I'm a little unsure -- are you going off your personal expectations or numbers? I went 100% on personal.
What animals do you expect in zoo games?
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I’d say a combination of both. I’ve looked at a lot of different rosters for games I have and haven’t played, and though most games have a least two spotted cats, snow leopards are the ones I’ve seen the most (probably due to their distinctive appearance and their conservation relevance).
I suppose you’re right about koalas, Komodo dragons, otters, and seals being “bonus” rather than “expected,” since those animals were all relegated to expansion packs for Planet Zoo and the Zoo Tycoon Board Game as well.
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I decided to revisit my previous list but this time focus strictly on numbers rather than personal expectations. To make the best "rough guide" for what animals to generally expect, I limited my research to installments in the most prominent zoo game franchises (no mobile games).
A total of nine games were surveyed, those being Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon 2, Zoo Tycoon Xbox, Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game, Zoo Empire, Wildlife Park, Wildlife Park 2, Wildlife Park 3, and Planet Zoo.
Since I wanted to focus only on the most commonly occurring animals, I took note of whatever animals appeared in at least three games. For animals representing by multiple species, I took note of whichever species appeared twice.
Entries are organized by habitat type and ranked from most to least common. So without further ado, here's my updated list:
HABITAT
EXHIBIT
AVIAN
MARINE
A total of nine games were surveyed, those being Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon 2, Zoo Tycoon Xbox, Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game, Zoo Empire, Wildlife Park, Wildlife Park 2, Wildlife Park 3, and Planet Zoo.
Since I wanted to focus only on the most commonly occurring animals, I took note of whatever animals appeared in at least three games. For animals representing by multiple species, I took note of whichever species appeared twice.
Entries are organized by habitat type and ranked from most to least common. So without further ado, here's my updated list:
HABITAT
- Bears: 9 games
- American Black: 6 games
- Asiatic Black: 4 games
- Brown: 8 games
- Polar: 9 games
- Sloth: 2 games
- Spectacled: 3 games
- Sun: 2 games
- Camelids: 9 games
- Alpaca: 2 games
- Bactrian: 3 games
- Dromedary: 6 games
- Guanaco: 3 games
- Llama: 4 games
- Cougar/Mountain Lion: 9 games
- Crocodilians: 9 games
- American Alligator: 2 games
- Black Caiman: 2 games
- Freshwater Crocodile: 2 games
- Nile Crocodile: 5 games
- Saltwater Crocodile: 3 games
- Spectacled Caiman: 2 games
- Elephants: 9 games
- African Bush: 8 games
- Asian: 8 games
- Giraffe: 9 games
- Hippopotamus: 9 games
- Common: 9 games
- Pygmy: 2 games
- Jaguar: 9 games
- Kangaroos: 9 games
- Eastern Grey: 2 games
- Red: 8 games
- Lion: 9 games
- Monitor Lizards: 9 games
- Komodo: 9 games
- Nile: 3 games
- Perentie: 2 games
- Rhinoceros: 9 games
- Black: 9 games
- Indian: 3 games
- Javan: 3 games
- White: 4 games
- Tiger: 9 games
- Antelope: 8 games
- Addax: 3 games
- Blackbuck: 2 games
- Bongo: 6 games
- Dama Gazelle: 2 games
- Nyala: 2 games
- Sable: 5 games
- Saiga: 2 games
- Thomson’s Gazelle: 6 games
- Chimpanzee: 8 games
- Bonobo: 2 games
- Common: 8 games
- Deer: 8 games
- Caribou/Reindeer: 6 games
- Chital: 2 games
- Moose: 6 games
- Red: 2 games
- Giant Panda: 8 games
- Gorillas: 8 games
- Eastern: 2 games
- Western: 6 games
- Koala: 8 games
- Oryx: 8 games
- Arabian: 4 games
- Gemsbok: 5 games
- Scimitar-Horned: 3 games
- Tortoises: 8 games
- African Spurred: 3 games
- Galápagos: 7 games
- Zebras: 8 games
- Plains: 8 games
- Plains: 8 games
- Giant Anteater: 7 games
- Horses: 7 games
- Przewalski's: 6 games
- Przewalski's: 6 games
- Leopard: 7 games
- Okapi: 7 games
- Orangutans: 7 games
- Bornean: 7 games
- Bornean: 7 games
- Wolves: 7 games
- Grey: 7 games
- Grey: 7 games
- Bison: 6 games
- American: 6 games
- American: 6 games
- Cheetah: 6 games
- Mandrill: 6 games
- Meerkat: 6 games
- Pigs: 6 games
- Domestic: 2 games
- Red River Hog: 3 games
- Warthog: 5 games
- Red Panda: 6 games
- Snow Leopard: 6 games
- Tapirs: 6 games
- Baird’s: 3 games
- Brazilian: 3 games
- Malayan: 4 games
- Wildebeest: 6 games
- Blue: 6 games
- Blue: 6 games
- Armadillos: 5 games
- Nine-Banded: 4 games
- Nine-Banded: 4 games
- Foxes: 5 games
- Arctic: 4 games
- Fennec: 2 games
- Red: 2 games
- Goats: 5 games
- Domestic: 2 games
- Markhor: 3 games
- Mountain: 2 games
- Hyenas: 5 games
- Spotted: 4 games
- Striped: 2 games
- Lemurs: 5 games
- Black-and-White Ruffed: 2 games
- Red Ruffed: 3 games
- Ring-Tailed: 4 games
- Platypus: 5 games
- Buffalo: 4 games
- African: 4 games
- African: 4 games
- Capybara: 4 games
- Ibex: 4 games
- Alpine: 4 games
- Alpine: 4 games
- Raccoon: 4 games
- Sheep: 4 games
- Dall: 2 games
- Domestic: 2 games
- Aardvark: 3 games
- African Wild Dog: 3 games
- Baboons: 3 games
- Capuchin Monkeys: 3 games
- Colombian White-Faced: 2 games
- Tufted: 2 games
- Gibbons: 3 games
- Siamang: 2 games
- Siamang: 2 games
- Lynx: 3 games
- Eurasian: 2 games
- Eurasian: 2 games
- Peccary: 3 games
- Collared: 2 games
- Collared: 2 games
- Tasmanian Devil: 3 games
- Wombat: 3 games
- Common: 3 games
- Common: 3 games
EXHIBIT
- Small Lizards: 5 games
- Gila Monster: 3 games
- Green Iguana: 2 games
- Lesser Antillean Iguana: 2 games
- Panther Chameleon: 2 games
- Snakes: 5 games
- Boa Constrictor: 2 games
- Emerald Tree Boa: 2 games
- King Cobra: 3 games
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake: 2 games
- Yellow Anaconda: 2 games
- Butterflies: 4 games
- Blue Morpho: 2 games
- Monarch: 2 games
- River Turtles: 4 games
- Diamondback Terrapin: 2 games
- Diamondback Terrapin: 2 games
- Scorpions: 4 games
- Emperor: 2 games
- Giant Desert Hairy: 2 games
- Spiders: 4 games
- Goliath Birdeater: 3 games
- Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula: 2 games
- Beetles: 3 games
- Hercules: 2 games
- Sacred Scarab: 2 games
- Fruit Bats/Flying Foxes: 3 games
- Frogs: 3 games
- American Bullfrog: 2 games
- Red-Eyed Tree: 2 games
- Sloths: 3 games
- Brown-Throated: 2 games
- Linnaeus’s: 2 games
AVIAN
- Flamingos: 8 games
- American: 4 games
- Greater: 5 games
- Ostrich: 8 games
- Penguins: 8 games
- Emperor: 3 games
- King: 4 games
- Parrots: 5 games
- Blue-and-Gold Macaw: 2 games
- Scarlet Macaw: 2 games
- Peafowl: 4 games
- Blue/Indian: 4 games
- Blue/Indian: 4 games
- Cassowary: 3 games
- Southern: 3 games
- Southern: 3 games
- Ducks: 3 games
- Mallard: 2 games
- Mallard: 2 games
- Emu: 3 games
- Toucans: 3 games
- Toco: 2 games
- Toco: 2 games
- Vultures: 3 games
MARINE
- Otters: 8 games
- Eurasian: 2 games
- Sea: 5 games
- Sea Lions: 8 games
- Californian: 8 games
- Californian: 8 games
- Rays: 7 games
- Giant Oceanic Manta: 6 games
- Giant Oceanic Manta: 6 games
- Sharks: 7 games
- Blacktip Reef: 3 games
- Great Hammerhead: 3 games
- Great White: 6 games
- Tiger: 3 games
- Whale: 4 games
- Whitetip Reef: 2 games
- Walrus: 7 games
- Beluga: 6 games
- Dolphins: 6 games
- Bottlenose: 5 games
- Common: 3 games
- Striped: 2 games
- Orca/Killer Whale: 6 games
- Coral Reef Fish: 5 games
- Bicolor Parrotfish: 2 games
- Emperor Angelfish: 2 games
- Ocellaris Clownfish: 2 games
- Powder Blue Tang: 2 games
- Red Lionfish: 2 games
- Manatees: 5 games
- West Indian: 3 games
- West Indian: 3 games
- Narwhal: 5 games
- Sea Turtles: 5 games
- Green: 5 games
- Leatherback: 3 games
- Crabs: 4
- Octopuses: 4 games
- Giant Pacific: 3 games
- Giant Pacific: 3 games
- Sawfish: 4 games
- Dwarf: 2 games
- Dwarf: 2 games
- Blue Marlin: 3 games
- Jellyfish: 3 games
- Lion’s Mane: 2 games
- Lion’s Mane: 2 games
- Moray Eel: 3 games
- Green: 2 games
- Green: 2 games
- Ocean Sunfish: 3 games
- Tuna: 3 games
- Atlantic Bluefin: 3 games
- Atlantic Bluefin: 3 games
- Whales: 3 games
- Humpback: 3 games
- Humpback: 3 games