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How to check if animals are stressed
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How to make animals less stressed
Building your own zoo requires a lot of work, especially if you want to prevent protesters from demonstrating outside of the exhibits and habitats. In Planet ZooIt's your job to ensure the animals live their best lives until they are either released into the wild or continue living in captivity and comfort.

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A high level of animal welfare has other advantages – for example, that your guests are satisfied and donate to a good cause. We'll show you how to provide your animals with a high quality of life so that your zoo can thrive. Here you will find everything you need to know about animal welfare and stress.
How to check if animals are stressed
To find out if your animals are stressed, you can do this Open the Animals section of the Zoo menu or directly Select the animal You want to check. From there a menu will appear where you can find out everything about the welfare of the animals.
There are Every animal has multiple needsincluding the following:
Animal protection |
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Welfare needs |
Specific needs |
Description |
Nutrition |
food |
How well the animal is fed. |
Quality of the last meal |
The grade of food the animal last consumed. |
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Hydration |
How much water did the animal consume? |
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Cleanliness at the last drink |
The quality of the water the animal last drank. |
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Social |
Social group |
How many age-appropriate peers does the animal have? |
Space |
How much room for movement does the animal have, including swimming and climbing space? |
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stress |
How much distress the animal is based on its needs. |
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Habitat |
cleanliness |
How hygienic the living space is. |
temperature |
How warm or cold the habitat is, depending on the animal's needs. |
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terrain |
What materials is the habitat made of, including sand, soil, grass, etc. |
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Plant |
Whether the foliage matches the animal's natural habitat. |
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Tough shelter |
A safe retreat for the animal from the gaze of guests. |
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enrichment |
Food enrichment in the habitat |
How many food items are in the enclosure that are more interactive than food bowls? |
Toy enrichment in the living space |
The variety of toys in the enclosure. |
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Interspecies bonus |
A bonus applies if multiple species can be safely accommodated in one habitat. |
Every need has one Another bar shows the current status. Green is good! If you're worried, you can do that Hover over the specific need to see if the animal needs it more or less of something in their habitat feel at home.
How to make animals less stressed
There are many ways to reduce stress in animals and this varies from habitat to habitat. Each animal has different preferences and needs that need to be met, and finding a way to satisfy them all takes practice.
If needs are not met, protesters may show up!
Build better living spaces
increase in Quality of animal habitats is the first priority. From making sure there are some lots of trees and bushes to ensure that the Terrain is the right typeYour animals will become stressed if their new home no longer resembles their natural habitat.
Certain animals like chimpanzees, bonobos, and lemurs do this need climbing space as well as. These give them more vertical space to climb, This makes the living space appear larger than it is.
Use disposable glass
You can do that too Use disposable glass for the barriers to give guests an insight into the exhibition without the animal noticing. This enables your guests Maintain your point of view without stressing yourself out the animal.
Some animals will need this more than others, but overall it's a great option Prevent your animals from becoming overwhelmed. You can Edit barriers at any time Replace sections with disposable glass.
Provide enrichment
It's not enough to have a nice place to live. Animals need something to do! Provide them with toys is the best way to entertain them and make them happy.
Enrichment can be one simple toy or a creative feeder so that the animals can play. For many animals, frozen fruit cubes or tires are perfect. You can Filter through enrichment toys in the habitat menu based on species to find the perfect match for your animals!

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