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Zookeepers Animal Pack Animals Guide

By ggeorlett1

A Guide to all the animals in the DLC Pack (Habitat Animals: 7)
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Overview

African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)

Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ (Madoqua kirkii)

Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

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African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

Taxonomy

Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Centrochelys

General

Population in the Wild: Unknown
The African spurred tortoise (or Centrochelys sulcata), also known as the sulcata tortoise, is the largest tortoise of continental Africa, and third-largest tortoise in the world. In inhabits the semi-arid savannahs and shrublands of the Sahel and Sahara. The oval carapace is brown to beige in color, the scutes darken towards the the edges and show grow rings. Superficially, males and females look alike except for slight differences in the scutes on the plastron (the 'belly' of the carapace), though males can achieve greater sizes then females. On average, male tortoises have a straight carapace length of up to 86cm and weigh up to 80kg, while females' straight carapace length average at 58cm, with a weight of 30kg to 50kg

Due to the vast reduction of their distribution area, African spurred tortoise are considered an endangered species. Their decline can be attributed to multiple factors: the use of grazing territories for domestic livestock coupled with increased risks of wildfires deprives them of access to many important food resources, and many tortoises are illegally removed from the wild to be sold as pets. Several reintroduction programmes work to bolster wild populations in Senegal which see high success rates.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Africa
Regions: Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen
ICUN Status: Endangered

Habitat

Fence Grade: 1> 3.28ft
Land Area: 2314ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 0ft
Temperature: 55-100°F
Biomes: Grasslands, Desert
Can Guest Enter Habitat: Yes
Can guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Neutral

Social

Male African spurred tortoises are territorial during the breeding season and may fight each other over access to mates. Otherwise these tortoises tolerate nearby individuals provided enough resources are available.
Group Size: 1‒8 (up to 3 males, up to 7 females)
Male Bachelor: 1‒3
Female Bachelor: 1‒8

Reproduction

The mating season of African spurred tortoises take place from September to November, after the end of the rain season. Males will fight each other for the right to mate with females on their territory, with larger males generally emerging as the victor of these interactions.

Female tortoises begin looking for a nesting site about 2 months after mating. A female may dig multiple nests before choosing the most suitable location to lay her eggs in, between 15-40 per clutch. After laying her eggs, she will cover them nest back up with back up with the excavated soil. The eggs incubate for about 90 days underground until the hatchlings emerge from the nest.

The mother provides no parental care to the nest of the hatchlings, and many clutches and young hatchlings fall prey to predators such as snakes, lizards, or mongooses. the young grow quickly in the first years of there lives, and both sexes reach sexual maturity at about 10 years old.
Difficulty: Very Easy (Promiscuous)
Maturity: 10 years
Sterility: Death
Gestation/Incubation: 4 months
Interbirth: 8 months

Food

Tier 1: Hay
Tier 2: Root Vegetables
Tier 3: Fruit

Feeding Stations

Food Trough
Water Bowl
Water Pipe

Food Enrichment

Melon Feeder
Fruit Spike Tree
Dog Ball
Block of Frozen Fruit
Veggie Jelly Cake

Habitat Enrichment

Small Ball (Small Ball Pumpkin, Small Ice Ball, Small Ball Colorful)
Herb Scent Marker
Rubber Duck
Sprinkler
Curio Ball

Compatible Animals

Dama Gazelle

Zoopidia Fun Facts

There are more African spurred tortoises in captivity than in the wild, due to their popularity as pets. This provides an opportunity for pet owners to support reintroduction programs.
African spurred tortoises are apt diggers and will excavate burrows to reach cooler, moist soil. On hot days, they will retreat to these burrows and enter a dormant state, called aestivation.
Upon reaching a certain size and weight (around 30kg), it is thought that African spurred tortoises experience almost no predation. Most mature tortoises in the wild die when they cannot right themselves after falling on their backs.
African spurred tortoises have keratinous spurs on their hind legs for which they are named. It is unknown what purpose these spurs serve.
While African spurred tortoises are herbivorous, they have been seen eating carrion from dead animals from time to time.

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Indriidae
Genus: Propithecus

General

Population in the Wild: Less than 47,000
Found only in the Northwestern rainforests of Madagascar, Coqurerl's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a critically endangered, mid-sized species of Lemur. Their body is covered in distinctly colored fur that is white with dark red patches along the limbs, chest, and back, which may fade into grey fur along the tail. The face is black, with yellow eyes and a white stripe on the nose, and is framed by a white ruff. No distinct sexual dimorphism occurs in this species, with both sexes looking alike, although females are sometimes reported grow slightly larger then males, Coqurerl's sifakas' body length ranges from 42cm to 54cm, with the tail adding additional 50cm to 60cm and they weigh between 3.7kg and 4.3kg.

Coqurerl's sifakas are Critically Endangered due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation. While the areas they occur in are protected reserves, political instability and lack of law enforcement mean that habitat loss continues, as well as poaching for bushmeat. Introduced predators like dogs and cats additionally pressure the remaining population.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Africa
Regions: Madagascar
ICUN Status: Critically Endangered

Habitat

Fence Grade: 2 Climb Proof> 9.84ft
Land Area: 2314ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 269ft
Temperature: 59-108°F
Biomes: Tropical
Can Guest Enter Habitat: Yes
Can Guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Neutral

Social

Coquerel's sifakas live in matriarchal groups where all females, including immature females, are dominant over males. Troops live in fairly small territories that may overlap with those of neighboring groups, but groups rarely interact.
Group Size: 2‒6 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)
Male Bachelor: 2‒6
Female Bachelor: 2‒6

Reproduction

Female Coquerel's sifakas enter oestrus in January and February, during which time they mate with males from their own troop or from visiting neighboring troops. Males fight each other to impress the female and increase their chance of mating, though she doesn't always select the victorious males for copulation.

Pregnancies last for about 162 days, after which females give birth to a single offspring. The infant will stay with its mother for the first few weeks and be weaned after 5-6 months, form which point on it will be independent.

Sexual maturity is reached at 2.5 to 3 years old. Females often remain in their natal group, while males disperse and may join other unrelated groups.
Difficulty: Difficult (Polyandrous)
Maturity: 3 years
Sterility: 15 years
Gestation/Incubation: 5 months
Interbirth: 6 months

Food

Tier 1: Monkey Chow
Tier 2: Fruit and Herbs
Tier 3: Insects

Feeding Stations

Arboreal Feeding Platform
Water Bowl
Water Pipe
Water Trough

Food Enrichment

Small Fixed Roller Feeder
Block of Frozen Fruit
Forage Box
Suspended Forager
Fruit Spike Tree
Veggie Jelly Cake

Habitat Enrichment

Block of Ice
Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
Mirror Mobile
Musical Keyboard
Rubber Duck
Small Ball (Small Ice Ball, Small Ball Colorful, Small Ball Pumpkin)
Sprinkler

Compatible Animals

Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Red Ruffed Lemur
Ring Tailed Lemur

Zoopidia Fun Facts

Like all lemurs, sifakas have a toothcomb - tightly standing lower incisors that are used to comb through fur or assist feeding.
Polyandry in sifakas is thought to have evolved to reduce male infanticide by making it impossible to trace paternity in a group.
When in oestrus, female sifakas are only receptive for one day during the mating season.
Sifakas have a unique method of terrestrial locomotion: instead of walking on all fours like other lemurs, they hop on their hind legs and use their tail for balance.
Traditionally, Malagasy culture prohibits killing of sifakas due to a legend in which a sifaka leapt to save a boy falling from a tree when he was stung by bees that attacked him while collecting honey. Since that day all lemurs were considered sacred to locals.

Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Papio

General

Population in the Wild: Unknown
The hamadryas baboon (or Papio hamadryas) is a species of baboon, a large and mostly terrestrial primate, native to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia in the horn of Africa and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. Hamadryas baboons exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism not just in size, but also appearance. Both sexes are covered in shaggy fur, which is brown in females and silvery-white in males. Additionally, males have a thick mane, or cape, around the neck and a ruff of hair around the cheeks. With a dog-like snout, the face is hairless and red-brown in color. Baboons have conspicuous callosities on their buttocks, thickened patches of naked skin that allow them to sit comfortably on branches and other rough surfaces. Male hamadryas baboons are about twice as large as females, measuring 70cm (27.5in) to 95cm (37in) in head-body length, with a 42cm to 60cm long tail and weight of 15kg (33lb) to 30kg (66lb). Females are 50cm (20in) to 65cm (26in) long, with a 37cm to 41cm long tail, and weigh only 10kg (22lb) to 15kg (33lb).

Hamadryas baboons are a species of Least Concern and therefore not endangered. While they may be impacted by habitat loss or agricultural land conversion, population numbers in the wild are increasing.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Africa, Asia
Regions: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen
ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat

Fence Grade: 4 Climb Proof> 9.84ft
Land Area: 5382ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 215ft
Temperature: 37-109°F
Biomes: Desert, Grassland
Can Guests Enter Habitat: No
Can Guests Interact No
Relations With Humans: Confident

Social

Hamadryas baboons are highly social primates with a complex group structure that follows a strictly patriarchal system. Mature males leads harems of females in so-called one-male units, or OMU. While related males and their harems remain close to each other in clan structures, each male is extremely possessive of his females and they may sometimes fights and transfer them between harems. Multiple clans in turn may travel together to make up whole bands of several hundred individuals. Young males may attach themselves to an OMU as 'follower males' and try to start their own harem with immature females. Solitary males within the band may attempt to challenge and take over another male's harem.
Group Size: 6‒100 (up to 30 males, up to 99 females)
Male Bachelor: 6‒30
Female Bachelor: 6‒30

Reproduction

Hamadryas baboons can breed year-round. Males will mate with any of his harem's females in estrus, which will happen roughly every month. During a female's respective period, she will initiate mating with her male several times per hour. Follower males may attempt to mate with an OMUs receptive females if the leader is not nearby.

After successful conception, the female is pregnant for 172 days and gives birth to a single infant. This infant is highly dependent on its mother for several months, with weaning complete around 8 months old.

Female hamadryas baboons reach sexual maturity at around 4 years old, while males become sexually mature between 5 to 7 years old. Females are likely to breed successfully soon after maturation as they join the harem, males may only be able to successfully establish their own OMU when reaching full adult size at 10 years old, and will live as solitary or follower males in their band until then.
Difficulty: Very Easy (Polygynous)
Maturity: 6 years
Sterility: 21 years
Gestation/Incubation: 6 months
Interbirth: 18 months

Food

Tier 1: Monkey Chow
Tier 2: Fruit and Insects
Tier 3: Small Vertebrates

Feeding Stations

Arboreal Feeding Platform
Water Bowl
Water Pipe
Water Trough

Food Enrichment

Small Fixed Roller Feeder
Block of Frozen Fruit
Forage Box
Suspended Forager
Fruit Spike Tree
Veggie Jelly Cake

Habitat Enrichment

Block of Ice
Bobbin (Bobbin Drum)
Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
Grab Ball
Mirror Mobile
Musical Keyboard
Sprinkler

Compatible Animals

African Savannah Elephant

Zoopidia Fun Facts

The name 'hamadryas' is an Ancient Greek compound word that refers to a dryad that lives inside a tree.
The patriarchal social structure of the hamadryas baboon is unique among the baboon species.
Hamadryas baboons were deified in Ancient Egypt; the god Thoth was often depicted with the head of a baboon and associated with wisdom, science, magic and judgement.
Baboons live in open grasslands and woodlands due to their largely terrestrial nature. During the day, they walk on the ground foraging for food, and during the night they will climb trees and cliffs to sleep.
Hamadryas baboons are opportunistic omnivores and will eat anything from grasses, seeds and fruit to fish, carrion, and even fresh meat from birds, small monkeys or young antelopes. In populated areas, they have been raiding waste bins for food, eaten crops from farms and preyed upon poultry or small goats.

Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ (Madoqua kirkii)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Madoqua kirkii

General

Population in the Wild: Unknown
Native to Eastern and Southern Africa, Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ (or Madoqua kirkii) is a small antelope adapted to live in open grasslands. Giving them a delicate appearance, the short body rests on thin legs, the hind legs being longer. The head is small, with a pointy snout and large, round eyes. Males have short horns which may be covered partially or wholly by the tuft of hair on the forehead. The short fur is brown, gradually greying towards the back and hindquarters and a lighter shade on the belly. Males and females look alike except for the male's horns. They are between 35cm (14 in) and 45cm (18 in) tall and weigh around 7.2kg (16 lb).

Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ is not endangered and a species of Least Concern. They are sometimes hunted for their hides to make clothing like gloves, and traditional jewelry utilizes the bones of ♥♥♥-diks, though this hasn't substantially impacted populations and numbers are stable.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Africa
Regions: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia
ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat

Fence Grade: 2 >4.11ft
Land Area: 2153ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 0ft
Temperature: 55-100°F
Biomes: Grassland
Can Guests Enter Habitat: Yes
Can Guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Shy

Social

♥♥♥-diks live in monogamous pairs on territories they mark and defend together. They will chase away other adult ♥♥♥-diks, including their own mature offspring.
Group Size: 1‒2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
Male Bachelor: 1
Female Bachelor: 1‒2

Reproduction

♥♥♥-diks can reproduce up to twice a year, at the start of the dry and wet season. They are monogamous animals and young ♥♥♥-diks that have recently dispersed will attempt to find and bond with a mate to establish a territory with. This pair bond remains for life and is reaffirmed by ritualistic marking of their territory together.

After mating, the female will be pregnant for 5-6 months and gives birth to a single offspring. The young is nursed for about 6 weeks and then weaned, transitioning to the normal herbivorous diet of the species.

♥♥♥-diks reach adult size and sexual maturity at about 7 months old, at which point they will be forced out of the territory by their parents and must search for a partner and territory of their own.
Difficulty: Very Easy (Monogamous)
Maturity: 7 months
Sterility: 12 years
Gestation/Incubation: 6 months
Interbirth: 6 months

Food

Tier 1: Hay
Tier 2: Herbivore Pellets
Tier 3: Fruit and Vegetables

Feeding Stations

Food Trough
Water Bowl
Water Pipe
Water Trough

Food Enrichment

Grazing Ball Feeder
Small Barrel Feeder
Fruit Spike Tree
Veggie Jelly Cake

Habitat Enrichment

Herb Scent Marker
Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
Rubbing Pad (Rubbing Pad Bark)

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts

Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ is the largest of the four ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ species.
♥♥♥-diks have have large preorbital glands, which are used to mark their territories.
♥♥♥-diks are named such because of their alarm call sounding like a whistled '♥♥♥-♥♥♥'.
The nose of Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ is prehensile and can stretch during their vocalizations.
Kirk's ♥♥♥-♥♥♥ are named after John Kirk, a British explorer and diplomat to Zanzibar in the 19th century.

Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Capra

General

Population in the Wild: 5,754
The markhor (or Capra falconeri) is a large goat from Central Asia, which is also sometimes called the screw-horned goat. They are stocky creatures with sturdy, barrel shaped bodies. Their cloven hooves allow them to climb steep mountains and cliffs. They are covered in thick fur, which is grey-brown for males and a lighter, richer brown for females. A primitive black stripe follows the spine, and legs and face have dark markings. Males have a long shaggy beard along the entire length of the neck. Both sexes carry thick, curled horns, which are significantly longer in males. Males are also larger and heavier then females, at a shoulder height of 0.95m to 1.15m and weight of up to 110kg, compared to the female's height of 75cm to 90cm and a weight of about 40kg.

Markhors are considered Near Threatened, having previously been assessed as Endangered and only just exceeding the criteria of a Vulnerable species. They are Threatened by poaching, which not only reduces their numbers directly, but also inadvertently causes populations to fragment when fleeing hunters, leading to increased potential for subpopulations to die out. Where markhor are protected by anti-poaching and habitat conservation measures, their populations have increased.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Asia
Regions: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
ICUN Status: Near Threatened

Habitat

Fence Grade: 3> 4.09ft
Land Area: 4198ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 0ft
Temperature: -4-82°F
Biomes: Taiga, Tundra
Can Guest Enter Habitat: No
Can Guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Confident

Social

Females live in herds of about 9 individuals with their offspring, while males are largely solitary or live in bachelor herds and only mix with females during breeding season.
Group Size: 2‒12 (up to 1 male, up to 11 females)
Male Bachelor: 2‒12
Female Bachelor: 2‒12

Reproduction

During the mating season, which takes place in the winter, several female herds, bachelor herds, and solitary males congregate. In these large groups, males will compete with each other for access to females in headbutting fights and displays. A male that has established himself as the winner of such a display will mate with nearby receptive females.

Females will be pregnant for 4.5-5.5 months and give birth to 1 or 2 kids, though triplets have also been recorded. The kids will fallow the mother immediately after birth and will be nursed for about 5 months. The offspring accompanies its mother until the next breeding season.

Females join their mother's or another female herd, while young males disperse into bachelor herds. Markhor reach sexual maturity between 1.5 years and 3 years old, though males may not be able to secure mating rights in their first breeding seasons until they have reached their full adult size.
Difficulty: Very Easy (Polygynous)
Maturity: 3 years
Sterility: 12 years
Gestation/Incubation: 5 months
Interbirth: 7 months

Food

Tier 1: Hay
Tier 2: Herbivore Pellets
Tier 3: Root Vegetables and Salt Licks

Feeding Stations

Food Trough
Water Trough
Water Pipe
Water Bowl

Food Enrichment

Grazing Ball Feeder
Small Barrel Feeder
Melon Feeder
Hanging Grazer Feeder
Scarecrow Feeder
Veggie Jelly Cake

Habitat Enrichment

Goat Climbing Mountain
Grab Ball
Herb Scent Marker
Rubbing Pillar
Scratching Tree (Scots Pine & Tamarind)

Compatible Animals

Takin

Zoopidia Fun Facts

The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
The markhor is the largest of the wild goat species, though some ibexes are heavier.
Three subspecies of markhor exist, geographically and physically distinct, based on the shape of their horns. The nominate subspecies, the Astor markhor, has flat, flared curly horns, the Kabul markhor has straight, tightly curled horns, and the Tadjik markhor has more widely curled horns.
The word 'markhor' stems from Persian and other Iranian languages, and means 'snake-eater' due to the belief that these goats prey on and consume snakes.
While chewing on cud, markhor produce a foamy saliva that is, in its dried form, collected by locals. Due to the belief of markhor eating snakes, it is thought this substance helps in curing poisonous snake bites.

Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Otocolobus

General

Population in the Wild: 58,000
Pallas's cat (or Otocolobus manul), also known as the manul, is a small cat native to Central and East Asia, its range limited to the west by the Caucasus mountains and to the South by the Himalayas. Its most striking feature is the incredibly dense and long fur that give it a chubby, plush appearance. The coat is grey with beige to rusty red shades, with sparse black tabby markings. The head is small and round, with triangular ears emerging from the thick ruff around it. Male and female Pallas's cats look alike, with a head-body length of 46cm and 21cm to 31cm long tail, and weigh 2.5kg to 4.5kg.

As a species of Least Concern, Pallas's cat is not considered an endangered species due to its widespread distribution and hunting protections throughout most of its range. Historically, it had been assessed as Near Threatened but was found to appear more stable then previously assumed. Nonetheless, the populations are fragmented and the species does experience pressure due to human-driven habitat loss and rodent control programmes, which reduces the available prey.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: Asia
Regions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Bhutan, India
ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat

Fence Grade: 2 Climb Proof> 9.84ft
Land Area: 2153ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 0ft
Temperature: -47-97°F
Biomes: Taiga, Tundra, Temperate
Can Guests Enter Habitat: No
Can Guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Shy

Social

Pallas's cats live solitarily except for a mother with her cubs. Male territories overlap those of females.
Group Size: 1‒2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
Male Bachelor: 1
Female Bachelor: 1‒2

Reproduction

The breeding season for Pallas's cats take place in the winter, typically from December to March. Males will search for females and will fight each other if they encounter a rival. A female Pallas's cat in oestrus is receptive for 1-2 days only. A male that has successfully mated with a female may linger near her burrow for a few days to ensure she won't mate with another mate.

The female will be pregnant for 2.5 months and give birth to a litter of 2 to 6 kittens, with an average of 3 to 4. The kittens are born blind and helpless and remain in the den for about 2 months, until they open their eyes and have grown a dense coat. At an age of about 4 months old, they begin accompanying their mother on foraging trips, and will become independent about 2 months later.

Pallas's cat are sexually mature at 1 year old and will establish their own dens and territories upon dispersal.
Difficulty: Easy (Promiscuous)
Maturity: 1 year
Sterility: 8 years
Gestation/Incubation: 2 months
Interbirth: 9 months

Food

Tier 1: Processed Meat
Tier 2: Small Vertebrates
Tier 3: Insects

Feeding Stations

Food Tray
Water Bowl
Water Pipe
Water Trough

Food Enrichment

Skittle Feeder
Bamboo Feeder
Piñata Zebra (Piñata Pronghorn)

Habitat Enrichment

Block of Ice
Blood Scent Marker
Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
Rubbing Pad (Rubbing Pad Bark)
Scratching Tree (Scots Pine & Tamarind)
Tennis Ball
Scratching Post
Small Bubble Machine

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts

Pallas's cats are no larger than a regular domestic cat, but appear bigger due to the sheer volume of their fur.
The generic name of the Pallas's cat, Otocolobus, is derived from the Greek language and means 'ugly-eared'.
Pallas's cats' fur is the densest of all cats, with up to 9,000 hairs per cm².
The Pallas's cat is an ambush predator and preys on rodents and other small vertebrates. Their plush fur and stout body makes them a poor runner.
Pallas's cats rely on natural crevices in rock formations and cliffs to give birth and find shelter, a habitat that is threatened by human expansion and landscaping.

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Tremarctos

General

Population in the Wild: 2,500-10,000
The spectacled bear (or Tremarctos ornatus) is a medium-sized bear native to the Andes regions of South America. It has thick, black fur with white markings on the face and chest. The face is relatively flat compared to other bears, showing its close relationship with the extinct short-faced bears. Like other bears, the spectacled bear is highly sexually dimorphic, with the female being much smaller than the male. Male spectacled bears stand 76cm to 91cm (30in to 36in) tall at the shoulder and weigh 100kg to 200kg (220lb to 440lb), while females are 60cm to 73cm (24in to 29in) tall and weigh only 35kg to 82kg (77lb to 81lb).

The spectacled bear is listed as a Vulnerable species. They are often killed for trophies, traditional medicine, or due to local religious beliefs. Additionally, they heavily suffer from man-made habitat loss due to land clearance for logging and farming economies. While there are laws and programs to prevent hunting, these are rarely enforced, partially due to the difficult terrain in the bears' natural habitat.

Gameplay

Interactivity: Full

Origins

Continent: South America
Regions: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
ICUN Status: Vulnerable

Habitat

Fence Grade: 4 Climb Proof> 9.84ft
Land Area: 9149ft
Water Area: 0ft
Climbing Area: 689ft
Temperature: 9-108°F
Biomes: Tropical, Tundra, Grassland, Taiga
Can Guests Enter Habitat: No
Can Guests Interact: No
Relations With Humans: Neutral

Social

Spectacled bears are solitary, but not particularly territorial. Where food is abundant, they may tolerate other individuals nearby and share resources.
Group Size: 1‒2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
Male Bachelor: 1
Female Bachelor: 1

Reproduction

Mating takes place in fall between April and June, though in captivity spectacled bears have been recorded to breed year-round. When a male and female spectacled bear encounter each other, they remain together for 1-2 weeks before separating again.

Females bears are pregnant for around 7 months, though this can vary due to delayed implantation. Litters are made up of 1-4 cubs, 2 on average, which are born blind and helpless. Typically, births take place well before the fruit season begins to give them time to wean. The cubs stay with their mother for a year before becoming independent.

Spectacled bears reach sexual maturity between the age of 4 and 6 years old.
Difficulty: Average (Promiscuous)
Maturity: 6 years
Sterility: 25 years
Gestation/Incubation: 7 months
Interbirth: 17 months

Food

Tier 1: Leaves, Nuts and Meat
Tier 2: Fruit and Vegetables
Tier 3: Insects

Feeding Stations

Food Tray
Water Bowl
Water Pipe
Water Trough

Food Enrichment

Tree Scatter Feeder
Block of Frozen Fruit
Tree Forager
Bamboo Feeder

Habitat Enrichment

Block of Ice
Bobbin (Bobbin Drum)
Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
Firehose Ball
Herb Scent Marker
Prey-Scented Sack
Rubbing Pillar
Scratching Tree (Scots Pine & Tamarind)
Small Tyre
Wind Chimes

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts

The spectacled bear is the last remaining short-faced bear in the world, with the last related genuses going extinct about 12,000 years ago.
While the spectacled bear is the largest carnivore in much of its South American range, only around 5% of its diet actually consists of meat.
The spectacled bear is known as 'jukumari' in the Aymara and Quechua languages, or as 'ukumari' in Quechua.
The scientific name of the spectacled bear's genus , 'Tremarctos', is made up of the Greek words for 'hole' and 'bear', referring to a distinct hole in the bear's upper arm bone.
Spectacled bears are highly arboreal and will sleep and hide in trees.