Parrot (Ground Parrot)

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Ground Parrot

Zookeeper's Lounge

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Author: Devona & Michele

Keywords: Real Animal

Date released: January 16, 2004

Ztd size: 180 KB

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: The Ground Parrot is entirely terrestrial and largely nocturnal. It roosts (singly) by day in dense vegetation (on the ground) and is very secretive and elusive. This bird tends only to be encountered when it is flushed from its hiding place. Its presence is best detected by its calls. Thought to pair for life and defend permanent territories, the Ground Parrot is a highly specialised bird and is dependent on a precise fire regime. Its distribution, therefore, is highly fragmented. Ground Parrots are green to greenish-yellow in color... with the sexes being very much alike. Their breeding season is from September through December. The usual nesting site is a a well-hidden shallow saucer of plant stems and leaves on or near the ground lined with chewed stalks and leaves. In wet situations the nest may be built on a raised platform in a tussock. The role of the sexes in the nesting cycle is unknown. A typical clutch consists of 3 - 4 white eggs which hatch after 21 days. The young usually fledge at around 25 days after hatching, and are sexually mature at around 12 months. Their diet consists of green shoots, and the seeds of various grasses and herbs. A favored seed is the seeds of Button Grass.

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Additional info:

parrot.ztd                               uca: D66170EA dated 4 June 2002

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/d66170ea.uca date: Tue Jun  4 23:02:56 2002
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
*** Warning: cHabitatSize is not set to 100.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
*** Warning: BehaviorSet sections contain duplicate lines.
Animal Type: D66170EA

Parrot

All parrots share a number of distinctive features. The most obvious of these
is the characteristic parrot bill which consists of a downward-curving and
somewhat hooked upper mandible which fits neatly over a smaller,
upward-curving lower mandible.The feet of parrots are also unusual. The two
outer toes of the foot point backwards and grip in opposition to the two
forward pointing inner toes, providing them with an extremely powerful grasp,
enabling them to hold and manipulate objects close to their bill.Most parrots
are tree-dwellers, and they tend to be most plentiful in and around lowland
tropical forests.   
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Savannah; Location: Africa
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 90.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Acacia Caffra Tree, Thorn Acacia Tree, Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree
Eucalyptus Tree, Hard Quandong Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree, Red Gum Tree
Thorn Bush, Yellow Fever Tree, Baobab Tree, Umbrella Thorn Tree, Tall Grass
Sigillaria Tree (DD), Senegal Date Palm (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small
Medium Savannah Rock (DD), Termite Mound (ES)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-15 with 10 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 20 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
7 Deciduous Floor, 2 Sand, 3 Dirt, 1 Gray Stone, 1 Fresh Water
6 Savannah Grass

Foliage (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
2 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 2 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
2 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.