Porbeagle Shark
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Author: Ghirin
Keywords: Marine Animals, sharks
Date Released: Sept 5, 2005
Current PorbeagleGh_2004.ztd dated 26 March 2004
File Size: 4.44 Mb
Compatibility: MM and CC
Description: The porbeagle (Lamna nasus), also known as the Atlantic mackerel shark and the bluedog, is a member of the mackerel shark family. It has the characteristic spindle-shaped body of its close relatives, the shortfin mako and the salmon shark, but has a slightly longer more conical snout. The dorsal surface of this shark ranges from dark blue to gray and the belly is often white, but this varies by population.
Porbeagles have two distinct populations: A population that dwells in the North Atlantic and a second population that lives in the southern portions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They are mainly found in open ocean, but can also be found in coastal waters.
Unlike most fish, the porbeagle and its close relatives have the ability to retain heat produced by metabolism. Special vascular structures known as retia mirabilia serve as counter-current heat exchangers between the muscles and viscera. The porbeagle can also alter blood flow, giving the shark more control over its body temperature and allowing it to raise its body temperature 12 degrees F above the surrounding water. This gives the porbeagle the ability to be a fast swimmer.
Porbeagles feed on a variety of bony fishes and will eat cephalopods when available. They are ovoviviparous and usually have litters of 1 to 6 pups with 4 being the most common.
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Additional info:
PorbeagleGh_2004.ztd uca: 10FF52FB dated 13 February 2004
Results From Configuration Checking:
10ff52fb.uca date: Fri Feb 13 22:26:50 2004
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Animal Type: 10FF52FB
Porbeagle
The porbeagle (Lamna nasus), also known as the Atlantic mackerel shark and
bluedog, is a member of the mackerel shark family. It has the characteristic
spindle-shaped body of its close relatives, the shortfin mako and the salmon
shark, but has a slightly longer, more conical snout. The dorsal surface of
this shark ranges from dark blue to gray and the belly is often white, but
this varies by population.
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Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Aquatic; Location: Many Oceans Worldwide
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Preferred shelter: Sunken Ship (MM).
Animal can swim in tanks and must stay in tanks.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (11) is not 0 to 5.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Sea Anemone (MM), Barnacles (MM), Brittle Sea Star (MM), Clam Bed (MM)
Orange Cup Coral (MM), Divercate Tree Coral (MM), Feather Duster Worm (MM)
Fire Coral (MM), Kelp (MM), Sea Lettuce (MM), Red Gorgonian (MM)
Sargassum (MM), Sand Dollar (MM), Sea Cucumber (MM), Sea Star (MM)
Seaweed (MM), Sea Grass (MM), Sea Sponge (MM), Stove Pipe Sponge (MM)
Tube Worm (MM), Purple Sea Urchin (MM)
Rocks:
Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Coral Formation (MM)
Large Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Ocean Floor Rock (MM)
Large Coral Formation (MM), Isle Rock (MM)
Other specifically liked items:
Giant Pacific Clam (MM), Treasure Chest (MM), Deep Sea Diver Statue (MM)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-6 with 20 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 40 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
40 Salt Water
Foliage (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
8 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Red Gorgonian (MM)
Rocks (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
19 Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), which is its most liked rock.