Rhabdodon

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Rhabdodon

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Author: Ztdinozaur

Keywords: extinct animals

Originally Released Feb 2, 2006 at Zoo Admin
Current Rhabdodon priscus2.ZTD dated 28 December 2003

File Size: 3 MB

Compatibility: DD, MM, or CC

Description: Rhabdodon, or "Fluted Tooth", was one of the last of the iguanodonts. Living in the Late Cretaceous, most of its kin had evolved into hadrosaurs. Like most iguanodonts it has a large thumb-spike on its hand and can rear up on its hind legs. What's different about this animal is the fact that it's shorter than average arms meant it spent a greater amount of time upright than its predecessors. This European herbivore grew to only about half of its famous relative (Iguanodon)'s size because of where it lived. Rhabdodon lived on an island of pygmies, from miniature saltasaurs to micro-sized raptors.

This small dinosaur is not as noticeable as others of it's species to protect it from predators. The various shades of green, thought brilliant and strong out of the forest, provide perfect camouflage for these diminutive herbivores. Rhabdodon's behavior is of a mostly solitary creature but during several generations in captivity this is slowly forgotten. Captive Rhabdodons also are more tolerant then some dinosaurs when conditions are not as favorable. Herds have been known to tolerate foreign foliage and overcrowding much better than most dinosaurs.

During the breeding season, males will turn a fabulous shade of purple to become more noticeable to the females. This only happens when the males are strutting, the change back quite quickly afterward to prevent their activity to be noticed by anything else.

This is an extremely attractive dinosaur in captivity but it does not come without a price. Because of their geological isolation on that tiny island, Rhabdodon is very vulnerable to diseases and its fossils are also very rare so DNA to recreate them is scares. These dinosaurs also have a shorter lifespan than a normal Iguanodon though it is offset by its higher reproductive rate. More information is needed in order to fully understand and accommodate the beautiful creature, but as science progresses, that goal comes ever closer. This dinosaur was created by: ZTDinozaur

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Additional info:

Rhabdodon priscus2.ZTD                                    uca: F1FDC08B dated 28 December 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

f1fdc08b.uca date: Sun Dec 28 15:14:44 2003
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
*** Warning: Sum of family, genus, and animal id/type values are < 0.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
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Animal Type: F1FDC08B

Rhabdodon

                                                                 Rhabdodon, or
"Fluted Tooth", was one of the last of the iguanodonts. Living in the Late
Cretaceous, most of its kin had evolved into hadrosaurs. Like most iguanodonts
it has a large thumb-spike on its hand and can rear up on its hind legs.
What's different about this animal is the fact that it's shorter than average
arms meant it spent a greater amount of time upright than its predecessors.
This European herbivore grew to only about half of its famous relative
(Iguanodon)'s size because of where it lived. Rhabdodon lived on an island of
pygmies, from miniature saltasaurs to micro-sized raptors.
                                                                 This small
dinosaur is not as noticeable as others of it's species to protect it from
predators. The various shades of green, thought brilliant and strong out of
the forest, provide perfect camouflage for these diminutive herbivores.
Rhabdodon's behavior is of a mostly solitary creature but during several
generations in captivity this is slowly forgotten. Captive Rhabdodons also are
more tolerant then some dinosaurs when conditions are not as favorable. Herds
have been known to tolerate foreign foliage and overcrowding much better than
most dinosaurs.
                                                        During the breeding
season, males will turn a fabulous shade of purple to become more noticeable
to the females. This only happens when the males are strutting, the change
back quite quickly afterward to prevent their activity to be noticed by
anything else.
                                                   This is an extremely
attractive dinosaur in captivity but it does not come without a price. Because
of their geological isolation on that tiny island, Rhabdodon is very
vulnerable to diseases and its fossils are also very rare so DNA to recreate
them is scares. These dinosaurs also have a shorter lifespan than a normal
Iguanodon though it is offset by its higher reproductive rate. More
information is needed in order to fully understand and accommodate the
beautiful creature, but as science progresses, that goal comes ever closer.





                                                                         This
dinosaur was created by:  ZTDinozaur

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Europe; Era: Cretaceous
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 50.
Preferred shelter: Dinosaur Burrow (DD).
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (8) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Yew Tree, Spruce Tree
Yellow Cedar Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree, Broadleaf Bush
Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Thouarsus Cycad Tree (DD), Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD)
Glossopteris Tree (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 1, Large Rock - 2, Large Rock - 3, Large Rock - 4
Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Small Rock - 7, Small Rock - 8
Small Rock - 9, Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-20 with 100 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 200 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
140 Rainforest Floor, 10 Sand, 10 Dirt, 20 Grass, 20 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
20 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Club Moss Shrub (DD)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 20 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 200 grid squares):
48 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 200 squares, 3 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.