Stegosaurus - Animal Details

AnimalID	Name
5099	Stegosaurus
LocationName:	North America
Origin:	Dino Digs expansion
PurchaseCost:	$4,000
RequiresResearch:	No
IsClimber:	No
IsJumper:	No


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Description:
Stegosaurus, or "roof lizard," is the largest member of the Stegosaurid family. This 30-foot-long dinosaur carries his head low when on all fours (no more than three feet above the ground). Four massive legs support the three-ton mass. The back legs are much larger than the front and end in three broad, short toes. The front legs have five longer, weight-bearing toes. Stegosaurus is well prepared to defend itself from carnivores. Its back and neck are lined with pairs of enormous armored plates, and its tail is studded with heavy spikes. These tail spikes are called thagomizers. Only the flanks are vulnerable to attack. Stegosaurus can use its spiked tail to ward off predators, but it cannot swing its tail far from its body. Stegosaurus can also fight off its enemies by backing into them. Like a porcupine, a Stegosaurus can do great damage without making an active attack. Stegosaurus's back plates can grow as large as 30 inches. Stegosaurus can use its plates to regulate its body temperature, heating and cooling its massive bulk as needed. Stegosaurus could keep warm or release heat to cool off by changing the amount of blood flowing through these plates. Stegosaurus can also control their skin color in this fashion. Scientists call this color change "blushing." Stegosaurus may use blushing as a mean of communication. For example, a Stegosaurus might blush to indicate that it is ready for a fight. In the warm and moist climates of Stegosaurus' Colorado and Wyoming homes, they walk on all fours to eat cycadeoids (palm-like trees), conifer trees, ferns and horsetails. Unlike other herbivorous dinosaurs, which consume all plant life in their path, Stegosaurus uses its narrow snout to eat selectively, choosing the fruits of seed ferns and other choice tidbits. Since they have no teeth in their beaks and only weak cheek teeth, they swallow their food whole, relying on gastroliths (smooth rocks) swallowed to aid digestion.
Attractiveness Adult:	Attractiveness Young:	Initial Happiness:	Habitat Preference:
45	60	60	85
Captivity:	Crowd:	CrowdHappiness Change:	ClimbsCliffs:
7	30	-20	No


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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"?						1 level

FenceName	Purchase Cost	Height	Strength	Life	Cost Effective
Low Concrete Fence	$125	1	300	12	9.6
Low Iron Bar Fence	$125	1	290	12	9.6
Low Rock Wall Fence	$125	1	280	12	9.6
Low Concrete Chain Fence	$125	1	275	12	9.6
Low Plexiglas Fence	$125	1	270	12	9.6
Rock Wall Fence	$150	2	280	14	9.3
Rock Window Fence	$150	2	280	14	9.3
Concrete Chain Fence	$150	2	275	14	9.3
Plexiglas Fence	$150	2	270	13	8.7
Iron Bar Fence	$180	2	290	14	7.8
Concrete Fence	$200	2	300	15	7.5
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
60	3										10
Terrain Name	Value	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Coniferous floor	70	42	84	126	168	210	252	294	336	378	420
Grass	10	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
Dirt	10	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
Fresh water	10	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60
Rocks	1	2	5	7	10	12	14	17	19	22	24
Foliage	5	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30
Elevation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exhibit Size	100	60	120	180	240	300	360	420	480	540	600


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ID	Value	TreeName	Foliage Effect	Cost/ Square	Cost Effective
7089	20	Lepidodendron Tree	120	$840	14.3
7080	15	Club Moss Shrub	100	$760	13.2
7081	15	Walchian Conifer Tree	100	$800	12.5


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ID	Value	RockName	Size X	Size Y	Rock	Rock Effect	Purchase Cost	Cost Effective
9206	2	Small Rock	1	1	Yes	8	$55	14.5
9205	2	Medium Rock	1	1	Yes	8	$75	10.7
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):	5	SickChange:	-10
HappyReproduceThreshold:	95	DeathChance:	30
Offspring:	1	TimeDeath(months):	36
BabyToAdult(months):	4
LaysEggs	Yes
TimeToHatch(days)	15


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