Quagga by Niebi and Maketh

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Quagga

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Author: Niebi, and Maketh; info by AirNoble

Keywords: Extinct Animal

Date released: January 16, 2004

Ztd size : 1.10 MB

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: When an animal species becomes extinct, it is gone forever. It seems unlikely that even genetic engineering may be able to recreate the DNA from such long-lost animals as Steller's Sea Cow, the Huia, or the Mauritian Island Tortoise. However, when a subspecies becomes extinct, that seems to be a different story. Such is the case for an extinct species of horse known as the Quagga (Equus quagga quagga). An animal of taxonomic uncertainty for many years, recent DNA analysis shows that the Quagga is genetically similar to the Plain's, or Burchell's, Zebras still alive today. These zebras belong(ed) to the species Equus burchelli, and that species name stuck for many years, with the Quagga being assigned to its own species - Equus quagga. With the discovery of the genetic simialrities to the Plains Zebra, scientists began to reevaluate the taxonomy of the Quagga. As a species, it had been described and named years before the Plains Zebra, thus if the two were related and were both subspecies of the same species, Equus quagga had precedent over Equus burchelli, and thus current taxonomic views show that the Plains Zebra is, in fact, a subspecies of the Quagga, rather than the reverse.

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Additional info:

quaggav2.ZTD                         uca: 9727B4FF dated 27 August 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/9727b4ff.uca date: Wed Aug 27 23:27:58 2003
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Animal Type: 9727B4FF

Quagga

When an animal species becomes extinct, it is gone forever. It seems unlikely
that even genetic engineering may be able to recreate the DNA from such
long-lost animals as Steller's Sea Cow, the Huia, or the Mauritian Island
Tortoise. However, when a subspecies becomes extinct, that seems to be a
different story. Such is the case for an extinct species of horse known as the
Quagga (Equus quagga quagga). An animal of taxonomic uncertainty for many
years, recent DNA analysis shows that the Quagga is genetically similar to the
Plain's, or Burchell's, Zebras still alive today. These zebras belong(ed) to
the species Equus burchelli, and that species name stuck for many years, with
the Quagga being assigned to its own species - Equus quagga. With the
discovery of the genetic simialrities to the Plains Zebra, scientists began to
reevaluate the taxonomy of the Quagga. As a species, it had been described and
named years before the Plains Zebra, thus if the two were related and were
both subspecies of the same species, Equus quagga had precedent over Equus
burchelli, and thus current taxonomic views show that the Plains Zebra is, in
fact, a subspecies of the Quagga, rather than the reverse.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Savannah; Location: Africa
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 91.
Preferred shelter: Large Lean-to.
Animal can jump.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Palm Tree, Eucalyptus Tree
Hard Quandong Tree, Joshua Tree, Red Gum Tree, Quiver Tree
Prickly Pear Cactus, Saguaro Cactus, Thorn Bush, Yellow Fever Tree
Baobab Tree, Umbrella Thorn Tree, Tall Grass, Water Lily, Water Reed
Grass Tree, Khejri Tree, Christmas Tree, Bald Cypress Tree (DD)
Horsetail (DD), Sigillaria 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)
Senegal Date Palm (ES), Yucca Tree (ES), Agave Cactus (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Large Rock - 1, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small
Desert Rock - Formation, Medium Desert Rock (DD), Medium Savannah 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), Termite Mound (ES), Small Desert Rock (ES)
Large Desert Rock (NA)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-4 with 40 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 80 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 80 grid squares):
44 Savannah Grass, 16 Sand, 8 Dirt, 12 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 80 grid squares):
4 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Tall Grass
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 4 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 80 grid squares):
10 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.