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Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

Very Easy (Promiscuous)

The **Okapi** (*Okapia johnstoni*) is a large African ungulate featured in *Planet Zoo*. It is featured in the Standard Edition of the game.

## Zoopedia Description

### General

**Population in the Wild:** 10,000-35,000

The okapi (or Okapia johnstoni) is a secretive species native to the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They have a distinctive appearance with a grey-white face, dark brown coat across their torso, as well as bright white stripes across their legs and hindquarters. The sexes differ slightly as the males also have small horns, whereas females have whorls of hair in the equivalent area. Both average 1.4 to 1.6m tall and 2.4 to 2.6m long.

The species is endangered for a number of reasons. Firstly, deforestation and the expansion of human infrastructure have caused the destruction of their habit, but they are also killed for the bushmeat trade and have been victims of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The war there means the use of firearms and also the enforcement of boundaries, which may impact on their territory and foraging routes. The okapi is the flagship species for the Congo rainforest ecosystem, and as such has nature reserves and multiple captive breeding programmes dedicated to protecting it.

### Social

Okapis are solitary, interacting only to mate - the only exception being a mother with her calf.

### Reproduction

Okapis live alone in dense woodland, marking their territory with scent released from glands in their feet. These are then tracked by other okapis in order to mate; when two meet, they will court each other by circling, sniffing and licking each other, before mating and going their separate ways. After a pregnancy of 14 to 16 months, the mother will give birth to one calf, which spends the first two months of its life hiding in the undergrowth while its mother forages. The young okapi mature into adults at 2 years old, leaving to establish their own home range.

## Animal Care

 FEEDING STATIONS
 FOOD ENRICHMENT
Hanging Barrel Feeder
Plant Screen · Rubbing Pillar · Sprinkler · Scots Pine/Tamarind Scratching Tree

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* The okapi and the giraffe are the only members of the giraffe family.
* Newborn okapis do not defecate for the first month of their life to prevent predators from locating them.
* Okapis have a 30 cm long prehensile tongue.
* Okapis can retract their eyeballs into their skull to protect their eyes when travelling through thick undergrowth.
* The okapi had the nickname 'African unicorn' before it was officially discovered. People would tell stories of seeing a 'donkey-like' creature with small horns in the forest, but its existence wasn't confirmed until 1901.

### Other Trivia

* The okapi was formally revealed on World Animal Day.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/PlanetZooGame/status/1180132950727417856
Ghost Fungus

Omphalotus nidiformis

The **Ghost Fungus** is a fungus native to Oceania. It is one of the many species of foliage available in the Twilight Pack DLC.

## Variants

Ghost Fungus 01Ghost Fungus 02

## Trivia

* The Ghost Fungus is the first fungi to be added to *Planet Zoo*.

## Links

* For more information about this fungus, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Ghost Gum Tree

Corymbia aparrerinja

The **Ghost Gum Tree** is a large tree native to Oceania. It is one of the species of foliage available in Planet Zoo's Australia Pack.

## Variants

Ghost Gum Tree SaplingGhost Gum Tree 01Ghost Gum Tree 02Ghost Gum Tree 03

## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Scratching Post

The **Scratching Post** is a toy enrichment item available for purchase in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

The scratching post is a tall cylindrical pole with thick ropes wrapped around it. Scratching posts are a favorite toy of predators like Cheetahs and West African Lions, as it helps give them something to scratch and keep their claws sharp.
1.2.3 Update

The **1.2.3 Update** was the third minor update following the 1.2 Update to *Planet Zoo*.

## Contents

### **Bug fixes**

* **General fixes**
	+ Fixed habitat cleanliness issue - Keepers were not cleaning habitats if cleanliness was 100%, causing unintended balance issue.
	+ Fixed an issue where an animal would consider itself escaped while swimming in the middle of the water.
	+ [Audio] Fixed placement preview audio feedback not playing when the game is paused.
	+ [Scenarios] Offspring in scenarios will now display their parents in the Genealogy panel instead of unknown.
	+ [UI] Added missing Flexicolour tags for assets from the South American Wood Panel Set.
	+ Improved the LODs on SA\_WoodPanelSet\_Vines\_02.
	+ New World large and small blueprint shell prices have been reversed so they now display correctly.
	+ Added missing translation text for the ability to edit terrain around barriers and enrichment items in the options menu.
	+ Removed dark lighting artifact on Temple Stone Support Beams 07 at LOD 2 and above.
	+ South American Shelter blueprints now appear under the "Shelter" sub-filter like other blueprint shelters.
	+ Fixed a leg pop on the Giant Anteater swimming animation.
	+ Fixed Capuchin Monkey animation alignment when close to enrichment item on a climbing frame.
	+ Fixed an issue where an animal could be its own sibling in the Genealogy UI after it had been released to the wild.

* **Stability**
	+ General stability fixes.
Path

**Path** is a structure in Planet Zoo that allows Guests and Staffs to traverse. They form the lifeline that connect all of the zoo together.

## How to build paths

* Open the Path menu.
* Select the Path type.
* Left mouse to start placing.
* Alter path direction
* Click again to place the path and begin the process of placing another.

Length and width of the paths can be modified. Wide paths cost more but support larger number of guests and staffs.

To better place the paths, player can choose 'align to grid' to place them easier.

### Type of paths

* Solid path where is an artificial surface applied.
* Nature path where the terrain is visible and the path is marked by border path.
* Null path is introduced in 1.13 Update. Disabling the "Kerbs on Ground Path" toggle on any Natural Path will create a Null Path - an "invisible" path that seemingly unmarked terrain.

All paths when leveraged or made as a stair may not look natural anymore.

### Deleting Path

Paths can be deleted by selecting the 'delete path' option then clicking the path want to be removed. Players can also quickly delete a large number of paths by using the Bulldozer Delete Tool. Introduced in 1.12.1 Update, players can choose an area to quickly remove all matching objects in the area. By choosing Path Extras and Path on the Bulldozer tool, player can delete paths quickly.

## Path Extras

Path extras are items that need to be placed relatively to a path.

### Zoo Entrance

Zoo Entrance must be connected to a guest path.

## Guest paths

These are normal paths that both guests and staffs to traverse.

Guests on tour walking on a path.
## Queues

Queues are a special type of path; they are required at entrace of transport rides, and connect to guest paths. Guests will queue for transport rides on queues path.

Guests can become unhappy if queues are too long. And if the queue is full, guests will turn away. Guest happines can be improved by placing scenery along the queue path.

## Staff paths

These are paths that only the staffs can use. These paths are inaccessible by guests. They are used to efficiently transport staffs around the zoo. And also keep guest away from Staff Facilities that can damage guests happiness.

Veterinarian observe Zebras in their habitat.Veterinarian performs in Veterinary Surgery.
Giant Forest Scorpion

Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus

Average (Polygynous)

The **Giant Forest Scorpion** (*Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus*) is a large Asian arachnid featured in the Standard Edition of *Planet Zoo*.

It is one of the game's Exhibit Animals.

## Zoopedia Information

### General

**Population in the Wild:** Unknown

The giant forest scorpion (or Heterometrus swammerdami titanicus) is a large species of arachnid that lives in the tropical rainforests of India and Sri Lanka. It's a stout, black coloured animal with thick chitinous body plates and very large pincers. It may also have a blue or green sheen to its cuticle. The giant forest scorpion's pincers are strong and capable of catching and crushing prey, whereas its venom is relatively weak; most likely because it relies more on the strength of its pincers than the potency of its sting.

### Social

Giant forest scorpions are solitary animals, only interacting for mating purposes.

### Reproduction

When a receptive male and female come across each other, the male will grab her pedipalps (mouth parts) with his and pull her back and forth across the ground. This occurs until he finds an area of substrate that is suitable to complete the mating procedure. Once he has located somewhere suitable, he will deposit sperm on the ground from his abdomen end and, if she acquiesces, he will move her onto the sperm so she can take it up via a pore on her abdomen. The female will fertilize her eggs and incubate them for 5 to 8 months, after which she will give birth to live young that will climb onto her back. She carries them until they are 3-weeks-old, have moulted, and are tough enough to be independent. These young scorpions will reach sexual maturity between the ages of 1 and 3-years-old.

## Animal Care

 HABITAT ENRICHMENT
Long Wide Trunk · Thin Smooth Branch · Thin Long Log · Broken Hollow Log · Wide Hollow LogNarrow Hollow Log · Leaf Litter A · Leaf Litter B · Leaf Litter C

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* The giant forest scorpion is the largest species of scorpion in the world, reaching up to 23cm in length.
* The giant forest scorpion, like all scorpions, glows under ultraviolet light.
* The giant forest scorpion is more likely to use its pincers to attack than to use its sting.
* Giant forest scorpions can survive a whole year without eating.
* Giant forest scorpions can remain underwater for 48-hours and survive.

### Other Trivia

* It was the only Asian animal which is showcased in a exhibit enclosure, until the reveal of the Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect from the Southeast Asia Animal Pack.
Go to Crater Lengths

Preview

**"Go to Crater Lengths"** is the fifth scenario of *Planet Zoo's* Career Mode.

## Description

*Built on the site of a long-dormant volcano, Great Caldera Safari Park is Bernard Goodwin's ode to safaris, featuring animals from all over Africa which happily roam their expansive habitats. The park is currently in a state of development with some attractions only half-complete, are you the right person to take them over the finish line?*

## Featured Animals

### Habitat Species

* African Buffalo
* African Savannah Elephant
* African Wild Dog
* Black Wildebeest
* Cheetah
* Hippopotamus
* Plains Zebra
* Reticulated Giraffe
* Sable Antelope
* Spotted Hyena
* Springbok
* West African Lion

### Exhibit Species

* Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
* Goliath Birdeater
* Goliath Frog
* Lesser Antillean Iguana
* Titan Beetle
* Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

## Objectives

### Bronze

* **Release 1 of any habitat species to the wild**
* **Build a Transport Ride with**
	+ A length of at least 700 m
* **Increase education rating to 1.2 stars**
* **Have at least 1600 guests in the zoo**
	+ More attractive animals attract more guests

### Silver

* **Release 4 of any habitat species to the wild**
* **Breed 6 new habitat animals of different species**
* **Increase education rating to 35%**
* **Adopt 2 new Cheetahs**

### Gold

* **Release 11 of any habitat species to the wild**
* **Breed 8 new habitat animals of different species**
* **Increase education rating to 45%**
* **Increase conservation rating to 4.5 stars**
* **Adopt 2 new West African Lions**
* **Have at least 2800 guests in the zoo**
	+ More attractive animals attract more guests
Research Centre

The **Research Centre** is a staff building that can be built in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

This facility is used by Vets to research animal species and diseases to improve the zoo’s understanding of them, which brings multiple benefits to the zoo.

Researching a species unlocks new toy and food enrichment items and better quality food, as well as granting guest education bonuses for the species researched. However, many enrichment items are usable by more than one species; researching one will often unlock an item that can be used by many. Researching a disease reduces the likelihood of an outbreak of that disease among animals susceptible to it in your zoo. This is particularly helpful for keeping animals in crowded or dirty exhibits healthy, although these problems are better mitigated with the use of contraceptives and proper zoo planning.

The player chooses which vet will research which species or animal, and each vet can only research one species or animal at a time. If a researching vet is required for an emergency, and no other vets are available, they will pause their research, address the issue and return to it. Better trained vets will research species and diseases faster.

## References

1. ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/developer-journal-facilities.521585/
It's Just A Matter of Time

Preview

***It's Just a Matter of Time*** is a Timed Scenario added in the Europe Pack.

## Description

When this small mountain resort was purchased, many noted it bore an uncanny resemblance to the world famous Matterhorn. These comments ultimately lead to the many European influences seen woven in and around the park. The owners want you to introduce as many different species of animal to their zoo as possible before the holiday season, are you up to the challenge?

## Featured Animals

### Habitat Species

* Aardvark
* African Buffalo
* African Savannah Elephant
* African Wild Dog
* Aldabra Giant Tortoise
* Alpine Ibex
* American Bison
* Bactrian Camel
* Baird's Tapir
* Bengal Tiger
* Black Wildebeest
* Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
* Bongo
* Bonobo
* Bornean Orangutan
* Cheetah
* Chinese Pangolin
* Common Ostrich
* Common Warthog
* Eurasian Lynx
* European Badger
* European Fallow Deer
* Galapagos Giant Tortoise
* Gharial
* Giant Panda
* Greater Flamingo
* Grizzly Bear
* Himalayan Brown Bear
* Hippopotamus
* Indian Elephant
* Indian Peafowl
* Japanese Macaque
* Mandrill
* Nile Monitor
* Nyala
* Plains Zebra
* Pronghorn Antelope
* Red Panda
* Red Ruffed Lemur
* Reticulated Giraffe
* Ring Tailed Lemur
* Sable Antelope
* Saltwater Crocodile
* Siberian Tiger
* Snow Leopard
* Spotted Hyena
* Springbok
* Timber Wolf
* West African Lion
* Western Chimpanzee
* Western Lowland Gorilla

### Exhibit Species

* Amazonian Giant Centipede
* American Bullfrog
* Boa Constrictor
* Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
* Brazilian Wandering Spider
* Common Death Adder
* Eastern Brown Snake
* Fire Salamander
* Giant Burrowing Cockroach
* Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
* Giant Forest Scorpion
* Giant Tiger Land Snail
* Gila Monster
* Golden Poison Frog
* Goliath Beetle
* Goliath Birdeater
* Goliath Frog
* Green Iguana
* Lehmann's Poison Frog
* Lesser Antillean Iguana
* Mexican Red Knee Tarantula
* Puff Adder
* Titan Beetle
* Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
* Yellow Anaconda

## Objectives

* **Have at least 20 different habitat species in the zoo**
	+ Increase Overall welfare to 75%
* **Build a Small Steam Train Transport Ride**
* **Have at least 3000 guests in the zoo**
	+ More attractive animals attract more guests
* **Earn a yearly profit of $18,000.00**
* **Have at least 4 animal talks in a year**
Protester

The **Protester** is a special guest type in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

Protesters are a specific type of guest with an appreciation for animal welfare. If your animals are neglected, abused, or treated badly in any other way- protesters will make sure you know that they're not too happy about it. They will approach the neglected animal's exhibit with picket signs and shout loudly to let everyone know about the cruelty taking place.
Hosta

Hosta sp.

The **Hosta**, also known as plantain lily, is a flowering plant native to Asia. It is one of the many species of foliage available in *Planet Zoo.* It was added to the game in the 1.16 Update.

## Variants

Hosta LargeHosta MediumHosta SmallHosta Variegated LargeHosta Variegated MediumHosta Variegated Small
Lipstick Palm Tree

Cyrtostachys renda

The **Lipstick Palm Tree** is a large tree native to Asia. It is one of the many species of foliage available in *Planet Zoo*'s Aquatic Pack DLC.

## Variants

Lipstick Palm Tree 01Lipstick Palm Tree 02Lipstick Palm Tree 03

## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

The **Meadow Buttercup** is a flowering plant native to Asia, Europe, and North America. It is one of the many species of foliage available in the Conservation Pack DLC.

## Variants

Meadow Buttercup 1Meadow Buttercup 2Meadow Buttercup 3
## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Launch Update

## Related links

Planet Zoo - Launch Update Notes

The **Launch Update** was the update that released with the game *Planet Zoo*.

## Contents

* **General**
	+ When launching the game after clicking PLAY in Steam, you may encounter a delay where you see a white screen prior to the game appearing.
	+ If you have an existing Scenario 1 save from the Beta, please delete your save for the best play experience.
	+ Blueprints from the Beta should be available on the Steam Workshop. Some asset pivot points may have changed, which means your blueprint might require moving and resaving.
	+ Please create an avatar before signing up to the newsletter.

* **Animals**
	+ Further balancing to breeding rates.
	+ Average animal longevity has been raised.
	+ Improvements to animal boxing and unboxing.
	+ Further social interaction animations added.
	+ Big cats now have retractable claws (except for the Cheetah, as they are not supposed to have retractable claws).

* **Staff**
	+ Keepers will work out how much food they need to prepare for a habitat based on how many animals are in the habitat. They will then prioritise filling enrichment feeders before standard feeders. This can mean that if all of the prepared food is placed in enrichment feeders, the standard feeders won't be filled!
	+ There have been many improvements to keeper feeding behaviour. Keepers can become tired and won't perform their duties if they are not rested, so make sure you let them have some time off at a Staff Centre now and again.
	+ Mechanics should now fix broken facilities more reliably.

* **Franchise Mode & Frontend**
	+ The Animal Exchange can now be filtered.
	+ Improved notifications when players are unable to purchase animals from the Animal Market.

* **Research**
	+ Vets now stop researching once they reach advanced research and must be manually re-assigned.
	+ Mechanics will now perform continuous research until they complete the category they are assigned to.

* **Help, UI & Notifications**
	+ Planet Zoo has extensive help files; these are a great way to learn how to run your zoo smoothly.
	+ Additional notifications including animal pregnancy/birth.
	+ Improved setting ticket prices

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Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

Easy (Monogamous)

The **Malayan Tapir** (*Tapirus indicus*) is a large Asian ungulate featured in the Southeast Asia Animal Pack DLC of Planet Zoo.

## Zoopedia Description

### General

Population In The Wild: 3,000

The Malayan tapir is a mammal native to rainforests of South East Asia. The Malayan tapir's head, shoulders, front legs and back legs are black, and their mid-body and back end is white. It is a heavy-set animal and has a distictive prehensile proboscis nose. Malayan tapirs measure between 1.8 and 2.5m in length and weight between 250 and 540kg. Females tend to be slightly larger than males and 10% to 20% heavier.

Malayan tapirs are endangered. The main threat towards this species is habitat loss through deforestation and the conversion of land for agricultural use. They are a protected species in Malaysia and Indonesia.

### Social

Malayan tapirs are often solitary but may also be found in monogamous pairs with their young offspring or in temporary feeding groups. They are tolerant of other individuals

### Reproduction

When a tapir female moves through a tapir male's territory, he will track her by the scent of her urine. When they meet, the male will court the female by nudging and sniffing her hindquarters and chasing her. If the female is receptive, she will allow him to mount her and mate. They will mate several times throughout the day while the female is fertile. After mating, the mael and female may stay together or go their separate ways. After a pregnancy of 390 to 410 days, the female will give birth to a single calf. For the first week of the calf's life, it remains hidden in the undergrowth and the mother will return often to feed it. At a week old, the calf will accompany its mother during foraging. Calves remain with their mother until they are 1-2 years old, depending on when their mother has another calf.

## Animal Care

 FEEDING STATIONS
 FOOD ENRICHMENT
Large Barrel Feeder · Forage Box Enrichment · Fruit Spike Tree
Sprinkler · Plant screen · Cardboard Box · Small ball · Herb scent marker · Rubbing Pillar · Small Ice Ball · Gift Box · Small Ball Colourful · Small Tyre · Rubber Duck · Scots Pine/Tamarind Scratching Tree

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* The Malayan tapir is the largest species of tapir.
* Infant tapirs have dark fur with a pattern of white spots and stripes that camouflages them in the undergrowth and dappled light of the rainforest.
* Malayan tapirs will often walk along riverbeds underwater for up to 90 seconds.
* The Malayan tapir is the only species of tapir that is native to Asia, with all other species living in Central and South America.
* The Malayan tapir's vision is very poor, and they rely mainly on scent and hearing to navigate their surroundings.

### Other trivia

* In the 1.16 Update, the Malayan Tapir got a model rework, as before it reused the Baird's Tapir model.

## Gallery

The first teaser of the Malayan Tapir when it was first announced.Original Zoopedia ProfileThe new model in 1.16
Quarantine

The **Quarantine** is a staff building that can be built in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

The quarantine is mainly used to separate infectious animals from healthy animals, to prevent the spread of an illness or to hold animals new to the zoo, and to check that they aren’t harboring an illness that is not yet apparent.

The quarantine is not an immediately necessary building at the start of the game (like the trade centre or staff building). If a player is strapped for cash, they can start and build their zoo to a certain size before requiring a quarantine building, albeit with some risks. If habitats are kept clean and uncrowded, the risk of disease outbreaks among the animals is relatively low. However, animals coming into the zoo through purchase may carry diseases that they can pass on to existing animals; the only way to avoid this is by first sending them to pass a quarantine test.

## References

1. ↑ https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/developer-journal-facilities.521585/
Plumeria Flower

Plumeria sp.

The **Plumeria Flower** is a flowering plant native to the Americas. It is one of the many species of foliage available in the South America Pack.

## Variants

Plumeria Flower LargePlumeria Flower MediumPlumeria Flower Small

## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Shhh, it's a surprise

Preview

**"Shhh, it's a surprise"** is a scenario of *Planet Zoo*'s Eurasia Animal Pack DLC.

## Description

Bernie is getting the whole gang back together for a little project that is close to his heart, a retirement gift for Nancy! We'll have to make the best use of this limited space to create something truly magical. He'll distract Nancy as best he can whilst you get to work!

## Featured Animals

### Habitat Species

* Bengal Tiger
* Greater Flamingo
* Indian Peafowl
* Mute Swan
* Red Deer
* Saiga
* Sloth Bear
* Takin
* Timber Wolf
* Wild Boar
* Wisent
* Wolverine

### Exhibit Species

* Giant Burrowing Cockroach
* Giant Forest Scorpion
* Giant Tiger Land Snail
* Goliath Beetle
* Goliath Frog
* Hermann's Tortoise
* Puff Adder

## Objectives

### Bronze

* Hire 4 staff
* Have at least 4 different habitat species in the zoo
* Achieve an overall zoo rating of 2.0/5

### Silver

* Have at least 7 different habitat species in the zoo
* Achieve an overall zoo rating of 3.0/5
* Breed 3 new habitat animals of different species
* Receive a zoo inspection report with an overall star rating of 3.5

### Gold

* Have at least 10 different habitat species in the zoo
* Pay off all Loans
* Power everything in the zoo with renewable energy
* Achieve a conservation rating of 4.0/5
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

Easy (Promiscuous or parthenogenic)

The **Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect** (*Phyllium giganteum*) is a large Asian insect featured in the Southeast Asia Animal Pack DLC for Planet Zoo.

## Zoopedia Description

### General

Population In The Wild: Unknown

The giant Malaysian leaf insect is a large species of insect that lives in the Western tropical rainforests of Malaysia. This species exhibits extraordinary camouflage. As its name suggests, it has evolved to blend in with the leaves of the trees in which it lives. Females are 4.8in in length, broad and flat in appearance and have small vestigial wings that do not allow them to fly. Males are approximately 3.6in in length and much more slender. They have long wings and can fly.

### Social

These insects are solitary but very passive, so can be kept together. They should not be kept with other large herbivorous insects because they could be eaten due to their lack of movement and leaf-like appearance.

### Reproduction

Females are fully grown at 7 months and reach sexual maturity at 8 months old. Females are parthenogenetic, meaning they can lay viable eggs without needing to mate. The female will lay approximately 40 eggs at a rate of 1-2 per day.

Mating habits of this species are little known because the males have been so rarely observed, so some gaps in knowledge here have been filled in by looking at other species in the *Phyllium* genus.

Males will search for females when in flight. When a receptive female is found, he will land and mate with her. Fertilized eggs are laid in the same way as unfertilized eggs, at a rate of 1-2 day and buried in the ground. Eggs will hatch 6-9 months after being laid.

Male young will go through 6 molts, females will go through 7. They will have approximately 1 molt per month until they are fully grown.

## Animal Care

 HABITAT ENRICHMENT
Broken Hollow Log · Narrow Hollow Log · Wide Hollow Log · Tropical Plant A · Tropical Plant B · Tropical Plant C · Leaf Litter A · Leaf Litter B · Leaf Litter C

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* The giant Malaysian leaf insect is very docile and spends most of its time still and unreactive, which further improves it camouflage.
* The giant Malaysian leaf insect lives in the Taman Negara rainforest which is 130 million years old and one of the oldest rainforests in the world.
* While molting, the giant Malaysian leaf insect is very vulnerable and can easily die if the temperate or humidity of the environment are not ideal, or if they are touched while their bodies are still soft. This can make raising them in captivity difficult.
* Females do not require males to reproduce and can breed asexually, but all the offspring will be female in this case.
* The first male giant Malaysian leaf insect was not discovered until 1994, therefore comparatively little is known about the males of this species.

### Other Trivia

* The **Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect** was the first arthropod to be added into the game post-launch.
Indonesian Theme

The **Indonesian Theme** is one of the architectural themes included in Planet Zoo as part of its piece-by-piece construction system.

It is made available with the Tropical Pack.

## Inspiration

This theme was inspired by the architecture of South East Asian countries, especially Indonesia.

* See Battak architecture.
* See Java Hindu-Buddhist temples.
London Plane Tree

Platanus × acerifolia

The **London Plane Tree** is a large tree found in Europe, North America, and Oceania. It is one of the species of foliage available in Planet Zoo's Europe Pack DLC.

## Variants

London Plane Tree 01London Plane Tree 02London Plane Tree 03
## Trivia

* The **London Plane** is one of the few hybrid plants in Planet Zoo.
* It is a hybrid of the **Oriental Plane** and the **American Sycamore**.

## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
List of inaccuracies in Planet Zoo

This is a list of features in *Planet Zoo* that do not agree with science and are not zoologically accurate.

## General

* Reptiles and birds are shown giving birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.
* All birds are unable to fly, even though Peafowls, Flamingoes and Cranes are able to do so.
* Due to model limitations, exhibit animals are always shown as adults, even newly born animals.
* Some of the predator/prey encounters are rather unrealistic. Prey often is shown not defending itself and most predators predate each other rather than fighting.
* Pack hunting animals like Lions, Wolves, Hyenas, and so on don't cooperate when hunting prey. In real life, all of these animals are pack hunters.

## Animal specific

* Gharials are shown walking, but they are incapable of walking on land.
* Both Red and giant Pandas are said to be strict herbivores, but they may take meat if given the chance.
* Chimpanzees are able to share habitats with small-medium sized wildlife, but in reality, they will predate on them.
* Giant Anteaters and North American Beavers are safe for guests to be around, even though both are surprisingly dangerous in real life.
* Giant Otters are not able to hunt prey, but in real life they hunt caimans if given the chance.
* Spotted Hyenas are said to live in groups of 2-4 to be happy. In actuality, hyena clans can live up to 80 members, though 10-12 is a more typical size.
* Anteaters are said to be strict obligate carnivores, but they will take fruit if needed.
* The Malayan Tapir is a recolor of the Baird's tapir. They have notable anatomical differences in actuality.
* The West African Lion can be white in the game, but in reality only South African Lions (*Panthera leo melanochaita*) can be white.
* The Giant "Tiger" Land Snail has never been introduced to the Americas, and is probably informed confusion with the similarly named Giant "African" Land Snail.
* The sounds that adult Common Ostrich make in-game is not actually made by adults, but rather by young when begging. The sound that adults most commonly make in real life is a deep booming sound.
* Both genders of the Danube Crested Newt have crests in-game, despite only males having them in real life. Additionally, they only spend their time in the water of their exhibit in-game, despite them spending lots of their time on land in real life, as cited by the Zoopedia.
Steeped in Pollution

Preview

**"Steeped in Pollution"** is the eighth scenario of *Planet Zoo's* Career Mode.

## Description

*There's something in the air at the site of the brand new Myers Rainforest Conservation Project, but it's not excitement, and it smells really bad. It's difficult enough building a zoo from the ground up, but in this case you'll be starting from well below ground level in a disused quarry. And as it's a new zoo, you can expect plenty of teething problems. But as Dominic might say, you're just the dummy to placate them.*

## Featured Animals

### Habitat Species

* Aardvark
* African Buffalo
* African Savannah Elephant
* Baird's Tapir
* Bengal Tiger
* Bongo
* Bonobo
* Bornean Orangutan
* Chinese Pangolin
* Common Ostrich
* Common Warthog
* Giant Panda
* Greater Flamingo
* Green Iguana
* Grizzly Bear
* Indian Elephant
* Indian Rhinoceros
* Mandrill
* Okapi
* Saltwater Crocodile
* Snow Leopard
* Western Chimpanzee

### Exhibit Species

* Amazonian Giant Centipede
* Brazilian Wandering Spider
* Eastern Brown Snake
* Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
* Golden Poison Frog
* Goliath Frog
* Lesser Antillean Iguana
* Puff Adder
* Titan Beetle

## Objectives

### Bronze

* **Remove a toxic waste barrel**
	+ As barrels give off heat, the temperature heatmap can be used to find them
* **Adopt the rescue animals (4)**
	+ Found in the 'Rewards' section of Animal Trading
* **Have at least 350 guests in the zoo**
	+ More attractive animals attract more guests

### Silver

* **Have at least 8 habitat species in the zoo**
* **Build a Suspended Gondola Transport Ride**
* **Have at least 600 guests in the zoo**
	+ More attractive animals attract more guests

### Gold

* **Earn a yearly profit of $15,000.00**
* **Receive a zoo inspection report with an overall star rating of 3.0**
	+ For the duration of the inspector's visit
* **Adopt 1 Giant Panda**
	+ Found in the 'Rewards' section of Animal Trading
Rubbing Pillar

### Icon

The **Rubbing Pillar** is a toy enrichment item available for purchase in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

The rubbing pillar is a toy consisting of a tall metal pole standing between six and seven feet in height. Wrapped around the pole are four rough donut-shaped objects that alternate in color between blue and red. Animals can use these rings to rub their body against to scratch itches.
Game Difficulty

All game modes have difficulties. Player can pick the game Difficulty before starting one.

## Details

Alter how difficult the game is, choosing between easy, medium or hard. Difficulty settings are available in all game modes. The difficulty is set before a new scenario or zoo is started but can also be changed while the zoo is loaded by going to Settings>Game and changing the difficulty from the drop down menu.

### Easy

Animals
* Animal welfare is more easily maintained.
* It takes longer for animals to get stressed.
* Animals take longer to die when their needs are critical.
* Animals never get bored of enrichment items.

Guests
* Guest learn more from education sources.
* Guest happiness drops at a lower rate.
* Guest won't request refunds.
* Guest are more willing to spend cash.
* 5 star Guess Happiness Rating requires an average happiness of 80%.

Staffs
* Staff takes longer to get tired.
* Staff moves faster.
* Staff gets a larger happiness boost from training.

### Medium

* Animals never get bored of enrichment items.
* Guest won't request refunds.
* 5 star Guess Happiness Rating requires an average happiness of 85%.

### Hard

Animals
* Animal welfare is harder to maintain.
* Animals get stressed faster.
* Animals will die quicker when an issue is critical.
* Animals get bored of enrichment items.

Guests
* Guest learn less from education sources.
* Guest happiness drops at a faster rate.
* Guest request refunds.
* Guest are less willing to spend cash.
* 5 star Guess Happiness Rating requires an average happiness of 90%.

Staffs
* Staff get tired faster.

## History

Game Difficulty is a feature introduced in 1.2 Update. All saves that were created before 1.2 Update will be set at a medium difficulty.
Guest Facilities

**Guest Facilities** is a group of buildings and decorations that player can build. They are all under the Facilities section, Guest tab. These buildings either serve guest needs, or allow guests to generate money for the player zoo.

## Description

These buildings can be split into 6 groups.

* Buildings to satisfy guest needs. This include Food buildings to satisfy Guest Hunger, Drink buildings to satisfy Guest Thirst and Toilets.
* Donation Box: Allow guests to donate to zoo. Usually base on animals viewing and status.
* ATM: Allow guests run out of cash to draw more money.
* Souvenir: Allow guests to buy extra stuffs. These only increase the zoo financially, and not satisfy any of guest need
* Information Center: Allow guests to buy umbrellas and some speakers for education purpose.
Lesser Antillean Iguana

Iguana delicatissima

Difficult (Promiscuous)

The **Lesser Antillean Iguana** (*Iguana delicatissima*) is a mid-sized Caribbean lizard featured in the Standard Edition of *Planet Zoo*.

It is one of the game's Exhibit Animals.

## Zoopedia Informaton

### General

**Population in the Wild:** 15,000 (fragmented)

The Lesser Antilean Iguana (or *Iguana delicatissima*) is a large species of lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles Islands of the Carribbean - specifically Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica. It is a critically endangered scpecies, threatened by habitat loss, hunting by feral animals, and hybridization with the invasive green iguana. The Lesser Antilean Iguana is grey with a green belly and has a short, blunted face with white scales around the jaw; males have pink jowls and blue scales around the eyes, whereas females lack this colouration and are about two thirds of the size of their male counterparts.

### Social

Lesser Antilean iguanas are solitary animals and only interact to mate and compete over mates.

### Reproduction

Lesser Antilean iguana males have hierarchy where dominance is signaled by their coloration; the darker grey the scales, the more dominant the individual and the more likely it is for a female to be receptive to them. During the maring season, they will establish a territory and display to females by strutting and engaging in 'head pushing' behavior with rival males. If interested, a female will approach so he can mount and mate. The mother will then search for a sandy area to dig a tunnel where she will lay her clutch of eggs, which hatch after 3 months and are immediately independent. The young will reach sexual maturity at between 3 and 5 years-old.

## Animal Care

 HABITAT ENRICHMENT
Long Wide Trunk · Thin Smooth Branch · Thin Long Log · Long Mossy Rock · Wide Mossy RockSmooth Mossy Rock · High Basking Lamp · Low Basking Lamp · Mid-Height Basking Lamp

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* Lesser Antillean iguanas can be distinguished from green iguanas by the absence of the large rounded scale on the cheek.
* The eggs of the Lesser Antillean iguana are often eaten by snakes, birds, opossums and lizards.
* The Lesser Antillean iguana does not urinate, instead excreting salt and other uric waste products through salt glands.
* Lesser Antillean iguanas can see in ultraviolet.
* Iguanas can shed their tails as a decoy or to escape from predators.

### Other Trivia

* The Lesser Antillean iguana is the sister species of the more well-known green iguana.
* Lesser Antillean iguanas are mainly herbivores. They feed on fruit, flowers, leaves and growing shoots of more than 100 different types of plants.
Mangrove Apple

Sonneratia caseolaris

The **Mangrove Apple** is a mid-sized tree native to Africa, Asia and Oceania. It is one of the many species of foliage available in *Planet Zoo*.

## Variants

Mangrove Apple 01Mangrove Apple 02Mangrove Apple 03

## Links

* For more information about this plant, visit its corresponding Wikipedia article.
Wind Turbine

The **Wind Turbine** is a power facility that can be built in *Planet Zoo*.

## Description

Wind turbines are renewable energy sources and are more efficient in windy, colder climates. They cost more to purchase than a transformer, but incur no running costs. Guests understand the benefit of wind turbines, but they are noisy and so they still incur a small happiness penalty

A power source will power anything that touches its radius, even if the object or habitat is only partially within it. Power facilities will deteriorate and lose efficiency over time; transformers are more resilient to deterioration than **wind turbines**, while solar panels are the least durable.
Grasslands Animal Pack

## Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack

The **Grasslands Animal Pack** is the twelfth DLC pack for Planet Zoo. The Grasslands Animal Pack released simultaneously with Update 1.12.

## Description

*Discover spectacular new species of the grasslands with the Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack! It features eight diverse animals who all reside in natural steppes, plains and prairies across the world, including the striking maned wolf, emu, and nine-banded armadillo. All these animals are connected through the grass they call home, whether using it to seek sanctuary, graze, or stalk prey. In addition, take on the fun new campaign scenario based in the picturesque surroundings of Argentina.*

## Features

### New Animals

* Nine-Banded Armadillo
* Maned Wolf
* Emu
* Caracal
* Red-Necked Wallaby
* Striped Hyena
* Blue Wildebeest
* Cloudless Sulphur
* European Peacock
* Menelaus Blue Morpho
* Monarch
* Old World Swallowtail

### New Scenery Pieces

* Grasslands Animal Sign Blue Morpho
* Grasslands Animal Sign Blue Wildebeest
* Grasslands Animal Sign Caracal
* Grasslands Animal Sign Cloudless Sulphur
* Grasslands Animal Sign Emu
* Grasslands Animal Sign European Peacock
* Grasslands Animal Sign Maned Wolf
* Grasslands Animal Sign Monarch
* Grasslands Animal Sign Nine-Banded Armadillo
* Grasslands Animal Sign Old World Swallowtail
* Grasslands Animal Sign Red-Necked Wallaby
* Grasslands Animal Sign Striped Hyena
* Grasslands Animal Sign Pole

## Gallery

### Video Gallery

Planet Zoo- Grasslands Animal Pack - Announcement TrailerPlanet Zoo- Grasslands Animal Pack - Launch Trailer

## Trivia

* The Grasslands Animal Pack is the first DLC to include more than eight animals, having five exhibit animals (this is also the first time multiple exhibit animals have been included in a single pack).
* The Grasslands Animal Pack is the first DLC to include exhibit animals with an interspecies bonus.
* The Grasslands Animal Pack is the only animal pack not to include any enrichment items.

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They Grow so Fast!

Preview

***They Grow so Fast!*** is a Timed Scenario added in the Conservation Pack.

## Description

This beautiful Mongolian Park was created in order to aid with conservation efforts, protecting the pristine habitat of the local wildlife as well as being an escape and educational hotspot for tourism. What a wonderful place to set up our new orphanage!

## Featured Animals

### Habitat Species

* Amur Leopard
* Chinese Pangolin
* Formosan Black Bear
* Gharial
* Giant Panda
* Greater Flamingo
* Himalayan Brown Bear
* Indian Peafowl
* Japanese Macaque
* Przewalski's Horse
* Red Panda
* Scimitar-Horned Oryx
* Siamang
* Siberian Tiger
* Snow Leopard
* Timber Wolf

### Exhibit Species

* Amazonian Giant Centipede
* American Bullfrog
* Axolotl
* Boa Constrictor
* Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula
* Brazilian Wandering Spider
* Common Death Adder
* Danube Crested Newt
* Diamondback Terrapin
* Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard
* Eastern Brown Snake
* Fire Salamander
* Giant Burrowing Cockroach
* Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
* Giant Forest Scorpion
* Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect
* Giant Tiger Land Snail
* Gila Monster
* Golden Poison Frog
* Goliath Beetle
* Goliath Birdeater
* Goliath Frog
* Green Iguana
* Lehmann's Poison Frog
* Lesser Antillean Iguana
* Mexican Red Knee Tarantula
* Puff Adder
* Red-Eyed Tree Frog
* Sacred Scarab Beetle
* Titan Beetle
* Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
* Yellow Anaconda

## Objectives

* **Research 3 habitat species to level 2**
* **Research Przewalski's Horse to level 3**
* **Have at least 8 different habitat species in the zoo**
	+ Increase Overall welfare to 80%
* **Release 3 different habitat species to the wild**
* **Have at least 4 vista points in the zoo**
* **Have at least 2 animal talks in a year**
* **Achieve an conservation rating of 2.0/5 stars**
* **Reach 20% plant diversity across at least 4 habitats**
* **Power everything in the zoo with renewable energy**
Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

Easy (Promiscuous)

The **Puff Adder** (*Bitis arietans*) is a large Afro-Asiatic snake featured in the Standard Edition of *Planet Zoo*.

## Zoopedia description

### General

**Population in the wild:** Unknown

The Puff adder (or *Bitis arietans)* is a species of venomous snake that is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Southern Middle East. It distinguishable by its squat body, broad head and and dull scales; these are beige, brown and black, and formed in a reticulated pattern to provide it with excellent camouflage on the savannahs and grasslands where it prefers to live. It's a slow moving snake, but can reach great speeds when disturbed. Their average length is 1m - although some specimens can reach almost 2m - and males tend to be larger than females, with a wider girth and longer tail.

### Social

Puff adders are solitary animals. It is rare that they will ever encounter each other in the wild except when males search for females to mate with, and even so they do not interact.

### Reproduction

Males search for females by tracking pheromonal signals, and many will often meet each other when seeking the same female. If this happens, they compete for mating rights by performing combative 'dances' and wrestling with their rivals by entwining their necks together. A victor will eventually emerge, mating with the female who, after 5 to 6 months. will give birth to between 30 and 80 live young. These hatchlings are independent from birth and will reach sexual maturity at 2 years old.

## Animal Care

 HABITAT ENRICHMENT
Large Rock A · Large Rock B · Large Rock C · Camouflage Ground A · Camouflage Ground B · Camouflage Ground C · High Basking Lamp · Mid-height Basking Lamp · Low Basking Lamp

## Trivia

### Zoopedia Fun Facts

* Puff adders are responsible for most snakebite deaths in Africa.
* The Puff adder is extremely greedy and has been known to eat itself to death in captivity if offered unlimited food.
* The venom of the puff adder can cause extreme pain, low blood pressure and necrosis of tissue.
* The puff adder is an aggressive and bad-tempered snake, often remaining ready to attack and never settling when in captivity.
* The puff adder can give birth to a great number of live young, with one female recorded as giving birth to 156 young.