Apatosaurus - Animal Details

AnimalID	Name
5325	Apatosaurus
LocationName:	North America
Origin:	Dino Digs expansion
PurchaseCost:	$5,000
RequiresResearch:	Yes
IsClimber:	No
IsJumper:	Yes


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Description:
The Apatosaurus ("deceptive lizard"), a.k.a. the Brontosaurus, is one of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth. Adult specimens can grow up to 90 feet long and weigh 38 tons. Its tiny two-foot head has nostrils on the top, although it is not an aquatic dinosaur. The small jaw contains blunt teeth and thick lips for stripping foliage, which would then be swallowed whole. This small head is attached to a forty-foot long neck. A fifty-foot tail balances the weight of this long neck. Apatosaurus can use its tail as an extra leg to pull food towards itself while grazing. Apatosaurus walks on all four legs, the back two being slightly longer. All four legs have thick padded feet to support the Apatosaurus's enormous weight. Because of its small jaws and massive size, Apatosaurus has to spend most of its time eating. Its huge size limits its diet to ferns and conifers, cycads, club mosses, and the large stones it must swallow to digest all that food which it swallows whole. Most of these foods grow very close to the ground - the bones in the Apatosaurus's long neck don't allow them to raise their heads much higher than their backs. Instead, these animals tend to hold their heads close to the ground, swinging them in a left to right motions and stripping and swallowing plant life as they move. The physiology of the Apatosaurus also limits where it can live. Wet or swampy ground is dangerous for a 38-ton animal, which can sink easily in the right conditions. Thick forests don't allow enough range for its head-swinging method of food collection, so normal feeding ground for an Apatosaurus is dry ground covered in low growing foliage. Large predators like Tyrannosaurus Rex and Allosaurus will prey upon the Apatosaurus, despite the fact that the Apatosaurus is larger still. Since it is too heavy to run away, the Apatosaurus must attempt to fight off predators when attacked. The Apatosaurus can use its long flexible tail to trip or knock over predators, and its great height helps to keep its vulnerable head and neck out of the reach. To protect the young and the weak of the herd (the favorite victims of the large predators), the larger male animals will form a wall between the herd and the predator. This defense only works for large herds of Apatosaurus, however, and the huge bulk of food that each of these animals must ingest every day limits herd size. Despite their best efforts, these gentle giants frequently wind up as the main course of a predator's feast.
Attractiveness Adult:	Attractiveness Young:	Initial Happiness:	Habitat Preference:
95	120	50	85
Captivity:	Crowd:	CrowdHappiness Change:	ClimbsCliffs:
7	20	-5	Yes


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To build a good animal exhibit you need to ask a few questions: (click them for the answers)
Which fence is suitable for this animal in terms of strength, if it can be climbed or jumped over?
How big should the exhibit be and what Terrain should be used?
What foliage should be used?
What rocks should be used?
What shelter does the animal need?
What toy does the animal like?
How deep should the exhibit be if using the "Pit Method"?						2 levels

FenceName	Purchase Cost	Height	Strength	Life	Cost Effective
Reinforced Concrete Fence	$225	3	460	16	7.1
Reinforced Concrete and Glass Fence	$225	3	420	15	6.7
Concrete and Iron Bar Fence	$240	3	440	15	6.3
Electrified Chain-link Fence	$300	3	480	18	6.0
Electrified Iron Bar Fence	$350	3	400	18	5.1


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Animal Density	Min	Number of Animals/Exhibit									Max
250	1										3
Terrain Name	Value	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Deciduous floor	75	188	375	563	750	938	1125	1313	1500	1688	1875
Fresh water	10	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250
Dirt	10	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250
Grass	5	13	25	38	50	63	75	88	100	113	125
Rocks	2	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200
Foliage	8	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200
Elevation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exhibit Size	100	250	500	750	1000	1250	1500	1750	2000	2250	2500


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ID	Value	TreeName	Foliage Effect	Cost/ Square	Cost Effective
7086	12	Gingko Tree	36	$500	7.2
7091	12	Magnolia Tree	36	$740	4.9
7087	15	Glossopteris Tree	12	$185	6.5


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ID	Value	RockName	Size X	Size Y	Rock	Rock Effect	Purchase Cost	Cost Effective
9206	3	Small Rock	1	1	Yes	12	$55	21.8
9205	3	Medium Rock	1	1	Yes	12	$75	16.0
9200	5	Large Rock	2	2	Yes	5	$150	3.3


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Shelter ID	Shelter Name	Shelter Value	Shelter Effect	Purchase Cost	Capacity	Requires Research
	none


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ToyID	ToyName	ToyValue	PurchaseCost
	none


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ReproductionChance:	Low	SickChance:	15
ReproductionInterval(months):	7	SickChange:	-10
HappyReproduceThreshold:	98	DeathChance:	30
Offspring:	1	TimeDeath(months):	24
BabyToAdult(months):	5
LaysEggs	Yes
TimeToHatch(days)	10


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Compatible Animals		Prey Animals
none		KeeperFoodType:	Large grass and leaves
		Zookeeper
		Maintenance worker
		Tour Guide
		Man
		Scientist


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