Vicuna

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Vicuna

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Author:  Lowenfrau

Keywords: Real Animals

Originally Released: Oct 9th 03 at Zoo Admin
Current vicuna_final.ztd dated 9 October 2003

File Size:  1.2 MB

Description: Vicunas belong to the camelid families living in the high Andes.
They are the smallest living species among the family Camelidae. Because of their very valuable fleece vicunas were nearly hunted to extinction by the late l970s. Some natives of the Andes and the Aymara still worship the vicuna as a daughter of the fertility goddess Pachamama.

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Additional info:

vicuna_final.ztd                   uca: 4E11E026 dated  9 October 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

animals/4e11e026.uca date: Thu Oct  9 13:19:12 2003
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
*** Warning: cPrefIconID 7071 is not in [cSuitableObjects] with value > 0.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
*** Warning: BehaviorSet sections contain duplicate lines.
Animal Type: 4E11E026

Vicuna

Vicunas belong to the camelid families living in the high Andes.They are the
smallest living species among the family Camelidae.                           
                           Because of their very valuable fleece vicunas were
nearly hunted to extinction by the late l970s.                               
                                                                             
      Some natives of the Andes and the Aymara still worship the vicuna as a
daughter of the fertility goddess Pachamama.

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Highland; Location: South America
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 96.
Preferred shelter: Large Stable.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Bamboo, Western Larch Tree, Paper Birch Tree, Himalayan Birch Tree
Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush

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: 4-20 with 15 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 4 adults): 60 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
45 Gray Stone, 6 Dirt, 6 Snow, 3 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 60 grid squares):
3 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Western Juniper Tree
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):
5 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.

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