Triceratops

Triceratops
Base Game
Dino Digs
Game	Zoo Tycoon
Biome	Savannah
Favorite Foliage	Grass Tree
Location	Base Game Many Dino Digs Cretaceous North America
Availability	Beginning (if unlocked)
Unlock	Complete Breeding Giant Pandas scenario or name an exhibit "Cretaceous Corral"
Cost	Base Game $10,000 Dino Digs $4,000
Extra Information
Initial Happiness	70
Min Suitability	85
Climbs Fences?	No
Jumps Fences?	Yes
Diet	Base Game Grass and Branches Dino Digs Large Grass and Leaves Chow
Eats Eggs?	No
Shelters	None
Minimum Social Group	2
Animal Density	1.3
Adult Attractiv.	Base Game 95 Dino Digs 60
Young Attractiv.	Base Game 285 Dino Digs 80
Terrain Requirements
Dirt	15%
Dirt	15%
Fresh Water	5%
Fresh Water	5%
Sand	5%
Sand	5%
Savannah Grass	75%
Savannah Grass	75%
Foliage	9%
Foliage	9%
Rocks	2%
Rocks	2%
Life History Traits
Lifespan	3.9 years
Death Chance	10%
Puberty	5.9 months
Reproduction Threshold	99 happiness
Reproduction Chance	Low
Reproduction Interval	8.9 months
Incubation	Dino Digs 13.3 days
Number of Offspring	Base Game 1
Clutch Size	Dino Digs 1
Dino Danger Pack
Dino Danger Pack
Extinct animals
Extinct animals
Expansion	Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals
Biome	Boreal Forest
Location	Dino Danger Pack North America Extinct Animals North America
Conservation Status	Extinct
Fame
Cost	Dino Danger Pack $20,000 Extinct Animals $45,000
Extra Information
Space Requirement	Initial Space: 360 Additional Space: 35
Diet
Type	Adult: XXLarge Prey Young: Large Prey
Base Donation	$100
Max Tour Value	80
View Bonus	Adult: 80 Young: 85
Biome Compatibility
Alpine	-5
Alpine	-5
Boreal Forest	10
Boreal Forest	10
Desert	0
Desert	0
Grassland	-10
Grassland	-10
Savannah	-5
Savannah	-5
Scrub	-5
Scrub	-5
Temperate Forest	0
Temperate Forest	0
Tropical Rainforest	-5
Tropical Rainforest	-5
Tundra	-10
Tundra	-10
Wetlands	-10
Wetlands	-10
Benthic	0
Benthic	0
Coastal	0
Coastal	0
Pelagic	0
Pelagic	0
Reef	0
Reef	0
Life History Traits
Lifespan	1.7 years
Death Chance	25%
Puberty	2.7 months
Reproduction Threshold	70
Pregnancy Chance	45%
Gestation	16.2 days
Incubation	25.1 days
Clutch Size	1

Triceratops
Game	Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Biome	Boreal Forest
Location	Worldwide
Fame
Unlock	"Golden Exhibit Award for Outstanding Exhibit Design" Award

Triceratops (Three Horned Face) is a large North American dinosaur. It is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2.

Description

Triceratops is a member of the ceratopsid family of dinosaurs, a group recognized by their large facial horns and large frill extending from the back of their heads. It is one of the largest members of its group, reaching lengths of about 9 m (30 ft) long and probably weighing around 5,400 kg (12,000 lb). Owing to evidence from fossil trackways showing the footprints of dozens of individuals, palaeontologists believe that Triceratops lived in herds, similar to those of modern-day Bison.

The most distinctive features of Triceratops were the three horns on its skull, with two long horns above its eyes and a shorter one on its nose. The exact function of these horns is unclear, but it is possible they used them in courtship and dominance displays like that of modern deer, as well as to defend itself against predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex. Despite its fierce appearance, Triceratops was a herbivore, using its large beak to break up tough vegetation. Triceratops was one of the last known dinosaurs to exist, living at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

Zoo Tycoon

Triceratops is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon and is available in the base game. It is unlocked after clearing the Breeding Giant Pandas scenario, but can also be accessed by renaming an existing exhibit "Cretaceous Corral".

Triceratops is a Savannah animal, and its favorite foliage is the Grass Tree. It is the largest adoptable animal in the base game and as such requires a very large exhibit to be happy.

With the installation of the Dinosaur Digs expansion pack, Triceratops is modified to function like the other dinosaurs; for example, they can no longer be adopted as adults, require a scientist to take care of them and will break out of all Zoo Tycoon fences. They share similar requirements to Ankylosaurus and it is possible to mix them.

Animal Facts

The full name for this dinosaur, Triceratops horridus, is Greek for "horrible three-horned face." Although "horrible" may be overstating the case, this creature's face is quite formidable in appearance, with one short horn over a turtle-like beak and two longer horns directly over its eyes, all set against the backdrop of an enormous bony neck frill. Triceratops has the largest skull of any land mammal; its massive head is nearly one-third as long as its body. A Triceratops has an average weight of over five tons, and can reach thirty feet in length. Despite their fierce appearance, Triceratops are herbivores and social animals. A herd of Triceratops will leave a devastated landscape in their wake, as each animal needs to consume huge quantities of vegetation to maintain its massive bulk. Triceratops eat mostly cycads (seed plants with large compound leaves and stout trunks) and palm fronds. If tempted by the new growth at the top of a large tree, a Triceratops will simply push the tree over with its massive head. These animals have large and complex batteries of blade-like teeth, which they use to tear and slice the tough fibrous plants they consume. Keeping a Triceratops well-fed and its enclosure clean can certainly keep a zookeeper busy! Historically, Triceratops could be found throughout the western parts of Canada and the United States, although today its range is much more limited. This animal prefers the warm, humid, lowland climate found in coastal swamps and delta regions. The large size, powerful build, long horns and bone-crushing bite of the Triceratops all serve to keep this animal safe from most predators. Like a rhinoceros, a Triceratops when threatened will charge at full speed toward its enemy. Only the Tyrannosaurus rex poses a threat to an adult Triceratops in good health. Triceratops young may also fall prey to crocodiles. Triceratops are very robust creatures; most specimens in captivity are over 65 million years old. While little is known about the social and reproductive behavior of this species, due to the difficulties involved in field observation, it is thought that their distinctive neck frill may serve as a display device more than as defensive armor. In competition for mates and to establish dominance within the herd, Triceratops males are believed to engage in fierce butting contests, much like American bighorn sheep. Triceratops young hatch from eggs. The main threat to this species is destruction of its habitat.

Zoo Tycoon 2

Triceratops is an adoptable animal in Zoo Tycoon 2 and was made available as part of the Dino Danger Pack. In Campaign and Challenge Mode, it is available for adoption once a zoo reaches a rating of 4 stars.

Triceratops is a Boreal Forest animal. Like the other dinosaurs introduced in the pack, it will use the Dinosaur Prey Dummy to enrich itself and will make a nest to lay its eggs in.

Triceratops is also available in the Extinct Animals expansion pack and, if the Dino Danger Pack has already been installed, it is modified to match the other dinosaurs. Changes include different skin tones; for example, young Triceratops changed from blue to hazel. If stressed, they will rampage.

zootycoon.com Description

Dino Danger Pack Triceratops was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago. It was a descendant of Styracosaurus, with horns on its snout and eyes, and a spiked neck frill. Triceratops could open its jaws sideways to gather foliage by rotating the joint between its head and neck. Fossil evidence indicates that the underside of the neck frill contained a dense network of blood vessels that was used to cool the dinosaur in much the same way elephants transport blood to their ears to radiate heat. Extinct Animals Triceratops, a descendant of Styracosaurus, was one of the short-frilled ceratopids. Its distinctive ornamentation included horns on its snout and above its eyes, and a short, spiked neck frill. Unlike the longer, softer frill of the Styracosaurus, the frill of the Triceratops was short and rigid. It was likely used in both defense and as a display during mating combats. The Triceratops’s spikes weren’t its only impressive feature. Its massive skull was also distinctive: It was so large, it made up about a third of the dinosaur’s body length.

Zoopedia Description

Triceratops is a genus of four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, more than 65 million years ago. Triceratops had three horns on its skull -- one on its snout and one above each eye. The name is derived from the Greek words treis ("three"), kerat ("horn"), and ops ("face"). Triceratops was one of the largest horned dinosaurs. The animal's other defining features include a beak and a neck shield, or frill. Triceratops belonged to a diverse group of ornithischian ("bird-hipped") dinosaurs called ceratopsians ("horn-face"), which populated North America and Asia toward the end of the age of dinosaurs. Many skulls have been recovered from sediments that floods deposited 67 million to 65 million years ago on low, coastal plains near a seaway that covered the interior of the United States and Canada. An adult Triceratops was approximately 8 m (26 ft) long and weighed up to 12 metric tons. Skulls of adults were 2.5 m (8 ft) long and ended in a narrow, birdlike beak. Within the beak, its teeth were compressed into rows that resembled large shears. The animal could open its jaws sideways to gather foliage by rotating the joint between its head and neck. Once the food was gathered, the animal then rotated its head back and chopped up the food between its powerful jaws. The underside of the neck frill contained a dense network of blood vessels. Fossil evidence indicates that heat was radiated from the frill through these blood vessels, in much the same way elephants transport blood to their ears to radiate heat. Some scientists believe that Triceratops could gallop like a rhinoceros, but others suggest that the animal was too heavy and clumsy for this. Skeletal remains of Triceratops have been found over a vast alluvial plain that resembled the modern lowlands bordering the lower part of the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico. The jaws of Triceratops were well suited to reap fibrous plants such as cattails and palmettos, which are known to have grown in that plain. The animal's large size suggests that Triceratops inhabited an environment with an abundant food supply. Partly healed puncture wounds in their skulls indicate that they fought one another like modern horned mammals, such as male goats and deer. However, some paleontologists believe that Triceratops' horns may have played a role in species recognition between males and females and in other aspects of social behavior, particularly in group dominance and mating. Fun Facts Triceratops is a descendant of Styracosaurus. Triceratops has three horns and a bony neck shield called a frill. Triceratops uses its horns and frill as defense against predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Carnotaurus. Triceratops is an herbivore that eats the leaves of cycads, such as the king sago. Triceratops has a sharp beak to cut through vegetation, and its laus can open sideways to gather Foliage.

Gallery

Zoo Tycoon

The original version of Triceratops (without Dinosaur Digs installed)

The updated version of Triceratops (with Dinosaur Digs installed)

Sprite (Dinosaur Digs Version)

skeleton

Statue

Zoo Tycoon 2

Prior to the release of Extinct Animals, baby Triceratops was a shade of blue.

Submission by Millerrex.

Young

Triceratops fossil

Fansite kit render.

Triceratops coloring page from the (defunct) Zoo Tycoon website.

Triceratops plush

Zoo Tycoon 2 DS

Adult Triceratops render

Young Triceratops render

Trivia

• Triceratops is the only animal to have been modified in multiple games; first between Zoo Tycoon and Dinosaur Digs, then again between Dino Danger Pack and Extinct Animals.