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Zoo Admin News Desk => Community Fansites => Zoo Tycoon Fansites => Topic started by: fern on August 02, 2005, 09:52:57 PM
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I would like to introduce you to Zoo Tek, a well established site with lots of friendly people. We have a vast information base for ZT1 and ZT2 as well as the world around us. Also lots of ZT 1 downloads.
If you tire from ZT you can always chat with members, play a game either in the arcade or in Posts Gone Wild, learn a new recipe, or share your gardening tips
I would like to take this opportunity to announce our two ZT1 contests for August.
Mystery Date: Your mission: To build a small zoo with your mystery date...before you meet them!
Sceenshot contest: City by The Sea - build a city by water.
Also Missy is hosting a ZT2 contest: Endangered Animal Babies
Come on over and check us out.
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Not sure where to post this so I'll try here and hope I don't offend anybody :)
Anybody here a member of Zoo-Tek? I want to enter their current contest but I'm not recieving the validation email and my emails to the forum admin is not being answered. Any help/advice would be appreciated. I'm loving ZT2 and I'd like to become more active in all the forums and contests (I love a challenge).
Thanks again :)
Mulluane
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wrong forum. also try sending a pm to Fern or Brandi here and they can help sort you out.
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Thanks :)
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Mulluane, sorry about this. We seem to be having issues with email notifications. I will set you up over there.
If anyone else has this problem please PM me or thecrazyturtle so we can try and sort it out.
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Also anyone having difficulties can PM Brandi here at Zoo Admin to inform her of your problem with the email notifications.
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There have been a couple of new downloads at Zoo Tek lately.
Brandi's latest flower mini pack has been released, Brandi's Bellflowers. This is 5 color variations of English Bluebells.
Dragon Signs with Fairy Dragon Rider by Genki: 10 lovely dragon picture signs and one statue. These are an add-on to the Dragon Riders Club Pack.
Also I would like to mention for animal designers and those interested in animals in general that the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia now has over 31,000 listings, including ALL the known living mammals, ALL the known living birds, ALL the known living reptiles, almost every known domestic mammal & bird breed is also listed. And now Amphibians are being worked on. It also includes details on North & South American, African,South East Asian & Aborigine tribes,with more to follow, biographies of great naturalists, Chemical & Mineral information and details on weather types. There is also the Zoo Tek Fantasy Encyclopedia and the ZT Brains Trust a comprehensive collection of ideas for new animals for ZT.
Come on over and check us out.
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New downloads folks.
New Objects:
Sleeping Dragon by Brandi
Wildcat's Sasha by Savannahjan
Llama Stealing Moose Sign by Flying Lioness
New Pack:
Disney Statues by Brandi
Available at ZooTek
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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I've liked everything Brandi has done. Her creations always seem to come from the top of everyones wishlist. :approve :approve
BTW- Ghirins rhododendron pack is absolute perfection. :cool
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Lots of new downloads have been added today
New Objects:
Baby Dragon Statues by Brandi
New Paths:
Retro Path by Genki
Chocolate Bar Path by Genki
New Packs:
Flower Patches by Brandi
Cute Animal Statues by Brandi
Season Fairy Statues by Brandi
Small Foliage Pack by Genki
Also lots of frogs and toads have been added to the Nature Encyclopedia
Come and check them out at Zoo Tek
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2&hl= (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2&hl=)
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Zoo Tek is another really good forum! There are so many good forums here for the ZT fan! :happy
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I can absolutely agree with that sentiment! :approve
Zoo-tek has a new path pack, added today - the Persian Path Pack. Just click on the link fern provided above :)
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The pink and blue bathrooms have been updated in the last couple of days.
And as genki mentioned new paths have been added too. Watch out for more paths from her as she just loves making them and allowing people to choose (see her thread) which ones she will make.
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Fantasy Football is back! Join us for Tek NFL Fantasy 2005. There are only so many spots, so don't hesitate. It's fun for everyone, beginners and experts alike. We are scheduled to do a live draft on Sunday, September 4th, at 4:30pm EDT.
Go to the link below.
League ID# > 38081
Password > tekrules
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1...ster/joinleague (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1...ster/joinleague)
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Nice site but I haven't registered. I'm a member of a lot of forums right now.
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New Downloads
Star Fire Path by Genki
Life Aquatic Pack by Genki and Brandi
September ZT1 Zoo Contest hosted by Brandi
All right folks, this months contest is brought to you by the letters MM!
I have never been fortunate enough to see Sea World, or anything even close. This month I would like you to build me a spectacular Showcase Zoo. That's right, this means I want you to at least have one working and profitable show exhibit.
Since tanks sometimes need to be large and you will need space for you grandstands, you may use a MM medium sized map.
I only want to see MM animals! You MUST have 10 exhibits at least.
More details including allowable creatures Here (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4740&hl=)
September ZT1 Screenshot hosted by Savannahjan
September is National Save the Tiger Month, so in honor of this beautiful and endangered animal, our September screenshot contest theme will be:
Show Me Your Stripes!
Create a screenshot showcasing tigers. We will have two categories for these shots: Zoom In (close up shots) and Zoom Out (panoramic views). You may enter both categories as many times as you like.
More info Here (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4744&hl=)
September ZT2 Contest hosted by Zoo Tycoon Gold and Zoo Tek
Biomes is the theme.
You need to use a small map and include your best exhibit for a different animal from each biome. You can only exhibit one species per biome.
More info Here (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4738&pid=90965&st=0&#entry90965)
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wow the dls at zoo tek are very high quality! I have joined the forums It is a great site!
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I love your guys' site!
It's fantastic!
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New downloads:
new path
White Bengal Striped Path by Genki
New buildings:
Diva's Dive -n- Delve by CDL
Small Elephant Annex by CDL
Large Elephant Annex by CDL
The Updated ZooTek dll is required for these buildings
Available Here (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2&pid=91101&st=0&#entry91101)
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Zootek Is Moving![/SIZE]
At the end of this post you will find the URL to the new site. Yes, I said new site. It is our future. It is on a whole new server. We purchased and installed all the software, including the software for the ZTNE and Brains Trust. It is still a work in progress, but we have moved all of the most important stuff to the new site already. The new site will be everything you already love about Zootek, but with a whole lot more added. There are plans for a brand new website to go with the forums.
These changes are being made to better our ability to serve our members, and the ZT community as well.
I hope you will join us in our new journey.
Crazy Turtle
The new home =>> http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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Thanks for posting the new site.
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Hiya Fern,
Is it correct that we need to re-register? Cause it tells me my username and password are unknow?????? :blink
BTW the new site looks great :approve
EDIT: Nevermind with 32 registered users I figured it out myself :lol
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Yes you will all need to re register. So for now we are a big site with a small membership ;) :lol:
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:happy I've registered! It's a great new site with a whole new format. It's really cool
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Yep, our new home is nice and comfy already, with new features being added almost daily. There was a glitch that was keeping users from downloading, but this has been fixed, and we have 2 new downloads for you - the Aztec Path pack and Genki's Flowering Foliage pack. More paths will (hopefully) be added today, depending on whether I have the time to finish programming them ;)
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I would like to thank you guys for showing us support during this transition. It means a lot !
And 2 more path packs by Genki have just been added. The snowflake patten pack and the rose pattern pack. They are quite pretty!
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I said it over there, but I'll say it here as well. It is always a challenge to move a site. Most people have no idea how much goes into it. Congrats on the move, now stay put. I hate updating the fansites page rofl.
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Thanks for all the support from me too, we are glad the new site has gone down well, and we look foward to fixing the bugs and adding new things for the members to enjoy, don't worry Gnome boy we have no plans to move again way too much hassle :lol:
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You guys have some really good dls.
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I already wondered why I couldn't log. :>< Must have missed that in your post. :lol
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New Downloads
File Name :: Garbo´s Inn
Author :: Jane
Category :: Buildings
You will need the most recent DLL file by Jay found in patches and updates.
File Name :: Arctic Wall Fence
Author :: Jeff
Category :: ZT Plus Catalog
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...dex.php?act=idx (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New downloads
File Name :: Resort Theme Tennis Court
Author :: Jane
Category :: Objects
File Name :: Resort Theme Pool
Author :: Jane
Category :: Objects
Available at Zootek Evolved
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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New Downloads
Brick-themed Garden Pack
Weeping Tree Pack
Royal Poinciana Tree
Pomegranate Tree
All by genkicoll
Available at Zootek Evolved
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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New Downloads
Leopard Path
Cheetah Path
Genki's Combined Paths
This is every non-holiday path created by genkicoll thru September 16, 2005 combined into a single ztd. This ztd replaces 51 individual ztds:
All by genkicoll
Available at Zootek Evolved
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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New downoads
Gristmill
Author: voolfie
Bamboo Path
Author: Jeff
Available at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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New Download:
Genki's Bush and Roses Pack
Available at Zootek Evolved
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
Also, a "new" resource, Jane's Visual Downloads Indexes. Included is a visual of all of the paths included in Genki's Combined Paths (52 paths in a combined ztd), which has no screenshot. Now you can see which paths are included at a glance :D
Available in the ZT1 Articles area at
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...?showtopic=1120 (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1120)
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Yippee!!! Lots of goodies to announce today.
Our wonderful Ghirin has been very busy and produced lots of new animals suitable for your Halloween Zoos.
Winter Wolf
Warg
Red Worg
Honey Island Swamp Monster
Mongolian Death Worm
Bull of Bagburry
Crescent Lake Monster
Black Cat
Agropelter
New Building
Forest Petting Zoo
Author: Tek Design Team
For this you will need the latest updated DLL
Fall 2005 Pack
Author: ZooTek Design Team
Contains both Fall and Halloween items
Available at ZooTek Evolved
In keeping with the Halloween Season
October Individual Contest, Dare to visit the Isle of Radbourne. Details Here (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1145&hl=)
October Screenshot Contest, Autumn Hills Details Here (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1169&pid=7614&st=0&#entry7614)
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We have just updated the Fall 2005 Pack to remove the Halloween house as it should not have been there.
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Today's Nature News is now posted at Zoo Tek
Including the chimp that gave up smoking!
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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We are hoping to have lots of fun and interesting stuff for everyone this month, while we celebrate the first annual Boo Tek Oktoberfest. I have around 80 custom avatars made that I will personalize for anyone, games and contests and hopefully a new skin coming soon.
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Several things to announce.
The Dragon Riders Extravaganza ClubPack has been updated as the blue prisoner and the purple prisoner were crashing the games of some of those that did not have the american english version of ZT1. These have been fixed.
Building:
Borgs Tennishall by Jane
Paths
Turquoise Tiled Path by Genki
Old Tile Path by Genki
Animated Witch Statue by Jay. Many thanks to Jay who has kindly allowed the release of this item from his Angled Animation Pack available at Zookeeper's Lounge.
There are also various contest thread run by the clubs relating to the Halloween season
We have also started an International Section where our members can tell us about their countries, cultures and customs.
And of course there is the daily update of Nature News from around the world.
See you at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Two recent packs to announce
Secret Garden Pack
by Genkicoll
Halloween Statues
By Lupin Fan
At Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Latest download is the Lions Pride Pack made to anounce the Lions Pride Club.
We've now taken the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia through two versions. Each time it gets better. We are now on version 3!
You can now group the topics together & we are rebuilding from new. Starting with the mammals, & working in alphabetical order, we are adding wild, domestic & extinct animals bit by bit. You can actually see them here
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
If you check the link for ZTNE. Come & see whats back, we have all the wild, domestic & prehistoric bovines, camels & deer listed.
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The Secret Garden Pack by Genkicoll has been updated so all items are now water placeable apart from the path and bench.
Watch for Secret Garden 2 coming soon.
Also the Nature Encyclopedia now has all the Artiodactyla, all of the known living & extinct whales, porpoises & dolphins. Every breed of dog recognised by the British & American Kennel clubs and a few that aren't completing all domestic dogs and all prehistoric dogs have been done too. All the big cats & their hybrids have now been added.
This is a great resourse for designers making animals so come take a look.
Available at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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"We've been busy on the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia today.Firstly,the core of the domestic cat breeds are now listed.There are some beautiful animals listed there.
In addition,we've added all the prehistoric cat genera.Not all the cat like families ,we will be tidying up the extinct Carnivora once we've added all the living families.These are the extinct members of the family Felidae! (We have a rule that unless it is a mammal made extinct by man we don't include anything below genus level.)
Just to give you an idea about animal classification,a genus is a group of similar species;Domestic cats,& similar species are genus Felis,Lions,tigers etc are genus Panthera!.
Here endeth your zoology lesson.Come & take a look,& if you know of a cat breed we ain't covered point us in the direction of the information!
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=id (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx")
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Hi folks
Genki has been busy again and produced a new pack of paths the Colored Brick Path Pack from the Brick Garden Theme Pack in FIVE new colors! Red, Green, Teal, Orange and Purple to go along with the original Brown and Tan.
Nature Encyclopedia updates include: all the living mongooses, the nimravids (false sabretooths), hyaenas (both living & extinct), all the living skunks & stink badgers, all the badgers & otters, details of the ferret & mink colour varieties, all the wild weasels, all the wolverines & extinct mustelids, walruses & sea lions, the living true seals, all the living & extinct seals,& all the living racoons, all living & extinct bears, the last of the bear dogs of the family Amphicyonidae.
This means that we have completed the third big order of mammals since ZTNE reopened,the Carnivora.
Appropriately for the day bats were added to ZTNE;even more appropriately many of those added tonight are Tomb Bats!
Some weather,mineral & anthropological stuff is now back. The Weather Guide is complete. The guide to Cryptozoology is started.
Come and check us out at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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This months Screenshot contest is up:
Waterfall City Screenshot Contest
run by Genkicoll
Details Here (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1506&hl=)
New downloads which will be absolutely great for this theme:
Animated Water Paths
by genkicoll
THREE animated water paths in this pack. Fresh water, salt water and a waterfall path
Animated Waterfall Fences
by Genkicoll
There are 7 different fences, which will span cliff-faces from 1-7 levels
Secret Garden Pack, Part II
by Genkicoll & Voolfie
7 animated fountains, a variety of potted plants, a new gazing globe, garden angel statue, matching scenery-only buildings, 3 arches, and an aqueduct that can also be used as an arch
Come and check them out at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New Contest and new download
In order to honour and thank the creator of the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia for all the amazing hard work in it we have made a pack containing a gem shop, two Cromer lighthouses, crab shack, museum and Cromer lighthouse museum, plus his two dogs Snowy and Dexter. All the buildings are working and the lighthouses even contain a foghorn
The contest is a screenshot one focusing on these items and the Cromer area Details Here (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1521&hl=)
Do come and have a look at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New download
Resort Cottage
by Jane
Available at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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A small announcement
If you visit Zoo Tek regularly you will have noticed that the Nature Encyclopedia has been unavailable for a few weeks.This is because of conflicts between the forum software & the Encyclopedia software which we have been unable to resolve.
However,in order not to lose this valuable resource we have taken the step of creating a seperate site for the Encyclopedia,on a server located away from the Zoo Tek server.
Those of you who managed to see the new layout before the IT problems will be glad to hear that we will be retaining the format we had,with seperate guides for each type of animal;our intention is to reproduce as many of the features we had at the old Zoo Tek site but to present them to you in a more orderly fashion.
The Encyclopedia will be back up in a day or two.
Now we also need to let you know what we intend,& if anyone out there in the ZT Community wishes to help they would be more than welcome.Our own ambition is to list all the vertebrate animals ,& we have enough sources of information on anthropology & geology to keep us going for a while to come.After all,we've listed all the known living mammals twice over,& birds & reptiles once already!
We'd like to have a section on plants,so if there are any budding botanists out there who would like some input let us know.And if we have any astronomers who would fancy having an astronomy guide,then please come forward.
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New Download
ZooTek Christmas Pack 2005
By ZooTek Design Team
This pack of Christmas odds and ends has all the items you will needto build a fantastic Christmas scene in your zoos. Many thanks to Fern and Jay for providing rotations.
Available at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New Downloads at Zootek
Victorian Christmas Pack
by Savannahjan
Lynx Print Path
Cow Print Path
by Genkicoll
New Buildings by Jane
Ye ole Grocery
Artic Outhouse
The Updated ZooTek dll is required for these buildings
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...?showtopic=1766 (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1766)
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New Downloads
Two new paths by our favourite path person Genki
Ocelot Print Pat
Giraffe Print Path
available at Zootek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Three new building downloads
Jane´s Bistro
Redwood Lodge
Skidome
all by Jane
These all need the updated dll file
Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New ZT1 animal to download
White Boomer
by Icepengwyn
Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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ZooTek Evolved [/SIZE]
would like to wish all the members and guests of Zoo Admin
Merry Christmas
May your day be filled with joy, peace and laughter
and a Happy New Year.
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New Downloads for the New Year.
Four new paths by Genkicoll
Sand Cat Path
Sharkskin Path
Snow Leopard Path
Zebra Print Path
New Packs
The Lion's Pride Christmas Pack
by Lupin Fan
Winter Fun Pack
by Savannahjan
Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Well....
We've got our Encyclopedia more or less to the stage we had ZTNE v3 at before the software fouled up.
And updates will continue.
All the known living placental mammals, save the rodents, the insectivores & the bats, are now shown, including scientific name. All of the domestic mammals, save the domestic rodents.
At present we do not have this in the new version but we do have listings for almost all of the prehistoric mammals before the marsupials as well as most of the prehistoric marsupials.
As to the wild mammals we have all the living carnivores, cetaceans, ungulates both odd & even toed, elephants, sea cows, hyraxes, lagomorphs, primates; just count out rodents, bats & insectivores.
We need to catch up on the prehistoric mammals. Our intention is to add a reference to every prehistoric mammal genus & an illustration. I don't intend to add prehistoric mammals where they have living representatives except in the case of very well known ones; cave bear, cave lion.
Once caught up, the Encyclopedia is going to be one of the finest resources for ANYONE in the Zoo Tycoon Community. We hope you will make good use of it!
You can access the Nature Encyclopedia here
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...dex.php?act=idx (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...dex.php?act=idx)
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New ZT1 Download
Brick-themed Garden Pack, Part II
by Genkicoll
Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New ZT1 download
Olde Town Cobblestone Path
Antiqued Brick Path
By Genkicoll
Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Here is an update for you on the progress of our Nature Encyclopedia
Mammal orders so far complete include the living wild,domestic & extinct members of these still existing orders
Monotremata;Egg laying mammals
Artiodactyla;Even Toed Ungulates
Cetacea;whales,dolphins & porpoises
Perrisodactyla;Odd Toed Ungulates
Tubulidentata;Aardvarks
Carnivora;Carnivores
Hyracoidea;Hyraxes
Lagomorpha;Hares,Pikas & Rabbits
Macroscelidea;Elephant shrews
Pholidota;pangolins
Primates;monkeys apes & their relatives
And every genus listed for the following completely extinct orders
Notoungulata;Notoungulates
Triconodonta;Triconodonts
Multituberculata;Multituberculates
Kuehnotheria;basal mammals
Gondwanatheria;gondwanatheres
Holotheria;Holotheres
Docodonta;basal mammals
Cladotheria;dryolestids & their relatives
Allotheria;multituberculates
Australophenida ;Australophenids
Ausktribosphenida ;Ausktribosphenids
Boreosphenida;boreosphenids
And next to be added are the prehistoric elephants.Come & see.....
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
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Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four
Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four
Company sound off!
Ho, the aim of our patrol
Is a question rather droll
For to march and drill
Over field and hill
Is a military goal!
Is a military goal!
Hup two three four
Dress it up two three four
Hup two three four
Dress it up two three four
By the ranks or single file
Over every jungle mile
Oh we stamp and crush
Through the underbrush
In a military style!
In a military style!
Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four"
Now we don't usually quote Disney at you,but there aren't too many songs that we can think of about elephants.The reason elephants are on our minds is that we have just added all of the prehistoric proboscideans to the Nature Encyclopedia.
There are currently three living species of elephant,with zoologists debating the existence of a further two,pigmy species in Africa & Asia respectively;but there are also three hundred extinct species in the order.
As we promised,we have listed most of them by genus only,but we have added some of the better known Mammoth species.
Check it out
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...p?act=idx (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forum...p?act=idx)
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Today's update for PPNE :w00t
"Well,our researches for the Encyclopedia have revealed several more genera of extinct Pangolins,which we will be adding in the next few days.
However,the main point to this post is to introduce you to a couple of mammal groups you may or may not have heard of.
Lets start with the superorder Ferae.Broadly speaking these are the animals which zoologists define as being Carnivore like.This doesn't mean they all eat meat though.One of the orders in this group you will know,the Carnivora,already completed in our Encyclopedia.Those who like prehistoric mammals will doubtless know of the second member of the group,the Creodonta,the creodonts.
The third is not so familiar.It's the Cimolesta.These range from small insectivore like mammals to quite large creatures,but like the creodonts no cimolestids are living today.
The second new group to the Encyclopedia are members of the Ungulata,that vast assemblage of mammals which covers elephants,hyraxes,whales,odd & even toed ungulates as well as a curious assembly of other mammals (as if the ones we have already mentioned were not curious enough as it is!).Those who still play ZT1 may well use one of it's members,the Macruachenia,in their zoos.
Macrauchenia is the most famous of a group of extinct ungulates called the Litopterns.These too,are making an appearance in PPNE as I complete the listings of the larger placental mammals!
Click the link & take a look.
Click here to go to PPNE! (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx")
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Downloads Available at ZooTek Evolved (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
Prof Paul Pack
Buildings
Snowmobile Rentals
ZooGrammys Management Inc.
Cinema JabberJaw
Spa Savannahjan
Alicia´s Lodge
Neil´s Nightspot
Snowy Friendship Inn
ZooTek Lattes
ZooTek village skischool
ZooTek Village Ski Rentals
ZooTek Honeymoon Cabins
Zoo Tek Kids Korall
The ZooTek Savy Sauna
Real Estate
Mountain Chalet
Mc Beths Burger
Beths Snack Shack
ZooTek Bank
Updated Buildings
Keepers Taverna
Keepers Giftshop
The Updated ZooTek dll is required for these buildings
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Back by popular demand, it's time to...
Get ready for your Mystery Date! [/b][/i][/SIZE]
Ever heard the terms "The blind leading the blind", "Flying blind" :cool or "Turning a blind eye"? Have you ever been on a blind date? Ever had a blind date that lasted for a whole month? In honor of Valentine's Day, all our friends at ZA are cordially invited to join in the fun for the ZooTek February individual zoobuilding contest;
:wub Mystery Date :wub
Your mission: To build a small zoo with your mystery date...before you meet them! Zoobuilding partners will be chosen randomly and will not be revealed until the contest results are announced. For those of you who did not participate in the Mystery Date contest last August, you may be wondering how we are going to manage that....well, join in and you'll find out!
If you are interested in taking part in this fun contest, please send me a PM, along with a valid e-mail address.
NOTE: Please do not volunteer to take part in the contest unless you can commit to build half of a small zoo with your mystery partner. We must have at least 6 contestants to stage this contest. Pairings will begin on February 1st, or when we have a sufficient number of contestants.
Get ready for your Mystery Date! [/SIZE]
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Hi everyone! I just realized I didn't specify if this was a ZT1 or ZT2 contest (Thanks, Yellowrose!). We ran this contest last August for ZT1 only and it was so much fun! We had by far our best contest participation ever. But many people now focus primarily on ZT2. I have decided that we will also offer the contest for ZT2 if we get at least 6 people to participate. We already have 10 ZT1 players so pairings will begin today.
Hope you will join in the fun! :D
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For those of you who love the Brick-themed Garden packs that I did over at Tek, I've just released a matching decorative brick fence that you can download from the Fences area of the Tek download area :D
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new Beautiful path
by our Path Queen Genkicoll
Valentine Stepping Stones
you find it at
ZooTek (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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New Beautiful Pack from our
Wonderful Brandi
Fairytale Items
To be found at ZooTek (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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Work has been proceeding well on the Nature Encyclopedia.
Our Guide to Geology is just about complete.
In the Guide to Reptiles (which mostly contains the extinct ones) you can find all the known phytosaurs,sauropods,prosauropods,ceratopsians & pachycephalosaurs
The Guide to Mammals has all the living dormice,pocket mice,kangaroo rats,pocket gophers,jerboas,jumping mice,gundis,scaly tailed flying squirrels,hutias,Old & New World porcupines,spiny rats & cave rats,tuco tucos,agoutis & cavies (wild & domestic) shown.
The Guide to Birds includes a few varieties of domestic fowl!
You can check it all out here
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php (http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php)
We also have a few new downloads: Genki's Themed Trash Bins, Genki's UP Elevator, and Genki's Tall Walls. Oh and her flowering vine path. We have a terrific Recycling Centre by Coeur de Lion, and Red and Green Observation areas by Toodlepops. :)
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Spring has sprung at Tek! Rumor has it that a few special.. well.. a bit o green may be soon spotted.. stay tuned
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A shimmer of gold at the rainbow's end.. but the fun is just starting for you, our friends! Wander on over to Tek tomorrow bright and early and get in on the fun!
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Zoo-tek Evolved Forums will be down for maintenance today, April 19th, for maintenance to fix a few problems with the boards. It will be back bigger and better than ever by tomorrow~!
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Zoo-tek is back online~!
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Today's Nature News is now posted at Zoo Tek
PLUS
Well,I just added the Red Kangaroo to PPNE.You can find it in PP's Guide to Mammals.
Big deal,I hear you cry,you've added loads of mammals to PPNE.What makes the Red Kangaroo any different?
Well,the simple fact that I have now been working solidly on PPNE since December 2005;five months more or less.Now if you've been around the ZT community for a while,as I have,you will know that PP's Nature Encyclopedia was preceded by two versions known as the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia;both listed every known living wild mammal.
The reason I mention this is,with the addition of the Red Kangaroo,PPNE too lists every known living wild mammal.(If any more are discovered,& three species have been,two monkeys,one rodent since I began this project I'm expecting more to be found.I will add them as information becomes available!)
BUT
In addition PPNE contains a comprehensive listing of the domestic mammals too.
The greatest difference between ZTNE & PPNE is that PPNE also includes a VERY comprehensive listing of the extinct mammal genera,ZTNE NEVER had this.Again,if more extinct mammals are discovered I will add them in as well!
This means you can now browse 10,981 listings in PP's Guide to Mammals,which I can confidently say is one of the most comprehensive mammal websites anywhere on the Internet!
Please come & take a look :D
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php"
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Zoo Tek Weekly Update!
Hello all fellow ZooTycooners! Time for the weekly ZooTek update! Please come over and check out all the wonderful things we have going on.
First of all I want to say welcome back to Ghirin who has more time now that school is out to create and has been working hard for us. She has even released her Pig-nosed Turtle to the delight of our Wonderful Webmaster Crazy Turtle.
Also Genkicoll has created another wonderful scenery items called Oases. And by popular demand has combined all her Brick themed Garden packs. She does such a wonderful job.
The May screenshot contest is brought to us by Genki! She wants a desert-themed screenshot and any and all downloads are allowed come join in the fun.
Since CT has updated the site he has been working very hard on more skins and surprises as he goes. Please keep checking in for more updates.
And also please keep checking back because next month is our 3-year anniversary and we have tons of great stuff planned for everyone.
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It's about a week since we last updated you on progress at PPNE.Well,as you know the Guide to Mammals is mostly complete,we've added a few recently discovered mammal species,& as new ones turn up they will be added too.
Work is progressing nicely on the Guide to Birds.So far we have all the ratites listed,the penguins,grebes,loons,mesites,moas,domestic fowl of many types,flamingos,tinamous,trogons,button quail & several extinct birds for you to browse.
Today's Nature News is now posted at Zoo Tek,including a story about the first ever polar x grizzly bear found in the wild.:blink:
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
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Where is ZooTek?
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Hi, all. I have just heard from Crazy Turtle. Please see his message below:
Something has gone really wrong. I am working to correct the problem. It may take a couple of days to fix. It was not hacked or anything like that, whatever went wrong is internal and was apparently caused by a corrupt file that I used. I am the source of disruption. Oops! The problem is really based in the download system, but it is causing problems everywhere. All of the downloads are safe, it is just a problem with the way the system itself functions. I may have to take the site offline to get this fixed. So sorry,
Crazy Turtle
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thanks for that info - i saw a post at zootek called forum problems but when i tried clicking on it to find out i got a database error - so glad its not just me. hope things get back to normal asap.
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Here is an update from PP
While Tek is down I've continued work on PPNE.We've added all the typical owls of the family Strigidae,& two families of extinct owls.The scops owls alone took three days!
In addition I'm adding the suchians,the crocs & their relatives to the Reptiles guide.
Normally I'd advise you to look via Tek
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
But in case you can't while the board is down take a direct look.
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Here's the poop on Zootek.
We had a problem within the downloads system that affected access and management. I was attempting to fix that problem when a problem came up which cascaded across the entire site by damaging the main database. In order to make repairs I have taken the site completely offline until sometime Monday the 22nd. I have to rebuild part of the database and some key areas of the site. The downloads are all completely safe. We may lose some of the more recent posts though. The site was not hacked in any way. I will get us back up shortly.
Thank you for your patience while I work to get us running again.
Crazy Turtle
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Thanks for stopping in to let us know CT. Best of luck and we hope you get it all straightened out Ok. Look forward to seeing ZTE back up and available for visitors.
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All the amazons & most of the cockatoos are now listed in PPNE
While the board is down take a direct look.
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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"Well,we've now finished all of the owls & we've started a new section in PP's Guide to Birds for parrots.There are,as usual,seperate sections for living & extinct types,& there is also a section with pictures of the domestic colour varieties.Here,as work progresses,you will find the different colour varieties of budgies,cockatiels etc,although at the moment there are only lovebirds & colour morphs of the Lineolated Parakeet in there.
All the amazons & most of the cockatoos are now listed in PPNE
While the board is down take a direct look.
http://www.ppne.co.uk/ "
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As we type this (it's almost 8.45pm British time) Tek is,unfortunately,still offline.I'm sure that as Crazy Turtle promised it will be back sometime today;after all,in New York it's 3.45 pm,in LA it's 12.45 & in Hawaii it's 9.45 am.
Many of you have popped in from all over the ZT Community,from Zoo Admin,from Zookeeper's lounge,from Zoo Tycoon Gold,& also form the link at Zoo Tek itself.Just over 2000 visits have been paid to PPNE since yesterday.It's nice to see this resource is being used by everyone major site in the community.
We have some more new stuff for you.For a start,in the Guide to Anthropology many more Australian Aboriginal Tribes have been added.We have data awaiting processing on the Maori Tribes as well,& eventually this section will even include the Scottish clans!
A few more biographies of Great Naturalists have been added,& in the special articles section complete lists of British Mammals & Birds have been added.As this is an international community & you want to see a bird or mammal list for your own country added let the compiler of PPNE know when Tek is back up.
Most of the work is going on with the Guide to Birds,with many wild parrots & domestic parrot colour varieties added.
In addition we are continuing to add prehistoric crocodiles as well.
Until Tek is back up,take a peek direct
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Well,what have we been adding to PPNE today?
Firstly,we are still moving towards a complete listing of all the suchians,the crocodiles & their relatives,in the reptiles guide.As,compared to some reptiles,there are relatively few living species we're going to break our normal rule.What we've been doing with the reptiles so far is to only add the extinct ones,where there are no LIVING examples of that type left.When we added the Tuataras,as there were only two living species we added those in anyway.We will do the same with the living crocs.
In the meantime the evenings are currently taken up,as with the last few days,with adding parrots.There are many genera (plural of genus,a genus being a group of closely related species) of parrot which only had a few species;including the Grey Parrot,Psittacus,which gives the name to the entire family & order of birds.We've done a sweep of these smaller genera & added them tonight.The parrots are by no means finished,so please check in regularly.
We've added a few of the cockatiel colour varieties as well.
The last thing tonight is that we have also added all the known prehistoric parrots.In PPNE there is a rule that,unless the animal is well known,like the Cave Lion or the Dire Wolf,or recently extinct,then if the genus has living species the prehistoric one's aren't listed in PPNE.Well,we found precisely FOUR prehistoric parrots,in their own family,which we have added.
It seems that although Tek is still down you can visit PPNE via the link there.If you can then please click
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
If you can't,then click
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Well,with Tek still being down work continues on PPNE.
Todays additions include 31 species of parrot across a range of types,from hanging parrots to grass parrots;& 25 domestic colour varieties of grass parrot.You can see these in PP's Guide to Birds.Most bird guides give you the wild birds,PP gives you the lot!We are hoping to add a piece on colour mutations in cage birds in due course!
In addition in Paul's guide to reptiles a further five prehistoric crocodile families make their appearance in PP's Guide to Reptiles,including the recently discovered one nicknamed Godzilla!
If you can access the link at Zoo Tek please try from here
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
If not,try this
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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:original: Hope The Site Gets Back To Normal, Cause Your Building And Pack Download I Really Miss And I Just Started To Play Zoo Tycoon On Monday. So No Pressure, Please Hurry With The Site So I Can Get the buildings Again! :original:
Again, No Dang pressure....:original:
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Well,unfortunately the main Tek site is still down,but as PPNE is unaffected,work still continues.New species of parrot continue to appear in the Guide to Birds,but what may be of more interest to you is the fact that the Guide to Reptiles now has a comprehensive listing of living & extinct alligators & caimans.In actual fact,Deinosuchus,which is commonly considered to be a crocodile,is more closely related to the American Alligator than it is to the Nile Crocodile.Designers for both ZT1 & ZT2 may well find some interesting crocodiles to make using the existing species.
If you are able to use the link at Zoo Tek please do
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
but if you can't,then until the site is back here is a direct link
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Two important announcements ref PPNE today,both concerning the completion of two major animal groups.A complete listing of both prehistoric,domestic & parrots now appears in the Guide to Birds,including some hybrid macaws.
In the Guide to Reptiles,we have also completed the listings of the living & extinct crocodiles,alligators & their relatives.
The next groups to be tackled will be the tube nosed seabirds & we may possibly look at prehistoric amphibians as well.
If you can still access the front page for Zoo Tek (the main site is STILL down)
http://www.zootek.thecrazyturtle.com/forums/index.php
or if you can't,here is a direct link
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Well,another busy day for PPNE.
A few more Aboriginal tribes & great naturalists have been added.In addition,all the albatrosses,all the storm petrels,all the diving petrels & many of the shearwaters have now been added.
While the main site is down click here
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Well,here we go.While the man Tek site is down,We have,with the help of Pepe Starr of Zoo Tycoon Gold,set Tek up with a summer holiday home.Somewhere to stay while the old place is being renovated! We hope that CrazyTurtle will have hair left on his head after this is all over :blink:
Pop by!
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/ (http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/)
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Will The New Site Have The Downloads, Are do will have to wait until the main site reopens?
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For right now no the site won't have downloads but if you need one most of us have them all and you can request them to be emailed to you just send one of the admin a pm and we will make sure you get your downloads : :) :
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If Can't Post This, Then It Can Be Removed.
Thanks For Your Help, I've Sent You A PM About what I Want And The PM Also has My E-mail Address in it As Well.
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Well,with our temporarysite up & running,we've spent today,a Bank Holiday in the UK,adding Honeyguides,Woodpeckers & Australian Aborigine tribes to PPNE.It's been to dull to do much outside,typically British summer weather! It's about 4.15 p.m. here,so we will add a few more tonight.
Now many people visit Tek for the downloads & although the main site is down,the downloads are all safe.Because of the limited amount of space we have at the site we cannot make the downloads available there.
However, Fern has kindly volunteered to list the various ZooTek downloads by category. If you need any of these downloads, please PM one of the staff. Be sure to include your e-mail address in your PM, as we have very limited space here on this temporary forum. We will try to get the downloads you need out to you as soon as possible.
Just to be clear, send your e-mail address in a private message (PM) only. For your own protection, please don't list your e-mail address publicly .
Please come along to our holiday home!
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travell...dex.php?act=idx
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I am requesting you not post your downloads requests here as this is for site updates only.
Please visit the temporary Zoo Tek site with the link in Cristi's post and post your request there or PM Cristi, Brandi, or savannahjan here at ZA with your request.
Thank you
Yellowrose
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Sorry about that Yellowrose I copied that announcement from another site and didn't think about what it was saying. I meant to say send all request in a pm :blushing:
We are up and running and are doing our best to send anyone who needs downloads their request. It may take some time but we are doing our best. We will update you all more as we find out when our home with be back up and running.
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Well as some of you already know Crazy Turtle, Jan and Brandi are working hard to get our home back up and running again. We hope to see it open soon but for now you can visit our vacation home and here are some updates for PPNE!
I've added all the prehistoric woodpeckers to PPNE.Well,to be precise,I've added the only known prehistoric woodpecker.In addition,I've added the genus Dendropicus,from the Old World,& Melanerpes,from the new.
There are some more prehistoric amphibians in there too!
In addition todays Nature News is now posted.
We hope the main site will be back in a day or so;in the meantime click here!
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?act=idx
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Zoo Tek Weekly Update!
Hello all fellow ZooTycooners! Time for the weekly ZooTek update! Please come over and check out all the wonderful things we have going on.
Well it’s been a very very long month with so many issues but thankfully we are getting them all worked out now. Crazy Turtle has been working hard (but not to hard) and has our downloads system back up now we are going to make sure we fill it back up for you. He is also almost done with the arcade which is a big request lately.
We already have June’s screenshot contest on the way with Brandi wanting a creative Rainforest scene. She already has several entries and I know wants tons more so flood her email account PLEASE!!
We have a new club forming and also other clubs who will be looking for members to join in their fun. Come check it out!
Now for some nature news…
BOOBIES!
BOOBIES! BOOBIES! BOOBIES! BOOBIES!:blushing:
There.Now I have your attention (for whatever reason),I am pleased to announce that work on PPNE is proceeding smoothly.In the guide to Amphibians we are adding the Temnospondyls bit by bit.
The guide to birds is of interest.As you know we are adding the Pelicans & their relatives at the moment.This evening we've added a few of the prehistoric types,you may find the Penguin Boobies of interest,& all the living gannets & boobies are now listed as well.
I've added all of the living & prehistoric cranes to ppne,as well as the trumpeters,the kagu & several extinct relatives.There's no Nature News today,so go take a look!
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
Hope to see you all soon!
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"I just noticed it's been a week since I updated you on the progress of the Nature Encyclopedia over at Zoo Tek.
What's been added?
Well,more of the Australian Aborigine Tribes are now listed,& we have more biographies of Great Naturalists.
A lot of the work in the last week has been on PP's Guide to Birds.He's finished adding the Gruiformes,the cranes & their relatives,including the extinct ones.Did you know Phorusrhacos was related to the coots you see on your local ponds? Come over & take a look!
The other big group of birds he's been working on are the Galliformes,the game birds,& here we have added details of domestic,living,extinct & hybrid species,so far we have completed the pheasant,grouse,turkey & quail families,we have the curassows & the megapodes to do,& also some interesting prehistoric families which have no living representatives to add.
In PPl's Guide to Amphibians he is still adding the Temnospondyls,a group whicj is now completely extinct.There are several which rather resemble crocodiles now listed!
Well,as the link is still down at Tek,take a look here
http://www.ppne.co.uk/index.php.
HOWEVER
Work is still going on to get Tek back & better than ever.As I type Tek staff are beavering away to rebuild the arcade & the download areas,& already many of the wonderful creations made by Tek designers are once more available for download.
Today's Nature News is also posted,so please use this link
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/
To enjoy all these!"
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Again it's been a good few days since an update on both Tek & PPNE.
The arcade continues to grow,new games are still being added.
Today's Nature News is also posted,for both of those click here
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/
Now the direct link to PPNE has not yet been restored,so for the time being we will continue to post direct links.In our last post I mentioned that all the known domestic,extinct & living game birds had been added.Well,firstly,in the Guide to Birds we've done the same for the waterfowl,including some VERY interesting hybrids.There is even a Whooper X Mute Swan there.
All of the living bustards are now in PPNE.This is a group of old world birds,found in grassland habitats across Europe,Asia & Africa,living lifestyles not dissimilar to the pheasants you see on open ground.
All the living puffbirds are now in PPNE.This is a group of birds,formerly grouped with the woodpeckers & toucans,now given their own grouping.
There are no known fossil species.
All the Jacamars are now in PPNE .These are South American birds which greatly resemble kingfishers but are not closely related.Again there are no fossils known.
In The Guide to Amphibians,we've added all the Temnospondyls.The only group we haven't touched is the Lissamphibia,which houses the modern species.
the Guide to Fish is now open,with a few prehistoric species listed.
To see all this,click here
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Three new things today over at Zoo Tek
Firstly,todays Nature News is posted.
Secondly ,there are a few changes in PPNE.
We've made a couple of alteratations to the mammal section today,based on the latest genetic research.The Southern & Northern White Rhinos are now treated as seperate species,the Wild Bactrian camel is split from the Domestic one,& there are new species of recently discovered mouse & tree kangaroo added.
In the bird section we've added all the kingfishers,most of the hornbills & a newly discovered species of parrot.
Thirdly,in the Zoo Tek University we have reopened the Zoo Tycoon Brains Trust.Long standing members of the ZT Community may remember this,it was a listing of the animals from ZT1 & suggested animals to make for them.Many of the animal downloads at Tek were based on idea's in the Brains Trust.
What we are now doing is to rebuild the Brains Trust bit by bit;but rather than have long lists of animals as we did before,we are suggesting groups of animals which could be made,& linking you into the relevant pages of PPNE so you can pick the animals for yourself.
Take a look
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/
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This contest will be open to everyone with a deadline of August 31st.
The theme is "Show Me Some Shell"
The special guest judge for this contest will be me, Crazy Turtle. I want to see your very best turtle/tortoise screenshots. Have a favorite turtle exhibit? How about an entire turtle themed area of your zoo? Or maybe you snapped a picture of the shelled one(s) just being goofy? I am making this a screenshot contest so that you can use any downloads, from any site! Send the screenshots all to webmaster@thecrazyturtle.com
There will be a winner selected from ZT1 and a winner selected from ZT2.
And here is the best part =>
I will be awarding the winners with a custom title of their choice, to be displayed under their name on the forums. To see what I mean just go to any thread I have posted in and look under my name. You will see that it says "Shelled Wonder". Your choice will show up right there. Of course the choice you make will have to meet the approval of the Admins.
So let's get those shots in, "Show Me Some Shell"!
We also have several new downloads,including 2 new fabulous bears by Ghirin.
As always, nature news and more from PP.
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I'm baaack!
AS we draw closer to the anniversary of our big move,strange events seem to be taking place. At the moment we appear to have some sort of mutiny on our hands.. pirates are showing up in droves ;)
This weekend we also have several new downloads for both ZT1 and 2, so come over and see what's happening at Tek:)
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September Tekkiversary!
Join us in the 15 days of the Tek anniversarsy. We have downloads to add each day, new contests, like the Pirate Adventure zoo building contest, the Tresaure Hunt, and more to come. And we are still waging war on the pirates who have bombarded the site.
Come join the hunt!
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?act=idx)
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We have had severeal new downloads added the past 2 days,Ghirin has been super busy making some awesome new dinos! We have the pirates on the run,and a new hide and seek zoo has been posted. Come on over and check it out :)
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So many new downloads, I don't know where to begin! From Ghirin's awesome new dinos, to the Dragon Riders cool new medieval packs there is sure to be something around you will like.
The Captain of the Pirates has come 'aboard" and apparently captured Crazy Turtle. Fun stuff everywhere!
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Tek seems to have become a rather odd place.We've just beaten off a pirate invasion & we now seem to have Simon Cowell & Paula Abdul hosting Tek Idol.
We have added well over 50 new downloads, zt1 and 2, don't miss any!
At least there's some sanity in PPNE,there a loads more perching birds added & today's Nature news is there too
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php
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In Member Chat you will find several threads for nominating people and sites for various awards. Member of the Year, Best Non Tek Site, Best Tek Designer, Zoo Tycoon Hall of Fame...
Please give us your opinions for nominations and voting will be open next week:)
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ZooTek is home of the best ZT1 DL, the elevated bridge! It's SOO cool! I use it in every zoo!
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I love all the buildings that Zoo Tek has, especially the kindergarten Center.
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You are cordially invited to Giggleworthy Manor,Friday October 13th. Please RSVP (http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3182&pid=20697&st=0&#entry20697) if you plan on attending the...festivities.Please join us in celebrating Earl Giggleworthy's 95 years on Earth
Introducing Tek's first Murder Mystery Event!:pinch:
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:holmes: Here is the latest on Zoo Tek from our own Professor!:hearye:
Well,what have we been up to over at Tek?
Well,we have a whole section for November,Novembertek,with articles relating to the month of November.In the US you finish the month with Thanksgiving,we start it with Guy Fawkes Night.
There are a whole load of recipes for those who like cooking including a host of good British recipes & you can find these here.
There is also more Memorably Bad Music for you to enjoy in Posts Gone Wild,& a new topic on animal sounds with links to some amazing recordings in Member Chat.
As ever,there is the latest Nature News from around the world,& a whole section for animal webcams,where you can watch animals live.
PPNE contnues to grow & celebrates it's first anniversary at the end of November .It's been ages since we updated you on it,so rather than list what has been added,let's look at what hasn't.It's easier.
At the moment we are working on the Guide to Birds.It's going very well.In fact as of today there are only TWO bird families which remain to be added!
Come & see!
http://www.zoo-tek.com/forums/index.php
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I have copied this over from ZKL posted there by Prof Paul
I'm not sure what has happened,but the main Tek Site seems to be down.I have reopened our back up site,so we can at least keep you informed as to what is happening.
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/
We are also now adding the turtles & tortoises to PPNE,until things get back to normal please use this link.
http://www.ppne.co.uk/
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Hi everybody,
Well, Zoo Tek Evolved is, unfortunately, still down, but life continues.
Our back up site, which you can find here : ZooTek Travelling (http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?act=idx) has filled up quite nicely,& there are lots of interesting topics to look at.
If you are looking for a particular Tek download, let us know & we will do our best to get it to you.
We’ve also posted today’s Zoo & Nature News, more memorably Bad music & if you fancy a spot of cookery, Roman style, we have some interesting Roman recipes.
Tek will be Tek, the location is irrelevant!!!
ZooTek Travelling (http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?act=idx)
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When I try to log in, it says it doesn't have my account
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At Zoo Tek Travelling you have to register a new account. Accounts from Zoo Tek are not the same as in Zoo Tek Travelling.
Hope this helps, if not PM me or another Zoo Tek Staff.
Thanks
Pepe
(Zoo Tek Advisor)
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Thank you Pepe! Yes sorry you have to reregister as this is a different board since the old one is down for now. And here is the latest for our famous Professor!
"What's going on at & with Tek?
You'd think,with the main site being down,there'd not be much.You'd be wrong.
We are getting ready for Christmas,so we have many interesting recipes in our kitchen section,you can discuss wine,& drinks for the festive season.You can even post your own.
We are writing a detective novel.Come & contribute.We have Room 101,where you can discuss your pet hates,& Desert Island Discs,where you can tell us about your favourite music.In Gardener's Question Time you can share hints & tips.
You can link into not only European & American bird calls,but other animals sounds as well,from snakes to whales.
We can offer you our normal arcade,but we have linked in to some darn good games.
& of course,PPNE continues to grow.All the Agamas & most of the Chameleons are now in!
Take a look.Still enough to keep a Tekkie happy,& if you haven't signed up then please do;& if you have ,sign in!
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/ (http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/)
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A little up-date from Prof Paul : bounce:
Here's the new one
It's about a week since I got around to telling you what's going on at Tek.
Well, firstly, we have our arcade back, thanks to Pepe Starr & Dizzy.
We've opened a Christmas section, including a special section on bad seasonal music (you have not lived until you've heard Bette Davis sing Feliz Navidad!) & work has started on our novel.
Come & add something.
There's more Bad Music in it's usual home, & we've added some more links to animal calls, you can find those all in Professor Paul's Study.
PPNE continues to grow. Since our last update, we have added the basilisks (Corytophanidae ), the collared lizard (Crotaphytidae ), the clubtails ( Hoplocercidae ), the iguanas Iguanidae), the Madagascan Iguanas (Opluridae), the North American Spiny Lizards (Phrynosomatidae) & most of the Anoles (Polychrotidae)
All of this wonderful stuff can be found if you join us here.
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php
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Another update from the Prof:
We are still busy at Tek for Christmas,hopefully in the New Year we can get a more permanent site set up.
In the last two weeks I've still been busy on PPNE,server problems meant we lost some files & had to re enter them.All the lost stuff has been restored,& there is a load of new stuff in there.You can now find all the anoles,the known living & extinct ground lizards from S America,the worm lizards,the glass lizards,the alligator lizards & the monitors.Next up I'm going to start on the snakes!
|n addition we've managed to track down a copy of the Zoo Tycoon Brains Trust,the original database for potential ZT animals.We thought this was lost when we moved the site in Sept 2005,we also lost ZTNE then as well.Many of the Tek downloads were from ideas I posted in there,& some may well apply to ZT2!
Come & say Merry Christmas,sign up if you haven't.
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/
And now, a word from our sponser...Oh, I mean, a little something from me! :D
We have a slew of new downloads available for the season, including new fences, paths, conifers, a Nativity set, new animals and I highly recommend Brandi's new Tek Town series of downloads, they are just beautiful! The downloads can be found here:
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?showforum=72
Great changes are coming, and we hope you'll all join us in our endeavors!
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And more from the Prof:
Just a little update,more on PPNE rather than the whole of Tek;
If you check it out,you’ll find most of the boas & pythons listed.There are a couple of smaller families to do,but the better known ones are now shown.
There’s also a new ichthyosaur added
Take a look
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travell...dex.php?act=idx
Genki's note: For those who don't know, PPNE is "Professor Paul's Nature Encyclopedia". :)
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An update from Paul on the 19th (sorry I missed it!)
Well,today is my last day at work until 8/1/7 (I'm changing jobs) & I have a lot more spare time,so PPNE should grow quite quickly.
We've now completed the main python family (Boidae) & added a couple of extinct marine reptile families.There's also a new icthyosaur,two new dinosaurs & three new living species of lemur listed! In addition all the prehistoric pythons & boas are now in PPNE (this is all new stuff,none of ut was ever in the various versions of the Zoo Tek Nature Encyclopedia).You'd be surprised where some of these were found.
You can find the asian pipe snakes,the mexican burrwing pythons,the dwarf boas & some of the shieldtail snakes in PPNE.
You can get at PPNE here
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travell...dex.php?act=idx
by clicking the link under the header.
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Exciting Holiday Happenings at Zoo Tek! Today we have new downloads for both ZT1 and ZT2.
First off, the ZT2 addition. We have a new reindeer variant done by Animalover - now you can have Rudolph the Reindeer in your zoo!
Next up are the ZT1 additions! Ghirin has made TEN new animals! They are:
1. The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager or E. onager) is one of the wild equines found in Asia. This animal is well adapted to dry habitats such as scrub, desert, and dry steppes.
2. Xenosmilus ("Strange knife") is a relatively newly described genus of saber-toothed cat. It was a heavily built feline approximately the size of a lion. The upper canine teeth were relatively short and broad.
3. Aegyptopithecus was an early hominid that lived in what is now modern day Egypt. At that time, Egypt was much more wet and humid.
4. The genus Attenborosaurus was named in honor of British naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Its fossils were found in Europe and were originally classified as a species of Plesiosaurus. (a Marine Mania animal)
5. Barbourofelis fricki ("Barbour's Cat") was a lion-sized member of the genus Barbourofelis from the family Nimravidae. Even though Barbourofelis strongly resembled the saber-toothed cats, the nimravids are no longer considered to be true felines due to distinct anatomical differences and are sometimes referred to as paleo-sabers or false saber-toothed cats.
6. Dryopithecus fontani was the European species of Dryopithecus. Other remains of Dryopithecus species have been found in Africa. This fossil ape was present in Europe during the Miocene era.
7. Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) are large birds related to eagles and hawks. They are social birds and are usually found in groups.
8. Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolis) is the largest species of falcon. This falcon is native to the arctic regions of the world. The color of the plummage is variable, with populations in Greenland and Iceland having the palest feathers.
9. The name Mbielu-mbielu-mbielu means "the animal with planks growing out of its back." This cryptid is from the Likouala swamp region of the Republic of Congo. The exact nature of Mbielu-mbielu-mbielu is unknown. Some think that it is similar to a stegosaur while others think that the cryptid is snake-like.
10. Protoceratops ("Before the horned-faces") is well known from numerous skeletons, ranging from young animals to adults. It was a common dinosaur from Cretaceous Mongolia.
Find all our newest downloads - from Santa to Navity sets to birds and extinct animals - by clicking this link:
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?showforum=72
Or just come by and visit our wonderful forum here:
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/
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Well,with it being the Holidays we are still adding to PPNE.All of the blind snakes & worm snakes are listed,& we've started on the venemous ones,we've finished the mole vipers & added some of the prehistoric ones too.
More to follow....in the meantime check here.
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/
We hope to have news on our PERMANENT home soon.:hearye:
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ZooTek will soon have a new site with all the old downloads availible
My buildings old and new ones can be found at my site
Annes (http://www.freewebs.com/janeanne57/)
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Zoo Tek has finally found its home! You can find us -
permanently - at http://www.zootekphoenix.com/
We are adding our downloads back in at a furious rate,
and we started with some of our newest creations,
including some that were saved for release at our new
home! You can find our 2006 Christmas downloads and
some NEW Christmas extras, brand new pathways and
more.
We should be ready to open the doors when the clock strikes Midnight
tonight, Pacific Coastal time. We're waiting to welcome
you, so COME CHECK OUT THE GRAND OPENING OF ZOO TEK
PHOENIX! http://www.zootekphoenix.com/
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Today's Nature & Environment news is posted at Tek
http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?act=idx
And PPNE continues to grow,we've added snail eating snakes,rat snakes & some water snakes,plus a selection of captive bred colour varieties.Until the link is up in the main site you can access it via this thread!
http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showforum=7
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Exciting Holiday Happenings at Zoo Tek! Today we have new downloads for both ZT1 and ZT2.
First off, the ZT2 addition. We have a new reindeer variant done by Animalover - now you can have Rudolph the Reindeer in your zoo!
Next up are the ZT1 additions! Ghirin has made TEN new animals! They are:
1. The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager or E. onager) is one of the wild equines found in Asia. This animal is well adapted to dry habitats such as scrub, desert, and dry steppes.
2. Xenosmilus ("Strange knife") is a relatively newly described genus of saber-toothed cat. It was a heavily built feline approximately the size of a lion. The upper canine teeth were relatively short and broad.
3. Aegyptopithecus was an early hominid that lived in what is now modern day Egypt. At that time, Egypt was much more wet and humid.
4. The genus Attenborosaurus was named in honor of British naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Its fossils were found in Europe and were originally classified as a species of Plesiosaurus. (a Marine Mania animal)
5. Barbourofelis fricki ("Barbour's Cat") was a lion-sized member of the genus Barbourofelis from the family Nimravidae. Even though Barbourofelis strongly resembled the saber-toothed cats, the nimravids are no longer considered to be true felines due to distinct anatomical differences and are sometimes referred to as paleo-sabers or false saber-toothed cats.
6. Dryopithecus fontani was the European species of Dryopithecus. Other remains of Dryopithecus species have been found in Africa. This fossil ape was present in Europe during the Miocene era.
7. Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) are large birds related to eagles and hawks. They are social birds and are usually found in groups.
8. Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolis) is the largest species of falcon. This falcon is native to the arctic regions of the world. The color of the plummage is variable, with populations in Greenland and Iceland having the palest feathers.
9. The name Mbielu-mbielu-mbielu means "the animal with planks growing out of its back." This cryptid is from the Likouala swamp region of the Republic of Congo. The exact nature of Mbielu-mbielu-mbielu is unknown. Some think that it is similar to a stegosaur while others think that the cryptid is snake-like.
10. Protoceratops ("Before the horned-faces") is well known from numerous skeletons, ranging from young animals to adults. It was a common dinosaur from Cretaceous Mongolia.
Find all our newest downloads - from Santa to Navity sets to birds and extinct animals - by clicking this link:
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/index.php?showforum=72
Or just come by and visit our wonderful forum here:
http://s4.invisionfree.com/Zoo_Tek_Travelling/
You can have Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer in your zoo? Sweet!:woot:
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Yep, you sure can! :D The forum has moved, so the links in the quote above are incorrect. You can find us at http://www.zootekphoenix.com/forums
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Exactly two weeks ago,I started to list the largest family of snakes,the Colubrids,in PPNE.
I finished the listing today;over 1800 living species & 22 prehistoric types.
I'm now starting on the Elapids;cobras,kraits & coral snakes.This family includes some of the most venomous creatures in the world.
PPNE can be reached here
http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showforum=7
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We're still busy updating our downloads database (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?automodule=downloads), with hundreds of our downloads already back in place. We also have some NEW downloads!
new for ZT1 (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showforum=23):
Phoenix statue, lamp pack, ornamental grasses, stoneware pack, new mosaic paths, new fences (including snowy post and rail, vines, etc), a Kenya pack, a beautiful misc. pack by Jane and more!
new for ZT2 (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showforum=29):
Phoenix variant, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, Liger, green zookeeper reskin, prehistoric theme pack and more!
We've also recently added
Young Phoenix (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=357), a place for our 13 to 19 year old members to gather and talk, have fun and complain about the woes of school and being a teen without those pesky adults hanging around. :D
Come join the fun at Zoo Tek Phoenix (http://www.zootekphoenix.com/forums)!
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We have more new releases today!
Ghirin has graced us with 4 new winged creatures (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=408&hl=): Blue Jay, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Cardinal and an amazing Phoenix!
Also new today (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=147&hl=) is the first in Genki's Atlantia-themed series, the Atlantia Foliage Pack I.
Join the fun at http://www.zootekphoenix.com :D
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FIVE more NEW RELEASES (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=147&st=0) in the Atlantia-themed series, plus 2 matching paths (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=146). The Atlantia decorative fence will be released later today, as well.
http://www.zootekphoenix.com
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There is a load of activity going on at Zoo Tek right now! Our 1 month anniversary of finding our home site has brought us 7500+ posts, new contests and dozens of new releases. We've had 10 new birds for ZT1 released, multiple packs, paths, diagonal fences, items for ZT2 and more! We have another new pack of Atlantia-themed items planned for release tomorrow (February 1st), and possibly some more surprises ;)
ZT1 contests:
February Valentine's Mystery Date Zoo (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=565)
The first person has from Feb 1 til Feb 6 to build their part, the second from Feb 7 to Feb 13.
If you want to participate, let Icepengwyn know as soon as possible so your date can be arranged!
Bird-themed Screenshot Contest (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=579)
A perfect use for all the new birds Ghirin has released! Due Feb. 25th.
Non-ZT contest:
Build a Valentine Contest (http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=592)
You have until Feb. 20th to modify the base image posted in the thread and turn it into a Valentine work of art. Show us your creativity!
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A slew of new ZT1 items have been released at Zoo Tek since my last post, including
Animals: Saltwater Bull Shark, Sitatunga, Lappet-faced Vulture, Green Parakeet, Grey Indian Ring-necked Parakeet, African Ring-necked Parakeet and North American Raven - all by Ghirin, and the Scarlet Ibis by Hawkman
Objects: Bird Cage and Low Bird Cage by Jens, Coral Formations by African Raptor and an Atlantis-themed Water Fountain by Genkicoll
Foliage: Amazon Adventure by Brandi, Brick-themed Gardens & Arch, Brick-themed Quarter-Tile Plants and Brick-themed Pack V by Genkicoll
Other Packs: Rivers Rest Pack and Rock Formations 2 by Brandi, Brick-themed Expansion Pack by Genkicoll (EVERY brick-themed item by Genki combined into a single ztd) and the Birmingham Zoo Mini-train pack by Jane
Paths: As a companion to Jane's train pack, the Train Tracks path, several new combined paths, a variety of wooden paths (all by Genki) and a Snowflake path by Nana_Nytowl_Beth.
We're also starting our first ever Zoo Tek Phoenix Community Zoo! (http://"http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showforum=105")
Zoo building starting in March. Both ZT1 & ZT2!!!
We also have a new art contest running - decorate the pig! :lol: Check out the "Pimp My Pig" (http://"http://zootekphoenix.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=839&st=0") contest, and have your entry in by March 11, 2007