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hwats-the-big-idea · 1 year

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My autistic ass has been up to some crazy shit these past few days. I started playing planet zoo and not even a week into the game the computer goes caput. Frame rate on every single game is absolutely horrendous, games don't even load past a single frame for 20 mins, and there's no internet to the computer yet (we just bought a dongle and are waiting on the delivery) so we can't fix it at all rn. Well, my hyperfixation just couldn't handle this absolute nonsense, if I couldn't play the game (I literally stay up for 2 days at a time playing nonstop lmao) I'd invest my time elsewhere. With a new dlc right around the corner and the games end on the horizon, I wrote a huge post on what dlcs I think pz needs before it finishes. I've been researching animals and pz for days, I'm happy to have some new animal facts under the belt now as well. Well, I went to post it to reddit and I just... can't. I get an unknown error. It's in reddit character limits but maybe the specific sub limits characters. Well I would've posted it and split it in half with the second half in the comments but I can only post dlc wishlist on Wednesday uk time 😭 by the time I finished everything it was already 4 am across the pond.

I really, really just want to document my crazy autistic ramblings and surmise my opinion as the most correct one as always lol, so I'm gonna post my post here and hopefully I'll be able to figure it out next Wednesday. I don't see a strong pz community here in tumblr so I'll probably be talking to myself but what else is new? Here goes. Is a long one, bois. Sorry the format is unpleasant here:

Here I list every dlc I think I’d want/would do good for the game before it ends. I go into 2025 with my wishlist just because I don’t think the game can really fully finish by 2024 even though I’ve seen some speculation we might just be getting one more year of dlcs. I’ve gone on to wrap up this year, speculate for 2024, as well as 2025.

This will be a long post, an opinion piece over predictions of what I genuinely think will come, and I’ll discuss my reasons why I chose everything after I list the dlcs. I’ve taken inspiration from wishlists, what bigger names in the community have been predicting, and just what I hope to see come to the game. In my speculations I focus mostly on diversity, uniqueness in looks and mechanics, as well as what we need from rigs for mods. I’ve tried to be as inclusive as I could in my selections so I hope there’s people who will enjoy what I’ve come up with! I’ve also only recently started playing the game so I don’t understand it in as intimate a way as long time players may and I’m probably overlooking some scenery items, so take my scenery speculation with a grain of salt. I’d love to hear opinions on it all.

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2023 dlc wrap ups

Temperate scenery pack

-Sea otter (headliner)

-European red squirrel

-Tanuki

-Collared peccary or European wild boar

Exhibit

-Chipmunk walkthrough exhibit.

Tundra animal pack

-Pacific walrus (headliner)

-Wolverine

-Musk ox

-Arctic hare

-Southern rockhopper penguin

-Tundra swan, snow goose, Canada goose, or duck (harlequin, mandarin, wood, or mallard)

-American white pelican

Exhibit

-Pika, chinchilla, or white winter dwarf hamster

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2024 dlcs

Taiga scenery pack

-Pallas cat (headliner)

-Golden takin

-Fisher cat, stoat, or European pine marten

-Yellow bellied marmot/alpine marmot

(Alternate species:

-North American porcupine

-American black bear)

Exhibit

-Japanese rhinoceros beetle

Islands animal pack

-Tasmanian devil (headliner)

-Japanese giant salamander

-Cuban crocodile

-Malayan civet/Asian palm civet

-Fairy penguin

-Goodfellow’s/matschie’s tree kangaroo

-American flamingo

(Alternate species:

-Coconut crab

-Coquerel’s sifaka

-Sumatran rhinoceros

-Marine iguana)

Exhibit

-Tenrec

Scrublands scenery pack

-Saiga antelope (headliner)

-Gerenuk

-Alligator snapping turtle

-Roadrunner or burrowing owl

(Alternate species:

-Banded mongoose)

Exhibit

-desert tortoise or thorny devil

Rainforests animal pack

-Olive/hamadryas baboon (headliner)

-Coati mundi

-Bush dog

-Sloth bear

-Common squirrel monkey or black handed spider monkey,

-Golden lion/emperor tamarin

-Muntjac

Exhibit

-Leaf cutter ants, thorny stick insect, or giant prickly stick insect

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2025 dlcs to wrap up the game with

To preface 2025 would see dlcs that have huge game changing mechanics, it’s definitely just personal desires since it’d be a tall order for the year, but these are all things that so many people have really been asking for and I think are are things that we would all rather enjoy for the game before it ends. We wouldn’t be seeing very many animals in any of the packs (not like we have for the terrestrial animals), but with the right selections it would allow modders to really expand the library after the games end.

Barnyard scenery pack

-American Pygmy goat or boer goat (headliner)

-Jacob sheep

-Miniature donkey or Shetland pony

-Vietnamese pot bellied pig

Exhibit: touch pools

-Southern stingray or cownose stingray

-White spotted bamboo shark or brown banded bamboo shark

-Ochre sea star (or other sea star)

-Aggregating anemone or slate pencil urchin

-Atlantic horseshoe crab

Ground bird animal pack

-Secretary bird (headliner)

-Darwin’s rhea

-Shoebill

-Marabou stork

-Roseate spoonbill

-Southern ground hornbill

-Kiwi or kakapo

Exhibit: cage exhibits

-Golden pheasant

-Raggiana bird of paradise

-Ocellated turkey

-Scarlet ibis

-Victorian crowned pigeon

Aquariums animal and scenery pack

-Bottlenose dolphin (headliner)

-West Indian manatees

-Beluga

-Manta ray

-Loggerhead sea turtle

-Hammerhead shark

-Black sea bass or black grouper

Exhibit: aquarium exhibits

-Yellow seahorse

-Compass jellyfish

-Giant pacific octopus

-Moray eel

-Tropical fish (clownfish, blue hippo tang, moorish idol, etc)

Aviary animal and scenery pack

-Scarlet macaw, blue and yellow macaw, hyacinth macaw morphs (headliner)

-Bald eagle or California condor

-Toco toucan

-Barn owl or great horned owl

-Laughing kookaburra

-Puffin

-Blue jay

Exhibit: walkthrough bird exhibit

-Sun conure

-Rainbow lorikeet

-Parakeet

-Sulfur crested cockatoo

-Ecuadorian amazon parrot

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These are all the packs that I have come up with that I think would be good enough to end planet zoo by the end of 2025. They don’t include anywhere near all the animals that we ultimately desire as a community but I think that the species are diverse enough to be able to mod most anything we want in. I’ll go on and talk about each pack individually now and why I chose what I did/what I think each pack would include.

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Temperate

A lot of people think that temperate and tundra will be the next inclusions, so they’re where I went with my speculation. For the temperate pack I’ve made it a scenery pack since that will be next if the scenery-animal pack trend continues. For this pack I’ve included a few animals I think are necessary for the game. First I’ve included the sea otter, an animal we could never see through mods, and one people want to see. I’ve also included the tanuki, I think it’s an animal that a lot of people would just enjoy having in the game. I also have the collared peccary or European wild boar, honestly either of them, or some other pig, would work in this spot, we just need more pigs in the game. And I have the European red squirrel, it’s found in some zoos, and would just be an interesting animal and rig in the game. I also have a chipmunk walkthrough exhibit, an idea from J-Double U, which I think would just flesh out walkthrough exhibits. We’d see bats, butterflies, birds (hopefully), and with this one a mammal so I thought it was a good inclusion. For scenery I think it’d be very nice to see some rustic wood cabin/camping sort of aesthetics. I’m an Oregonian myself so the Oregon zoo is dear to me, and I’d love some scenery that just says “temperate rainforest”. I’ve also just recently started playing the game so maybe I just haven’t had the chance to see every single piece we have yet, but I would love for some more diversity in our wood options, especially in sizes and shapes it all comes in. I’d also like some foliage like blackberries and furze/gorse bushes, California poppies, as well as flexi color wildflowers. As well, I know we lack trees that have a real canopy, I think some canopy trees would be really nice here. I think we could see some other scenery options, but I’d just love lots of stuff themed around a cooler climate. I think we also need some new stone pieces, bricks, and just simple flexi color building materials. I loved what we got in the tropical pack, I’d like to see some of that sort of stuff themed around a temperate climate as well and even more basic in its building capacity. … Tundra For the tundra pack I’ve included the walrus, a very much needed animal in the game, as well as some requests such as the wolverine and the musk ox. I’ve also included the arctic hare because we really could use a lagomorph of some sort. I’ve also included the rockhopper penguin because I think it’s one of the penguin types we’re lacking in diversity, and with frontier’s new animal modeling the yellow feathers would come out great on them. I’ve included the American white pelican, but really any pelican could find their way in this spot. I know the Australian pelican is the community’s desire but the American white fits the tundra theme better. Honestly though whichever pelican finds their place here we’d see the others through mods. It also was just a hard decision in general on the other water fowl. We need swans, geese, and ducks in the game and we don’t have any good rigs for them. I don’t think even the pelican rig would suffice. Honestly if it could be done by frontier I’d love to see at least both one duck and one goose in this pack, but ultimately for moddings sake I think either or would work out just fine. Really I think it’d just be a matter of which frontier personally would want to include, but I’ve dropped my choices down here. For the exhibit animal I’ve included a few options for mammals, I’d love to see more mammalian diversity in the exhibits. I think any of the choices here would be a good option really. I think chinchillas would really stand out but they’re also a somewhat common pet animal so it might be nice to see one of the other too as well.

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Taiga

The taiga pack was a hard choice, but for the sake of the game and rigs it has to offer I’ve opted for the mustelids and the marmot over the black bear and the porcupine. Since we already have both a porcupine rig and lots of options for a bear rig these animals will easily find their way into the game through mods at its end so I chose the animals I think would offer something more unique to the game. I chose the fisher, pine marten, or stoat here because we really could use a more traditional weasel in the game imo. The Pallas cat is a popular request, so it was a necessary inclusion. I’ve chosen the Japanese rhinoceros beetle as the exhibit animal but because I absolutely love these insects and would want to see them in the game. I think that scenery pieces could represent some part of Eurasia, like Russia or Italy, I imagine we could use some bold, round shapes, with a large selection of rounded building pieces. I think it’d be nice to include some more cold climate pieces especially ones that represent a modern culture and without any Christmas theming to it.

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Islands

For the islands pack it was a bit of a tossup on certain species. I’m most partial to this pack myself since it includes some of my own highly requested animals: the Tasmanian devil, the Japanese giant salamander, and the Cuban crocodile. The t devil is definitely a very, very requested animal. I also think the giant salamander and Cuban crocodile just also provide something unique we haven’t really seen in the game. For the salamander its a massive amphibian that I’d just love to build for in game, and the crocodile is a smaller croc that would have higher land requirements and a bit of a running-esc animation which I both unique for the game. I’ve included the fairy penguin since they’re such a beautiful bird, probably my favorite penguin, and we just don’t have any very tiny penguins like it in the game. There’s been many requests for various penguins, but I think for the majority of them we could easily find them through mods, the fairy penguin is something more unique in its regard. I’ve also included the tree kangaroo, a request from some, and a civet, which I think both bring a unique arboreal lifestyle to the game. I think having unique animals like them, plus their rigs, in the game is important for it at this point. I think my most controversial inclusion would probably be the American flamingo esp since we can see it through mods and all of the alternative animals I have seen as requests by the community, but personally I think it’s just a crime to the game we don’t have a pink flamingo. They’re what I’m familiar with in zoos and absolutely my preference for flamingos over the greater flamingo. Though I think the coquerel’s sifaka and coconut crab are very interesting animals that would give unique mods to the game. Honestly the flamingo or any of the alternative animals would fill this spot well. I’ve included the tenrec as the exhibit animal because it’s very unique and would provide some mammalian diversity to the exhibits. I think there are so many other good choices here, but personally I’d love to see a mammal.

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Scrublands

I’d love to see a scrublands theme come to the game personally. Here I’ve included the saiga antelope and the gerenuk, both ungulates, but I think both are very unique ungulate forms and I’d still like to see the diversity with them. I think they’d both provide something interesting to the game and animals fun to build for, especially the gerenuk with its browsing. I think we could even see a browsing enrichment item inspired by the gerenuk come to the game as well to really get a sight at their rearing. I’ve included as well either the roadrunner or the burrowing owl, both unique ground birds I think that would be very fun for the game. Personally I’d prefer to build something for the roadrunner, but I think that burrowing owls might be more iconic and more requested, so I’ve included them both as an option here. Lastly I’ve included the alligator snapping turtle in this lineup. It’s a huge reptile, one I think the game could definitely use for our zoo building, and just so peculiar looking. I think it’d really be a statement animal that I’d love to build for. For the exhibit I’ve picked the desert tortoise or the thorny devil, I’d like to see others. For the scenery I definitely want to see scrublands scenery. We have desert and grass themes items already, but I’ve been living in Texas for just over a year now and I’m enamored by just how beautiful it is here and I don’t think the game really captures just enough scrub/grass/swamp aesthetic. I’d be looking for scenery pieces that really feel like a swampy boat ride through the scrublands, I find foliage like the Texas madrone and the saw palmetto beautiful and definitely could be included in a scrublands pack. Outside of those two I think just any plants you generally find in scrublands, swamps, plains/prairies, pampas, etc would be good. I think with the grasslands pack being an animal pack the scrublands being a scenery pack would bring in lots of new foliage. People also often are sinking trees down into the ground to represent small bush plants, I think with a scrublands pack we could see lots of foliage that can represent what people are doing with trees as actual bushes. I think we could also get more rocks in this pack, rocks that represent the beauty of a place like Utah, and/or some rocks in flexicolor.

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Rainforest

For the rainforest animal pack I included the muntjac. I know the dik dik is a more highly requested animal but it’s a scrublands animal while the muntjac is a rainforest animal. I also have the alternative of the southern pudu, I’m just most partial to the muntjac personally (I find their scent glands to be so fascinating looking). I also wanted to include either the Chinese water deer or the Siberian musk deer, but I think with the muntjac we would easily see mods for all of these animals honestly. I think any of them could find their place in the slot I allocated for the muntjac. I included lots of primates in this pack, a baboon of some kind is a very requested animal, and personally I just don’t feel like we have enough small primates in the game. The capuchin just isn’t enough for me, so I’ve included another monkey of some kind (squirrel or spider I think would be good choices, though we could see potentially another option), as well as a tamarin. I think both of these animals would just look great in a pz zoo and provide what I think is needed diversity to the primates. I’ve also included the sloth bear here. Honestly it was hard to include just one bear in all of my pack ideas here because sloth bears, black bears, and spectacled bears are all highly requested animals. Really I think any of them could find their way here, especially since rainforests aren’t just limited to tropical jungles and can be temperate forests, but I did limit myself to just one bear choice since we ultimately will have the rigs for more bears to find their way into the game through mods I saw them as a less important inclusion for that reason. Lastly I’ve included in this pack the coati since we really ought to have a coati in the game, as well as the bush dog. They aren’t common in zoos but South America has some of the most unique canids and people just don’t know about them, I think including one (outside of the popular maned wolf) would provide a unique learning opportunity on these amazing animals, plus it’d just be so cool to have a semi aquatic packing canid in the game I’d love to see it. For the exhibit animal I chose leaf cutter ants, though I can see they may be difficult to do because of their size, though I do think leaf bits would help that. If they just aren’t feasible I’ve included a couple stick insect options since I’d also love to see these animals in the game. I chose to make the rainforest pack an animal pack since we already have lots of jungle-like scenery in the game, I wanted to give the scenery spotlight to some other biomes, especially since the tropical pack recently was a scenery pack.

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The next four packs are definitely tall order packs. They’d bring big changes to the game, but I think changes that we as a community would like to see. They’re all highly requested pack themes, and I think that the new mechanics would breathe new life into the game. They’d really let it live for a long time after its completed.

Barnyard

This barnyard pack brings to the game a petting zoo mechanic, as well as barn themed set pieces and some small aquarium set pieces to set up for the aquarium pack itself and to include in the touch pools. I chose a goat, a sheep, a donkey/pony, and a pig over animals like rabbits, chickens, or guinea pigs because I think it’d be much easier to do just a “crouch and pet” animation. Smaller animals would need a much larger change to mechanics so my animal choices are all medium sized. I’ve also included touch pools. I think they would be a great inclusion to the game, and I think fit in the “petting zoo” theme as well. I’ve included some stingrays and sharks which the touch tanks at Stingray Cove in the Denver zoo really inspired me. Really I think that touch pools could be incorporated in a few ways. They could include some construction pieces to make a few touch tanks of different sizes, maybe some dedicated concrete and glass pieces to build them that can contain water like the barriers. The other animal species I’ve included in the touch pools are sea stars, a horseshoe grab, and an anemone or sea urchin, which are all pretty common animals in touch pools. I think similarly to the barnyard animal petting animation, the touch tanks could use the same or similar animation. I think the scenery for this pack would definitely be a lot of barn/farm and touch pool aesthetics.

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Ground birds

Here I’ve included lots of ground bird species that people want to see. Not much to say, I think they’re all pretty common requests, and fulfill the community’s desire for more ground birds. The unique mechanics for this pack come from the new form of exhibits, and exhibit rehaul. I think everyone wants a little bit more out of exhibits, be it changing their sizes, shapes, or more in depth editing for them. The exhibits for the birds in this pack come as cages which would house the exhibit bird species. It was a long time ago and I don’t remember where it was, but I walked down a long alley with all kinds of birds in it and I’d really want to capture that kind of feeling with this. I’ve included a few exhibit bird species here, I don’t think these species would fly, but honestly that’s frontier’s ultimate decision.

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Aquariums

This pack brings the long desired aquariums to the game, and I chose a selection of animals that I think would all provide unique mods to the game. I’d talk about the mechanics for this, but I think that Rudi Rennkamel summarizes it much better, I’ll link that video at the end of this post. In short, I think they would work similarly to the touch pools, just on a much larger scale. This pack would bring a lot of new pieces all themed around aquariums and provide us with everything we’d need for building a small aquarium zoo. Again, Rudi talks about this much more in depth.

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Aviary

The last pack we’ll see come to planet zoo is the aviary pack, which will bring flying birds to wrap up the game. I’ve chosen a selection of birds that would bring a variety of rigs to the game, which is why I’ve included a bird like the blue jay. I think that most of the birds listed here are pretty common requests from the community, and any others we’d want to see I think can come from mods. This pack also brings a walkthrough exhibit for birds with many species of parrot, something that everybody wants to see. I think this pack also would bring new building pieces to make aviaries, and similar to the aquariums, we would need to make a suitable habitat first before we could fill it with the animals. I think we’d see lots of bird enrichment items, glass, netting, wiring, in many shapes such as round, triangular, pentagon, and hexagon, anything that we’d need to make a suitable aviary for the flying birds.

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The end I think after the aviary pack we will see a few free updates to the game. Updates to fix bugs in the last year of dlcs, updates to animal models and behavior, mechanics, the works. I think 2026 would be a year of tlc for the game and just getting it prepped to be finished for good. Sorry this post was so long, I just had some fun with my speculations here.

The videos:

https://youtu.be/bOqNfDyenjo?si=nRFbOk5B36_BONQ5

https://youtu.be/iKIZSIvbJ6E?si=r00teDq4EDIvnavP

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my-introvert-hideout · 2 years

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Recent Movement Regarding the Sumatran Tigers at the Denver Aquarium

I've been obsessed with animals for my entire life. That is not an understatement or an exaggeration. I've had a goldfish and two bettas. 7-year-old me got a corn snake for Christmas, and I've ridden horses as well as trained service dogs. I spend my free time researching animals. By choice lol. I shamefully have Wild Republic stuffed animals. I've visited the Denver Aquarium (also participated in their Zoologist for a Day program where I was intently watching the behind-the-scenes of what they do, and was not disappointed), have been to a wolf sanctuary, stopped going to the soo, and semi-regularly spend time at the Wild Animal Sanctuary - because I "adopted" (sponsored) four of their rescues. Two of those four are tigers. I also track a polar bear, elephant, shark, and sea turtle on Fahlo.

While I DO NOT claim to be an expert, I think I kind of know what I'm talking about. Also:

"Captive wildlife for show is a tragedy. These lions (*sigh*) are under constant stress from the smallness of their enclosure and the nearby public. TWAS is an ethical, caring facility. Please move these tigers there." (Free)

[The actual petitions are at the bottom of this post. The sources "Free" and "Re-home" after the comments for each point correspond to those two petitions. PLEASE do NOT send them any hate. If anything, send information.]

I appreciate the concern of these people, but they're... a little uninformed. If they want to bother an actual bad aquarium, SeaQuest is all theirs and I will fully back them on that. Also, it's a bit disappointing that you don't see this level of outrage for things like the homeless population downtown. Oh, wait, you do! In the form of "Get out of my way, irritating homeless people!"

Anyway... More info on the topic below. Please read first before responding. I promise you won't regret it.

Point 1: Aquarium Species

"TIGERS DO NOT BELONG IN A AQUARIUM THIS IS FOR F I S H NOT C A T S" (Free)

"...least of all, it's an AQUARIUM...for aquatic animals/fish!!" (Free)

"People go to the aquarium to see the aquatic wild life, not tigers!" (Re-home)

Literally every aquarium has non-aquatic animals. I don't really see anyone complaining about the presence of their reptiles (like the emerald tree boa which is DEFINITELY strictly arboreal) and birds (like macaws that are clearly not water-dwelling). They also have a porcupine.

"Does this place not get the idea of an aquarium? It is for marine animals-not tigers or any mammals." (Free)

*eye roll* They have otters, too, which are mammals. "Mammals" and "marine animals" are not mutually exclusive. Y'know marine mammals like cetaceans... seals... sea lions... manatees... Hippos spend a lot of time around water...

"I always thought the tiger exhibit was weird as hell in an aquarium. It makes zero sense." (Re-home)

Facebook comments (that my mom showed me since I don't have or want Facebook) have explained that "the original couple that started the aquarium many years ago owned these Tigers and made a place for them when they built the aquarium." The same person also explained that "It was originally called 'Ocean Journey' to teach visitors how we, in Colorado, impact the whole planet via the Colorado River that flowed to the Sea of Corte and the Pacific Ocean. It was designed and built to teach environmental and ecological messages about ecosystems in the mountains, rivers and the sea. There were two journeys (rivers): the Colorado and the Kampar in Indonesia, hence the tigers, birds, etc. That is why there are tigers there."

Point 2: Tiger Species

"It's important to the world's survival to protect the earths wildlife...it's important to the survival of the human race." (Re-home)

I think they'd have to be not extinct for that to happen. If these tigers were taken from the wild, it was to ensure that there was a population of these ENDANGERED Sumatran tigers, just in case they went extinct outside of captivity.

"I love all animals and I think the tigers need to be outside where they belong" (Free)

"They are wild animals that deserve their freedom from this type of entrapment. We are better than this. Get them to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keensburg, or another accredited sanctuary where they have the appropriate habitat." (Free)

They DO have an appropriate habitat, just not enclosure. Outdoors would work for mainland tigers (consisting of subspecies like Bengal and Siberian, but DNA tests have shown that they're too similar to necessarily be considered separate), which range from India all the way to Russia. But Sumatran tigers evolved isolated on ONE Indonesian island. They need heat and humidity that Colorado just can't give them. Hence their controlled environment indoors. That, or they need to be moved to a state like Florida or Louisiana, maybe the coast of Texas. Point is, this is no longer a Colorado-centric issue. Also, Sumatran tigers are the smallest subspecies, so yeah, they're gonna look smaller lol.

"It is abhorrent that a place that claims to know and care about animals would subject tigers to such depressing and cruel treatment." (Re-home)

Yes, claims to know and care about animals and the fact that these are SUMATRAN TIGERS. I also saw a Facebook comment about how awful (hot and humid, like Sumatra is) the conditions were where the tigers are kept and I kinda wanna die.

Point 3: Appropriate Enclosure

"The tigers should have room to roam and play" (Re-home)

"The tigers deserve better! They need space to run and roam!" (Re-home)

"Because they Should be free to run and not locked up" (Re-home)

These tigers are quite old (18 years!) so they're not exactly spry or the most playful. Also, they're brothers. It's not like they're random tigers that were placed together willy-nilly. But yes, I do agree that they need more space - three tigers are kept in an area about large enough for one (maybe two). They simply need a larger and lowered enclosure. (Lowered because they don't see it as part of their territory; people being on level ground with them is basically the same as being on their territory's boundary / border and stresses them - this is what the Wild Animal Sanctuary does btw.)

"Why do you feel The Denver Aquarium experience is enhanced by keeping captive wild animals on display, in the 21st Century when we all know now how much mental suffering they endure? Do the right thing and relinquish these poor animals to a bona-fide sanctuary, and STOP keeping wild animals captive. It's extremely inhumane for the animals and distressing for people who are capable of empathy." (Free)

Um, all non-domesticated animals are wild animals... And being in a sanctuary is still being captive. "Captive" just means not free in the wild lol. HOWEVER, I think having robotic animals in aquariums and zoos (more info) is an ingenious idea, though! The live animals should be exclusive to sanctuaries and refuges. It's a win-win for everyone, and better yet, not cruel to the animals. [Links for robo-dolphins specifically: 1 2 3 4] While $26 million is a hefty price, robots don't need to be taken care of like living creatures. Medical bills aren't needed, neither is food or water. They don't sleep. Just need engineers (probably specialized). Either way, I think it's worth it.

Point 4: Regulations

"Utterly disgusting...Where in the hell are the people that should be checking this" (Re-home)

Because the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has checked it. The Denver Aquarium is very open about the fact that they're AZA certified. At least look into who should be checking on them. "The people" kinda gives away your ignorance...

Facebook comments (that my mom showed me since I don't have or want Facebook) have also explained that "the aquarium doesn't own the tigers, so this petition is absolutely pointless and will do nothing." Just mere changes to an animal's living environment must go through the people who actually own that animal. Even if the Denver Aquarium wants to improve it (which I don't doubt that they do), they couldn't - not on their own and not immediately.

Posited Solutions:

"Wild animals should not be held in captivity for the sake of human entertainment. This is sick. If they're not sick or being rehabbed, let them go!" (Free)

These tigers were raised in captivity. They have no idea how to survive. They'd die immediately, scared and likely in pain.

"I am calling for the Denver Zoo and the Wild Animal Sanctuary to get involved. If the Denver Zoo or The Wild Animal Sanctuary could get involved, and encourage the Denver Aquarium to release the tigers to a better home, then perhaps these tigers could live a better life." (Free)

Right, because everyone knows how nicely zoos treat their animals...

EXTRA >>> Jungian Typology: This is a pretty good example of judging functions (Fi, Fe, Ti, Te) being dominant in a cognitive stack. They "judge" or make decisions first. As an INFJ - though I'm technically a "judging" type - my primary function is a perceiving one (Ni). It gathers information first. Hence this long dissection of the topic instead of simply signing on a reflex or giving no explanation.

#sumatran tigers #denver aquarium #change.org #petition #conserto #association of zoos and aquariums #wild animal sanctuary #jungian typology #judging functions #introverted feeling #introverted thinking #extroverted feeling #extroverted thinking

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the signs as animals

arist: south african cheetah

aries: american black bear

argo: kordofan giraffe

arga: griffon vulture

arittanius: wildebeest

arittarius: yak

arpio: bowhead whale

arpia: african elephant

arlo: horse

aro: barn owl

ara: tiger

arza: white rhinoceros

aricorn: spider monkey

ariborn: ring-tailed lemur

arnius: tabby cat

arius: megabat

asci: rock dove

asces: pied crow

armino: lion

armini: eurasian wolf

arcer: gerbil

arcen: newt

arus: bush-tailed porcupine

arun: philippine forest rat

taurrist: asiatic cheetah

taurries: asian black bear

taurgo: nubian giraffe

taurga: cinereous vulture

taurittanius: roan

taurittarius: southern marsupial mole

taurpio: right whale

taurpia: asian elephant

taurlo: sea eagle

tauro: grass owl

taurra: sheep

taurza: sumatran rhinoceros

tauricorn: vervet monkey

tauriborn: aye-aye

taurnius: jungle cat

taurrius: flying fox

taursci: trocaz pigeon

taursces: american crow

taurmino: kit fox

taurmini: tundra wolf

taurcer: guinea pig

taurcen: seal

taurus: crested porcupine

taurun: nile rat

gemrist: north american cougar

gemries: atlas bear

gemgo: west african giraffe

gemga: white-rumped vulture

gemittanius: waterbuck

gemittarius: northern marsupial mole

gempio: blue whale

gempia: blue-ringed octopus

gemlo: snake-eagle

gemo: sooty owl

gemra: argali

gemza: black rhinoceros

gemicorn: proboscis monkey

gemiborn: sifaka

gemnius: european wildcat

gemrius: egyptian fruit bat

gemsci: laurel pigeon

gemsces: cape crow

gemmino: red fox

gemini: arabian wolf

gemcer: dove

gemcen: house mouse

gemus: long-tailed porcupine

gemun: moluccan prehensile-tailed rat

canrist: florida panther

canries: blue bear

cango: reticulated giraffe

canga: black vulture

canittanius: eland

canittarius: golden mole

canpio: bryde’s whale

canpia: dumbo octopus

canlo: black-chested buzzard-eagle

cano: itombwe owl

canra: mouflon

canza: indian rhinoceros

canicorn: pygmy marmoset

caniborn: mouse lemur

canius: black-footed cat

canrius: california leaf-nosed bat

cansci: hill pigeon

cansces: hooded crow

canmino: cape fox

canmini: steppe wolf

cancer: humming bird

cancen: mayor’s moue

canus: bristle-spined rat

canun: bulldog rat

lerist: african leopard

leries: eurasian brown bear

lego: angolan giraffe

lega: turkey vulture

leittanius: gerenuk

leittarius: eurasian beaver

lepio: fin whale

lepia: mimic octopus

lelo: black solitary eagle

leo: bay owl

lera: urial

leza: nile hippopotamus

leicorn: rhesus macaque

leiborn: cockatiel

lenius: sand cat

lerius: hondurian white bat

lesci: snow pigeon

lesces: somali crow

lemino: arctic fox

lemini: mongolian wolf

lecer: flying squirrel

lecen: sikkim mouse

leus: prehensile-tailed porcupine

leun: kerala rat

virrist: javan leopard

virries: eurasian brown bear

virgo: south african giraffe

virga: california condor

virittanius: steenbok

virittarius: north american beaver

virpio: see whale

virpia: blanket octopus

virlo: crested eagle

viro: scops owl

virra: bighorn sheep

virza: east african hippopotamus

viricorn: gibbon

viriborn: parrotlet

virnius: chinese mountain cat

virrius: big brown cat

virsci: specled pigeon

virsces: flores crow

virmino: fennec fox

virmini: dingo

vircer: unstriped ground squirrel

vircen: volcano mouse

virus: electric eel

virun: himilayan field rat

librist: northern goshawk

libries: grizzly bear

libgo: masai giraffe

libga: greater flamingo

libittanius: nyala

libittarius: star-nosed mole

lipio: chilean dolphin

lipia: coconut octopus

liblo: harpy eagle

libo: screech owl

libra: thinhorn sheep

libza: cape hippopotamus

libicorn: bornean orangutan

libiborn: caique

libnius: amazon weasel

librius: dwarf epaulettes fruit bat

libsci: wood pigeon

libsces: bismark crow

limino: grey fox

limini: dog

libcer: indian palm squirrel

libcen: indian field mouse

libus: hog-nosed skunk

libun: sunburned rat

scorrist: gray-bellied hawk

scorries: east siberian brown bear

scorgo: thornicroft’s giraffe

scorga: lesser flamingo

scorittanius: klipspringer

scorittarius: hairy-tailed mole

scorpio: arabian dolphin

scorpia: giant squid

scorlo: papuan eagle

scoro: snowy owl

scorra: snow sheep

scorza: west african hippopotamus

scoricorn: sumatran orangutan

scoriborn: lorikeet

scornius: mountain weasel

scorrius: split-nosed bat

scorsci: comoros olive pigeon

scorsces: white-necked crow

scormino: swift fox

scormini: tibetan wolf

scorcer: eastern grey squirrel

scorcen: ryukyu mouse

scorus: hooded skunk

scorun: aceh rat

sagirist: red-chested goshawk

sagiries: syrian brown bear

sagigo: pig

sagiga: chilean flamingo

sagiittanius: kudu

sagiittarius: eastern mole

sagipio: long-beaked dolphin

sagipia: colossal squid

sagilo: balck eagle

sagio: great horned owl

sagira: red kangaroo

sagiza: angola hippopotamus

sagiicorn: tapanuli orangutan

sagiiborn: parakeet

saginius: steppe polecat

sagirius: brown long-eared bat

sagisci: white-naped pigeon

sagisces: jungle crow

sagimino: plains bison

sagimini: japanese wolf

sagicer: colorado chipmunk

sagicen: cook’s mouse

sagius: striped skunk

sagiun: snake

capririst: besra

capriries: giant panda

caprigo: chicken

capriga: jame’s flamingo

capriittanius: lechwe

capriittarius: gansu mole

capripio: killer whale

capripia: humboldt squid

caprilo: spotted eagle

caprio: eagle owl

caprira: eastern grey kangaroo

capriza: north american ostrich

capriicorn: eastern gorilla

capriiborn: pianos parrot

caprinius: long-tailed weasel

capririus: mediterranean horseshoe bat

caprisci: stork

caprisces: fish crow

caprimino: wood bison

caprimini: indian wolf

capricer: grey-collard chipmun

capricen: cypriot mouse

caprius: spotted skunk

capriun: spider

aquarist: long-tailed hawk

aquaries: sloth bear

aquago: red junglefowl

aquaga: andean flamingo

aquittanius: springbok

aquittarius: long-tailed mole

aquapio: pilot whale

aquapia: japanese flying squid

aqualo: tawny eagle

aquo: fish owl

aquara: western grey kangaroo

aquaza: masai ostrich

aquicorn: western gorilla

aquiborn: cockatoo

aquanius: yellow-bellied weasel

aquarius: raccoon

aquasci: goose

aquasces: house crow

aquamino: european bison

aquamini: arctic wolf

aquacer: gray-footed chipmunk

aquacen: steppe mouse

aqus: fattail scorpion

aqun: alligator

pirist: chanting goshawk

piries: polar bear

pigo: cow

piga: american flamingo

piittanius: sable antelope

piittarius: japanese shrew mole

pipio: houglass dolphin

pipia: vampire squid

pilo: camel

pio: spotted wood owl

pira: antilopine kangaroo

piza: arabian ostrich

piicorn: chimpanzee

piiborn: conure

pinius: european mink

pirius: koalas

pisci: duck

pisces: palm crow

pimino: water buffalo

pimini: baffin island wolf

picer: uinta chipmunk

picen: meerkat

pius: pandinus

piun: crocodile

#homestuck #zodiac #extended zodiac #the signs as #long post #originality is overrated #i spent way way way way too long on this thing

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Interesting Facts About Tigers

Interesting Facts About Tigers There are nine subspecies of tigers. The tiger is the largest among the Felidae and genus Panthera. Here are the nine subspecies: Indochinese Bengal Siberian Javan South China Malayan Bali Caspian Sumatran As you can see there is a very strong influence from Asia. The Siberian Tiger is one of the largest cats in the world, although it's species and breed are not completely understood. There are many subspecies and multiple species of tigers. It is speculated that there are at least four subspecies, and all of them are native to Siberia. The Siberian tiger (Panthera Tigris altaica) is the largest in the subspecies; hence the name. It is about two feet longer than a domestic cat and has a long, bushy tail. The tiger does not have a fur coat, but has a thick, muscular, sleek coat that can sometimes be a dark brown or black. This animal weighs between six and ten pounds. While the average adult male can weigh up to twenty pounds, it's really not common for a female to go over a hundred pounds. Males will have a thick fur, white underbelly and a black muzzle. Females can have different coloration and usually have brown or cream fur. They have shorter hair, but it can be thicker at the tips. The female will have a thick mane, that hangs down behind her ears. There are also females that have pink spots along their backs and in their tails. How can you tell what do they eat? What do they eat? It's possible to get some information on this from experts in animal nutrition. They are likely to tell you that some types of meat are very high in protein, while other types of meat are low in protein. Some sources for this information are the National Farm Animal Care Council, National Wildlife Federation, and USDA. In order to tell what kind of food you eat, you need to know what kind of fur your tiger has. This fur comes from its undercoat, so the size of the tiger's undercoat determines how much fur is there, and of course there is a need for water. The most popular safari destination in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. The only place on Earth where you can see Bengal Tigers roaming free, it's no wonder that India is a hot favorite for many travelers. The best way to get a glimpse of Bengal Tigers, is to visit Rajasthan and India's wildlife haven - the place called "The Jungle". Here, you will get a chance to experience some of the most amazing habitats anywhere. To enjoy your Rajasthan Safari, you will need to pack your safari equipment. First off, your laptop, satellite phone, and a copy of your passport. On arrival at the Safari Park, head straight for the Wildlife Farm. There, you will have a chance to observe the Bengal Tiger feeding time. If you're lucky, you might even see an adult Tiger lying down on the ground. Bengal Tigers lives in the vast stretches of dry grasslands of Northern India, from the Himalayas to the barrens. During the dry season, when food is scarce, the Bengal Tiger's home comes to life, as it extends its territory in search of moisture. As they move around in search of water, they leave tracks behind them. As time goes by, the Tiger's behavior will change and it will start moving through the forest at night. If you spend a couple of days in Rajasthan, you can see the seasonal movement of the Bengal Tiger. It will leave its shrubbery, move into the lush greenery and slowly remove itself from the Indian subcontinent. They may also venture out into the open after finding water. The Bengal Tiger is an extremely intelligent animal, which may be more than 200 pounds (90 kg) of a big cat. It is one of the largest cats in the world and is one of the last of the wild cats in North America.Like other big cats in the world, the Bengal Tiger has short, double-jointed legs, and a broad, flat snout, which are similar to a lion's. In fact, the Bengal Tiger is so similar to the big cat, that the only difference between the two is the color of their fur. A tiger typically uses its huge maul to kill and eat prey. This is one of the ways the tiger fights, and the way to its survival. Unlike other large cats, such as lions, the Bengal Tiger does not eat their prey whole, but instead eats off a few pounds of flesh per meal. The tiger is not considered to be very aggressive and is often left alone in the wild, in order to roam freely and hunt for its own food. This allows the Bengal Tiger to be free of man's interference, and to hunt freely. A tiger that wanders too close to humans, however, may be considered to be aggressive, and could be shot with a tranquilizer dart. As the tiger reaches adulthood, it gets bigger, and its stripes start to show through the snow-white coat. The tiger's eyes become yellow, its nose changes from green to yellow, and its claws get longer and sharper. The habitat for the Bengal Tiger is one of the best places in the world to see a big cat. This is because the habitat has plenty of water, and the ecosystem around it is healthy. During your Rajasthan Safari, you will see plenty of other wildlife species, such as leopards, wild boars, and porcupines. While the Bengal Tiger is the largest predator in the region, it is also the most endangered species in the world. There are so many other creatures on this planet that are amazing. Feel free to learn more about the Tibetan Mastiff, Irish Elk, wolf spiders, the incredible tarsier, the amazing jaguar plus so much more. https://youtu.be/C8Q2ptLaFj0 Read the full article

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Chef’s Notes for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition Monster Manual, M-R

Mammoth: Beef-like, but with its own darkness and smokiness. As with bear, expect barbarians to be the main fans of this dish and eschew subtlety in its preparation.

Manticore: Many poisonous parts must be cut around, not all of them obvious. The remaining flesh is a far better cat meat than lion or tiger.

Masher: Those who are immune to its poison report that masher is best served grilled with lemon. Very few are immune to its poison.

Mastodon: Quite tasty, with a finer marbled texture than elephant.

Medusa: Far more dangerous than basilisk or gorgon. If you see medusa flesh for sale, close your eyes immediately and don't open them again until you are clear of the area.

Men: The cooking and serving of men is best left undiscussed.

Merman: While not poisonous in a strict sense, merman is very likely to cause food poisoning, even when prepared by an expert chef.

Mimic: Tastes uncannily like chicken, regardless of form.

Mind Flayer: Most portions of a mind flayer are inedible, and the brain of a mind flayer is actively dangerous. The fresh tentacles can be served raw with a vinegar dressing.

Minotaur: Portions could be served as beef, but not good-textured beef. Better skipped.

Mold: You should not have mold in your kitchen, regardless of its size or color.

Morkoth: Those who eat morkoth soon wade into the sea and drown. Not recommended.

Mule: Tougher, bitterer horse.

Mummy: Far too popular on the potion-crafting market to be found on the culinary market.

Naga: Substitute with lamia interchangeably.

Neo-Otyugh: The foul stench of a neo-otyugh may require you to burn down your kitchen and build a new one somewhere else.

Night Hag: Night hag flesh is unlikely to remain on the material plane. If it does, eating it is likely to consume your soul. To distinguish night hag meat from other similar meats, place a piece of red-hot silver on it. Night hag will burn with a bluish smoke.

Nightmare: Similar to horse, but causes drastic indigestion.

Nixie: Mostly intelligent and peaceful. If any lake or ocean deities are prone to divine intervention in your area, nixies should be buried in their home water. Otherwise, quite similar to haddock.

Nymph: There are many good reasons not to put nymph on the menu. Most should be obvious with a little thought.

Ochre Jelly: There is some resemblance to escargot. Coat with flour to keep the exterior slightly firm.

Octopus, Giant: Variable. Never better than common octopus, but often not worse.

Ogre: Resembles boar meat with a hint of dwarf. Some ogres are organized into clans which would consider eating one of their members an offense to be avenged.

Ogre Mage: Similar to ogre, but pairs particularly well with rice and seafood.

Orc: Intensely porcine. Best with heavy use of mustard, or horseradish.

Otter, Giant: Raises the same druidic concerns as giant badger, and also has a similar taste and texture.

Otyugh: Smells and tastes vaguely rotten even when fresh, but harmless. An acquired taste and an interesting challenge for an ambitious chef.

Owl, Giant: Usually a delectable gamebird, depending on its diet. Serving one may cause offense to druids, on a case-by-case basis.

Owlbear: The owlbear and bugbear are similar in that their names are an accurate indication of what to expect from their meat. While owlbears typically consume human flesh, this does not lead to ill effects in the meat.

Pegasus: The red meat is no different from any other horse, and the dark meat is surprisingly sparse and stringy. Note that mock pegasus is a mixture of lamb and pheasant and has nothing in common with the actual animal.

Peryton: Cooks like venison or partridge, depending on the cut. Avoid the organ meats if there is a chance the peryton has been eating human flesh.

Piercer: Elaborate magical tenderizing can leave this in a state similar to beef jerky. Other than an extremely long shelf-life it has nothing to recommend it.

Pike, Giant: A straightforward, mild seafood calling for no special handling.

Pixie: Like leprechaun, the chance of magical side effects should rule this out.

Porcupine, Giant: Not much different from giant rabbit, other than the obvious additional difficulty in preparation.

Portuguese Man-o-War, Giant: Incredibly poisonous. There is some small market for its poison as an experimental magical or alchemical component, but no actual magical or alchemical application for it has been found.

Pseudo-Dragon: In regions where it is common, pseudo-dragon makes an excellent mock dragon, particularly if minced.

Purple Worm: Eating purple worm offers no appeal to the sense of taste, but may have appeal to the sense of irony.

Quasit: Inexplicably resembles cucumber.

Rakshasa: A cleric of any level should cast Remove Curse at some point in the preparation process. The flesh is otherwise very similar to tiger, and may have temporary wisdom-enhancing properties.

Ram, Giant: Cook longer than normal goat to ensure that it cooks through. Basting is helpful but not essential.

Rat, Giant (Sumatran): Earthy, aromatic, and full-bodied with moderate to high caffeine content.

Ray: Tedious to prepare. Best fried.

Remorhaz: Similar to fire lizard, but with a tender flakiness to the surface. Pairs well with pungent root vegetables such as shallot or garlic.

Rhinoceros: Best served undercooked as a challenge to unpleasant diners.

Roc: In general, a roc cooks the same as a giant eagle, but especially large cuts may need to be sliced into three or four layers rather than merely bisected, and there is far less chance of a wizard having befriended one.

Roper: The fluids of a roper will cause terrible stomach cramps and constipation. Of some value on the potion market, but there is nothing here to cook.

Rot Grub: If you find yourself needing to prepare a meal for aficionados of dung-dwelling flesh-eating maggots, it may be an excellent time to stop and think about your life choices.

Rust Monster: In addition to the obvious precaution of not using iron or steel, you should be aware that, at baking temperature, non-ferrous metals such as copper may also corrode. It is best to use only wood, ceramic, and silver. No magical or rare components are required, and the result can be worth the effort. The flavor is difficult to compare to other meats, and brings rarely-used adjectives to mind such as "watery" and "puffy", not in a negative way.

#writing saturday #it's a cookbook

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