Crocodile (West African Dwarf Crocodile by Oryx)

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West African Dwarf Crocodile

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Author:  Oryx

Keywords: Real Animals, reptiles

Originally Released: Jul 20th 03 at Zoo Admin
Current WADCroc.ZTD dated 22 March 2002

File Size:  373.3 KB

Compatibility:  All Game Versions

Description:  One of the smallest crocodilians, the West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) is increasingly endangered in its rainforest habitat. It has a rather short body and a blunt snout, giving it its alternative name of Broad Fronted Crocodile. It is mainly nocturnal in the wild, feeding on fish, invertebrates and amphibians.

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Additional info:

uca: BB49B5E8 confict with ZTU Australian Freshwater Crocodile

WADCroc.ZTD                   uca: BB49B5E8 dated 22 March 2002

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/bb49b5e8.uca date: Fri Mar 22 23:32:40 2002
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
*** Warning: Terrain sum does not equal 100.
*** Warning: Sum of family, genus, and animal id/type values are < 0.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
*** Warning: BehaviorSet sections contain duplicate lines.
Animal Type: BB49B5E8

West African Dwarf Crocodile

One of the smallest crocodilians, the West African Dwarf Crocodile
(Osteolaemus tetraspis) is increasingly endangered in its rainforest habitat.
It has a rather short body and a blunt snout, giving it its alternative name
of Broad Fronted Crocodile. It is mainly nocturnal in the wild, feeding on
fish, invertebrates and amphibians.                                           
                                                                       
Created by Oryx

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Aquatic; Location: Africa
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Animal can swim in water terrain.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Elephant Ear Tree, Rainforest Bush, Rainforest Fern, Orchid Tree, Water Lily
Water Reed, Bald Cypress Tree (DD), Horsetail (DD), Sea Anemone (MM)
Barnacles (MM), Beach Grass (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:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Medium Aquatic Rock (DD)
Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Coral Formation (MM)
Large Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Ocean Floor Rock (MM)
Large Coral Formation (MM), Iceberg (MM), Isle Rock (MM)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-8 with 20 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 40 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
20 Fresh Water, 10 Rainforest Floor, 10 Dirt

Foliage (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
6 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Water Lily
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 6 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 40 grid squares):
3 Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), which is its most liked rock.