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Author: Ghirin

Keywords: Extinct Animals

Release Date: Nov 9, 2003

Current MachairodusGiganteusGh_2003.ztd dated 2 December 2003

File Size: 5.06 Mb

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Description: Machairodus was a genus of large saber-toothed cats found in Eurasia, Africa and North America. These sabertooths thrived over the period covered by the mid-Miocene to the mid-Pliocene (15 to 2 million).

Machairodus giganteus, the size of a modern lion or tiger, was the largest and most specialized member the genus in Eurasia. Its skull was longer and narrower than a modern lion and the teeth had serrations along the edges.; in addition, M. giganteus also had longer legs than some other species of Machairodus. There was a small flange on either side of the chin to provide support for the sabers when the mouth was closed.

It lived in mixed habitats of savannah and broadleaf evergreen trees and might have had a lifestyle similar to that of modern lions. M. giganteus also might have had a tawny brown coat to help it blend in with its surroundings.

Referrences:
Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives by Anton, Clark and Turner, 2000.
Mammoths, Sabertooths and Hominids by Agusti and Anton, 2002.
Created by Ghirin 2003

Additional info:

MachairodusGiganteusGh_2003.ztd                                 uca: BD957556 dated 2 December 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

bd957556.uca date: Tue Dec 02 20:08:34 2003
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Animal Type: BD957556

Machairodus giganteus

Machairodus was a genus of large saber-toothed cats found in Eurasia, Africa
and North America.  These sabertooths thrived over the period covered by the
mid-Miocene to the mid-Pliocene (15 to 2 million). 
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Savannah; Location: Eurasia; Era: Ice Age
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 96.
Preferred shelter: Snowy Rock Cave.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (7) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree
Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree, Maple Tree, Eucalyptus Tree
Hard Quandong Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree, Birch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree
Globe Willow Tree, Red Gum Tree, Japanese Maple Tree, Thorn Bush
Deciduous Bush, Yellow Fever Tree, Baobab Tree, Umbrella Thorn Tree
Tall Grass, Grass Tree, Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree, Khejri Tree
Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD)
Sigillaria Tree (DD), Senegal Date Palm (ES), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small
Small Snowy Rock - Medium, Small Snowy Rock - Small
Large Snowy Rock - Medium, Large Snowy Rock - Large
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Medium Savannah Rock (DD)
Termite Mound (ES)

Other specifically liked items:
Snowy Rock - Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 3-5 with 50 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 150 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 150 grid squares):
104 Savannah Grass, 8 Sand, 30 Dirt, 8 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 150 grid squares):
9 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Gingko Tree (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 9 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 150 grid squares):
12 Small Snowy Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 150 squares, 1 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.