no white rhino?

[Bruxel]

would of really liked to see white rhinos in game

[johntitor88]

true

[Moonlite]

Would be nice :) though I guess we’ve already got 2 rhino species. Could come in future dlcs

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by Moonlite:

Would be nice :) though I guess we’ve already got 2 rhino species. Could come in future dlcs

2? Are you thinking of hippos?
Also I am not sure if they mean an albino version of the Indian Rhino or another species the Southern White Rhino

[jcp011c2]

Originally posted by Moonlite:

Would be nice :) though I guess we’ve already got 2 rhino species. Could come in future dlcs

We just have one rhino species, the Indian Rhino. Hoping we get at least Black or White African ones sometime in the future.

[MrHappy]

I am sure some of the thought process at Frontier with Black and White Rhino's is that they're now pretty much extinct. A tough decision to add them to the game I would say. We'll see.

[jcp011c2]

Originally posted by MrHappy:

I am sure some of the thought process at Frontier with Black and White Rhino's is that they're now pretty much extinct. A tough decision to add them to the game I would say. We'll see.

This isn't meant to be condescending, just adding information to conversation. Absolutely no offense intended:)

Actually the south western Black Rhino (not to be confused with Southern Black Rhino) is vulnerable status - the other species of Black Rhino are indeed extinct. They could still add the one remaining species in.

The White Rhino has only one gender remaining, two females from what I just read. The last male white rhino died a year or two ago, so for all intents and purposes this is now an extinct species, at least once the two female die.

But I agree, a tough decision for the game devs to add in.

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by jcp011c2:

Originally posted by MrHappy:

I am sure some of the thought process at Frontier with Black and White Rhino's is that they're now pretty much extinct. A tough decision to add them to the game I would say. We'll see.

This isn't meant to be condescending, just adding information to conversation. Absolutely no offense intended:)

Actually the south western Black Rhino (not to be confused with Southern Black Rhino) is vulnerable status - the other species of Black Rhino are indeed extinct. They could still add the one remaining species in.

The White Rhino has only one gender remaining, two females from what I just read. The last male white rhino died a year or two ago, so for all intents and purposes this is now an extinct species, at least once the two female die.

But I agree, a tough decision for the game devs to add in.

I also don't want to sound condescending but to correct you - the last male Northern White Rhino died in 2017 and only 2 females of that sub-species are still alive, however the Southern White Rhino currently has a population in excess of 20,000

[jcp011c2]

Originally posted by Moving Target:

Originally posted by jcp011c2:

This isn't meant to be condescending, just adding information to conversation. Absolutely no offense intended:)

Actually the south western Black Rhino (not to be confused with Southern Black Rhino) is vulnerable status - the other species of Black Rhino are indeed extinct. They could still add the one remaining species in.

The White Rhino has only one gender remaining, two females from what I just read. The last male white rhino died a year or two ago, so for all intents and purposes this is now an extinct species, at least once the two female die.

But I agree, a tough decision for the game devs to add in.

I also don't want to sound condescending but to correct you - the last Northern White Rhino died in 2017 and that sub-species is now extinct, however the Southern White Rhino (or square lipped rhino) currently has a population in excess of 20,000

Ha thanks...that is what i get for going by wikipedia o_O. Good to read about the Southern White Rhino!

[Whirl]

It's a bit depressing to think about an 'extinct' pack. This game is great at making us think about animals that are terribly endangered; bringing them back for a game that wants to emphasise realism feels... wrong.

Still, there are plenty of endangered and critically endangered animals yet to add to Zoopedia.

[Infinivex]

aren't they planing to try to bring the Northern White Rhino back with the eggs from the females and seamen that took from the male before it passed and put the growing babys in the south white rhino's womb? i thought i watched something about them planning to do that

[MrHappy]

Moving Target, JCP. I do not know why you think I would be offended. You seem to both agree with me :) Those animals are no longer with us or are disappearing extremely quickly for sure. The Orangutan might be next.

From the point of view of the game, I wonder if this paves the way for a classic animals pack?

[missoverdressed]

Originally posted by Infinivex:

aren't they planing to try to bring the Northern White Rhino back with the eggs from the females and seamen that took from the male before it passed and put the growing babys in the south white rhino's womb? i thought i watched something about them planning to do that

Yes, they already did (and will continue to do so) and it worked! I'm so happy about that :D

[Iced Tea Blizzard]

I've given this some thought, and I think they left out some African species because there is just SO MANY of them. The game already has an enormous amount from Africa. They had to add some variety to biomes and regions so that animals can be paired together, or zoo portions can be properly themed. It was probably really hard for them to narrow down what to include.
ie:
African Elephant
Common Ostrich
Plains Zebra
Reticulated Giraffe
African Buffalo
Sable Antelope
Common Warthog
Thompson's Gazelle
Springbok
...Can all be put in a single pen. All Africa. There's only, like, 1 other "species enrichment" group at all.

[Whirl]

At Elvis, You forgot Flamingos. It doesn't say, but they get along just fine. There's a tiny bit of delicacy in tweaking their habitats to match but it works fine.

[Moving Target]

Actually a lot of animals can co-habit but they just don't get a boost from it so are not listed, Indian elephants and Indian rhinos for example live quite happily together.
If they come from the same continent and similar biomes and aren't a predator some experimentation might prove surprising