The Giant Camel (Titanotylopus spatulus) is a large prehistoric North American ungulate. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon 2
Description[]
Giant camels of the genus Titanotylopus (Giant Knobbly-Foot) were among the largest members of the camel family. Large individuals could reach heights of around 3.5m (11.5ft), in part due to its long, massive limbs. Other distinguishing features include large upper canines, which differed from the teeth of other karge camelids. Its long neural spines suggest that, like modern camels, it possessed a hump to store fat.
Titanotylopus was native to the United States from the late Miocene to the Plestiocene epochs. Little is known about its behavior, but the presence of a hump suggests it was adapted for a more specialized lifestyle than its earlier relatives, which at the time were believed to be more generalized.
Zoo Tycoon 2[]
The giant camel is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon 2 and was added as part of the Extinct Animals expansion pack. In Campaign and Challenge mode, it is available for adoption when a zoo reaches a rating of 1.5 stars.
The giant camel is a Grassland animal. Like all extinct grassland animals, it requires a misty spring in its exhibit in order to be fully comfortable.
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| An extremely large ancestor of the modern camel, the giant camel lived during the Miocene and Pleistocene eras and traveled widely across the United States. Fossils have been found in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Arizona. It resembled the modern camel and included standard camel luggage—its well-known hump. Its hump and padded toes were probably two or three times the size of today’s camels. And there was one other sad difference between the two. Unlike the modern camel, the giant camel had no lacrimal vacuities: It could not cry. |
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- A female super giant camel has a 40% chance to give birth to super offspring, producing 1 to 3 babies. In addition to their long lifespan, this means they can quickly overcrowd an exhibit.