A list of animal exhibit build guides
Most animals really don't require a lot of space to keep happy in your zoo. On this page is a list of all animals in their minimal required space to complete all awards in Zoo Tycoon 1: Complete Collection.
It includes all 120 official animals, including the DLC.
Single species exhibits
All exhibits listed below have a suitability rating as close as possible to 99+, with as minimal space required for at least a pair of animals.
Animals that require a zookeeper
| Name | Attractiveness | Exhibit size | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicorn | +90 | - | - |
| Plains Zebra | +5 | - | - |
| Thomson's Gazelle | +5 | 15 | $5080 |
| Lion | +30 | - | - |
| Moose | +25 | - | - |
| Grizzly Bear | +35 | - | - |
| Chimpanzee | +15 | - | - |
| Bengal Tiger | +50 | - | - |
| Giraffe | +25 | - | - |
| Magnet | +50 | - | - |
| Reindeer | +45 | - | - |
| Llama | +15 | - | - |
| Bongo | +10 | - | - |
| Blackbuck | +5 | - | - |
| Sable Antelope | +10 | - | - |
| Mountain Lion | +25 | - | - |
| African Wild Dog | +25 | - | - |
| Asian Black Bear | +20 | - | - |
| Asian Elephant | +40 | - | - |
| Mexican Gray Wolf | +8 | - | - |
| Yeti | +90 | - | - |
| Bigfoot | +85 | - | - |
| Orangutan | +30 | - | - |
| Javan Rhinoceros | +30 | - | - |
| Malaysian Tapir | +25 | - | - |
| Komodo Dragon | +80 | - | - |
| Japanese Serow | +15 | - | - |
| Przewalski's Wild Horse | +25 | - | - |
| Common Wildebeest | +5 | - | - |
| Gray Wolf | +10 | - | - |
| Olive Baboon | +10 | - | - |
| Black Bear | +20 | - | - |
| Siberian Tiger | +30 | - | - |
| American Bighorn Sheep | +15 | - | - |
| Emperor Penguin | +15 | - | - |
| Saltwater Crocodile | +60 | - | - |
| Elephant Seal | +50 | - | - |
| Black Rhinoceros | +10 | - | - |
| Hippopotamus | +50 | - | - |
| Leopard | +40 | 20 | - |
| African Warthog | +10 | - | - |
| American Bison | +10 | - | - |
| Jaguar | +25 | - | - |
| Polar Bear | +50 | - | - |
| Dromedary Camel | +10 | - | - |
| Gemsbok | +10 | - | - |
| African Elephant | +50 | - | - |
| Cheetah | +20 | - | - |
| Ostrich | +5 | - | - |
| Spotted Hyena | +15 | - | - |
| Ibex | +25 | - | - |
| Arctic Wolf | +15 | - | - |
| California Sea Lion* | +20 | - | - |
| Pacific Walrus | +75 | - | - |
| African Buffalo | +5 | - | - |
| Greater Flamingo | +10 | - | - |
| Red Kangaroo | +35 | - | - |
| Mandrill | +12 | - | - |
| Clouded Leopard | +40 | - | - |
| Giant Anteater | +10 | - | - |
| Markhor | +10 | - | - |
| Southern Sea Otter* | +80 | - | - |
| White Bengal Tiger | +70 | - | - |
| Lowland Gorilla | +25 | - | - |
| Black Leopard | +50 | - | - |
| Snow Leopard | +55 | - | - |
| Okapi | +50 | - | - |
| Giant Panda | +90 | - | - |
Animals that require a marine specialist
| Name | Attractiveness | Exhibit size | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mermaid | +120 | 25 | - |
| Harbor Porpoise | +100 | - | - |
| Hammerhead Shark | +85 | - | - |
| Bluefin Tuna | +30 | - | - |
| Orca* | +120 | - | - |
| Lion's Mane Jellyfish* | +60 | - | - |
| Atlantic Swordfish | +75 | - | - |
| Great Barracuda | +40 | - | - |
| Whale Shark | +70 | - | - |
| Common Sawfish | +85 | - | - |
| Bowhead Whale | +75 | 50 | - |
| Tiger Shark | +80 | 40 | - |
| Bottlenose Dolphin* | +110 | - | - |
| Green Sea Turtle | +60 | - | - |
| Pacific Octopus | +70 | - | - |
| Beluga Whale | +120 | - | - |
| Manta Ray | +80 | - | - |
| West Indian Manatee | +75 | - | - |
| Giant Squid | +80 | - | - |
| Sperm Whale | +80 | - | - |
| Narwhal | +110 | - | - |
| Short Fin Mako Shark | +80 | - | - |
| Great White Shark* | +90 | - | - |
| Humpback Whale | +80 | - | - |
Animals that require a scientist
| Name | Attractiveness | Exhibit size | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Ness Monster | +70 | - | - |
| Saber-Toothed Cat | +30 | - | - |
| Giant Tortoise | +75 | - | - |
| Wooly Rhino | +20 | - | - |
| Giant Ground Sloth | +60 | - | - |
| Macrauchenia | +20 | - | - |
| Wooly Mammoth | +55 | - | - |
| Triceratops | +60 | - | - |
| Deinosuchus | +150 | - | - |
| Styracosaurus | +30 | - | - |
| Gallimimus | +45 | - | - |
| Iguanodon | +40 | - | - |
| Lambeosaurus | +40 | - | - |
| Ankylosaurus | +20 | - | - |
| Spinosaurus | +90 | - | - |
| Velociraptor | +100 | - | - |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex | +100 | - | - |
| Allosaurus | +80 | - | - |
| Camptosaurus | +50 | 10 | - |
| Caudipteryx | +65 | - | - |
| Stegosaurus | +45 | - | - |
| Plesiosaurus | +60 | - | - |
| Kentrosaurus | +35 | - | - |
| Apatosaurus | +95 | - | - |
| Plateosaurus | +60 | - | - |
| Herrerasaurus | +80 | - | - |
| Coelophysis | +60 | - | - |