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Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure is the 2nd expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon 2. Developed by Blue Fang Games, work on the expansion began in early 2005 for a May 16, 2006 release.

New Content[]

This expansion introduces 20 African animals, five of which return from the original Zoo Tycoon, with the other 15 being completely new to the series. New maps are based on African locations such as the Sahara Desert, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Drakensberg, and the Serengeti. This pack also includes Jeep Vehicle tours and related content from Endangered Species, in addition to introducing the Jeep Liberty. African Adventure expands on the animal behaviors introduced in Endangered Species: there are new, realistic herding behaviors, and there are predator and prey behaviors between species. This expansion is the first to include live food enrichment in the form of the Live Food Lizard which can be hunted by carnivorous animals. There is also a campaign scenario that will unlock a set of desert-themed buildings and objects if it is completed.

Animals[]

Image Animal Scientific name Biome Zoo Fame Conservation Status
Aardvark Aardvark Orycteropus afer Scrub 2.5 Lower Risk
African Buffalo African Buffalo Syncerus caffer Wetlands 0.5 Lower Risk
African Spurred Tortoise African Spurred Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata Desert 1 Vulnerable
Barbary Ape Barbary Ape Macaca sylvanus Temperate Forest 2.5 Vulnerable
Bongo Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus Tropical Rainforest 0.5 Lower Risk
Caracal Caracal Caracal caracal Scrub 4.5 Lower Risk
Ethiopian Wolf Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis Alpine 5 Critically Endangered
Gelada Gelada Theropithecus gelada Alpine 3.5 Lower Risk
Gerenuk Gerenuk Litocranius walleri Scrub 2 Lower Risk
Mandrill Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx Tropical Rainforest 4.5 Vulnerable
Masai Giraffe2 Masai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Savannah 1 Lower Risk
Meerkat Meerkat Suricata suricatta Scrub 3.5 Lower Risk
Nile Monitor2 Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus Wetlands 1.5 Lower Risk
Pygmy Hippopotamus Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis heslopi Tropical Rainforest 4 Critically Endangered
Ratel Adult F Ratel Mellivora capensis Grassland 2 Lower Risk
Secretary Bird Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius Grassland 3 Lower Risk
Striped Hyena Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Desert 4 Lower Risk
African Warthog Warthog Phacochoerus africanus aethiopicus Savannah 3 Lower Risk
White Rhinoceros White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Scrub 2.5 Lower Risk
Wildebeest Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus Savannah 1.5 Lower Risk

Trivia[]

  • African Adventure is the only Zoo Tycoon 2 expansion to not feature any new landscape feature, such as new biomes, plants, rocks, or trees.
    • This is also the only expansion pack to not receive a new music rock
    • Additionally, it is the only expansion pack to re-assign content to a new expansion. In this case, being the Jeep Stations (as well as roads and vehicle gates) and the salt lick.
    • Furthermore, African Adventure is the only expansion to have no skin variants for its animals.
  • African Adventure is the only expansion in the Zoo Tycoon franchise to have an animal on its boxart be from a different expansion, which is the Fennec Fox.
  • The developer notes for the unused Wanderlust disease in Extinct Animals names African Adventure as "Amazing Africa".

External links[]

Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon ā€¢ Dinosaur Digs ā€¢ Marine Mania ā€¢ Endangered Species Theme Pack ā€¢ Complete Collection
Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2 ā€¢ Endangered Species ā€¢ African Adventure ā€¢ Zookeeper Collection ā€¢ Dino Danger Pack ā€¢ Marine Mania ā€¢ Extinct Animals ā€¢ Ultimate Collection
Zoo Tycoon (Xbox)
Zoo Tycoon (Xbox) ā€¢ Ultimate Animal Collection
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game ā€¢ New Shores ā€¢ Additional Species Pack
Spinoffs
Zoo Tycoon Card Flip Game ā€¢ Zoo Tycoon 2: Mobile ā€¢ Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Mobile ā€¢ Zoo Tycoon DS ā€¢ Zoo Tycoon 2 DS ā€¢ Zoo Tycoon Friends
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