Lion (Zoo Tycoon 2)

The lion (Panthera leo) is an animal available in the original Zoo Tycoon 2 game. The lion becomes adoptable in campaign and challenge modes after achieving a 2.5-star zoo rating.

Distribution & Conservation Status
The lion falls under the Savannah Africa location and is marked as vulnerable. In reality, there are eight recognized subspecies of lion: the Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), the West African lion (Panthera leo senegalensis), the Masai lion (Panthera leo nubica), the Congo lion (Panthera leo azandica), the southwest African lion (Panthera leo bleyenberghi), the Transvaal lion (Panthera leo krugeri) and the Ethiopian lion (Panthera leo roosevelti). The lion can be found naturally in scattered areas of sub-Saharan Africa and in a small region of India.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Panthera

Species: Panthera leo

Diet & Enrichment
The lion is defined as a carnivore and a piscivore. It will use food dishes, wooden troughs and metal troughs. The lion will scent and climb many rocks and will use the scratch post, rubber toy, rattle ball, pursuit ball, pole and rope with ice block, plastic barrel, ice block, heated rock, car tire, ball and feeder ball.

Shelter & Space
The lion will use the raised sleeping platform, shade structure, small wooden shelter, small snow cave, small rock cave small concrete shelter, large wooden shelter, large snow cave, large rock cave, large concrete shelter and kopje. A single lion requires a space of 200 while each additional lion requires another 48.