Species aggression idea (and how it could challenge smart mixed species habitat design in PK)

[coral rock]

Ah, mixed species, a wonderful design element of most modern zoos when it comes to management and education! Though in real life, some animals are more challenging to mix with others, based on temperament alone. Many people often assume herbivores are all peaceful due to being vegan, but that's far from the truth in a realistic scenario (I.e. zebras, rhinos, hippos)
There are a few temperaments/archetypes that are noticeable when it comes to mixed species communities (especially when it comes to aquariums or in a major case, real mixed species enclosures in zoos)

1. Peaceful - a lot of dither/easygoing species that would easily tolerate other species as long as they're not predatory/aggressive (which could cause stress/predation if done wrong). For example: Psittacosaurs, Dryosaurs, Leallyannasaura, Muttaburrasaurus
2. Semi-aggressive - Can tolerate peaceful species (to an extent, they may still engage in aggressive behavior based on circumstance) and aggressive species, and so, can be mixed with either depending on the accommodations provided, and based on which animal you house them with. For example: Nasutoceratops, Parasaurolophus, Lambeosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Gallimimus
3. Aggressive - Potentially highly territorial, and may attack other species in the community if not housed properly. These animals may tolerate bigger ones in a proper setting, though animals with similar niches should be avoided to prevent competition (I.e. Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus). For example: Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Styracosaurus
4. Predator - This part is mostly dedicated to carnivores/piscivores, since terrestrial communities work slightly differently than aquatic communities. Since predation is still a threat, you wouldn't really wanna do mixed species enclosures with them unless you have a workaround (I.e. real zoos using cheetahs and rhinos, possible since both species are accommodated well, and cheetahs cannot hunt rhinos due to their size diff.)

And yes, the comic's in there as a lil gag to emphasize on how JP/JW treats herbivores

And mostly, these archetypes can be seen in smaller scale with aquariums, hence why I use my aquarium experience as an inspo here

[vague reef]

ok im ngl

the PK rocks do look like a real zoo’s rocks

literally the first image

is just the PK rocks

i almost THOUGHT that was PK

anywho yeah

this is a goody

[coral rock]

One thing I forgot to mention was, that in most of these occasions, the odd species pairings are possible due to:

1. Ample enrichment and stimulation
2. Extra available space for either species (especially for those with territorial needs)
3. Plenty of available food/water (to prevent competition in many cases, and to keep stress low)

Though it can also be a matter of many other factors

[coral rock]

And I almost thought it was PZ

(With good graphics)

[calm oxide]

as a fish keeper i like this alot

[meager bone]

I hope the devs like your idea, it seems amazing

[coral rock]

Hope so too, it would be more realistic of a system compared to PZ or any of the JW games

However, idk how this system would work for aviaries

[coral rock]

(Also for the record, most of the breeding stuff would probably have to be done with an airlock system to prevent accidental baby casualties in said mixed species situation)

[vast flax]

great idea

but wasn't agressive behaviour about to be added in update 15?

[unkempt mauve]

Only threat and flee

[coral rock]

Only threats n fleeing

[vast flax]

thanks

[coral rock]

Yeah, fighting comes in U17

Funny enough, death comes earlier

[vast flax]

are you a developer? since i see "pk" sign, are those which have that developers?

[white crag]

No

That's a server tag

You're able to apply it too

[sullen storm]

Devs are blue

[white crag]

^

[sullen storm]

-# And nerds

[white crag]

You can find most of the info we have about upcoming updates here

https://trello.com/b/JAp8HMuy/prehistoric-kingdom-public-roadmap

[vast flax]

@coral rock what do you mean blue?

[sullen storm]

Take a gander at the server member list, developers will have named coloured blue

[coral rock]

Hell, if I was, I wouldn't be suggestin anything
I'd be workin on it

[coral rock]

You know how our discord names are white here?

Well devs have blue names to signify that they're on the developer team for Prehistoric Kingdom

And for the PK sign?

[coral rock]

@vast flax Look at your profile and you should be able to find server tags, which you can then put next to ur name
(I could even explain it in Russian if you need extra context)

Hope that helped

[vast flax]

glad you explained though, also i dont speak Russian, only Serbian and English

[sullen storm]

[Cyrillic is a rather common alphabet across eastern Europe]