American Lion by Moondawg

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American Lion

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Author: Moondawg

Keywords: extinct animals

Release Date: Nov 8 2008

Current AmericanLionMD_2008.ztd dated 5 November 2008

File Size: 1.68mb

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: The American lion (Panthera leo atrox) also known as the North American or American cave lion, is an extinct feline known from fossils.
It was one of the largest subspecies of
lion to have ever existed, comparable in size to the Early Middle Pleistocene primitive
cave lion Panthera leo fossilis and was about 25% larger than the modern African lion.
The American lion is an extinct animal which originated in North America and went on to
colonize part of South America as part of the Great American Interchange. The body length
of the American lion is estimated to have been 1.6-2.5 m (5.25-8.20 feet). Thus it was
comparable in size to its close relative, the extinct lion, Panthera leo fossilis, or the
modern species of Siberian tiger, but still smaller than their contemporary competitor for
prey, the Giant short-faced bear, which was the largest carnivoran of their era.
Approximately one hundred specimens of American lions have been recovered from the La Brea
Tar Pits, in Los Angeles, so their body structure is well known. The features and teeth of
the extinct American lion strongly resemble modern lions, but they were considerably larger.
South of Alaska, the American lion first appeared during the Sangamonian (the last
interglacial). After that it was widespread in the Americas from Alaska to Peru, although
it was absent from eastern North America and peninsular Florida. As did many other large
mammals, it went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago. By then
the American lion was one of the abundant Pleistocene megafauna, a wide variety of very
large mammals who lived during the Pleistocene. Remains are most common in the Yukon and
from the La Brea Tar Pits.

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Additional info:

AmericanLionMD_2008.ztd                                 uca: e17e9057 dated 5 November 2008

Results From Configuration Checking:

e17e9057.uca date: Wed Nov 05 21:34:30 2008
*** Warning: Sum of family, genus, and animal id/type values are < 0.
Animal Type: E17E9057

American Lion

It was one of the largest subspecies of lion to have ever existed, comparable
in size to the Early Middle Pleistocene primitive cave lion Panthera leo
fossilis and was about 25% larger than the modern African lion.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Highland; Location: North America; Era: Ice Age
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Cannot be used in original Zoo Tycoon: cKeeperFoodType (7) is not 0 to 5.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Western Larch Tree, Paper Birch Tree, Western Juniper Tree, Sage Bush
Arctic Birch Tree (DD)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Highland Rock - Large
Medium Highland Rock (DD)

Other specifically liked items:
Rock Formation - Highland

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-2 with 30 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 60 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
30 Gray Stone, 6 Grass, 12 Brown Stone, 9 Snow, 3 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
3 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Sage Bush
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 3 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
17 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 60 squares, 5 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.