__ / __ __| / _ \ _ \ | | | __| _ \ _ \ __ \ / ( | ( | | | | ( ( | ( | | | ____| \___/ \___/ _| \__, | \___| \___/ \___/ _| _| ____/ Animal Guide by Ciarán Gorman ---------------------------[ General Information ]---------------------------- -=Author=- Author (Pen Name): CGorman Author (Real Name): Ciarán Gorman Country: Ireland CRP: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/15853.html Email: cgorman02@hotmail.com -=Game=- Game: Zoo Tycoon Developer: Blue Fang Games Publisher: Microsoft Platform: PC -=FAQ=- Type: In-Depht: Animal Guide Version: 0.31 Completion: 31% Date Created: 11:13:53 GMT, 2th March 2002 Date Modified: 10:50:00 GMT, 14th September 2002 -=Copyright=- This FAQ is copyright CGorman (Ciarán Gorman) 2002, and may only be used for non-profitable causes, e.g. Gamefaqs.com. If you want this FAQ, just steal it and I will sue you, because it is to be exclusively hosted through the internet by Gamefaqs, and no other website or affliation, except of course any website I may own. Use of this FAQ through other mediums such as print, is available through nogotiation. Also "Zoo Tycoon" is copyright of Blue Fang Games. The above ASCII Art is also (C) Ciarán Gorman 2002. -=Disclaimer=- This FAQ may contain spoliers, mistakes etc., but any personal loss incured by such is understood to be of your own free will and I hold no resposibility. -=Email=- Please email me if you have a problem, I strive to answer all valid and decent questions, and add them to my FAQs with credit for the individual who asked the question. But I will not answer any foolish or ignorant questions, I do not have time for such, as I can get up to 20 emails in one day, so please think before you email me, and check out any other FAQs for the answer, and of course read this one fully. ---------------------------------[ Contents ]--------------------------------- 1.0 - Introduction 1.1 - Version History/Log 2.0 - A-Z Animals 2.1 - Animal sale values 2.2 - Favorite Animals 3.0 - Quick Graphs/Diagrams/Lists 3.1 - Term Dictionary 4.0 - Farewell 4.1 - Credits ---------------------------[ 1.0 - Introduction ]----------------------------- Well this is my 5th or 6th FAQ so I'll try to make it my best ever, it is just a guide to animals really, but that surly is something helpful for a zoo game, if you have anything you think I should know, please email me (after you have read "Email Policy.") Thanks for reading. I have included as much information as I could, but I don't know everything (yet!) so there may be one or two mistakes. CGorman. ------------------------[ 1.1 - Version History/Log ]------------------------- Version: Version 1.0 Completion: 32% Date/Time: ??:??:?? GMT, 2:March:2002 - Started FAQ, wrote most of the important things, more updates to come - hopefully! Version: Version 1.5 Completion: 47% Date/Time: ??:??:?? GMT, 9:March:2002 - Deleted Heading, added several more animals, updated legal notice, and made a few corrections. Version: Version 2.0 Completion: 53% Date/Time: ??:??:?? GMT, 10:March:2002 - Added a few more animals, and updated previously incorrect data (thats a good thing) - also spell checked - some of it! Version: Version 2.1 Completion: 55% Date/Time: ??:??:?? GMT, 21:March:2002 - Finally have all the animals (excluding downloads) but still need to add more information on some. Version: Version 0.31 Completion: 31% Date/Time: 10:50:00 GMT, 14th September 2002 - The first thing I did was select all the text and then pressed the [DELETE] key, then I started a new FAQ in EditPad Lite (as opposed to my previous use of Word) and here is that new FAQ, which contains 10 times more information, in just 2 times the space, while being 5 times clearer to read and 7 times better overall (please note this figures are totaly made up!) The new FAQ contains a lot of the animal information previously in my Zoo Tycoon FAQ/Walkthrough, but now here. That FAQ too has undergone a complete makeover. ----------------------------[ 2.0 - A-Z Animals ]----------------------------- -=Notes=- o In the cost calculations I have not left any spare funds for: rocks, elevations, zookeepers, exibit windows, or any other miscellanous expense, it is therfore advisable to add an amount of $1,000 in case of unexpected costs arising from the stated. I have the updated figure in brackets beside the totals. o In the cost calculations I have not left room for breeding, so exibit expansion costs may arise in later gameplay, it is strongly advised that you sell any offspring as it generates important income, unless the mother has become attached and morel lose would result. o The fences I have chosen in my cost calculations are merely recomendations, they are by no means the best in all cases. -=African Buffalo=- Cost: $1,200 Favorite Plant/Tree: Tall Grass Shelter: Stable Toys: NONE Terrain: 85% savannah grass, 6% freshwater, 6% sand, 3% dirt. Minimum Exhibit Size: 6x6 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 6x10 squares. Crowd Appeal: Medium My Overall Rating: 7/10 - but reduced latter in game if you get more exotic animals. My Notes: As the passage from the zookeeper states, these animals live in large herds, so it is advisable that you give them loads of space, the above exibit size is for 2 or 3 animals, so my worked example is far bigger. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 6 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: African Buffalo Cost: $1,200 x 6 = $7,200 o Fence: Chain Link Fence Cost: $70 x 10 x 10 (exibit size) = $7,000 o Terrain: Savannah grass (85%), freshwater (6%), sand (6%) and dirt (3%). Cost: Total squares 100 (10 x 10) Savannah = 100 x 0.85 = 85 = 85 x $70 = $5,950 Freshwater = 100 x 0.6 = 6 = 6 x $30 = $0,180 Sand = 100 x 0.6 = 6 = 6 x $30 = $0,180 Dirt = 100 x 0.3 = 3 = 3 x $20 = $0,060 Total = $5,950 + $0,180 + $0,180 + $0,060 = $6,370 o Trees: Baobab Tree, Unbrella Thorn Tree, Yellow Fever Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Acacia caffra Tree, Tall Grass (Favorite), Thorn Bush. Cost: Baobab Tree = 2 x $300 = $600 Unbrella Thorn Tree = 1 x $210 = $210 Yellow Fever Tree = 1 x $175 = $175 Thorn Acacia Tree = 1 x $150 = $150 Tall Grass = 5 x $75 = $375 Thorn Bush = 3 x $20 = $60 Total = $600 + $210 + $175 + $150 + $375 + $60 = $1,570 o Total: Animals: $7,200 Fences: $7,000 Terrain: $6,370 Trees: + $1,570 -------- Total $22,140 ($23,140) Zoo Keepers information: "The African, or Cape, Buffalo is the only African species of the Large international Bovidae family, which includes the American Bison and European domesticated Cattle." "The native habitat of the African Buffalo is the savannah grass of central and southern Africa. Although these animals can survive under all sorts of conditions found within this region, there ideal habitat is an open area containing high grassy thickets and the occasional tree for cover, with access to a permanent supply of water and mud for wallowing. The buffalo grazes on a wide assortment of savannah grasses. Its long, prehensile tongue allows it to consume the taller, coarse grass usually avoided by other herd animals." "The african buffalo roams in large herds. Each herd has an established range that rarely overlaps the ranges of other herds. The social behavior among buffalo, is highly coopartive; for instance, if a herd crosses into a solitary bull's territary, that bull will lead the herd through its land, and than allow the next bull to take over at the boundary. At rest, related animals, within a herd will often lie with there backs touching or with chins propped on each other's backs. In the open spaces of the African savannah, buffalo herds can often contain 500 to 2500 individuals. Because of there relitivly large size and need for space thy are kept in much smaller groups in captivity." "African buffalos tend to be quiet animals, except for grunts and bellows during the mating season. On the whole, the African buffalo is rather placid except for when it is injured or threatened. When threatened, the buffalo will aggressivly shake its head, presenting its formidable horns to the opponent. An angry buffalo will also stamp its feet and charge. In a herd, this behavior is contagious; one enraged buffalo can quickly upset the other animals. With poor eyesight and hearing, these animals depend greatly an there keen sense of smell, which can detect a predator 800 feet away." "Although adult buffalo, weighing in at 1,000 pound, are generaly safe from attack, they will vigorously protect there young, from such predators as lions and hyenas. On occasion, there thick hides enable them to escape, through dense thornbushs, that would deter most animals. At a speed of up to 35mph, buffalo are capable of outrunning a pursueing lion, but can be ambushed in spite of this since it is difficult for them to get up to this speed quickly. Only lions are capable of bringing down a healthy adult buffalo, and even then they run a considerable risk of being treed, gored or trampled by an enraged herd." -=African Elephant=- Cost: $2,500 Favorite Plant/Tree: Baobab Shelter: Elephant Shelter Toys: Swinging log Terrain: 60% savannah grass, 20% freshwater, 10% sand, 10% dirt. Minimum Exhibit Size: 10x10 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 12x12 squares. Crowd Appeal: Very high. My Overall Rating: 6/10 - higher if you have the money. My Notes: The African Elephant is a quiet animal that does noting - except eat, but yet crowds love them, so when you start earning some money try to add a few to your zoo. In my worked example I have left no room for offspring so you are best to sell offspring when you get any to avoid exibit overcrowding. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 4 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: African Elephant Cost: $2,500 x 4 = $10,000 o Fence: Chain Link Fence Cost: $70 x 12 x 12 (exibit size) = $10,080 o Terrain: Savannah grass (60%), freshwater (20%), sand (10%) and dirt (10%). Cost: Total squares 144 (12 x 12) Savannah = 144 x 0.60 = 86 (86.4) = 86 x $70 = $6,020 Freshwater = 144 x 0.20 = 29 (28.8) = 29 x $30 = $0,870 Sand = 144 x 0.10 = 14 (14.4) = 14 x $30 = $0,420 Dirt = 144 x 0.10 = 14 (14.4) = 14 x $20 = $0,280 One remaining square goes to majority (savannah) = $0,070 Total = $6,020 + $0,870 + $0,420 + $0,280 + $0,070 = $7,660 o Toys: Swinging Log Cost: $1,200 x 3 = $3,600 o Trees: Baobab Tree (Favorite), Unbrella Thorn Tree, Yellow Fever Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Acacia caffra Tree, Tall Grass, Thorn Bush. Cost: Baobab Tree = 5 x $300 = $1,500 Unbrella Thorn Tree = 2 x $210 = $420 Yellow Fever Tree = 2 x $175 = $350 Thorn Acacia Tree = 2 x $150 = $300 Tall Grass = 7 x $75 = $525 Thorn Bush = 5 x $20 = $100 Total = $1,500 + $420 + $350 + $300 + $525 + $100 = $3,195 o Total: Animals: $10,000 Fences: $10,080 Terrain: $7,660 Toys: $3,600 Trees: + $3,195 -------- Total $34,535 ($35,535) Zoo Keepers information: "The native habitat of the elephant is the open savannah of central and southern Africa. In the wild, elephants occupy a wide geographic range, often traveling many miles in a single day. In captivity, elephants need relitively large exibits to live and move about. The more elephants the more space they need. Elephants are generaly found in regions containing wide swaths of tall grasses broken by the occasional stands of acacias and the large African Baobob tree, which the elephants like to use for shade. Areas of dirt and sand near waterholes form cool mud holes for the elephants to wallow in, and the occasional rock provides a perfect scratching post for removing mud." "Elephants are herbivores, eating various grasses, hays and even trees. They eat ferquently which is not surprising, given there enormous size. There long flexible trunks, allow them to reach down to pull up tall grasses as well as to reach up to pull down tasty branchs inaccessible even to a giraffe. In captivity they are fed a varity of foods, including hay, brouse (e.g. acicia, corn stalks, bamboo, mulberry, and fisus) apples, bananas, carrots, yam, barn, and herbivore pellets." "Elephants are social animals. Although they are often found in groups of up to 25 in the wild, keeping great numbers of elephants in a zoo would tax even the wealtiest zoos. In captivity, groups of two to six individuals are more conmmon. Elephants can quickly become upset when they don't have enough contact of there own kind. An angry or upset elephant will make its familier loud turmpeting sound. There highly social nature means that one angry elephant can upset the rest of the herd." "Elephants are hardy animals that don't often get sick. When they do there strong constitutions enable them to weather the illness a relitivly long time before it becomes life-threatening. Elephants reproduce poorly in captivity." "As the largest land mammels in the world, elephants can afford to feel relitively safe in the wild, at least from other animals. In general elephants only tolerate there own kind. While they have nothing to fear from even the largest predators, they still become very uneasy when placed in close proximity of these animals. Even non-predatory buffalo and rhino can make elephants uncomfortable." -=American Bighorn Sheep=- Cost: $600 Favorite Plant/Tree: Sage Bush Shelter: Shelter Toys: NONE Terrain: 66% brown stone, 24% grey stone, 5% grass, 5% freshwater. Minimum Exhibit Size: 7x7 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 8x8 squares. Crowd Appeal: Low My Overall Rating: 6/10 - but not a bad animal. My Notes: The American Bighorn Sheep is a highland animal that likes rocky ground, they are one of the cheapest animals but not very popular. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 8 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: African Elephant Cost: $600 x 8 = $4,800 o Fence: Chain Link Fence Cost: $70 x 10 x 11 (exibit size) = $7,700 o Terrain: Brown Stone (66%), Grey Stone (24%), Grass (5%), Freshwater (5%). Cost: Total squares 110 (10 x 11) Brown Stone = 110 x 0.66 = 73 (72.6) = 73 x $60 = $4,380 Grey Stone = 110 x 0.24 = 26 (26.4) = 26 x $60 = $1,560 Grass = 110 x 0.05 = 5 (5.5) = 5 x $40 = $200 Freshwater = 110 x 0.05 = 5 (5.5) = 5 x $30 = $150 One remaining square goes to majority (Brown Stone) = $60 Total = $4,380 + $1,560 + $200 + $150 + $60 = $6,350 o Trees: Sage Bush (Favorite), Paper Birch, Western Juniper Tree, Western Larch Tree Cost: Sage Bush = 10 x $65 = $650 Paper Birch = 4 x $125 = $500 Western Juniper Tree = 3 x $175 = $525 Western Larch Tree = 2 x $125 = $250 Total = $650 + $500 + $525 + $250 = $1,925 o Total: Animals: $4,800 Fences: $7,700 Terrain: $6,350 Trees: + $1,925 -------- Total $20,775 ($21,775) Zoo Keepers information: "American Bighorn Sheep posesses massive, brown- spriled horns and beautiful brown fur. These animals live in the western mountains of North America, ranging from southern Canada all the way to northern Mexico. Although bighorn sheep are well-adapted to a range of elevations and tempeatures, they prefer steep rocky regions and are attracted by open alpine meadows, containing a varity of grasses and succulent, low-growing vegitation. In captivity the natural diet of these sheep is suppulamented with alfalfa and grain pellets. In the wild these animals will eagerly seek out mineral licks containing salt." "Gregarious animals, bighorn sheep somtimes gather in herds of over 100 individuals. In the wild, herds consist of a dominent ewe and a mixture of ewes, yearlings and lambs. Rams travel in small bands of their own, joining the females during mating season." "Bighorn sheep are very alert and, in addtion to possessing keen hearing and a good sense of smell, have remarkable vision that allows them to judge distances accurately when jumping and locating footholes. They can spot other animals moving from up to a mile away. Bighorn hooves are hard on the outside and soft on the inside, and so act as shock absorbers, contributing to the sheep's ability to rapidly scramble up rocky terrain." -=American Bison=- Cost: $1,500 Favorite Plant/Tree: Broadleaf Bush Shelter: Stable Toys: NONE Terrain: 94% grass, 6% freshwater. Minimum Exhibit Size: 6x6 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 7x8 squares. Crowd Appeal: Medium My Overall Rating: 6/10 - don't count on this for donations. My Notes: Althought the price tag for one of these is fairly steep upfront, it is quite cheap in the long run to mintain and to build an exibit for. Due to this I tend to have plenty of them in an exibit. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 8 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: American Bison Cost: $1,500 x 10 = $15,000 o Fence: Low Chain-Link Fence Cost: $45 x 12 x 12 (exibit size) = $6,480 o Terrain: Grass (94%), Freshwater (6%). Cost: Total squares 144 (12 x 12) Grass = 144 x 0.94 = 135 (135.36) = 135 x $40 = $5,400 Feshwater = 144 x 0.06 = 9 (8.64) = 9 x $30 = $270 Total = $5,400 + $270 = $5,670 o Trees: Broadleaf Bush (Favorite). Cost: Broadleaf Bush = 20 x $65 = $1,300 Total = $1,300 o Total: Animals: $15,000 Fences: $6,480 Terrain: $5,670 Trees: + $1,300 -------- Total $28,450 ($29,450) Zoo Keepers information: "The American Bison, somtimes referred to as the American Buffalo, once comprised the largest community of wild animals in the history of the world. By one estimate there were sixty million bison in North America when Colombus landed. During the late 1800s, millions of these animals were wantonly slaughtered, bringing them to the verge of extincition. Today bisonn live only in parks and reserves or in privately owned herds across the United States, and Canada. Bison herds usually contain about 60 individuals: amix of cows, calves and young adults. Adult males range singly or in smaller groups." "The more common varity of bison, the plains bison, is by definition a creature of the grassland. These animals trive on a varity of Grasses. In captivity bison are generaly fed, alfalfa, hay or grain pellets. Bison need a great deal of space and an adequate water supply, which they take once a day." "Bison are very alert animals, with a keen sense of smell and hearing. A bison can detect a scent up to three kilometers away. They are also capable of a varity of sounds such as a pig-like grunting when resting, snorting when alarmed, and a loud bellowing when angry." "As the largest mammal on the North American continent, a healthy, adult bison needs to have little fear of predatars. However a peaceful grazing animal can change without warning into a snorting, pawing, 2,000-pound threat, with a menacingly lowered head, and stiffly uprised tail. Bison can charge at speeds of up to 30 mph. Both male and female bison have massive heads, which are not only equipped with leatal horns, but are also effective as battering rams. As if this arsonal was not enough, a bisons hind legs can also be used to kill or maim any animal perceived to be a threat. Grizzly bears and cougers were once formidable foes, but are now relativly uncommon in areas the bison dwell today. Young old or sick bison may still be prayed upon by wolves however." "Bison at rest may be seen rolling and wollowing. Wallows created by bison are shallow, dust-filled depressions and were once a common feature of the plains were bison roamed in large numbers." -=Arctic Wolf=- Cost: $1,150 Favorite Plant/Tree: NONE Shelter: Snowy Rock Cave Toys: NONE Terrain: 82% snow, 12% grey stone, 6% freshwater. Minimum Exhibit Size: 9x9 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 10x11 squares. Crowd Appeal: High My Overall Rating: 8/10 - it is quite popular in most zoos. My Notes: Don't let your self think "I'm getting a bargin!", because you are'nt getting anything special, despite the low price tag for such an exotic animal, it costs a lot to build the exibit. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 4 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: Arctic Wolf Cost: $1,150 x 4 = $4,600 o Fence: Low Plexiglass Fence Cost: $125 x 11 x 11 (exibit size) = $15,125 o Terrain: Snow (82%), Grey Stone (12%), Freshwater (6%). Cost: Total squares 121 (11 x 11) Snow = 121 x 0.82 = 99 (99.22) = 99 x $100 = $9,900 Grey Stone = 121 x 0.12 = 15 (14.52) = 15 x $60 = $900 Feshwater = 121 x 0.06 = 7 (7.28) = 7 x $30 = $210 Total = $9,900 + $900 + $210 = $10,110 o Total: Animals: $4,600 Fences: $15,125 Terrain: $10,110 -------- Total $29,835 ($30,835) Zoo Keepers information: "The Arctic wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf. Arctic wolves have white coats, which are thicker than the coats of southern wolves. Their ears are smaller and more rounded, their muzzzles are slightly shorter, and their legs are noticably shorter. They are also heavier in build, with a full-grown male weighting as much as 175 pounds." "Arctic wolves live on the islands of the Canadian arctic, and on the northern coast of Greenland, roughly north of 70(=degrees=) North latitude. They inhabit a harsh world comprised of tundra, glacier valleys, and ice fields. The ground in these regions is permanently frozen. Arctic wolves are able to endure temperatures as low as -70(=degrees=) F. Due to its isolation the arctic wolf is the purest of all wolf breeds." "As the terrain of arctic wolves is both inhospitable and inaccessible, little is known about their behavior in the wild, esspecially during the long, dark, winter months. Even the vast majority of Inuit live, live further south than the arctic wolf. Research conducted duringing the summer indicates that much of the Arctic Wolve's behavior is the same as that of its southern cousin. Pack solidarity among Arctic wolves seems greater, probably due to the fact that the lone wolf, is unlikely to survive in this environment. In the wild the Arctic wolf generally lives about seven years, whereas in captivity, it can live over 17 years." "Arctic wolves will eat any animal that they catch: from voles, lemmings, hares and birds to caribou and musk oxen. When seeking larger prey, they must hunt togeather in packs, as coribou and musk oxen are too powerful for any one wolf to bring down alone. Since there is little cover in the region, the wolves must approach an alerted herd that has already formed a defensive circle, with the calves in the centre. The wolf pack circles the herd, trying to force it to scatter so that the wolves can isolate the young or weak members. A single musk ox will provide the wolves with enough food for several days. Arctic wolves consume every part of their prey, including the skin, fur, and bones." "Wolves usually live in small packs or family groups of seven to ten individual members, consisting of a breeding pair, their cubs and their offspring. The two dominant wolves are the alpha male and female, and other pack members defer to them. Wolves communicate through postures and expressions as well as with growls, houls, whimpers, whines and barks. A single subtle body movement can express volumes. A wolf will flatten its ears against the side of its head when afraid, and bare its teeth when angry. Subordination is shown by lowering body and tail, or by rolling on the back. A playful wolf will dance around and lower the front part of the body, leaving the back raised." "After mating in March, the pregnant female to a den in which to give birth. The cubs are born, deaf, blind and helpless. They are totally dependant on their mother, and she in turn relies on her mate to bring her food. All the adults in the pack corperate in feeding and caring for the cubs. By the following year they may be ready to leave the pack." "The arctic wolf is the only subspecies of the wolf, that not only not threatened, but is still found throughout whole of its historical region. Their habitat has served to protect them from the human threat that has brought other wolf populations so close to extinction." -=Bengal Tiger=- Cost: $800 Favorite Plant/Tree: Mangrove Tree Shelter: Rock Cave Toys: NONE Terrain: 72% rainforest, 10% freshwater, 13% grass, 5% dirt. Minimum Exhibit Size: 8x8 squares. Recommended Exhibit Size: 10x10 squares. Crowd Appeal: Very High My Overall Rating: 9/10 - For some reason the public love it. My Notes: The Bengal Tiger is like the Arctic Wolf in the sense that its got a low price tag, but can still cost a lot when it comes to giving them an exibit. Exibit Cost Calculation: - for 2 animals in nice exibit: o Animal: Bengal Tiger Cost: $800 x 2 = $1,600 o Fence: Chain Link Fence Cost: $70 x 10 x 10 (exibit size) = $7,000 o Terrain: Rainforest (72%), Grass (13%), Freshwater (10%), Dirt (5%). Cost: Total squares 100 (10 x 10) Rainforest = 100 x 0.72 = 72 = 72 x $50 = $3,600 Grass = 100 x 0.13 = 13 = 13 x $40 = $520 Feshwater = 100 x 0.10 = 10 = 10 x $30 = $300 Dirt = 100 x 0.05 = 5 = 5 x $20 = $100 Total = $3,600 + $520 = $300 + $100 = $4,520 o Trees: Rainforest Fern, Foxtail Palm, Mangrove Tree (Favorite). Cost: Rainforest Fern = 5 x $45 = $225 Foxtail Palm = 5 x 120 = $600 Mangrove Tree = 5 x $155 = $775 Total = $225 + $600 + $775 = $1,600 o Total: Animals: $1,600 Fences: $7,000 Terrain: $4,520 Trees: + $1,600 -------- Total $14,720 ($15,720) Zoo Keepers information: "Bengal Tigers make their home in the tropical jungles and tall grasslands of Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Burma. The male Bengal Tiger can grow up to ten feet in lenght, from its head to the end of its tail, with a shoulder width of up to three feet. Although very large (weighing up to 575 pounds), the Bengal Tiger is not the largest tiger; its cousin, the Siberian Tiger is the world's largest cat. When a Bengal Tiger roars, you can hear it almost two miles away." "All tigers are considered endangered. Ten years ago, there was eight sub- species of the tiger, and now there only five. The other sub-species of tigers, in addition to the Bengal are, Siberian, South China, Indochinese and Sumatran. Humans are the tigers principal enemy. Tiger are hunted for sport, fur, and for use in traditional Chiniese Medicine. Tigers may also be attacked by hyenas, leoapards, phytons and even other tigers. It is estimated that there are less than 3,000 Bengal Tigers left in the wild." "Bengal Tigers are solitary and do not want to share there hunting grounds, male hunting ranges are about 20 square miles;females require about 17 square miles. The male and female only come togeather during the mating, when sharing a kill or when sharing the same watering hole. In captivity, these animals prefer larger exibits. Tiger litters range from 1 to 6 cubs, which stay with their mother until their second year. Tigers reproduce well in captivity." "Bengal Tigers pray on wild oxen (gaur), buffelo, wild boar, deer and monkeys. Although a Bengal Tiger is capable of killing a bull gaur more than twice its size, it prefers to attack younger or older animals that are easier to take down. Bengal Tigers are voracious eaters, and eat 65 pounds of meat each night, or the yearly equivilent of 30 buffalos. Zoos generally feed their tigers some kind of meet (e.g. chicken, beef or horse) and bones, often accompinied by a commercial brand of special feline diet." "Bengal tigers prefer areas of dense thickets, long grass and shrubs near river banks. They will often be found in areas around old ruins, which provide shelter for cubs. The tigers stiff whiskers, enable it to move through thick cover in the dark. If the whiskers fit the whole body can follow. They have white ear spots, which may help mothers and cubs to keep track of each other when traveling through the dim tropical forests. Tigers will take advantage of human-made trails and roads." "Although not very good at climbing, the Bengal tiger is a good swimmer, and can commonly be seen wading in pools to cool off. They are slow runners but are very skilled at stealthy stalking of pray, which they mostly hunt at night." "In captivity, tigers tend to be lazy beasts, spending the majority of there time lounging in the sun. Tigers tend to get loud when they are angry." -------- I'm still working on the rest. Sorry. -------- ------------------------[ 2.1 - Animal sale values ]-------------------------- _________________________ ________ _________________ _________________ | Animal | To Buy | To Sell (Adult) | To Sell (Child) | |-------------------------|--------|-----------------|-----------------| | African Buffalo | $1,200 | Still working on... | African Elephant | $2,500 | | American Bighorn Sheep | $600 | | American Bison | $1,500 | | Arctic Wolf | $1,150 | | Bengal Tiger | $800 | | Black Bear | $850 | | Black Leopard | $1,600 | | Black Rhinosherous | $1,200 | | California Sea Lion | $700 | | Chipanzee | $1,500 | | Clouded Leopard | $1,800 | | Common Wildbeast | $1,000 | | Dromedary Camel | $900 | | Emperor Penguin | $1,100 | | Gemsrok | $900 | | Giant Anteater | $600 | | Giraffe | $1,600 | | Greater Flamingo | $750 | | Grey Wolf | $900 | | Grizzly Bear | $1,000 | | Hippotamus | $1,200 | | Ibex | $625 | | Jaguar | $1,100 | | Leopard | $1,100 | | Lion | $700 | | Lowland Gorilla | $2,500 | | Mandrill | $1,300 | | Markhor | $1,400 | | Moose | $700 | | Olive Baboon | $900 | | Ostrich | $1,100 | | Okapi | $1,800 | | Panda | $5,000 | | Plains Zebra | $800 | | Polar Bear | $1,500 | | Red Kangaroo | $600 | | Saltwater Crocodile | $1,500 | | Siberian Tiger | $1,000 | | Snow Leopard | $2,400 | | Spotted Hyena | $1,200 | | Thomson's Gazelle | $500 | | Wa_rthog (African) | $600 | | White Bengal Tiger | $1,500 | |_________________________|________| -------------------------[ 2.2 - Favorite Animals ]--------------------------- The following are the results of a survey of 150 guests in one of my zoos of their favorite animal. I hope it is helpful to know animals like, a Giraffe are 6 times more popular than an American Buffalo. -=Results=- ________________________ _______ ________ _________ ________ | Animal | Score | % | or 1 in | Cost | |------------------------|-------|--------|---------|--------| | White Bengal Tiger | 7 | 4.66% | 21 | $1,500 | | Okapi | 6 | 4.00% | 25 | $1,800 | | = Giraffe | 6 | 4.00% | 25 | $1,600 | | = Lowland Gorilla | 6 | 4.00% | 25 | $2,500 | | Ibex | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $625 | | = Grizzly Bear | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $1,000 | | = Greater Flamingo | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $750 | | = African Elephant | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $2,500 | | = Jaguar | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $1,100 | | = Hippoopotamus | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $1,200 | | = Markhor | 5 | 3.33% | 30 | $1,400 | | Polar Bear | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $1,500 | | = Bongo | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $900 | | = Olive Baboon | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $900 | | = Moose | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $700 | | = Thomson's Gazelle | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $500 | | = Saltwater Crocodile | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $1,500 | | = Arctic Wolf | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $1,150 | | = Leopard | 4 | 2.66% | 37 | $1,100 | | Mandrill | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,300 | | = Black Bear | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $850 | | = Ostrich | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,100 | | = Siberian Tiger | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,000 | | = California Sea Lion | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $700 | | = Spotted Hyena | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,200 | | = American Bighorn | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $600 | | = Dromedary Camel | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $900 | | = Chimpanzee | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,500 | | = African Warthog | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $600 | | = American Bison | 3 | 2.00% | 50 | $1,500 | | Giant Panda | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $5,000 | | = Snow Leopard | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $2,400 | | = Grey Wolf | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $900 | | = Black Rhinoceros | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $1,200 | | = Mountain Lion | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $700 | | = Bengal Tiger | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $800 | | = Gemsbok | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $900 | | = Common Wildebeest | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $1,000 | | = Emperor Penguin | 2 | 1.33% | 75 | $1,100 | | African Buffalo | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $1,200 | | = Giant Anteater | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $600 | | = Black Leopard | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $1,600 | | = Cheetah | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $1,600 | | = Red Kangaroo | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $600 | | = Plains Zebra | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $800 | | = Clouded Leopard | 1 | 0.66% | 150 | $1,800 | |________________________|_______|________|_________|________| -------------------[ 3.0 - Quick Graphs/Diagrams/Lists ]---------------------- The following graph is to help with price comparisions. -=Full list of Animals and Expenses=- ________________________ ________________ _____________________ | Animal | Cost of animal | Cost of good exibit | |------------------------|----------------|---------------------| | African Buffalo | $1,200 | $22,140 | | African Elephant | $2,500 | $34,535 | | American Bighorn Sheep | $600 | $20,775 | | American Bison | $1,500 | $29,835 | | Arctic Wolf | $1,150 | $14,720 | | Bengal Tiger | $800 | Again this piece is still | Black Bear | $850 | incomplete. | Black Leopard | $1,600 | | Black Rhinosherous | $1,200 | | California Sea Lion | $700 | | Cheetah | $1,600 | | Chipanzee | $1,500 | | Clouded Leopard | $1,800 | | Common Wildbeast | $1,000 | | Dromedary Camel | $900 | | Emperor Penguin | $1,100 | | Gemsrok | $900 | | Giant Anteater | $600 | | Giraffe | $1,600 | | Greater Flamingo | $750 | | Grey Wolf | $900 | | Grizzly Bear | $1,000 | | Hippotamus | $1,200 | | Ibex | $625 | | Jaguar | $1,100 | | Leopard | $1,100 | | Lion | $700 | | Lowland Gorilla | $2,500 | | Mandrill | $1,300 | | Markhor | $1,400 | | Moose | $700 | | Olive Baboon | $900 | | Ostrich | $1,100 | | Okapi | $1,800 | | Panda | $5,000 | | Plains Zebra | $800 | | Polar Bear | $1,500 | | Red Kangaroo | $600 | | Saltwater Crocodile | $1,500 | | Siberian Tiger | $1,000 | | Snow Leopard | $2,400 | | Spotted Hyena | $1,200 | | Thomson's Gazelle | $500 | | Warthog (African) | $600 | | White Bengal Tiger | $1,500 | |________________________|________________| --------------------------[ 3.1 - Term Dictionary ]--------------------------- Bison - Bison is another word for buffalo. ------------------------------[ 4.0 - Farewell ]------------------------------ Well thanks for reading the "new" Animal FAQ I hope it was far more usful than the last one (which was no good!) CGorman. ------------------------------[ 4.1 - Credits ]------------------------------- o Blue Fang - for creating such a wonderful game. o Microsoft - for publishing such a wonderful game. o You - for reading this o Gamefaqs.com - for providing a home for the millions of FAQ writers. o Me - for writing this FAQ. o PC|G Magazine for a list of all the animals, so I believe I have not missed any (so far). ©CGorman2002