The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known simply as Black Bear, is a medium-sized bear from North America. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon (Xbox), Zoo Tycoon DS and Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game.
Description[]
The American Black Bear, as its name suggests, is native to North America and typically lives in forested areas. Although an adult male can weigh up to 250 kg (551 lb), it is smaller than the Brown Bear and Polar Bear. Unlike brown bears, black bears do not possess a shoulder-hump and typically have shorter claws. Despite their name, not all American black bears have black fur, with many individuals having brown or even white fur depending on the subspecies.
American black bears, like all bears, typically lead solitary lives. They are omnivorous, with roughly 85% of their diet being plant-based. Black bears will often use their highly developed sense of smell to detect the freshest food and their highly dexterous paws to gain access to hard-to-reach places. American black bears are also good climbers and swimmers.
Zoo Tycoon[]
The black bear is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon and is available in the base game. In Freeform mode, it is not available for adoption until March 1. It is featured in some of the game's scenarios.
The black bear is a deciduous forest animal. Although it breeds readily, it requires various terrain, including coniferous forest, and a lot of foliage in its exhibit. It is compatible with the grizzly bear; despite the latter being a coniferous forest animal, their requirements for the "opposite" forest terrain are similar.
Zoo Tycoon Xbox[]
The American black bear is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon (Xbox). It is divided into four subspecies - the Olympic Black Bear, the Kermode Bear, the Cinnamon Bear and the Glacier Bear.
Other Games[]
Zoo Tycoon DS[]
The black bear is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon DS and features similar requirements to its main series counterpart.
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game[]
The American black bear is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game. It is listed as a Montane Forest carnivore as a Level 1 animal and is represented by its own meeple.
As a Level 1 animal, the American Black Bear can be adopted at any time without restriction, provided an offer in the Animal Market is available. It is one of three animals, the others being the Bengal Tiger and Snow Leopard, whose popularity increases depending on the number of individuals in an exhibit; however, it is not a social animal and only two adult animals can be exhibited, of which only one can be a male. If happy enough, a female will have a chance to breed and if successful, she will have two cubs and nurture them for the next season.
The American black bear is also part of the Banff National Park conservation project, along with the Common Raccoon, Elk and Striped Skunk.
Trivia[]
- Black bears were originally planned to swim in Zoo Tycoon, but cannot swim in the final release. Unlike most animals with similarly unused swimming, the black bear does not have an unused animation, so when the behavior is hacked into the game, the animal will appear to walk on water.
- The Black bear in Zoo Tycoon likes a little bit of elevation, though it is not required to meet their habitat suitability.
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Zoo Tycoon[]
| Zoo Tycoon DS animals | |
|---|---|
| Standard Animals | African Buffalo • African Elephant • African Lion • African Warthog • American Bighorn Sheep • American Bison • Arctic Wolf • Bengal Tiger • Black Bear • Black Leopard • Black Rhinoceros • California Sea Lion • Cheetah • Chimpanzee • Clouded Leopard • Common Wildebeest • Dromedary Camel • Emperor Penguin • Gemsbok • Giant Anteater • Giant Panda • Giraffe • Gray Wolf • Greater Flamingo • Grizzly Bear • Hippopotamus • Ibex • Jaguar • Leopard • Lowland Gorilla • Mandrill • Markhor • Moose • Okapi • Olive Baboon • Ostrich • Plains Zebra • Polar Bear • Red Kangaroo • Saltwater Crocodile • Siberian Tiger • Snow Leopard • Spotted Hyena • Thomson's Gazelle • White Bengal Tiger |
| Unlockable Content | Asian Elephant • Kouprey • Onager • Orangutan • Unicorn |