Himalayan Snowcock

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Himalayan Snowcock

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Author: Hawkkeye

Keywords: birds, fowl, pheasants

Release date: 29 August 2021

File Size: n/a

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: Part of the Pheasant Pack
The Himalayan Snowcock is large species of partridge living in high altitudes of Asian mountains, especially in Himalayas. Himalayan Snowcocks prefer to live in groups.

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Additional info:

PheasantPackByHawkkeye.zip: combined/PheasantPackCombinedByHawkkeye.ztd
PheasantPackByHawkkeye.zip: HimalayanSnowcockByHawkkeye.ztd: uca: hwsncock dated 8 June 2021

Previously in hawkkeyesfowl.ZTD

Results From Configuration Checking (2021-05-30 checker version):

hwsncock.uca date: Tue Jun 08 21:14:52 2021
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Animal Type: hwsncock

Himalayan Snowcock

The Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) is a snowcock in the
pheasant family Phasianidae found across the Himalayan ranges and parts of the
adjoining Pamir range of Asia. It is found on alpine pastures and on steep
rocky cliffs where they will dive down the hill slopes to escape. It overlaps
with the slightly smaller Tibetan snowcock in parts of its wide range. The
populations from different areas show variations in the colouration and about
five subspecies have been designated. They were introduced in the mountains of
Nevada in the United States in the 1960s and a wild population has established
in the Ruby Mountains. Himalayan snowcocks are gregarious when not breeding,
moving around in small groups. Several groups may inhabit the same hill. They
keep entirely to open country and seem to prefer rocky hill-sides. They feed
on grass, shoots, berries and seeds. In the mornings the birds fly downhill to
drink water. When approached from below their level, they attempt to climb up
the slopes on foot and when approached from above they dive down the valleys
on open wings. In India, the breeding season is in summer, April to June. It
is silent in winter but in spring, its call is a familiar part of the
landscape. The song is a loud whistle with three parts with the tone
ascending. They also make a rising, shrill piping call.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Highland; Location: Himalayas
Cost: 650; Crowd number: 25
ZT Family: Bird; ZT Genus: Goat
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95
Preferred shelter: Small Lean-to
Preferred ZT shelter allowing any animal without hack: Small Concrete Shelter
Animal can climb cliffs.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Himalayan Birch Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush, Arctic Birch Tree (DD)
Arctic Grass (DD), Arctic Bush (DD), Snowy Tree (CC), Snowy Bush (CC)
Snowy Grass (CC)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock, Medium Rock, Small Snowy Rock, Medium Snowy Rock
Large Snowy Rock, Large Snowy Rock - Medium, Large Highland Rock
Medium Highland Rock (DD), Arctic Rock (CC), Highland Rock (CC)

Specifically liked shelters:
Small Lean-to, Lean-to, Large Lean-to, Small Concrete Shelter
Concrete Shelter, Large Concrete Shelter, Small Wood Shelter, Wood Shelter
Large Wood Shelter

Other specifically liked objects:
Highland Rock Formation

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-30 with 5 squares for each adult

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 10 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 10 grid squares):
5 Gray Stone, 1 Grass, 3 Snow, 1 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 10 grid squares):
0 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness when needed: Himalayan Birch Tree

Rocks (for exhibit with 10 grid squares):
3 Small Snowy Rock, which is its most liked rock

Elevation: Of the 10 squares, 2 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.