Horse (Forest Tarpan)

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Forest Tarpan

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Author: Ghirin

Keywords: extinct animals

Release Date: Sept 6, 2005
Current ForestTarpanGh_2003.ztd dated 7 November 2003

File Size: 1.48 Mb

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: The tarpan (Equus) was the wild horse of Europe and western Asia. There were two basic types: forest and steppe. The forest tarpan was a bit smaller than its steppe counterpart and darker in color. The tarpan is believed to the ancestor of modern light horse breeds.

The forest tarpan lived in most of Europe, dwellingin the forested areas. It became extinct as farmers converted its habitat to farmland and killed tarpans because tarpan stallions would steal domesticated mares for the wild herds. The original wild tarpan died out in the late 1800s.

Two attempts have been made to reconstruct the tarpan from animals of mixed tarpan and domestic background. In Poland, the government has established a feral herd of horses descended from mixed stock in the forest preserve of Bialowieza. With each generation, this herd seems to display more tarpan-like characteristics. The second attempt was by German zoologists. They used primitive breeds of European horses to produce a tarpan-like horse.

The classic features of the forest tarpan include a mouse-dun color with a black stripe down the center of the back and dark legs, semi-erect mane, large head with massive jaws, a thick neck, and tough hooves that do not need to be shod.

Created by Ghirin 2003

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ForestTarpan.zip                 ForestTarpanGh_2003.ztd                uca: EA276026 dated 7 Nov 03

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animals/ea276026.uca date: Fri Nov  7 21:03:04 2003
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Animal Type: EA276026

Forest Tarpan

The tarpan (Equus caballus gmelini) was the wild horse of Europe and western
Asia.  There were two basic types:  forest and steppe.  The forest tarpan was
a bit smaller than its steppe counterpart and darker in color.  The tarpan is
believed to the ancestor of modern light horse breeds.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Deciduous Forest; Location: Europe
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 96.
Preferred shelter: Large Stable.
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, 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: 3-20 with 15 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 45 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 45 grid squares):
33 Deciduous Floor, 5 Dirt, 2 Fresh Water, 5 Grass

Foliage (for exhibit with 45 grid squares):
7 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Yew Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 7 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 45 grid squares):
4 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 45 squares, 1 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.