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Some of the new animals in Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Animals are delicious...and some are deadly. Here's the second group of furry, and not-so-furry, friends.

Some of the new animals in Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Animals are delicious...and some are deadly. Here's the second group of furry and not-so-furry friends.

Orangutan

Conservation Status: Endangered
Biome: Tropical Rainforest
Location: Southeast Asia

Fun Facts

• Orangutans are highly intelligent observers; they have been known to watch humans untie a boat and row it across a river, and then repeat the behavior themselves.
• Like humans, orangutans pass down socially learned traditions; for example, the orangutans in Borneo use leaves as napkins to wipe their mouths, and orangutans in parts of Sumatra use leaves as gloves when handling thorny branches.
• Poachers often kill orangutan mothers so they can capture a live infant; six to 10 orangutans die for every one that survives.

To unlock the orangutan in challenge or campaign games, you must earn a 4-1/2-star zoo fame rating for your zoo.

Komodo Dragon

Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Biome: Scrub
Location: Southeast Asia

Fun Facts

• The saliva of the Komodo dragon contains species of bacteria that can cause severe (usually deadly) blood poisoning.
• The Komodo dragon's teeth are shaped more like the teeth of a shark than those of other lizards.
• The Komodo dragon does not appear to fear humans, and many attacks and deaths have been reported.

Koala

Conservation Status: Lower Risk
Biome: Temperate Forest
Location: Australia

Fun Facts

• The name "koala" is thought to mean "no drink" in several native Aborigine languages.
• The koala looks like a bear but is actually a marsupial, a type of mammal that carries its young in its pouch.
• The koala is one of only three animals in the world that can survive on a diet of eucalyptus, which is poisonous to most animals.

To unlock the koala in challenge or campaign games, you must earn a 2-1/2-star zoo fame rating for your zoo.

Javan Rhinoceros

Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Biome: Tropical Rainforest
Location: Southeast Asia

Fun Facts

• Fewer than 60 Javan rhinos remain in the wild.
• While no Javan rhinos are in captivity, there are five to eight surviving at Cat Loc Nature Reserve in Vietnam.
• Due to their small breeding pool and long gestation period, scientists fear that Javan rhinos will become extinct.

To unlock the Javan rhinoceros in challenge or campaign games, you must earn a 3-1/2-star zoo fame rating for your zoo.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Conservation Status: Endangered
Biome: Scrub
Location: South America

Fun Facts

• Galapagos giant tortoises are skilled at storing food and water, which enables them to go without food or drink for a year at a time.
• It takes a baby Galapagos giant tortoise a month to dig itself out of the nest in which it was buried and then born.
• The social structure of the Galapagos giant tortoise is a dominance hierarchy; the tortoise that can stretch its neck to the greatest height is the alpha tortoise.

Courtesy Encarta Encyclopedia

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