Zoo Tycoon 2

Zoo Tycoon 2 is a PC game that was released in 2004 by Blue Fang Games. It is the sequel to the 2001 release Zoo Tycoon.

Alpine
Ibex

Snow Leopard

Boreal Forest
Grizzly Bear

Moose

Desert
Dromedary Camel

Savannah
African Elephant

Black Rhinoceros

Cheetah

Common Zebra

Lion

Ostrich

Reticulated Giraffe

Thomson's Gazelle

Scrub
Gemsbok

Red Kangaroo

Temperate Forest
Common Peafowl

Giant Panda

Red Panda

Tropical Rainforest
Bengal Tiger

Chimpanzee

Jaguar

Mountain Gorilla

Okapi

Ring-tailed Lemur

Tundra
Emperor Penguin

Polar Bear

Wetlands
American Beaver

Greater Flamingo

Hippopotamus

Nile Crocodile

Additional Content
Several bonus downloads have been released for the game, some containing new objects, some new scenarios and others new animals or a combination of both. Five new animals are available as bonus downloads for the game. The five include the Addax (Desert), the Asian Elephant (Scrub), the Asiatic Black Bear (Temperate Forest), the Black Leopard (Tropical Rainforest) and the Musk Ox (Tundra).

Expansion Packs
In addition to the downloadable content, there are expansion packs available for an additional fee that include at least 20 animals each in addition to new features, functionality, objects and more. There was at one point a premium download that included four dinosaurs, but it has since been discontinued as it has been included in a later expansion pack and all its animals received complete overhauls. The game is now most frequently found as a compilation of the game and all four expansion packs with a recolored user interface. There have been two compilation releases for the game. As of Ultimate Collection, all official content for the game, including bonus downloads, has come bundled together with the exception of the Asiatic Black Bear, which has been largely lost in time.
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack (premium download, discontinued)
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (includes Dino Danger Pack content)
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection (includes Zoo Tycoon 2, Endangered Species and African Adventure)
 * Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection (includes Zoo Tycoon 2, Endangered Species, African Adventure, Marine Mania and Extinct Animals)

User-made Content
Almost as soon as the game was released, players began to mod their own animals and content into the game. The quality of these downloads has increased over time, having evolved from mere re-skinning and coding to having new models, skins completely from scratch, new user interfaces, new biomes, new building sets, new features and new maps and map sizes among several other advances.

Some of the more prominent and release-heavy groups in recent history include Aurora Designs and the Zoo Tycoon ABC Designing Team. Individuals like Hendrix have created their own expansion packs, either alone as is the case with European Expeditions or with a partner as is the case with Crocodylia.