The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) is a mid-sized African canid. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2.
Description[]
Known by many other common names, including Cape Hunting Dog and African Painted Dog, the African Wild Dog is the largest wild canid in Africa and the only surviving member of its genus. Its scientific name, which translates to Painted Wolf, refers to the extremely variable coloration of the fur, which is typically a mixture of yellow, brown and black markings, with a few white patches, that vary between individuals and populations. The African wild dog also has a comparatively slim and tall build, with large, rounded ears.
African wild dogs are extremely sociable, living in packs of up to 27 individuals lead by an alpha pair. Only the alpha pair breed, with the rest of the pack helping to care for the pups. Females will leave their birth pack when they mature. The pack will also hunt together, typically targeting medium-sized antelope and up to 90% of their hunts end in a kill, giving the wild dog a greater success rate than lions and spotted hyenas, who may steal their kills. The African wild dog was once common across the African Savannah, but is now limited to fragmented populations and is considered endangered.
Zoo Tycoon[]
The African wild dog is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon and is a downloadable animal.
The African wild dog is a Savannah animal, but also requires some sand, fresh water and dirt in its exhibit. Its favorite foliage is the Baobab Tree and it requires a small amount of foliage as well as rocks in its enclosure. African wild dogs require a large social group of at least six individuals and a large exhibit.
Other foliage the African wild dog highly likes is Tall Grass and the Umbrella Thorn Acacia Tree, both can maximize the African wild dog's habitat suitability if placed in clusters around its exhibit. For shelters, the African wild dog is able to use the Rock Cave, Wood and Concrete Shelters and Burrows, getting the most happiness from the Large Burrow.
Zoo Tycoon 2[]
The African wild dog is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon 2 and was added as part of the Endangered Species expansion pack. In Campaign and Challenge mode, it is available for adoption when a zoo reaches a rating of 3 and a half stars.
African wild dogs once again live in the Savannah biome and have a carnivorous diet of meat and fish. They are a highly entertaining animal and can use a variety of enrichment items including the Live Food Lizard, balls, plastic barrel, car tire and bone. The African wild dog can use several shelters, including the Wooden and Concrete Shelters, Rock Caves, the Savannah Burrow, Kopje and Raised Sleeping Platform.
Like other predatory animals, the African wild dog will stalk and hunt other animals in their enclosure. If alone, the African wild dog can hunt animals that are coded as medium or small prey, but the African wild dog is able to hunt large prey if they have a pack, which is formed when a pair of African wild dogs become mates. Like the Gray Wolf, unrelated African wild dog males will fight and kill each other, unlike other large canines in the game however, unrelated females will get along.
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Variants[]
Both African wild dog variants.
Like many animals after the release of Endangered Species, the African wild dog has two variant skins, one that is a slightly darker tan with different markings, and another darker red, Erythristic variant, which is a colour mutation that causes an excess of red pigment on an animal. It is also a mutation that can occur in real-life African wild dogs. The two variants can appear at random when placing animals and have no additional rarity coding.
Like all variants, African wild dogs with variant skins will always have default coloured offspring, this is because the coding that spawns young when an animal gives birth does not support variant skins.
Gallery[]
Zoo Tycoon 2[]
Trivia[]
- In Zoo Tycoon, African wild dogs can only be killed by extinct predators and the Komodo dragon.
- Interestingly, the African wild dog has unused swimming animations leftover in the data for Zoo Tycoon, rendered similarly to other terrestrial animals that can use tanks introduced in Marine Mania.
- In Zoo Tycoon 2 the African wild dog is coded to be able to use the Snowy Rock Caves, however the coding for the Snowy Rock Cave does not have the coding needed for the African wild dog to be able to use it. As a result, it is impossible for the African wild dog to use the Snowy Rock Caves.
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game[]
African Painted Dog's Bracket Vote sheet.
The African Wild Dog was a nominate species for Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game. For the first time, it would have been named African Painted Dog instead of African Wild Dog and was part of the original vote used to determine the roster of the Additional Species Pack, however it lost with only 111 votes (15.5% of votes cast). The African Painted Dog had a second chance to make it into The Board Game during the bracket vote for New Shores, being pinned against the Ring-Tailed Lemur in the first round, which ended in a tie. In the second round, the African Painted Dog was then put up against both the Ring-Tailed Lemur and the Tasmanian Devil, ultimately losing to the Tasmanian Devil.
The African Painted Dog would've been a Level 2 animal in the Savannah biome and classed as a Carnivore.