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Hey, has anyone ever heard of an oasis? Oasises should be in there too. You know, for desert exhibits. It will be like heaven in something that is like total, you know. Your camels and other desert animals should get a little more sympothy, because they have to be in the desert ALL THE TIME.

Well heres some ideas for extinct animals(well some  animals are so old that we wont really know the name of each species): giant scorpion(see what I mean? lived before dinsaurs and were HUGE!),giant dragonfly, megladon, pteradactyl, african tigers( they did live in africa, oh well theyre extinct), striped lion, ultrasaurus(115 FT TALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!),woolly mammoth, imperial mammoth. Come on, suggest more.

Ok how about animals from different regions? For example, we all know that you can find jaguars in the Amazon Ranforest. Did you know that you can also find them in southern Texas and in Mexico. What about moose? Theyre also in Upstate New York( a temperate forest). Id like to call this the ARS(Animal Regional Selector). But with all these new animals and ARS, we'll need to put new biomes. The biomes will be like playlists on mp3's. For example, you have a group of terrains in one biome and some are the same and some arent on another. Another example, (before i give you this example, i will call the grass in between grass land grass and anither biome grass (biome name)2)

Mangrove Forest: Wetlands Grass, Wetlands Grass 2, Rainforest Grass 2, Rainforest Dirt/Mud,Wetlands Dirt/Mud, Rainforest Water, Wetlands Water

Rainforest: Rainforest Grass, Rainforest Grass 2, Rainforest Dirt/Mud, Rainforest Water.

Oh yeah, about that contruction with limestone,marble bricks etc. You can also use those in exhibits. Has anybody looked at the rocks at Sierra 117 in Halo 3(the first mission)? Those rocks werent so paralell(however you spell it). So you can put even bigger rocks and make stuff like animal shelters. You can put moss and other plants on em(depends on exhibit biome).

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Helen Keller

yeah, yeah!!! hummingbirds!!! haha!! we just got a hummingbird feeder at our house. they come around all the time and my dog goes nuts!!! i think he wishes he can fly... but whatever. enough about that!

and those extinct animals sound good. and about the white tiger thing, you can actually get those on the game now! if you breed your tigers enough, eventually one of them will come out white. i've had it happen to me before.

more biome options would be wonderful!! for some reason i can't get my african elephants to like living in anything other than the savannah biome... it would be nice to put them somewhere else. and maybe adding weather in the game would be nice, have it rain, snow, hail, get really hot and sunny, or foggy.

but all this stuff we're talking about will probably never get noticed by people who devolop this game, and will probably never end up on a game. and even if it did, this stuff is getting really technical... especially your idea with the limestone and other such rocks construction. that could get REALLY technical... but it is a great idea!!!

so you play halo 3? do you play cod4 also?

I think being able to make a wildlife reserve would be cool, having animals living without zoo keepers and not complaining.  They eat the plants and other animals there.  You'd have to watch population levels, and most importantly the animals would not go crazy because there would be other biomes apart from their specified one. Ecotone=friend!

This sounds awesome! Me want!

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Im not sure how to spell it, but there is a species of tiger called a tabi(i think this is how you spell it, i'll look it up)tiger. It looks like a bengal tiger except with light brownish orange stripes. Also, about the White Tiger: It has brownish- Black stripes with blue eyes. Also, Why not a liger? They have a very pale color yellow for fur, and the stripes are in the front of the body and on the tail. Ill look up more tigers. Oh yeah, for the tigers that live in India, the biome should be called "Savannah Rainforest".      

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

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The Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), also called Corbett's tiger, is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. These tigers are smaller and darker than Bengal tigers: Males weigh from 150–190 kg (330–420 lb) while females are smaller at 110–140 kg (242–308 lb). Their preferred habitat is forests in mountainous or hilly regions. Estimates of the Indochinese tiger population vary between 1,200 to 1,800, with only several hundred left in the wild. The largest current population is in Malaysia, where illegal poaching is strictly controlled, but all existing populations are at extreme risk from habitat fragmentation and inbreeding. In Vietnam, almost three-quarters of the tigers killed provide stock for Chinese pharmacies.

The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris malayensis), exclusively found in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, was not considered a subspecies in its own right until 2004. The new classification came about after a study by Luo et al. from the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity Study,^[16] part of the National Cancer Institute of the United States. Recent counts showed there are 600–800 tigers in the wild, making it the third largest tiger population, behind the Bengal tiger and the Indochinese tiger. The Malayan tiger is a national icon in Malaysia, appearing on its coat of arms and in logos of Malaysian institutions, such as Maybank.

The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and is critically endangered.^[17] It is the smallest of all living tiger subspecies, with adult males weighing between 100–130 kg (220–286 lb) and females 70–90 kg (154–198 lb). Their small size is an adaptation to the thick, dense forests of the Sumatra island where they reside, as well as the smaller-sized prey. The wild population is estimated at between 400 and 500, seen chiefly in the island's national parks. Recent genetic testing has revealed the presence of unique genetic markers, indicating that it may develop into a separate species, if it does not go extinct.^[18] This has led to suggestions that Sumatran tigers should have greater priority for conservation than any other subspecies. While Habitat destruction is the main threat to the existing tiger population (logging continues even in the supposedly protected national parks), 66 tigers were recorded as being shot and killed between 1998 and 2000, or nearly 20% of the total population.

The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), also known as the Amur, Manchurian, Altaic, Korean or North China tiger, is confined to the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected. Considered the largest subspecies, with an average weight of around 227 kg (500 lb) for males,^[19] the Amur tiger is also noted for its thick coat, distinguished by a paler golden hue and fewer stripes. A six-month old Siberian tiger can be as big as a fully grown leopard. The last two censuses (1996 and 2005) found 450–500 Amur tigers within their single, and more or less continuous, range making it one of the largest undivided tiger populations in the world

The South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis), also known as the Amoy or Xiamen tiger, is the most critically endangered subspecies of tiger and is listed as one of the 10 most endangered species in the world.^{[20][clarify]} It will almost certainly become extinct.^{[citation needed]} One of the smaller tiger subspecies, the length of the South China tiger ranges from 2.2–2.6 m (87–104 in) for both males and females. Males weigh between 127 and 177 kg (280–390 lb) while females weigh between 100 and 118 kg (220–260 lb). From 1983 to 2007, no South China tigers were sighted.^[21] In 2007 a farmer spotted a tiger and handed in photographs to the authorities as proof.^[22][21] In 1977, the Chinese government passed a law banning the killing of wild tigers, but this may have been too late to save the subspecies. There are currently 59 known captive South China tigers, all within China, but these are known to be descended from only six animals. Thus, the genetic diversity required to maintain the subspecies may no longer exist. Currently, there are breeding efforts to reintroduce these tigers to the wild by 2008.

Here are the extinct subspecies( You must have extinct animals and new xp to get these)

The Balinese tiger (Panthera tigris balica) was limited to the island of Bali. These tigers were hunted to extinction—the last Balinese tiger is thought to have been killed at Sumbar Kima, West Bali on 27 September 1937; this was an adult female. No Balinese tiger was ever held in captivity. The tiger still plays an important role in Balinese Hindu religion.

The Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) was limited to the Indonesian island of Java. It now seems likely that this subspecies became extinct in the 1980s, as a result of hunting and habitat destruction, but the extinction of this subspecies was extremely probable from the 1950s onwards (when it is thought that fewer than 25 tigers remained in the wild). The last confirmed specimen was sighted in 1979, but there were a few reported sightings during the 1990s.^[23][24]

The Caspian tiger or Persian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) appears to have become extinct in the wild in the late 1950s,^[25][26] with the last reliable sighting in 1968, though it is thought that such a tiger was last shot dead in the south-eastern-most part of Turkey in 1970. Historically, it ranged through Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the former Soviet Union, and Turkey.^[25] The Caspian tiger was a large subspecies and reached nearly the dimensions of the Bengal Tiger. The heaviest confirmed weight of a male was 240 kg. The ground colour was comparable to that of the Indian subspecies, but differed especially in the tight, narrow, striping pattern. The stripes were dark grey or brown, rather than black. Especially during the winter, the fur was relatively long. The Caspian tiger was one of two subspecies of tiger (along with the Bengal) that was used by the Romans to battle gladiators and other animals, including the Barbary Lion. The Romans traveled far to capture exotic beasts for the arena. There are still occasional reported sightings of the Caspian Tiger in the wild.^[26]

Now here are the white tigers, which arent albino, and plus theyre my favorite. Actually, they are albinos, im calling them a different species because scientists thought they were.

There is a well-known mutation that produces the white tiger, technically known as chinchilla albinistic,^[36] an animal which is rare in the wild, but widely bred in zoos due to its popularity. Breeding of white tigers will often lead to inbreeding (as the trait is recessive). Many initiatives have taken place in white and orange tiger mating in an attempt to remedy the issue, often mixing subspecies in the process. Recordings of white tigers were first made in the early 19th century.^[37] They can only occur when both parents carry the rare gene found in White tigers; this gene has been calculated to occur in only one in every 10,000 births. The white tiger is not a separate sub-species, but only a colour variation. Nor are they in any way more endangered than tigers are generally, this being a common misconception. Another misconception is that White tigers are albinos, despite the fact that pigment is evident in the White tiger's stripes. They are distinct not only because of their white hue; they also have blue eyes and pink noses.

There are also unconfirmed reports of a "blue" or slate-coloured tiger, and largely or totally black tigers, and these are assumed, if real, to be intermittent mutations rather than distinct species.^[36]

Like most cats, tigers are believed to have some degree of color vision.^[38]

Oh yeah, the strange and incredibly rare Maltese Tiger

The Maltese tiger, or blue tiger, is a suspected coloration morph of a tiger, reported mostly from the Fujian Province of China. It is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes. The term Maltese comes from domestic cat terminology for blue fur, and refers to the slate grey coloration. Many cats with such colouration are present in Malta, which may have given rise to the use of the adjective in this context; however the tigers have nothing to do with the island.

Most of the Maltese tigers reported have been of the South Chinese subspecies. The South Chinese tiger today is critically endangered, and the "blue" alleles may be wholly extinct. However, "blue" tigers have also been reported from Korea, home of Amur tigers.

Oh yeah, for the alter colored tigers(white tiger,etc.) lets count them as a seperate species. Otherwise, the variant picker for tiger species will be dull.

Oh yeah, the black tiger

A black tiger is a rare color variant of the tiger and is not a distinct species or geographic subspecies. There are unconfirmed reports and one painting (now lost) of pure black non-striped tigers (true melanistic tigers), but no physical evidence. What was thought to be a black tiger was either a black panther or a black leopard. Most black mammals are due to the non-agouti mutation. Agouti refers to the ticking of each individual hair. In certain light, the pattern still shows up because the background color is less dense than the color of the markings.

So-called black tigers are due to pseudo-melanism. Pseudo-melanistic tigers have thick stripes so close together that the tawny background is barely visible between stripes. Such tigers are said to be getting more common due to inbreeding. They are also said to be smaller than normal tigers, perhaps also due to inbreeding or because large black leopards are misidentified as black tigers. A discussion of black tigers was presented by British cryptozoologist Dr Karl Shuker in his book Mystery Cats of the World^[1].

Next, I'll post about lions

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Helen Keller

Ok, now about lions

Recent Species

• P. l. persica, known as the Asiatic lion or South Asian, Persian or Indian lion, was once widespread from Turkey, across the Middle East, to Pakistan, India and even Bangladesh. However, large prides and daylight activity made it easier to poach than tigers or leopards; now around 300 exist in and near the Gir Forest of India.^[21]
• P. l. leo, known as the Barbary lion, is extinct in the wild due to excessive hunting, although captive individuals may still exist. This was one of the largest of the lion subspecies, at approximately 3–3.5 metres (10–11.5 ft) long and weighing over 150 kilograms (330 lb). They ranged from Morocco to Egypt. The last wild Barbary lion was killed in Morocco in 1922.^[22]
• P. l. senegalensis, known as the West African lion, is found in Western Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria.
• P. l. azandica, known as the North East Congo lion, is found in the North-eastern parts of the Congo.
• P. l. nubica, known as the East African lion or Massai lion, is found in East Africa, from Ethiopia and Kenya to Tanzania and Mozambique.
• P. l. bleyenberghi, known as the Southwest African lion or Katanga lion. It is found in South-western Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Katanga (Zaire), Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• P. l. krugeri, known as the Southeast African lion or Transvaal lion, is found in the Transvaal region of South eastern Africa, including Kruger National Park.
• P. l. melanochaita, known as the Cape lion, became extinct in the wild around 1860. Results of mitochondrial DNA research do not support the status as a distinct subspecies. It seems probable that the Cape lion was only the southernmost population of the extant southern African lion.^[18]

The prehistoric

• P. l. atrox, known as the American lion or American cave lion, was abundant in the Americas from Alaska to Peru in the Pleistocene Epoch until about 10,000 years ago. This form as well as the cave lion are sometimes considered to represent separate species, but recent phylogenetic studies suggest that they are in fact subspecies of the lion (Panthera leo).^[14] One of the largest lion subspecies to have existed, its body length is estimated to have been 1.6–2.5 m (5–8 ft).^[23]
• P. l. fossilis, known as the Early Middle Pleistocene European cave lion, flourished about 500,000 years ago; fossils have been recovered from Germany and Italy.
  

  

  Cave lions, Chamber of Felines, Lascaux caves
• P. l. spelaea, known as the European cave lion, Eurasian cave lion or Upper Pleistocene European cave lion, occurred in Eurasia 300,000 to 10,000 years ago.^[14] This species is known from Paleolithic cave paintings (such as the one displayed to the right), ivory carvings, and clay busts, ^[24] indicating it had protruding ears, tufted tails, perhaps faint tiger-like stripes, and that at least some males had a ruff or primitive mane around their necks.^[25] With this example being a hunting scene it is likely that it depicts females hunting for the pride using the same strategy as their contemporary relatives and males may not be part of the subject.
• P. l. vereshchagini, known as the East Siberian- or Beringian cave lion, was found in Yakutia (Russia), Alaska (USA), and the Yukon Territory (Canada). Analysis of skulls and mandibles of this lion demonstrate that it is distinct—larger than the European cave lion and smaller than the American cave lion with differing skull proportions.^[26][14]

The dubious lions( I dont know either, dont ask)

• P. l. sinhaleyus, known as the Sri Lanka lion, appears to have become extinct around 39,000 years ago. It is only known from two teeth found in deposits at Kuruwita. Based on these teeth, P. Deraniyagala erected this subspecies in 1939.^[27]
• P. l. europaea, known as the European lion, was probably identical with Panthera leo persica or Panthera leo spelea; its status as a subspecies is unconfirmed. It became extinct around 100 AD due to persecution and over-exploitation. It inhabited the Balkans, the Italian Peninsula, southern France and the Iberian Peninsula. It was a very popular object of hunting among Romans, Greeks and Macedonians.
• P. l. youngi or Panthera youngi , known as the North-Eastern Pleistocene China cave lion, flourished 350,000 years ago.^[28] Its relationship to the extant lion subspecies is obscure, and it probably represents a distinct species.
• P. l. maculatus, known as the Marozi or Spotted lion, is sometimes believed to be a distinct subspecies, but may be an adult lion that has retained its juvenile spotted pattern. If it was a subspecies in its own right, rather than a small number of aberrantly colored individuals, it has been extinct since 1931. A less likely identity is a natural leopard/lion hybrid commonly known as a leopon.^[29]

Hybrids!

Lions have been known to breed with tigers (most often the Siberian and Bengal subspecies) to create hybrids called ligers and tigons.^[30] They have also been crossed with leopards to produce leopons,^[31] and jaguars to produce jaglions. The marozi is reputedly a spotted lion or a naturally occurring leopon, while the Congolese spotted lion is a complex lion/jaguar/leopard hybrid called a lijagulep. Such hybrids were once commonly bred in zoos, but this is now discouraged due to the emphasis on conserving species and subspecies. Hybrids are still bred in private menageries and in zoos in China.

The liger is a cross between a male lion and a tigress.^[32] Because the lion sire passes on a growth-promoting gene, but the corresponding growth-inhibiting gene from the female lion is absent, ligers grow far larger than either parent. They share physical and behavioural qualities of both parent species (spots and stripes on a sandy background). Male ligers are sterile, but female ligers are often fertile. Males have about a 50 percent chance of having a mane, but if they grow one their manes will be modest: around 50 percent of a pure lion mane. Ligers are typically between 3.0 and 3.7 m (10 to 12 feet) in length, and can be between 360 and 450 kg (800 to 1,000 pounds) or more.^[32] The less common tigon is a cross between the lioness and the male tiger.^[33]

White Lions

The white lion is not a distinct subspecies, but a special morph with a genetic condition, leucism,^[17] that causes paler colouration akin to that of the white tiger; the condition is similar to melanism, which causes black panthers. White Transvaal lion (Panthera leo krugeri) individuals occasionally have been encountered in and around Kruger National Park and the adjacent Timbavati Private Game Reserve in eastern South Africa, but are more commonly found in captivity, where breeders deliberately select them. The unusual cream color of their coats is due to a recessive gene.^[45] Reportedly, they have been bred in camps in South Africa for use as trophies for canned hunts.^[46]

Confirmation of the existence of white lions only came in the late twentieth century. For hundreds of years prior, the white lion had been thought to be a figment of legend circulating in South Africa, the white pelage of the animal said to represent the goodness in all creatures. Sightings were first reported in the early 1900s, and continued, infrequently, for almost fifty years until, in 1975, a litter of white lion cubs was found at Timbavati Game Reserve.^[47]

^{Oh yeah, I forgot some of the tiger hybrids}

Further information: Panthera hybrid, liger and tigon

Hybridization among the big cats, including the tiger, was first conceptualized in the 19th century, when zoos were particularly interested in the pursuit of finding oddities to display for financial gain.^[27] Lions have been known to breed with tigers (most often the Amur and Bengal subspecies) to create hybrids called ligers and tigons.^[28] Such hybrids were once commonly bred in zoos, but this is now discouraged due to the emphasis on conserving species and subspecies. Hybrids are still bred in private menageries and in zoos in China.

The liger is a cross between a male lion and a tigress.^[29] Because the lion sire passes on a growth-promoting gene, but the corresponding growth-inhibiting gene from the female tiger is absent, ligers grow far larger than either parent. They share physical and behavioural qualities of both parent species (spots and stripes on a sandy background). Male ligers are sterile, but female ligers are often fertile. Males have about a 50% chance of having a mane, but, even if they do, their manes will be only around half the size of that of a pure lion. Ligers are typically between 10 to 12 feet in length, and can be between 800 and 1,000 pounds or more.^[29]

The less common tigon is a cross between the lioness and the male tiger.^[30]

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Helen Keller

bear, yes i do play halo 3 and cod4

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Helen Keller

BEARS!

Florida Cave bears are a species of extinct bear that lived during the Pleistocene, similar to the European species of cave bears. The Florida cave bear was widely distributed south of the continental ice sheet, along the Gulf Coast across Florida and north to Tennessee, and across the southern United States to California. They were about 30% bigger than their closest relative the Brown Bear. They had steeper foreheads than the Brown Bear. It was an omnivore that ate grass, herbs, berries and occasionally small animals. They're considered to be relatives of the Short-faced bear. They became extinct at the end of the last ice age due to climate change and hunting by The First people of the America

The Syrian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is the smallest subspecies of Brown Bear.

They are omnivorous, eating almost any type of food, including meat, grass, and fruits.

This subspecies occupies a large area in western Asia, but their population is declining due to habitat destruction, poaching, and fragmentation of population.

The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), also known as the Alaskan brown bear[1], is a large subspecies of brown bear that occupies the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southcentral Alaska. The traditional name in the Alutiiq language is: Taquka-aq. Male bears are referred to as boars, while females are called sows.

The Himalayan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) is a subspecies of the Brown Bear. Himalayan Brown Bears are usually sandy or reddish-brown in color. They are located in the foothills of the Himalaya and northern Pakistan and do not extend past Dachigam and Kashmir. The actual population of the bears is unknown due to their rarity but is estimated at around 20-28 in the Deosai National Park.^[1] International trade is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection Act in India. The Himalayan Brown Bear and the Himalayan Red Bear (the Dzu-Teh) are also believed to be the source of the legend of the Yeti.^[2][3]

 Males range from 1.5m up to 2.2m (4ft 11in - 7ft 3in) long, while females are 1.37m to 1.83m (4ft 6 in - 6ft) long. The bear is the largest animal in the Deosai National Park.

The bears go into hibernation around October and come out during April and May. Hibernation usually occurs in a den or cave made by the bear.

Himalayan Brown Bears are omnivores and will eat grasses, roots and other plants as well as insects and small mammals. The bears will also eat larger mammals like sheep and goats. Adults will eat before sunrise and later during the afternoon.

The Tibetan Bear or Tibetan Blue Bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus)^[1] is a subspecies of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) found in the eastern Tibetan plateau. It is also known as the Himalayan Blue Bear,^[2] Himalayan Snow Bear, Tibetan Brown Bear, or the Horse Bear. In Tibetan it is known as Dom gyamuk. One of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world, the Blue Bear is rarely sighted in the wild, and is known in the west only through a small number of fur and bone samples. It was first classified in 1854.

The Blue Bear is notable for having been suggested as one possible inspiration for sightings associated with the legend of the yeti. A 1960 expedition to search for evidence of the yeti, lead by Sir Edmund Hillary, returned with two scraps of fur that had been identified by locals as 'yeti fur' that were later scientifically identified as being portions of the pelt of a Blue Bear. While it is unlikely that the Blue Bear generally occupies the high mountain peaks and snow fields where the yeti is generally considered to live, it is possible that the occasional specimen might be observed traveling through these regions during times of reduced food supply, or in search of a mate. However, the limited information available about the habits and range of the Blue Bear makes such speculation difficult to confirm.

The Gobi Brown Bear is sometimes classified as being of the same subspecies as the Tibetan Blue Bear; this is based on morphological similarities, and the belief that the desert-dwelling Gobi bear represents a relict population of the Blue Bear. However, the Gobi bear is sometimes classified as its own subspecies, and closely resembles other Asian brown bears.

The exact conservation status of the Blue Bear is unknown, due to limited information. However, in the United States trade in Blue Bear specimens or products is restricted by the Endangered Species Act. It is also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a protected species. It is threatened by the use of bear bile in traditional Chinese medicine and habitat encrochment.

The Bergman's Bear (Ursus arctos piscator) is an alleged and probably extinct subspecies of the Brown Bear that lived in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The bear was identified and named by Swedish zoologist Sten Bergman in 1920 [1].

Bergman determined that the bear was a separate subspecies after examining a hide (which had fur very different from other local bears) and series of footprints, measuring 14.5 x 10 inches, which he judged to be much larger than other bears on Kamchatka.

Some think that the Cold War may have helped the population to recover because the Soviet Military blocked access to the area in that time.^[1]

Interest in the bear was revitalized in the 1960s. Hunter Rodion Sivobolov reported claims by Kamchatka natives of an unusually large bear they called either the Irkuiem (roughly meaning "trousers pulled down" due to the appearance of the bear's hind legs), or the "God bear" due to its large size.

Based on Sivobolov's description, biologist N.K. Vereshchagin suggested that the God bear might be a relict Arctodus simus, a massive extinct bear. This idea was coolly received by the scientific community.

The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis) is a subspecies of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. At present they are listed as "very rare" in the Mongolian Red Book, and may represent a threatened species, as the small population of Gobi bears makes them vulnerable to outside threats. Some estimates place the population as low as 30 individuals.

Gobi bears are shy and elusive, omnivorous, and differ from the other varieties of brown bear by having longer limbs and a golden tinge to their coats. In size they are usually roughly 1.5 meters (5 feet), 90-100 kilograms in weight (about 200 lbs.). The population is believed to be a relic of a time with less harsh climatic conditions.

The Atlas Bear (Ursus arctos crowtheri) was a subspecies of the Brown Bear, but sometimes considered a distinct species. It was Africa's only native bear. Once inhabiting the Atlas Mountains from Morocco to Libya, the animal is now thought to be extinct. Thousands of these bears were hunted for sport, venatio games, or execution of criminals ad bestias following the expansion of the Roman Empire into North Africa. The last known specimen was probably killed by hunters in the 1870s in the Tetuan Mountains of northern Morocco, although reports still surface.

Sometimes, it is suggested that this animal might still be alive in eastern Africa, and is the source of the cryptid known as the nandi bear. This is essentially ruled out by biogeography, however. Nonetheless, as the known distribution of the Atlas Bear is a relict of the desertification of the Sahara, its ancestor may have been widespread in northern and eastern Africa in prehistoric times.

The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. It lives throughout much of the continent, from northern Canada and Alaska south into Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This includes 41 of the 50 U.S. states and all Canadian provinces except Prince Edward Island. Populations in the east-central and southern United States remain in the protected mountains and woodlands of parks and preserves, though bears will occasionally wander outside the parks' boundaries and have set up new territories, in some cases on the margins of urban environments in recent years as their populations increase. Although there were probably once as many as two million black bears in North America long before European colonization, the population declined to a low of 200,000 as a result of habitat destruction and unrestricted hunting. By current estimates, more than 800,000 are living today on the continent.^[1] It is a close relative of the Asiatic black bear with which it is thought to share a European common ancestor.

The cinnamon bear is a subspecies of the American black bear (Ursus americanus). The most striking difference between a cinnamon bear and any other black bear is the cinnamon bear's brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon, from which the name 'cinnamon bear' is derived.

The Kermode bear, also known as the "spirit bear" or "ghost bear", is a genetically unique subspecies of bear found in the central coast of Canada. Kermodeis are noted for their appearance in their gene pool of a recessive trait that there gives them a small percentage of their population white or cream-coloured coats. They are neither albino nor related to polar bears, but they are related to instead being a color phase of the American black bear. Because of their ghost-like appearance, "spirit bears" hold a prominent place in the Native American mythology of the area.^{[citation needed]}

The kermodei subspecies ranges from Princess Royal Island to Prince Rupert Island on the coast, and inland toward Hazelton, British Columbia. It is known to the native population as Moksgm’ol. In the February 2006 speech from the throne by the Government of British Columbia, the premier announced his government's intention to designate the Kermode or spirit bear as British Columbia's official animal.

The Kermode bear was named after Francis Kermode, a Canadian who researched the species and a colleague of William Hornaday, the zoologist who described it.^[1]

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is an omnivorous mammal of the order carnivora, distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs between 100–700 kg (220-1,500 pounds) and its larger populations match the Polar bear as the largest extant land carnivores. While the brown bear's range has shrunk, and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a least concern species with a total population of approximately 200,000. Its principal range countries are Russia, the United States (especially Alaska), and Canada.

The species primarily feeds on vegetable matter, including roots and fungi. Fish are a primary source of meat, and it will also kill small mammals on land. Larger mammals, such as deer, are taken only occasionally. Adult brown bears face no serious competition from other predators and can match wolf packs and large felines, often driving them off their kills.

It is sometimes referred to as the bruin, from Middle English, based on the name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox, translated by William Caxton, from Middle Dutch bruun or bruyn.

The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-colored bear with a distinctive white or cream "V" marking on its chest. It is a close relative of the American black bear with which it is thought to share a European common ancestor.

The Asiatic black bear grows to approximately 130 to 190 cm (4¼ to 6¼ ft) in length. Males weigh between 100 and 218 kg (240 to 480 lb) and females weigh between 50 to 125 kg (110 to 275 lb).^[3] The tail is 4.4 inches long.^[4] The bear's life span is around 25 years.

The Formosan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus, or Selenarctos thibetanus formosanus), also known as the white-throated bear, is a wild black bear and a subspecies of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus). The animals are endemic to Taiwan and are the largest animals and only bears (Ursidae) that can be found on the island. They can usually be seen in the mountainous forest areas in the eastern two-thirds of the island, at elevations between 1,000 and 3,500 m (3,300-10,000 ft).

Formosan Black Bears are omnivorous and feed primarily on leaves, buds, fruits, roots, insects, and small animals, though they can also eat carcasses and carrion. They are solitary and usually move around except during the mating season or when caring for cubs.

The Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), also known a the Lip bear,^[1] is a mammal of the family ursidae which is native to the lowland forests of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The Sloth Bear is the only bear species classified in genus Melursus.^[2] Though originally classed as a "bear sloth" due to the shape of its claws and its arboreal habits, it was appropriately reclassified as a bear in the 1800s.^[1]

The Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear found primarily in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Its Malay and Indonesian name is Beruang Madu ("Honey Bear").

The Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) was a species of bear which lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and became extinct at the end of the last ice age about 20,000 years ago. Both the name Cave Bear and the scientific name spelaeus derive from the fact that fossils of this species were mostly found in caves, indicating that this species spent more time in caves than the Brown Bear, which only uses caves for hibernation. Consequently, in the course of time, whole layers of bones, almost entirely those of cave bears, were found in many caves.

Many caves in Europe have skeletons of cave bears on display, for example the Heinrichshöhle in Hemer or the Dechenhöhle in Iserlohn, Germany. In Romania, there is a cave called Peştera Urşilor (Bears' Cave) where 140 cave bear skeletons were discovered in 1983.

The MacFarlane's Bear is a proposed extinct species of bear that was found in Canada's Northwest Territories. In 1864, naturalist Robert MacFarlane acquired an "enormous" yellow-furred bear skin from the Inuit, as well as the bear's skull. MacFarlane shipped the remains to the Smithsonian Institution where they were placed in storage and soon forgotten. Eventually, Dr. Clinton Hart Merriam uncovered the remains, which he recognized as a new species, Ursus inopinatus. In 1918, he described the specimen as a new species and genus, Vetularctos inopinatus, calling it the "patriarchal bear."^[1]

With the exception of unconfirmed sightings, the MacFarlane's Bear is sometimes thought to have gone extinct since the specimen was obtained in 1864. There have been many theories concerning the origin of the MacFarlane's Bear, which include suggestions that it may have been a Grizzly–polar bear hybrid, or even a surviving representative of a Pleistocene species.

It is known nowadays that grizzly-polar bear hybrids do occur on occasion and that they match the specimen's description very well, notably the pale tan fur, and apparently also the oddly shaped skull which led Merriam to propose his new genus. While this seems to be a satisfying explanation, it was not tested thoroughly because the hybridization theory was for long just that. Now that more than circumstantial data from such hybrids exists, ancient DNA analysis and/or a morphological study of the skull may well resolve the case of McFarlane's specimen. If it turns out to be a hybrid, the subgenus (or genus, if the Polar Bear is considered also distinct) would become invalid, and the correct scientific name of MacFarlane's Bear (and all other Brown Bear-Polar Bear hybrids) would be Ursus × inopinatus.

So as you can see, there are a lot of bears. Oh yeah, perhaps subspecies could include when picking your animal's variant so that your animal list isn't crowded. You pick the subspecies on the same list that has the variants. You can pick variants for the subspecies,too.

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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it.

Helen Keller

Ideas for Extinct Animals: Terror birds (like Gatornis and Titanis).  Elasmotherium, Other forms of Extinct Elephant such as Deinotherium, or Gomphotherium.  Some form of Plesiosaur, Dilophosaurus, Abelisaurus, I always liked the Camptosaurus form ZT1, the extinct giant Lemur of Madagascar called Megaladapis, Coelophysis.

Construction Ideas: I like the "Build with different rocks and minerals", also add I heard about animals who eat rocks and other minerals because their bodies don't make enough normally, maybe add some minerals to the enrichment items.

Bird Cages:  I rather like this idea.  With the cages be able to raise or lower the walls just like a marine tank, or increase the transparancy of the roof like the elevated paths, and if you wanna have a combined exhibit (Ex. Grizzly bears and Eagles) you could make a normal exhibit with special fences that will turn it into a bird cage.

More varity of animals:  Like the Wombat, Binturong (THEY SMELL LIKE FREAKIN POPCORN!), Liama's...i'm sure other people will think of other animals.

Sub-species:  Say if you wanted an extinct species of tiger, well all tigers come from the species Panthera Tigris, so you could go to your Extinct Lab, and a tab will show up showing a list of animals you have in your zoo with extinct sub-species, then you could select what sub-species you wanted to make, and you could click a button or icon or something saying "create DNA for sub-species", you'd do a mini game and you'd recieve like a vial of DNA.  Then you could go threw another mini-game and you'll create the sub-species.

Hybrids:  Basically a modified version of what is sa