Savannah

Savannah is a biome in Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon 2, Zoo Tycoon (Xbox), Zoo Tycoon DS, Zoo Tycoon 2 DS, Zoo Tycoon 2: Mobile, and Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game.

Zoopedia entry
The Savannah biome is a tropical grassland with a scattering of shrubs and small and large trees. Savannahs may result from soil conditions, from periodic fires caused by lightning or set by humans, or from climatic influences. Climatically determined savannahs, as found in western and southwestern Africa, develop in regions with marked wet and dry seasons, where rainfall ranges between 100 and 400 mm (4 and 16 in) a year. These savannahs vary from open-canopied forests with a grassy understory to true savannahs in which grasses are dominant. When the rainfall is 100 to 200 mm (4 to 8 in), generally only grasses can survive the dry season. When rainfall reaches 300 mm (12 in), the soil holds enough water to sustain shrubs through the dry season as well. When rainfall exceeds 300 mm, enough water is left to support solitary trees; and when rainfall exceeds 400 mm, enough moisture remains during the dry season to allow trees to grow more densely and to form a canopy, shading out the grasses. In regions of higher rainfall, such as eastern Africa, savannahs vegetation is maintained by periodic fires. Consuming dry grass at the end of the rainy season, the fires burn back the forest vegetation, check the invasion of trees and shrubs, and stimulate new grass growth. These savannahs are also influenced by large grazing mammals such as wildebeest and zebra. When abundant, the animals can so reduce the vegetation that the grassy cover cannot carry a fire. Woody vegetation then increases, changing savannahs to woodland. Such woody growth can be reduced, in turn, by large browsers such as elephants. Soil-determined savannahs include the llanos of Venezuela and the campos cerrados of Brazil. The latter are characterized by a hard crust in the soil, formed by ferric oxides. Grasses grow in the soil above the crust; trees grow where roots, following cracks in the crust, can reach deeper groundwater.

Animals[]

Zoo Tycoon[]

Animal	Unlockable	Location	Pack
African Buffalo	12 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
African Elephant	9 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
African Lion	Beginning	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
African Warthog	6 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Black Rhinoceros	6 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Cheetah	9 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Common Wildebeest	3 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Giraffe	Beginning	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Greater Flamingo	12 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Hippopotamus	6 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Leopard	6 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Olive Baboon	3 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Ostrich	9 Months	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Plains Zebra	Beginning	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Red Kangaroo	12 Months	Australia	Zoo Tycoon
Spotted Hyena	Beginning	Africa	Zoo Tycoon
Triceratops	Cheat Code/Scenario	Cretaceous North America	Zoo Tycoon
Sable Antelope	Beginning	Africa	Bonus Disc
African Wild Dog	Beginning	Africa	Downloadable Content
Blackbuck	Beginning	India	Downloadable Content
Ankylosaurus	Researchable	Cretaceous North America	Dinosaur Digs

Zoo Tycoon 2[]

Animal	Status	Star Rating	Location	Pack
African Elephant	Endangered	4	Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Black Rhinoceros	Critically Endangered	3	East Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Cheetah	Vulnerable	2.5	Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Common Zebra	Low Risk	1.5	East Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Lion	Vulnerable	2.5	Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Ostrich	Low Risk	2	Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Reticulated Giraffe	Low Risk	2.5	East Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
Thomson's Gazelle	Low Risk	0.5	East Africa	Zoo Tycoon 2
African Wild Dog	Endangered	3.5	Southern Africa	Endangered Species
Giant Sable Antelope	Critically Endangered	2	Southern Africa	Endangered Species
Masai Giraffe	Low Risk	1	Africa	African Adventure
Warthog	Low Risk	3	Africa	African Adventure
Wildebeest	Low Risk	1.5	Africa	African Adventure
Giant Warthog	Extinct	3.5	Africa	Extinct Animals
Quagga	Extinct	1.5	Africa	Extinct Animals
Sivatherium	Extinct	1	Africa	Extinct Animals

Zoo Tycoon (Xbox)[]

Other Games[]

Zoo Tycoon DS[]

This game features the same savannah animals as the base game of Zoo Tycoon, with the notable exception of the Triceratops.

Zoo Tycoon 2 DS[]

Animal	Fame	Unlock	Type	Location
African Elephant	5	Animal Research	Standard Animal	Africa
Black Rhino	4	Animal Research	Standard Animal	Africa
Cheetah	2	Zoo Rating	Standard Animal	Africa
Giant Sable Antelope	2	Zoo Rating	Standard Animal	Africa
Lion	3	Animal Research	Standard Animal	Africa
Masai Giraffe	2	Zoo Rating	Standard Animal	Africa
Ostrich	1	Already Unlocked	Standard Animal	Africa
Zebra	1	Already Unlocked	Standard Animal	Africa

Zoo Tycoon 2: Mobile[]

Animal	Unlock	Location
African Elephant	Central Zoo Map	Africa
Black Rhinoceros	Picayune Park Map/Central Zoo Map	East Africa
Cheetah	Central Zoo Map	Africa
Giraffe	Picayune Park Map	Africa
Lion	Unknown	Africa

Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game[]

The Savannah biome also appears in Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game as one of its three base game biomes.

Main Species[]

Animal	Animal Level	Type	National Park	Pack
Arabian Oryx	3	Ungulate	N/A	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Black Rhinoceros	2	Ungulate	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Cheetah	2	Carnivore	Serengeti	Additional Species Pack
Common Ostrich	1	Bird	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Giraffe	1	Ungulate	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Hippopotamus	2	Ungulate	Conkouati-Douli	New Shores
Lion	1	Carnivore	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Northern Bald Ibis	3	Bird	N/A	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Plains Zebra	1	Ungulate	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game

Co-Species[]

Animal	Size	Type	National Park	Pack
Blue Wildebeest	Large	Ungulate	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Dama Gazelle	Large	Ungulate	N/A	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Fischer's Lovebird	Small	Bird	Serengeti	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Grey Crowned Crane	Small	Bird	Serengeti	New Shores
Meerkat	Small	Carnivore	N/A	Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game

Vivarium Species[]

Animal	Type	Minimum Players	Pack
Aardvark	Xenarthran	4	New Shores
African Bullfrog	Amphibian	4	New Shores
African Spurred Tortoise	Reptile	2	New Shores
Black-Headed Weaver	Bird	2	New Shores
Emperor Scorpion	Invertebrate	2	New Shores
Ground Pangolin	Xenarthran	2	New Shores
Karner Blue Butterfly	Invertebrate	4	New Shores
Northern Carmine Bee-Eater	Bird	2	New Shores
Sacred Scarab	Invertebrate	3	New Shores
Savannah Monitor	Reptile	3	New Shores
West African Rubber Frog	Amphibian	2	New Shores