Atlas Bear by Ghirin

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Atlas Bear

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Author: Ghirin

Keywords: Extinct animal

Date Released: Sep 7 2003
Current AtlasBearGhD_2003.ztd dated 11 May 2003

File Size: 2.4 Mb

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Description : The Atlas bear was the only species of modern bear to live in Africa. It was native to the forests of North Africa and was thought to be a sub-species of the brown bear (Ursus arctos). The Atlas bear was smaller than most brown bears and closer in size to the North American black bear. The bears became extinct due to massive loss of forest habitat and over-hunting.

The Atlas bear was believed to be the Libyan bear mentioned by ancient writers and may also have been the Numidian bear used for arena games by the ancient Romans.

The bear's former habitat was the dry forest of North Africa. Most of the North African forest has been cut and this was thought to be the major cause of the bear's extinction. A small population of bears survived in the Atlas Mountains until the 1800s. At that time, the increase in the number of firearms in North Africa led to over-hunting and final extinction of the Atlas bear. The Atlas bear prefers a mixture of coniferous and deciduous forest with some elevation. Source of information and plaque illustration: The Doomsdat Book of Animals by David Day, 1981.

Created by Ghirin, 2003

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Additional info:

AtlasBearGhD_2003.ztd               uca: 51C60026 dated 11 May 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/51c60026.uca date: Sun May 11 19:05:52 2003
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
*** Warning: BehaviorSet sections contain duplicate lines.
Animal Type: 51C60026

Atlas Bear

The Atlas bear was the only species of modern bear to live in Africa.  It was
native to the forests of North Africa and was thought to be a sub-species of
the brown bear (Ursus arctos crowtheri).  The Atlas bear was smaller than most
brown bears and closer in size to the North American black bear.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Africa
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree
Yew Tree, Birch Tree, Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree
Globe Willow Tree, Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Weeping Willow Tree
White Oak Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree
Broadleaf Bush, Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD)
Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-3 with 35 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 70 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 70 grid squares):
30 Coniferous Floor, 11 Gray Stone, 4 Fresh Water, 11 Brown Stone
14 Deciduous Floor

Foliage (for exhibit with 70 grid squares):
14 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Chinese Fir Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 14 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 70 grid squares):
14 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 70 squares, 4 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.