Gibbon
Fossa
Red River Hog → Black-handed Spider Monkey

Arid Animal Pack

Desert Horned Viper → Naked Mole Rat
African Crested Porcupine
Sand Cat
Somali Wild Ass
Black Rhino → Hamadryas Baboon
Dromedary
Addax
Dama Gazelle → Rock Hyrax

Oceania Pack

Spectacled Flying Fox
Northern Island Brown Kiwi
Blue Penguin → Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Tasmanian Devil
Quokka → Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo

Eurasia Pack

Hermann's Tortoise → Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
Mute Swan
Sloth Bear → Palla's Cat
Wolverine
Wild Boar
Wisent → Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Takin
Saiga Antelope

Barnyard Pack

Sussex Chicken → Polish Chicken
American Standard Donkey → Shetland Pony
Alpaca
Tamworth Pig → Muscovy Duck
Highland Cattle
Alpine Goat → Nubian Goat
Hill Radnor Sheep → Flemish Giant Rabbit

The roster of last big pack that I wish to have:
Safari Pack
Exhibit species: (walkthrough exhibit)

Rainbow Lorikeet
Scarlet Macaw
Toco Toucan

Habitat species:

Great White Pelican
Secretary Bird
Southern Tamandua
Patagonian Mara
South American Coati
Honey Badger
Giant Otter
Blackbuck
Markhor

Final Anniversary species:
Sulcata Tortoise

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