Duck (Laysan Duck)

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Laysan Duck

ZooTek Phoenix

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Author: Hawkkkeye

Keywords: water birds

Release date: 2 February 2022

File Size: n/a

Compatibility: DD and CC

Description: Part of the Hawaiian Marsh Pack
The Laysan Duck is critically endangered species of duck endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Today, Laysan Ducks only live on Laysan Island and two small atolls, while in the past, they were distributed throughout most of Hawaiian Islands.

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Additional info:

Previously in hawkkeys hawaiian marsh.ztd

HawaiianMarshPackByHawkkeye.zip: combined/HawaiianMarshPackByHawkkeye.ztd
HawaiianMarshPackByHawkkeye.zip: LaysanDuckByHawkkeye.ztd: hwlaysan.uca dated 15 October 2021

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

hwlaysan.uca date: Fri Oct 15 00:35:02 2021
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Animal Type: hwlaysan

Laysan Duck

The Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan teal, is a
dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Fossil evidence reveals that
Laysan ducks once lived across the entire archipelago, but today survive only
on Laysan Island and two atolls. The duck has several physical and behavioral
traits linked to the absence of ground-based predators in its habitat. By
1860, the ducks had disappeared from everywhere except Laysan Island. The
introduction of European rabbits by guano miners at the end of the 19th
century brought the bird to the brink of extinction in 1912, with twelve
surviving individuals. Rabbits were eradicated from the island in 1923 and
numbers of Laysan ducks began to rise, reaching 500 by the 1950s. In an effort
to ensure the long-term future of this duck, 42 birds were translocated to
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in 2002. These thrived in their new
surroundings, and another group were later relocated to Kure Atoll. The Laysan
duck is teal-sized and dark brown, with a prominent white eye-ring. The bill
is short and spatulate, dark green with variable black blotching in males, and
dull orange with variable black blotching in females. The Laysan duck usually
has a ring of fat around its neck. Some males show faint iridescence on the
head or neck and have slightly upturned central tail feathers. The wing has an
iridescent purplish-green patch (speculum feathers) in both sexes. Leucistism,
or extensive white feathering, is common on the head and neck of older birds.
The legs and feet are orange, usually brighter in the male. The annual
pre-basic molt is complete, and the ducks lose all their flight feathers and
become incapable of flight until new feathers grow in. Wild ducks have been
known to live to the age of twelve years, and captive birds have lived to the
age of eighteen. Model and Skin: DUTCH DESIGNS, JANNICK.  Text and Image: Eng
Wikipedia.

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Grassland; Location: Pacific Ocean
Cost: 1150; Crowd number: 50
ZT Family: Bird; ZT Genus: user made (5028)
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97
Preferred shelter: Large Burrow
Animal can swim in water terrain.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (6) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Ulmo Tree, Palm Tree, Mangrove Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, Foxtail Palm Tree
Joshua Tree, Quiver Tree, Prickly Pear Cactus, Saguaro Cactus
Llala Palm Tree, Rainforest Bush, Deciduous Bush, Rainforest Fern
Orchid Tree, Water Lily, Water Reed, Kapok Tree, Broadleaf Bush, Holiday Tree
Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD), Bald Cypress Tree (DD), Fern Bush (DD)
Horsetail (DD), Leptocycas Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Williamsonia Tree (DD), Sand Bush (NA), Doum Palm Tree (NA), 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), Fallen Rainforest Tree (ES)
Rainforest Stump (ES), Rafflesia (ES), Giant Ficus Tree (ES)
Durian Tree (ES), Yucca Tree (ES), Agave Cactus (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 2, Small Rock, Medium Rock, Stone Ruins
Desert Rock Formation, Rainforest Rock Formation, Medium Desert Rock (DD)
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), Mossy Rainforest Rock (ES), Limestone Rock (ES)
Small Desert Rock (ES), Desert Rock (NA), Atlantean Undersea Ruin (AT)
Atlantean Undersea Ruin - 2 (AT), Atlantean Undersea Ruin - 3 (AT)

Specifically liked shelters:
Small Burrow, Burrow, Large Burrow

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-20 with 6 squares for each adult

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 12 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 12 grid squares):
7 Grass, 1 Sand, 2 Dirt, 2 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 12 grid squares):
1 grid square should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Beach Grass (MM)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if the grid square contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 12 grid squares):
3 Small Rock, which is its most liked rock