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One of the new scenery pieces included in Marina Mania is a mermaid statue. This statue is place-able in marine tanks, and doing so will the cause the statue to break, revealing a living Mermaid that was trapped inside, which will then function as any other aquatic animal.
Zoo Tycoon Wiki article on the mermaid:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Mermaid
Video showing how to unlock the mermaid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS-v4yaBcvI
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Mermaid
Video showing how to unlock the mermaid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS-v4yaBcvI
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If you place a Lion, a Bengal Tiger and a Grizzly Bear into an exhibit, you will get a yellow brick path to use. The item description says "Yellow brick paths indicate to guests where they should walk, especially scarecrows, lions and tinmen"; a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
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Shown in Zoo Tycoon by Modder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS7A_4F1miU&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwexe11DOGE&
Information About Yetis in the Himalayas:
https://geographical.co.uk/culture/tracking-down-the-yeti-in-the-himalaya
https://onhisowntrip.com/hidden-in-the-himalayas-a-mythical-creature-called-the-yeti/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS7A_4F1miU&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwexe11DOGE&
Information About Yetis in the Himalayas:
https://geographical.co.uk/culture/tracking-down-the-yeti-in-the-himalaya
https://onhisowntrip.com/hidden-in-the-himalayas-a-mythical-creature-called-the-yeti/
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Playthrough of Jurassic Zoo scenario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYj_2jCtyx4
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_Zoo
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Caudipteryx
National History Museum article on Caudipteryx:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/caudipteryx.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYj_2jCtyx4
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_Zoo
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Caudipteryx
National History Museum article on Caudipteryx:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/caudipteryx.html
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Strangely enough, Dinosaur Digs depicts the Giant Tortoise as a tundra-dwelling reptile, perhaps to give it parity with its fellow Pleistocene/"Ice Age" animals such as the Woolly Mammoth, Sabre-Tooth Tiger (aka Smilodon) and Woolly Rhino, that all share the Tundra biome. In real life, the Meiolania actually lived in warmer, sub-tropical habitats such as prehistoric Australia.
Playthrough of Ice Age Zoo scenario:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWUpeUy0VcQ
Prehistoric Fauna article on Meiolania:
https://prehistoric-fauna.com/Meiolania
Zoo Tycoon Wiki article on Giant Tortoise:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Tortoise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWUpeUy0VcQ
Prehistoric Fauna article on Meiolania:
https://prehistoric-fauna.com/Meiolania
Zoo Tycoon Wiki article on Giant Tortoise:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Tortoise
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The name "Xanadu" seems to be a reference to at least one of the following:
•The former capital of Shangdu, which featured unicorns on its currency during the Yuan dynasty.
•The 1980 film Xanadu, a musical fantasy.
•The 1988 comic book series also called Xanadu, which featured unicorn characters.
In-game footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBDdDW6ZpQ
Zoo Tycoon Wiki Unicorn Article:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Unicorn
Yuan currency:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces89740.html
Xanadu comics:
https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=492481
Xanadu on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081777/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBDdDW6ZpQ
Zoo Tycoon Wiki Unicorn Article:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Unicorn
Yuan currency:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces89740.html
Xanadu comics:
https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=492481
Xanadu on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081777/
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Notably, with the installation of the aforementioned Dinosaur Digs expansion pack, the Triceratops' sprite is modified to be much smaller in size and duller in color; it also now functions like the other dinosaurs, such as now requiring to be hatched out of an egg and be taken care of by a scientist (as opposed to a zookeeper), and will break out of all fences from the base Zoo Tycoon game.
Video guide on hidden animals in Zoo Tycoon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56XDy-jdpU?t=163
Zoo Tycoon Wiki Triceratops article:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Triceratops
Source of image:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ZooTycoon/comments/mw6yyq/name_a_bigger_downgrade/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56XDy-jdpU?t=163
Zoo Tycoon Wiki Triceratops article:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Triceratops
Source of image:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ZooTycoon/comments/mw6yyq/name_a_bigger_downgrade/
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Breeding the T-Rex scenario playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm5rRcZPTek
Video guide on hidden animals in Zoo Tycoon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56XDy-jdpU#t=25
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Breeding_the_T._rex
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Deinosuchus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm5rRcZPTek
Video guide on hidden animals in Zoo Tycoon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56XDy-jdpU#t=25
Zoo Tycoon Wiki articles:
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Breeding_the_T._rex
https://zootycoon.fandom.com/wiki/Deinosuchus
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