The species roster in the game
So far, these species have been added in the game: Added
- Aardvark - Habitat and Walkabout
- Addax - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- African Buffalo - Habitat
- African Crested Porcupine - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- African Elephant - Habitat
- African Penguin - Habitat (June 2021 Africa DLC)
- African Wild Dog - Habitat
- Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Habitat and Walkabout
- Alpaca - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Alpine Goat - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Alpine Ibex - Habitat (December 2021 Europe DLC)
- American Alligator - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- American Beaver - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- American Bison - Habitat
- American Standard Donkey - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Amur Leopard - Habitat (June 2022 Conservation DLC)
- Arctic Fox - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Arctic Wolf - Habitat (December 2019 Arctic DLC)
- Asian Small-Clawed Otter - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Asian Water Monitor - Habitat (April 2023 Tropical DLC)
- Bactrian Camel - Habitat
- Baird's Tapir - Habitat
- Bengal Tiger - Habitat
- Binturong - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Black and White Ruffed Lemur - Habitat (November 2021 Free Update)
- Black Rhinoceros - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Black Wildebeest - Habitat
- Blue Wildebeest - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Bongo - Habitat
- Bonobo - Habitat
- Bornean Orangutan - Habitat
- California Sea Lion- Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Capuchin Monkey - Habitat (April 2020 South America DLC)
- Capybara - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Caracal - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Cheetah - Habitat
- Chinese Pangolin - Habitat
- Clouded Leopard - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Collared Peccary - Habitat (November 2023 Free Update)
- Common Ostrich - Habitat
- Common Warthog - Habitat
- Common Wombat - Habitat (October 2022 Twilight DLC)
- Cougar - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman - Habitat (December 2020 Aquatic DLC)
- Dall Sheep - Habitat (December 2019 Arctic DLC)
- Dama Gazelle - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Dingo - Habitat (August 2020 Australia DLC)
- Dromedary Camel - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Emu - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Eurasian Lynx - Habitat (December 2021 Europe DLC)
- European Badger - Habitat (December 2021 Europe DLC)
- European Fallow Deer - Habitat (December 2021 Europe DLC)
- Fennec Fox - Habitat (June 2021 Africa DLC)
- Formosan Black Bear - Habitat
- Fossa - Habitat (April 2023 Tropical DLC)
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise - Habitat and Walkabout
- Gemsbok - Habitat
- Gharial - Habitat
- Giant Anteater - Habitat (April 2020 South America DLC)
- Giant Otter - Habitat (December 2020 Aquatic DLC)
- Giant Panda - Habitat
- Greater Flamingo - Habitat and Walkabout
- Grey Seal - Habitat (December 2020 Aquatic DLC)
- Grizzly Bear - Habitat
- Highland Cattle - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Hill Radnor Sheep - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Himalayan Brown Bear - Habitat
- Hippopotamus - Habitat
- Indian Elephant - Habitat
- Indian Peafowl - Habitat and Walkabout
- Indian Rhinoceros - Habitat
- Jaguar - Habitat (April 2020 South America DLC)
- Japanese Macaque - Habitat and Walkabout
- King Penguin - Habitat (December 2020 Aquatic DLC)
- Komodo Dragon - Habitat (Deluxe Edition)
- Koala - Habitat (August 2020 Australia DLC)
- Lar Gibbon - Habitat (April 2023 Tropical DLC)
- Little Penguin - Habitat (September 2023 Oceania DLC)
- Llama - Habitat (April 2020 South America DLC)
- Malayan Tapir - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Mandrill - Habitat
- Maned Wolf - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Meerkat - Habitat (June 2021 Africa DLC)
- Moose - Habitat (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Mute Swan - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Nile Lechwe - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Nile Monitor - Habitat
- Nine-Banded Armadillo - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- North Island Brown Kiwi - Habitat (September 2023 Oceania DLC)
- North Sulawesi Babirusa - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Nyala - Habitat
- Okapi - Habitat and Walkabout
- Plains Zebra - Habitat
- Platypus - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Polar Bear - Habitat (December 2019 Arctic DLC)
- Proboscis Monkey - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Pronghorn Antelope - Habitat and Walkabout
- Przewalski's Horse - Habitat (June 2022 Conservation DLC)
- Pygmy Hippopotamus - Habitat (Deluxe Edition)
- Raccoon - Habitat (October 2022 Twilight DLC)
- Red-Crowned Crane - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Red Deer - Habitat (November 2022 Free Update)
- Red Fox - Habitat (October 2022 Twilight DLC)
- Red Kangaroo - Habitat (August 2020 Australia DLC)
- Red-Necked Wallaby - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Red Panda - Habitat
- Red River Hog - Habitat (April 2023 Tropical DLC)
- Red Ruffed Lemur - Habitat and Walkabout
- Reindeer - Habitat (December 2019 Arctic DLC)
- Reticulated Giraffe - Habitat
- Ring-Tailed Lemur - Habitat and Walkabout
- Quokka - Habitat (September 2023 Oceania DLC)
- Sable Antelope - Habitat
- Saiga Antelope - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Saltwater Crocodile - Habitat
- Sand Cat - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Scimitar-Horned Oryx - Habitat (June 2022 Conservation DLC)
- Siamang - Habitat (June 2022 Conservation DLC)
- Siberian Tiger - Habitat
- Sloth Bear - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Snow Leopard - Habitat
- Somali Wild Ass - Habitat (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Southern Cassowary - Habitat (August 2020 Australia DLC)
- Southern White Rhinoceros - Habitat (June 2021 Africa DLC)
- Spectacled Caiman - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Spotted Hyena - Habitat
- Springbok - Habitat and Walkabout
- Striped Hyena - Habitat (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Striped Skunk - Habitat (October 2022 Twilight DLC)
- Sun Bear - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Sussex Chicken - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Takin - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Tamworth Pig - Habitat (April 2024 Barnyard Pack)
- Tasmanian Devil - Habitat (September 2023 Oceania DLC)
- Thomson's Gazelle - Habitat and Walkabout (Deluxe Edition)
- Timber Wolf - Habitat
- Ussuri Dhole - Habitat (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- West African Lion - Habitat
- Western Chimpanzee - Habitat
- Western Lowland Gorilla - Habitat
- Wild Boar - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Wild Water Buffalo - Habitat (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Wisent - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Wolverine - Habitat (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Amazonian Giant Centipede - Exhibit
- American Bullfrog - Exhibit (October 2021 North America DLC)
- Axolotl - Exhibit (June 2022 Conservation DLC)
- Boa Constrictor - Exhibit
- Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula - Exhibit
- Brazilian Wandering Spider - Exhibit
- Brown-throated Sloth - Walkthrough Exhibit (April 2023 Tropical DLC)
- Cloudless Sulfur - Walkthrough Exhibit (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Common Death Adder - Exhibit
- Danube Crested Newt - Exhibit (April 2022 Wetlands DLC)
- Desert Horned Viper - Exhibit (June 2023 Arid DLC)
- Diamondback Terrapin - Exhibit (December 2020 Aquatic DLC)
- Eastern Brown Snake - Exhibit
- Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard - Exhibit (August 2020 Australia DLC)
- Egyptian Fruit Bat - Walkthrough Exhibit (October 2022 Twilight DLC)
- European Peacock - Walkthrough Exhibit (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Fire Salamander - Exhibit (December 2021 Europe DLC)
- Giant Burrowing Cockroach - Exhibit
- Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion - Exhibit
- Giant Forest Scorpion - Exhibit
- Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect - Exhibit (March 2021 Southeast Asia DLC)
- Giant Tiger Land Snail - Exhibit
- Gila Monster - Exhibit
- Golden Poison Frog - Exhibit
- Goliath Beetle - Exhibit
- Goliath Birdeater - Exhibit
- Goliath Frog - Exhibit
- Green Iguana - Exhibit
- Hermann's Tortoise - Exhibit (December 2023 Eurasia Pack)
- Lehmann's Poison Frog - Exhibit
- Lesser Antillean Iguana - Exhibit
- Menelaus Blue Morpho - Walkthrough Exhibit (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Mexican Redknee Tarantula - Exhibit
- Monarch - Walkthrough Exhibit (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Old World Swallowtail - Walkthrough Exhibit (December 2022 Grasslands DLC)
- Puff Adder - Exhibit
- Red Eyed Tree Frog - Exhibit (April 2020 South America DLC)
- Sacred Scarab Beetle - Exhibit (June 2021 Africa DLC)
- Spectacled Flying Fox - Exhibit (September 2023 Oceania DLC)
- Titan Beetle - Exhibit
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Exhibit
- Yellow Anaconda - Exhibit
Possible future DLC species (confirmed species are in bold):
- Mammals:
- Aye-Aye
- Coquerel’s Sifaka
- Indri
- Siamang
- Brown Spider Monkey
- Black/Red Howler Monkey
- Colobus Monkey
- Proboscis Monkey
- Olive Baboon
- Guinea Baboon
- Hamadryas Baboon
- Gelada
- Rhesus Macaque
- Bald Uakari
- Barbary Macaque
- Mountain Gorilla
- Sumatran Orangutan
- White-cheeked Gibbon
- Common Marmoset
- Pygmy Marmoset
- Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
- Flying Fox
- Ethiopian Wolf
- Maned Wolf
- Eurasian Wolf
- Tibetan Wolf
- Mexican Gray Wolf
- Red Wolf
- Dingo
- Coyote
- Dhole
- Arctic Fox
- Fennec Fox
- Red Fox
- Raccoon Dog
- Golden Jackal
- Bush Dog
- Aardwolf
- Striped Hyena
- Brown Hyena
- American Black Bear
- Spectacled Bear
- Sun Bear
- Sloth Bear
- Wolverine
- Black-Footed Ferret
- Ratel
- Stoat
- Meerkat
- Indian Grey Mongoose
- White Tailed Mongoose
- Pine Marten
- Striped Skunk
- European Badger
- Honey Badger
- Kinkajou
- Raccoon
- Fossa
- African Civet
- Giant Otter
- North American River Otter
- Spotted-necked Otter
- Sea Otter
- Cape Genet
- Binturong
- Puma/Mountain Lion/Cougar/Florida Panther
- Asiatic Lion
- Liger/Tigon
- Sumatran Tiger
- South China Tiger
- African Leopard
- Indian Leopard
- Javan Leopard
- Amur Leopard
- Jaguarundi
- Serval
- Clouded Leopard
- Caracal
- European Wildcat
- Ocelot
- Margay
- Fishing Cat
- Bobcat
- Iberian Lynx
- Eurasian Lynx
- Canadian Lynx
- Kodkod
- Bay Cat
- Asian Golden Cat
- Marbled Cat
- Sand Cat
- Pallas's Cat
- Crested Porcupine
- African Crested Porcupine
- Patagonian Mara
- American Beaver
- Eurasian Beaver
- Coypu
- Capybara
- Chinchilla
- Tenrec
- Southern Tamandua
- Northern Tamandua
- Giant Armadillo
- Giant Pangolin
- Ground Pangolin
- Three-toed Sloth
- Two-toed Sloth
- Przewalski's Wild Horse
- Horse
- Shetland Pony
- Falabella
- Mustang
- American Paint
- Quarter
- Polish Konik
- Somali Wild Ass
- Domestic Donkey
- American Standard
- Poitou
- Miniature
- Mammoth
- Brazilian Pega
- Brazilian Tapir
- Malayan Tapir
- Mountain Tapir
- Black Rhinoceros
- White Rhinoceros
- Sumatran Rhinoceros
- Wild Boar
- Bornean Bearded Pig
- Red River Hog
- Giant Forest Hog
- Collared Peccary
- North Sulawesi Babirusa
- Pig
- Large White
- Tamworth
- American Yorkshire
- Kunekune
- Hampshire
- Oxford Sandy and Black
- Vietnamese Pot-bellied
- Corsican/Nustrale
- Pietrain
- Masai Giraffe
- Dromedary Camel
- Guanaco
- Alpaca
- African Forest Buffalo
- Cattle
- Watusi Cattle
- Texas Longhorn
- Nguni
- Zebu
- Brahman
- Holstein Friesian
- Highland Cattle
- Hungarian Grey
- Water Buffalo
- Muskox
- Wisent
- Gaur
- Javan Banteng
- Yak
- Anoa
- Nilgai
- Gerenuk
- Greater Kudu
- Impala
- Sitatunga
- Duiker
- Klipspringer
- Royal Antelope
- Waterbuck
- Common Eland
- Giant Eland
- Saiga Antelope
- Blue Wildebeest
- Hartebeest
- Blackbuck
- Addax
- Scimitar-Horned Oryx
- Indian Muntjac
- Reeves's Muntjac
- Moose
- Elk
- Sika Deer
- Axis Deer
- White-Tailed Deer
- Mule Deer
- Siberian Musk Deer
- Pampas Deer
- Marsh Deer
- Pudu
- Fallow Deer
- Red Deer
- Sambar Deer
- Père David's Deer
- Indian Hog Deer
- Persian Fallow Deer
- Eld's Deer
- Javan Rusa
- Barbary Stag
- Japanese Serow
- Chinese Serow
- Alpine Ibex
- Ethiopian Ibex
- Iberian Ibex
- Goat
- African Pygmy
- Alpine
- Russian White Dairy
- Saanen
- Australian Miniature
- Bristish Alpine
- Cameroon Dwarf
- Nubian
- Mountain Goat
- Barbary Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Mouflon
- Sheep
- Hill Radnor
- Texel
- Merino
- Dorper
- Australian White Sheep
- Suffolk
- Cameroon
- Scottish Blackface
- Zwartbles
- Jacob
- Shetland
- Southdown
- Barbados Blackbelly
- Markhor
- Chamois
- Takin
- Flying Fox Bats
- Spectacled Flying Fox
- Egyptian Fruit Bat
- Red Kangaroo
- Swamp Wallaby
- Agile Wallaby
- Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo
- Koala
- Wombat
- Tasmanian Devil
- Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- Virginia Opossum
- Tiger Quoll
- Quokka
- Platypus
- Echidna
- European Hedgehog
- Red Squirrel
- European Rabbit
- Domestic Rabbit
- Arctic Hare
- European Hare
- Guinea Pig
- House Mouse
- Campbell's Dwarf Hamster
- Syrian Hamster
- Birds:
- Green Peafowl
- Caribbean Flamingo
- Sarus Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- Whooping Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Black-crowned Crane
- Shoebill
- Northern Cassowary
- Southern Cassowary
- Dwarf Cassowary
- Greater Rhea
- Emu
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant
- Mikado Pheasant
- Guineafowl
- Wild Turkey
- Domestic Turkey
- Chicken
- Sussex Chicken
- Leghorn
- Brahma
- Ameraucana
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island Red
- Wyandotte
- Old English Game
- Greater Prairie Chicken
- Lesser Prairie Chicken
- Rock Ptarmigan
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
- Kea
- Scarlet Maccaw
- Emperor Penguin
- King Penguin
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Humboldt Penguin
- Little Penguin
- Great White Pelican
- Mallard
- Domestic Duck
- American Pekin
- Welsh-Harlekin
- Swedish Blue
- Cayuga
- Magpie
- Muscovy
- Mandarin
- Wood Duck
- Canada Goose
- Nene
- Bar-headed Goose
- Mute Swan
- Secretary Bird
- Crested Caracara
- Keel-billed Toucan
- Kakapo
- Scarlet Macaw
- Lorikeet
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Great Horned Owl
- Barn Owl
- White-backed Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Bald Eagle
- Harpy Eagle
- Osprey
- Andean Condor
- Kiwi Bird
- North Island Brown Kiwi
- Saddlebill Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Great Blue Heron
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Giant Ibis
- Japanese Crested Ibis
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon
- Takahe
- Flightless Cormorant
- Hamerkop
- Kagu
- Northern Bobwhite Quail
- Chukar Partridge
- Sunbittern
- Great Bustard
- Kori Bustard
- Red-Legged Seriema
- Southern Ground Hornbill
- Superb Lyrebird
- Reptiles:
- American Alligator
- Chinese Alligator
- Black Caiman
- Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
- Nile Crocodile
- Mugger Crocodile
- American Crocodile
- Orinoco Crocodile
- False Gharial
- Dwarf Crocodile
- African Spurred Tortoise
- Leopard Tortoise
- Hermann's Tortoise
- Asian Forest Tortoise
- Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Softshell Turtle
- Red-eared Slider Turtle
- Mata Mata
- Blue-tongued Skink
- Frilled Lizard
- Rhinoceros Iguana
- Galapagos Land Iguana
- Common Chameleon
- Veiled Chameleon
- Two-horned Chameleon
- Indian Chameleon
- Jackson's Chameleon
- Carolina Anole
- Leopard Gecko
- Crocodile Monitor
- Basilisk Lizard
- Perentie
- Thorny Dragon
- Horned Lizard
- Green Anaconda
- Gabon Viper
- Black Mamba
- Green Mamba
- King Cobra
- Elephant Trunk Snake
- Coral Snake
- Saharan Sand Viper
- Reticulated Python
- Burmese Python
- Tuatara
- Amphibians:
- African Bullfrog
- Cane Toad
- Kihansi Spray Toad
- Blue Poison Frog
- Strawberry Poison Frog
- Caecillian
- Olm
- Crested Newt
- Red Salamander
- Axolotl
- Spotted Salamander
- Tiger Salamander
- Slender Salamander
- Fire Salamander
- Hellbender Salamander
- Japanese Giant Salamander
- Chinese Giant Salamander
- Fish:
- Pondfish
- Goldfish
- Silver Carp
- Alligator Gar
- Longnose Gar
- Arapaima
- African Tigerfish
- Goliath Tigerfish
- Red-bellied Pirahna
- Speckled Pirahna
- Black Pirahna
- Atlantic Sturgeon
- White Sturgeon
- Channel Catfish
- Goonch Catfish
- Red-tailed Catfish
- Wels Catfish
- Mekong Giant Catfish
- Electric Eel
- Invertebrates:
- Giant Weta
- Royal Goliath Beetle
- Elephant Beetle
- Rhinoceros Beetle
- Brazilian Cockroach
- Madagascar Cockroach
- Praying Mantis
- Chan's Megastick
- Banana Slug
- Giant Scrub Millipede
- Hercules Beetle
- Emperor Scorpion
- Camel Spider
- Tailless Whip Scorpion
- Giant Huntsman Spider
- Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula
- Atlas Moth
There is probably going to be a customizable vivarium or similar building
One of the confirmed animals is a spider, and the game is believed/rumored to have at least one snake as well. These are very small animals that make more sense kept in small, indoor enclosures instead of large outdoor exhibits, and given the seemingly ambitious scope of the game, the building would probably be customizable to some degree. I'm not sure just how detailed customization could be, but perhaps we will be given a choice of what small animals to be featured? And if we're very, very, very, lucky, perhaps when you click the building it could change screens to let you micromanage inside the building, where you could choose the placement of the tanks, and would have tiny foliage and rocks to choose from and place inside the tanks? The fact the spider is confirmed to have proper animations (unlike Zoo Tycoon's static animals in the Reptile House and similar buildings) and be able to escape seems to supports this theory, but some of this is probably just my dreaming.- Confirmed at E3! However, tank customization is limited to toggling enrichment items on and off and decorating the exterior. Also, arthropods can't actually escape. Exhibit animals don't move from place to place on-camera.
Aquatic and marine animals expansion pack
It has already been confirmed that marine animals will not be included in the base game, but they may be included in a paid DLC pack. If this is indeed the case, it is possible that dolphin and orca performances will not be included in the game due to the backlash against SeaWorld.- Confirmed, although the Aquatic Pack includes semi-aquatic species such as penguins, seals, otters and caimans, instead of fully-fledged marine life.
Extinct and prehistoric animals expansion pack.
There could be animals from the Cenozoic era such as phorusrhacids, giant ground sloths, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths, as to avoid overlap with Jurassic World: Evolution, as well as animals driven to extinction in recent times due to humans, like the dodo bird and thylacine. However, if dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals do appear, they will most likely be designed to be scientifically accurate (e.g. feathered theropods).- The release of Prehistoric Kingdom makes this very unlikely, as that game is pretty much already a Spiritual Successor to Planet Zoo, with prehistoric animals.
- It's probably also unlikely via the focus of the game. It is possible that if de-extinction cloning has several large successes in the future, like with the Thylacine or Pyrenean Ibex, it might be added, but that's a very big if.
Domestic Animals Expansion Pack.
There are already some domestic animals in the game, namely llamas and reindeer. The pack can potentially add goats, horses, donkeys, cattle, yak or water buffalo.- Confirmed! The Barnyard Animal Pack adds to the game Sussex chicken, highland cattle, Alpine goat, alpaca, American standard donkey, Hill Radnor sheep and Tamworth pig, while the wild water buffalo got addded in the Wetlands Animal Pack.
The South America DLC was originally supposed to have a Career Mode scenario.
Not only is it the only DLC as of September 2021 to have no Career Mode entry whatsoever, but it introduced a special "mountaintop" zoo habitat to the sandbox to represent the South American Tropical environment. The only other biome to have a special environment in the sandbox is the Australian desert, introduced in the Australian DLC and used for the timed "Outback Comeback" scenario. Potential future Expansion Packs
- Nocturnal Pack: With the set up for walkthrough exhibits in place, Bats would likely be a focus feature of this expansion alongside other nocturnal species like Kiwis.
- Urban Wildlife Pack: Focusing on animals well adapted to human cities with some of the highlight animals being Leopards, Peregrine Falcons, and Languar Monkeys.
- Bird Pack: Introducing walk-through aviaries and a variety of popular zoo birds.
- Islands Pack: Focusing on animals famous for living exclusively on islands, like Madagascar's Aye-Aye, Vancouver Island's Vancouver Island Marmot, Japan's Hokkaido Brown Bear and Sika Deer, and various native inhabitants of Hawaii.
- Due to release of Oceania Pack, which was island-themed, the release of similarly themed Islands Pack is rather doubtful.
- American Pack: Focusing on animals native to the United States such as Black-footed Ferrets, Black Bears, Turkeys, and Canada Geese.
- China Pack: Focusing on animals native to China, such as Chinese Tigers, Père David's Deer, Wallas Cat, and Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys
- Russia Pack: Focusing on animals native to Russia, such as the Saiga, Chamois, Musk Ox, and Pine Marten.
- Given the fact that Russia had invaded Ukraine the release of such pack would spawn massive controversies. At least above mentioned animals could be released through different packs (Chamois in below mentioned Mountain Pack, Saiga Antelope in the Strange Animals Pack, Musk Ox in the Tundra/Polar Pack and Pine Marten in the Taiga/Boreal Pack).
- Mountain Pack: Focusing on animals native to mountain ranges such as Bighorn Sheep, Markhor, Barbary Stag, and Chinchillas.
- Strange Animals Pack: Focusing on "strange looking" animals like Saiga, Shoebill, Patagonian Mara, Marabou, Gerenuk, Virginia Opossum, Thorny Devil and Elephant Seal.
- Woodlands Pack: Focusing on the animals living in cold climate forests such as wisent, wild boar, western hedgehog, american black bear, white stork, eastern wild turkey and coyote.
- Semi-confirmed with Eurasia Animal Pack which has above mentioned pack vibe, and features two animals mentioned there (wisent and wild boar) with additions of mute swan, wolverine, takin, hermann's tortoise and saiga antelope and sloth bear, two animals that no one expected to see in a cold-climate themed pack.
- Burrowing Animals Pack: Further expanding the burrow animal erichment item by adding new species of burrowing animals like hairy armadillo, greater bilby, short-beaked echidna and honey badger.
- Coastal Pack: Marine themed pack introducing fully aquatic animals, focusing on animals inhabiting the coastlines like the walrus, sea otter, common bottlenose dolphin, west indian manatee, green sea turtle and the sourthern rockhopper penguin.
- Farm / Petting Zoo Pack: Introducing playgrounds and mechanic where guests hand-feed animals (such as giraffes, elephants, horses, gazelles, rhinos and sheep) and focusing on the farm animals such as rabbits, sheep, goats, chickens, guinea pigs, donkeys, pigs, ducks, horses and cattle.
- Confirmed! The Barnyard Animal Pack adds to the game Sussex chicken, highland cattle, Alpine goat, alpaca, American standard donkey, Hill Radnor sheep and Tamworth pig. On the sad side of things, the pack doesn't feature any rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks or domestic horses.
The final animal total will be 200
'Tis the scuttlebutt found by data miners apparently.
One major update pack will add in more transportation
Many zoos have shuttles for moving guests around quickly, trains and monorails for viewing animals from different or exclusive angles, and helping with crowding. Frontier have developed this tech before for the Jurassic World games, so a version in Planet Zoo is not implausible. Possible future building themes
- Native American theme inspired partially by Pacific Northwest indigenous architecture and featuring such items like totems, teepees and animal signs in Northwest Coast art.
- Wild West theme which is a mix of classical Old West town architecture and Southwestern Pueblo Peoples architecture.
- Log Cabin theme
- Alpine theme which is a mix of Bavarian, Swiss and ski resorts architecture.
- Himalayan theme whis is a mix of Nepali and Tibetan architecture.
- Tudor theme inspired by Tudor architecture.
- Farm / Petting Zoo theme inspired by european and american farms and featuring such items like hay bales, hay piles, scarecrows, tractors, grain silos and stall pieces with the addition of playground objects.
- Confirmed with the Barnyard theme in the Barnyard Animal Pack.
- Colonial / Central America theme which is a mix of Caribbean and Mexican architecture.
- Aviary theme with pieces inspired by both vintage and modern aviaries that you can use to build old-school bird cages and modernistic aviaries to house your flying and non-flying birds.
- Polar theme inspired by the polar research buildings and traditional Scandinavian red houses.
- Urban theme which features city scenery such as cars, streetsigns and graffiti and road markings decals.
- Eastern European theme inspired by old Slavic architecture.
Additions in the future updates
- The ability to choose a different biome skirt when creating a new zoo (such as having European countryside in the North American temperate map while in turn having North American temperate forest in the European temperate map, or being able to build zoo set in Amazonian rainforest in comparison to current South American map which is located in mountains).
- Playgrounds
- An terrarium themed update that focuses on improving the exhibit system, such as adding different sized vivariums, allowing iguanas to be placed both in habitats and exhibits and heat lamps for reptiles (and big cats) to bask.
- Binoculars, who in similar way to recently added viewing domes allow guests to see animals closer.
- New color morphs for animals:
- The addition of shops from the Planet Coaster World Fair DLC, allowing players to diversify themed areas in their zoos, such as adding Tikichiki shop in Oceanian-themed area.
- Hotels
- Potential animal remasters, in similar way as to how Malayan tapir got remastered in update 1.16:
- West African Lion
- Timber Wolf
- Red Panda
- Grizzly Bear
- Okapi
- Bactrian Camel
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise
- Himalayan Brown Bear
- African Wild Dog
- Potential animal resizes:
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise
- Highland Cattle
- Aldabra Giant Tortoise
- American Bison
- Okapi
