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Americas Animal Pack Animals Guide
By ggeorlett1
A Guide to all the animals in the DLC Pack (Habitat Animals: 7)
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Overview
American Flamingo 
Bighorn Sheep 
Bush Dog 
Coyote 
Greater Rhea 
Ocelot 
White-faced Saki 
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American Flamingo
Taxonomy
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Phoenicopteriformes
  • Family: Phoenicopteridae
  • Genus: Phoenicopterus

General
  • Population in the Wild: 260,000 - 330,000
  • The American flamingo (or Phoenicopterus ruber) also known as the Caribbean flamingo, Is a large species of wading bird native to the mudflats, coastal lagoons, and other coastal wetland environments of the Southern USA, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is a filter feeder and uses its distinctively shaped beak to stir up mud and feed on invertebrates and seeds. The plumage Is of a pale Pink, with more intensely orange-pink colouration on the neck and -flight Feathers. Male and female flamingos look the same, although males tend to be heavier and slightly taller. Generally, American flamingos are between 1.2m and 1,45m tall, With a Wingspan of 1.4m to 1.7m, and a weight of 2kg to 4kg,

    As a species of Least Concern, the American flamingo is not endangered. However, they are reliant on specific coastal environments, which have been reduced through road building and urban development, Besides habitat loss, they are also susceptible to lead poisoning from ingesting lead shot In areas that are heavily hunted. Breeding success of wild flamingos is negatively Impacted by ecotourism, where large groups of people will gather to watch the birds and may disturb them, Many of the remaining wild habitats of the American flamingo are protected, though and they have been successfully reintroduced to areas of their historical range.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: North America, Central, and South America
  • Regions: USA, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Bahamas, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia, various Caribbean overseas territories
  • ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 1> 3.3ft
  • Land Area:​ 3229ft
  • Water Area:​ 1345ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 0ft
  • Temperature: 25-108°F​
  • Biomes:​ Aquatic, Tropical, Grassland, Temperate
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ Yes
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: Neutral​

Social
  • American flamingos are highly social and live in large groups. In captivity, they should not be kept in groups of less than 20. Captive flocks should have 40 individuals or more for a good chance of successful breeding within the flock. In the wild, they form large congregations of hundreds of birds. Flocks are made up of mated pairs.
  • Group Size:​ 20‒500 (Up to 500 males, up to 500 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 20‒500
  • Female Bachelor: 20‒500

Reproduction
  • While American flamingos can breed year round, breeding peaks during periods of heavy rainfall due to the abundance of food. As flocks congregate in a rich and suitable environment, usually mud flat, both males and females ready to mate engage in group dances. These courtship rituals consist of synchronized neck scratching, wing movements, allogrooming, and vocalizing. A female will choose her mate based on quality of his dance and feathers, favoring brighter colorations. When ready, she will spread her wings to allow the male to mount her and press sperm from his cloaca to hers.

    The pair will build mound nests out of mud, with a dip in the top to hold the eggs, which may be reinforced with twigs, stone, and grasses. The female will lay a single egg into the mound, which will be incubated by the male and female. Eggs hatch after 27 to 31 days, the new hatchling is covered in fluffy downs. Hatchlings are fed exclusively by there parents for the first four weeks of there lives, before they are able to start filter feeding. at 10 weeks old, their beak has fully developed and allows them to feed as efficiently like their parents

    Chicks will fledge between 9 to 13 weeks old but will live in crèches until they are 10 months old and their down has been replaced by feathers, Crèches of juveniles are watched over by non-breeding adults. American Flamingos are fully grown at 2 years old and reach sexual maturity when 3 to 5 years old.
  • Difficulty: ​Easy (Monogamous)
  • Maturity:​ 4 years
  • Sterility: Death
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 1 month
  • Interbirth:​ 11 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Bird Pellets
  • Tier 2:​ Shrimp
  • Tier 3:​ Mollusks and Blue Green Algae

Feeding Stations
  • Food Bowl
  • Water Bowl
  • Water Pipe
  • Water Trough

Food Enrichment
  • Forage Pool

Habitat Enrichment
  • Herb Scent Marker
  • Mirror Mobile
  • Sprinkler
  • Waterfall and Metal Frame
  • Curio Ball

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • Flamingo feathers gain their pigmentation from the bird's diet, they lose their color and turn white when molted. This trait has protected flamingos from overhunting in the Victorian era, when taxidermy and feather collecting was popular.
  • Newly hatched flamingos do not yet have the distinctive bend in their beak. It only begins to develop after they are two weeks old.
  • As part of their mating display, American flamingos ♥♥♥♥ their tails and stretch their neck to show off their coloration.
  • American flamingos have glands at the base of their tail that secret oils, which help maintain feather condition and increase vibrancy of their plumage.
  • American flamingos are important indicators of and contributors to the health of their ecosystems, as their foraging oxygenates the water and their nesting structures create refuge for other animals.
Bighorn Sheep
Taxonomy
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Artiodactyla
  • Family: Bovidae
  • Genus: Ovis

General
  • Population in the Wild: 67,000
  • The bighorn sheep (or Ovis canadensis) is a species of wild sheep that lives in the mountains, grasslands and deserts of Canada, the USA, and Mexico. They are pale grey to dark brown in color, with yellow-brown horns. There are several subspecies and populations of bighorn sheep, whose color, build and size can change based on the environment in which they live. The bighorn sheep is sexually dimorphic, with the males being heavier than the females and having much thicker and curlier horns. Male bighorn sheep measure between 90cm and 105cm in height, and 1.6m and 1.85m in length, with a weight of 68kg to 90kg. The smaller and lighter females stand 75cm to 90cm tall, are 1.28m to 1.57m long, and weigh 42kg to 57kg.

    Bighorn sheep are not endangered and are assessed as Least Concern, but their populations have been negatively affected by overhunting. Especially males are pursued for their horns. Some areas of their range are designated as nature reserves with hunting regulation to keep the populations sustainable. Some subspecies are considered locally endangered due to habitat fragmentation. There are translocation and reintroduction programmes underway to restore the bighorn sheep to areas of its historical range. However, high mortality due to zoonotic disease spread, predation and hunting mean that there has been difficulty establishing a sustainable new group of sheep in many areas.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: North America
  • Regions: Canada, USA, Mexico
  • ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 2 >4.12ft
  • Land Area:​ 4198ft
  • Water Area:​ 0ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 0ft
  • Temperature: 19-109°F​
  • Biomes:​ Taiga, Grassland, Desert
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ No
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans:​ Confident

Social
  • Bighorn sheep are social animals and live in groups in the wild, with males in bachelor groups and females in groups with their young offspring. During the breeding season, these herds come together, but live apart otherwise.
  • Group Size:​ 3‒10 (up to 1 male, up to 9 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 3‒10
  • Female Bachelor: 3‒10

Reproduction
  • Breeding Season typically occurs From July to December, when rainfall is plenty and increases food availability. Male and female herds come together for this rut, and males will aggressivity fight to establish dominance hierarchy over access to the females. Older males with larger horns are more likely to win these head-butting competitions. A receptive female will headbutt and brush against the male and allow him to mate. Males will guard females they have muted with to prevent rival males from mating with them for 2 to 3 days, which is around the time it takes to induce ovulation. After this time, the male and female will separate.

    After a pregnancy of 150 to 180 days, the female will give birth to one lamb, or occasionally twins. When she is ready to give birth, she will move to an isolated area, usually against a cliff face or in a rocky outcrop, where she will hide her lamb until its strong enough to move independently. Lambs star eating solid food at 2 weeks old and are fully weaned by 4 to 6 months old.

    Females are fully grown and sexually mature by 2 years old and stay with their natal herd. Males, on the other hand, reach sexual maturity at 18 years old and will leave their natal group to join a bachelor herd. Their horns will grow significantly until they are 5 to 7 years old, at which point they will be able to successfully fight over females.
  • Difficulty: ​Very Easy (Polygynous)
  • Maturity:​ 2 years
  • Sterility: Death
  • 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 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
  • American Bison
  • Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
  • Moose
  • Pronghorn Antelope
  • Reindeer

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • Bighorn sheep have double-layered skulls that protect their brains when clashing horns with rivals, and help them bear the weight of their large horns.
  • The large horns for which the bighorn sheep are named can weigh up to 14kg.
  • During the mating season, male conflicts may last longer than 24 hours, with males clashing horns 5 times an hour until one concedes.
  • Homosexual behavior is often seen in bighorn sheep bachelor groups.
  • Bighorn sheep are excellent climbers and have hooves that are adapted to gripping steep, smooth surfaces.
Bush Dog
Taxonomy
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Speothos

General
  • Population in the Wild: 110,000
  • The bush dog (or Speothos venaticus), also known as the vinegar dog, is a small species of canid found near the pools and rivers of orests, wetlands, savannahs, and pasture of South America. It as a squat, stocky build with short legs and tail, a rounded head and snout with small round ears. It has brown fur covering its ody, with tan fur on its head and black fur on its legs and tail. The bush dog measures 57cm to 75cm in length, 20cm to 30cm in height and weighs 5kg to 8kg.

    The bush dog is Near Threatened. Agricultural land conversion has destroyed much of their habitat by creating large areas of arable land or monoculture woodlands. This habitat degradation and poaching has also reduced the availability of their prey species. Bush dogs are also sometimes killed by domestic dogs, which also spread disease that they have not previously been exposed to. It is thought that bush dog numbers have decreased by 20% to 25% in the past 12 years, but due to their elusiveness, they are hard for conservationists to track. Protection measures for bush dogs include hunting bans, though they are difficult to enforce, and environmental corridors to connect fragmented habitats and populations.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: South America
  • Regions: Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay
  • ICUN Status: Neat Threatened

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 2 >4.12ft
  • Land Area:​ 5382ft
  • Water Area:​ 807ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 0ft
  • Temperature: 55-108°F​
  • Biomes: Grassland, Tropical, Aquatic​
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ No
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: Neutral​

Social
  • The bush dog is very social and lives in family packs of up to 12 individuals. Bush dogs do everything together and are always found in pairs if not in their pack.
  • Group Size:​ 2‒12 (up to 11 males, up to 11 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 2‒4
  • Female Bachelor: 2‒4

Reproduction
  • In bush dog packs, only dominant pair mates. The species breeds aseasonally, the female is fertile for 12 days in 15 to 44 days oestrus cycle. In this period the pair mates several times.

    Fallowing a pregnancy for 60 to 83 days, she will give birth to a litter of 1 to 6 pups in a den, often located between the roots of a tree. The pups are born blind and deaf and remain in the den with their mother for the first 4 weeks of their lives. In this time they will exclusively feed on milk, while the dominant male and other pack mates bring food into the den for the female. At one month old, pups begin to leave the den for the first time, they are fed regurgitated food by there mother, and weaning begins. They begin eating solid food independently and accompany the adults on foraging trips at 8 weeks old

    Bush dogs reach sexual maturity at one year old, but remain in the natal pack until 1.5 to 2 years old. At this point, they disperse into male and female bachelor groups, in which they stay as they move away from their natural home range and search for a mate. once they have found a mate, they establish a new pack in a new home range.
  • Difficulty: ​Easy (Monogamous)
  • Maturity:​ 2 years
  • Sterility: 10 years
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 2 months
  • Interbirth:​ 4 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Processed Meat
  • Tier 2:​ Mealworms
  • Tier 3:​ Eggs

Feeding Stations
  • Food Tray
  • Water Bowl
  • Water Pipe
  • Water Trough

Food Enrichment
  • Skittle Feeder
  • Bamboo Feeder

Habitat Enrichment
  • Curio Ball
  • Block of Ice
  • Blood Scent Marker
  • Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
  • Tunnel
  • Small Bubble Machine
  • Sprinkler
  • Tennis Ball
  • Submarine Buoy

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • Bush dogs are excellent swimmers. They have webbed feet, and packs chase their prey into water and then surround them.
  • Bush dogs are more strictly carnivorous than other canids, occupying a similar niche to cats as hyper-carnivores.
  • The bush dog is an elusive species and has only become more widely known in the past 30 years. Anecdotal evidence from native people and scatological evidence are the best sources of information on the animal's wild behavior and ecology.
  • The bush dog is the smallest pack-hunting canid.
  • The bush dog is also known as the vinegar dog because its unique scent has been likened to vinegar.
Coyote
Taxonomy
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Canis

General
  • Population in the Wild: Unknown, but estimated in the millions
  • The coyote (or Canis latrans) Is a species of canid that lives throughout the dlverse environments of North and Central America. Its coat colour ranges from reddish brown to reddish grey, varied depending on the time or year and geographical area. Throat and belly tend to be slightly paler, Coyotes have a skinny build with large pointed ears and a narrow, pointed snout.

    Male and female coyotes look alike, but males tend to be larger and heavier than females. They measure 73cm (28.7in) to 94cm (37in) in head-body length, the tail being 26cm (10.2in) to 35cm (13.8in) long, 38cm (15in) to 51cm (20.1in) In shoulder height, and weigh between 7.7kg (17lb) and 14.7kg (32.6lb).

    Coyotes are not endangered. As they are widespread across their range and their population remains stable despite high mortality rates through hunting, road collisions and disease, they are a species of Least Concern. They are often persecuted as a measure of livestock protection. Population numbers of coyotes are stable, neither hunting nor culling measures appear to significantly affect or control their overall population.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: North and Central America
  • Regions: Canada, USA, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  • ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 2 >9.84ft
  • Land Area:​ 9903ft
  • Water Area:​ 0ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 0ft
  • Temperature: 18-109°F​
  • Biomes:​ Taiga, Temperate, Grasslands, Desert, Tropical
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ No
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: Confident​

Social
  • Coyotes are social animals and live in family packs lead by dominant mated pair and their juvenile offspring, though may sometimes also contain unrelated submissive, non-breeding members. Coyotes may also live alone as transients, these individuals are often recently dispersed young coyotes that have not yet found a mate and established a pack, or old and weak coyotes that were forced from their pack.
  • Group Size:​ 2‒12 (up to 11 males, up to 11 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 2‒12
  • Female Bachelor: 2‒12

Reproduction
  • The dominant pair leading a coyote pack are the only adults within the group to breed and are exclusively monogamous. As the female is approaching oestrus, the pair will spend more time close to each other and exchange affections. They will mate multiple times during the female's 4-day fertile period.

    On average, a litter of 4 to 7 pups is born after a pregnancy of around 60 days. Towards the end of gestation, the female will find a den or another isolated location to give birth. She will remain in the den with her pups for 2 to 3 weeks, in which time her mate will provide her with food. After this period, she and the pups emerge, and the pups begin eating regurgitated solid food provided by the other adult pack members. They are fully weaned at 5 to 7 weeks old.

    Coyotes reach sexual maturity at 6 to 9 months old and are fully grown at 1 year old. Around this time, young coyotes leave their natal pack and become solitary transients for a time. They may partner up with another transient of the opposite sex and search for territory without too much competition. Once established, the pair will breed to start their own pack and become the alpha male and alpha female.
  • Difficulty: ​Easy (Monogamous)
  • Maturity:​ 1 year
  • Sterility: Death
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 2 months
  • Interbirth:​ 10 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Processed Meat
  • Tier 2:​ Whole Carcass
  • Tier 3:​ Whole Carcass and Supplements

Feeding Stations
  • Food Tray
  • Water Bowl
  • Water Pipe
  • Water Trough

Food Enrichment
  • Bamboo Feeder
  • Dog Ball
  • Piñata Zebra (Piñata Pronghorn)
  • Skittle Feeder

Habitat Enrichment
  • Block of Ice
  • Blood Scent Marker
  • Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
  • Chew Toy
  • Prey-Scented Sack
  • Rubber Duck
  • Small Ball (Ice Ball, Colorful, Pumpkin)
  • Sprinkler
  • Tug Rope
  • Large Bubble Machine
  • Water Pool

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • In urban areas, road collisions are the cause of 40% to 70% of coyote deaths.
  • Coyotes provide excellent pest control in both urban and rural environments, as they primarily feed on small rodents such as rabbits, rats, and mice.
  • The Eastern coyote, a subspecies of coyote found in North-Eastern USA and Canada, is a hybrid of coyotes and gray wolves.
  • The common name, coyote, is adapted from the Aztec Nahuatl root word 'coyotl'.
  • Coyotes can interbreed with domestic dogs, which often happens when coyotes expand into new areas and domestic dogs are the only available mates.
Greater Rhea
Taxonomy
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Rheiformes
  • Family: Rheidae
  • Genus: Rhea

General
  • Population in the Wild: Unknown
  • The greater rhea (or Rhea americana) is a large ratite that lives in the grasslands, scrublands, wetlands and deserts of South America. It has a long, grey-pink neck and legs, and grey-brown plumage with white tail feathers, which hide its vestigial wings. The greater rhea is between 1.4m and 1.7m tall and weighs between 20kg and 27kg. Males tend to be taller, heavier, and overall bulkier than females.

    The greater rhea is Near Threatened. Despite their large geographic range, their numbers are decreasing rapidly due to being hunted. Trade in greater rhea products is restricted, but they are still sought after for their meat, eggs, skins and fat. They are also pressured by habitat loss, as more and more of their natural habitat is converted into agricultural land.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: South America
  • Regions: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • ICUN Status: Near Threatened

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 2 >4.11ft
  • Land Area:​ 7104ft
  • Water Area:​ 0ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 0ft
  • Temperature: 25-100°F​
  • Biomes:​ Grasslands, Temperate
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ No
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: ​Confident

Social
  • The greater rhea is a social bird, living in flocks of 10 to 100 individual, commonly feeding and travelling together. During the breeding season, the flocks split into specific groups: solitary males, small groups of females, and groups of juveniles being overseen by non-breeding males.
  • Group Size:​ 3‒13 (up to one male, up to 12 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 2‒6
  • Female Bachelor: 3‒13

Reproduction
  • During breeding season, which lasts for several months due to the involved breeding system, greater rhea males split away from flocks and compete with rival males for territory by doing neck displays, ruffling their feathers and wings and running at each other. Once territory has been established, they will build a nest there, made of a mound of mud with a drip in the top. Female groups traveling through a male's territory may allow the male to mate with them, if they are impressed by his choice of territory and nest. A successful male will gather harems of 2 to 12 females in this way.

    25 days after mating, each female will lay 5-10 eggs in the males nest. Afterwards, the females may move to another nest and repeat the process, laying up to 30 eggs in the season. Eventually, the male has a clutch of 30-40 eggs in his nest. When he believes his nest is full, he drives away from further females. The male incubates the eggs for 29-43 days. Once the eggs hatch, males will care for and aggressively defend the chicks until they are 4 to 6 months old.

    Greater rheas reach full growth at 6 months old and reproduce for the first time at around 2 years old.
  • Difficulty: ​Very Easy (Promiscuous)
  • Maturity:​ 2 years
  • Sterility: Death
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 1 month
  • Interbirth:​ 11 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Bird Pellets
  • Tier 2:​ Seeds
  • Tier 3:​ Locusts and Crickets

Feeding Stations
  • Food Bowl
  • Water Dish
  • Water Trough
  • Water Pipe

Food Enrichment
  • Forage Box
  • Slow Feeder

Habitat Enrichment
  • Curio Ball
  • Herb Scent Marker
  • Mirror Mobile
  • Rubber Duck
  • Small Ball (Ice Ball, Colorful, Pumpkin)
  • Sprinkler

Compatible Animals
  • Alpaca
  • Capybara
  • Llama

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • The greater rhea is the largest species of bird in the Americas.
  • There is a population of over 100 greater rheas in Germany, established by several breeding pairs that escaped from a farm in 2000.
  • The greater rhea is a silent bird, except for the low booming calls made by males in the mating season.
  • The greater rhea runs quickly in a zigzag, using its wings as rudders to allow quick turns.
  • Greater rhea males do all the parental care of eggs and chicks, the female does not care about the nest after laying eggs.
Ocelot
Taxonomy
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Leopardus

General
  • Population in the Wild: 40,000
  • The ocelot (or Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized cat that lives in the densely vegetated areas of the Southern USA and Central and South America. The ocelot has a stocky build with rounded ears and a rounded nose. It has leopard-like patterned fur, orange and black rosettes and spots that form stripes down their body and face. Ocelots measure 55 cm to 100cm in length, with an extra 40cm to 50cm added by the tail, and stand 30cm to 45cm tall at the shoulder. Males weigh between 8kg and 18kg, while females weigh less at 7kg to 12kg.

    Ocelots are a species of Least Concern. Although the population is not threatened as a whole, habitat fragmentation through the building of roads, deforestation to create farmland, and urban development has extirpated the ocelot ocelots in parts of their natural range. Hunting of ocelots is prohibited in most of their range, but still the ocelot is sometimes poached for the exotic pet trade, where poachers will kill mothers to steal their cubs. There have been reintroduction efforts in Texas, USA to restore the historical range of ocelots, but wild ocelots rarely interbreed with captive-raised ocelots and population numbers remain low and prone to inbreeding depression. Population monitoring efforts throughout the Amazon basin and other areas of South America indicate that these numbers are stable.

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: North America, Central, South America
  • Regions: Southern USA, non-arid regions of Mexico and throughout all Central America, all of South America except Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay
  • ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 2 Climb Proof > 9.84ft
  • Land Area:​ 5748ft
  • Water Area:​ 0
  • Climbing Area: 872ft​
  • Temperature: 55-100°F​
  • Biomes:​ Tropical, Grasslands
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat:​ No
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: Shy​

Social
  • The ocelot is a solitary animal. Adult cats only come together to mate. Mothers may spend up to 2 years with their kittens, and kittens may be social and play with each other before sexual maturity.
  • Group Size:​ 1‒2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 1
  • Female Bachelor: 1

Reproduction
  • When a female enters oestus, she will attempt to attract males by yowling, long-raging cries, and mark her territory with increased frequency. Males will also vocalize and mark, allowing pairs to locate each other. Prior mating, male and female may play and nuzzle. Copulation may occur several times over the 1 to 3 days they spend together. After this time the female will attempt to repel the male by growling at him, chasing him and being otherwise aggressive. As the leaves, the pair will separate for good, and the male has no part in caring for the female or offspring.

    During her pregnancy of 79 to 85 days, the female will locate multiple den areas in tree roots, thickets and rocks. She then gives birth to a litter of 1 to 4 kittens in one of those dens. The kittens are born blind and unable to walk, and remain in the den with the mother until they are 4 weeks old. Afterwards they will begin accompany the mother outside of the den. The kittens begin to eat solid food at 8 weeks old and are fully weaned at 3 to 4 months old. At 3 months old their mother starts teaching them how to hunt, and they will remain with her until 1 to 2 years old.

    As the young ocelots reach sexual maturity, they disperse to become solitary, establishing their own territories.
  • Difficulty: ​Difficult (Polygynous)
  • Maturity:​ 2.5 years
  • Sterility: Death
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 2 months
  • Interbirth:​ 22 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Processed Meat
  • Tier 2:​ Whole Carcass
  • Tier 3:​ Kibble

Feeding Stations
  • Food Tray
  • Water Bowl
  • Water Pipe
  • Water Trough

Food Enrichment
  • Frozen Blood Pumpkin
  • Piñata Zebra (Piñata Pronghorn)
  • Bamboo Feeder
  • Skittle Feeder

Habitat Enrichment
  • Block of Ice
  • Blood Scent Marker
  • Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
  • Rubber Duck
  • Rubbing Pad (Rubbing Pad Bark)
  • Scratching Post
  • Scratching Tree (Scots Pine, Tamarind)
  • Small Ball (Ice Ball, Colorful, Pumpkin)
  • Sprinkler

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • Ocelot mothers may move their kittens to different dens up to 5 times during their infancy to protect them from predators.
  • The ocelot's Latin name, Leopardus pardalis, translates to 'like a leopard'.
  • Unlike most cats, ocelots will skin or pluck their prey before eating it.
  • Ocelots are excellent jumpers and climbers; they depend heavily on trees and shrubs to hunt and shelter in their arboreal lifestyle.
  • Ocelots are occasionally kept as exotic pets, famously, Spanish painter Salvador Dalí had two pet ocelots called Babou and Bouba.
White-faced Saki
Taxonomy
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Primates
  • Family: Pitheciidae
  • Genus: Pithecia

General
  • Population in the Wild: Unknown
  • The white-faced saki (or Pithecia pithecia) is a small primate native to the rainforests of Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela. It is sexually dimorphic, with males being larger than females and both sexes having a distinct appearance. The male white-faced saki has long black and coarse hair on its back and tail, with shorter paler hair ventrally. Coarse white hair forms an M-shape around their face. Their eyes are orange-brown, nose and mouth are black. Female white-faced sakis have long grizzle grey-brown hair across their body and tail, and have tan-orange shorter hair on their underside. They have a small amount of orange fur around their face and a brown nose and mouth. White-faced sakis measure 30cm to 42cm in height, with a tail of the same length as their bodies. Males weigh 1.8kg to 2.4kg and females weigh 1.3kg to 1.9kg.

    The white-faced saki is not endangered and is of Least Concern. However, the white-faced saki is hunted by locals and infants may be captured and sold into the pet trade. As a species that reproduces slowly and invests a lot in parental care, the removal of members of family groups can significantly impact the sustainable reproduction of this species

Gameplay
  • Interactivity: Full


Origins
  • Continent: South America
  • Regions: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • ICUN Status: Least Concern

Habitat
  • Fence Grade: 1 Climb Proof >9.84ft
  • Land Area:​ 2260ft
  • Water Area:​ 0ft
  • Climbing Area:​ 269ft
  • Temperature: 63-108°F​
  • Biomes:​ Tropical
  • Can Guest Enter Habitat: Yes​
  • Can Guests Interact: No
  • Relations With Humans: Shy​

Social
  • White-faced saki live in small groups of 3-12 individuals. These groups consist of mated pairs and their offspring, with up to 3 family groups making up a social group.
  • Group Size:​ 2‒12 (up to 11 males, up to 11 females)
  • Male Bachelor:​ 2‒12
  • Female Bachelor: 2‒12

Reproduction
  • White-faced saki mating is not well documented or understood. based on research on captive populations, it was believed they were fully monogamous, however due to the widely different group compositions in the wild, they may exhibit polygamy or promiscuity. A female in oestrous will breed with her mate or mates, which will be aggressive towards outside males attempting to approach her.

    After a pregnancy for 146 days, the female will give birth to one infant. The new born will cling to the mothers thigh for the first month of its life. Between 1 to 4 months old, it may be carried dorsally or ventrally by the mother and rarely leaves her body. Weaning begins at 2 month old and is complete by 4 months old when the infant can move independently of the mother. Parental care is often also shared by other group members.

    Young sakis will remain close to their mother until they reach sexual maturity. This is around 32 months old for males and 36 months for females. Until then, the mother will likely have had another baby, and the older sibling may help the mother care for the new infant. At sexual maturity, white-faces sakis leave their natal group to find their own territory to establish or join another family group and find a mate.
  • Difficulty: ​Easy (Monogamous, possibly promiscuous)
  • Maturity:​ 3 years
  • Sterility: 25 years
  • Gestation/Incubation:​ 5 months
  • Interbirth:​ 13 months

Food
  • Tier 1:​ Monkey Chow
  • Tier 2:​ Leaves and Shoots
  • Tier 3:​ Fruit

Feeding Stations
  • Arboreal Feeding Platform
  • Water Bowl
  • Water Pipe
  • Water Trough

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

Habitat Enrichment
  • Block of Ice
  • Cardboard Box (Gift Box)
  • Mirror Mobile
  • Musical Keyboard
  • Sprinkler
  • Tennis Ball

Compatible Animals
None

Zoopidia Fun Facts
  • White-faced sakis are popular and charismatic animals. This also makes them vulnerable to capture for the illicit pet trade.
  • White-faced sakis primarily eat seeds and nuts, and they have specially adapted canine teeth that allows them to break open hard shells.
  • White-faced sakis 'duet' together to improve group cohesion and social bonds.
  • Juvenile white-faced sakis often stay with their parents and help raise their siblings, teaching them parental care ahead of having their own offspring.
  • The golden-faced saki was considered a sub-species of the white-faced saki until recently; the species were only split in 2014.