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Completing Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Dig's final scenario, "Breeding the T-rex", will reward the player with the Deinosuchus as an adoptable animal. However, it can be unlocked earlier by naming an exhibit "Super Croc".
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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Predating Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs, the Triceratops is notably the first ever prehistoric creature included in the Zoo Tycoon series as a hidden unlockable within the first base game. Players could unlock it as an adoptable animal by completing the "Breeding the Panda" scenario, but it could also be unlocked earlier by renaming an exhibit to "Cretaceous Corral".
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.
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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Completing the "Paradise Island" scenario will reward the player with the mythical Unicorn as an adoptable animal. However, it can be unlocked earlier by renaming an exhibit to "Xanadu".
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.
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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One of the "Ice Age" (aka Pleistocene) era prehistoric creatures introduced in Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs is the "Giant Tortoise". In real life, as mentioned in its in-game description, its name is Meiolania.
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.
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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One of the dinosaurs introduced in Zoo Tycoon's first expansion pack, Dinosaur Digs, is the Caudipteryx, a small bird-like dinosaur from Asia. In-game, it is listed as hailing from the Jurassic era, and it's even one of the dinosaurs the player is required to adopt in the "Jurassic Zoo" scenario, which hence its title, requires utilizing all of the game's Jurassic era dinosaurs to win. This is an error on Blue Fang's part, as the Caudipteryx actually hailed from the early Cretaceous period.
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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The adoption icon and information plaque for the mythological Yeti lists them to be from the Arctic instead of the Himalayas.
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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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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Zoo Tycoon's second expansion pack, Marine Mania, includes a secret aquatic animal, the mythical mermaid, that is unlocked within a very unique method that no other animal is.
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.
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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