Rapture Zoo

The Rapture Zoo was an area that was intended to be included in BioShock as a part of Fort Frolic.I Am Ken Levine, Creative Director of BioShock and BioShock Infinite AMA on Reddit Multiple interviews with developers of the game mention that this was a level that was ultimately cut fairly far along in the design process due to budgetKen Levine on Twitter and time constraints, and they indicate that it was one of the things they most regretted having to cut. Not much is known about the Zoo apart from concept work, but the only concrete information comes from an interview that mentions that it would have included an elephant.Bonus Round, Episode 10: Part 1 - BioShock: A Look Inside, GameTrailers.com Ken Levine mentioned in a 2020 Interview with Youtuber TheBioshockHub, that the team wanted to showcase the effect of Plasmids on animals and that the zoo would have likely featured a monkey.TheBioshockHub Interviews Ken Levine! | Ken Talks Bioshock, His Inspirations & More (2020/2021) on YouTube
==Behind the Scenes==
*In Burial at Sea - Episode 2, one of Atlas' men, Felix Molloy, mentions a "Reptile house at the zoo", which could be a possible hint towards the Rapture Zoo.
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