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It's the final part of this particular zoo, folks! I'm sending a list of planned zoos/themes off to the 'benefactor' for her to choose from. What she decides on will determine where the story heads in the future. For now... The small open space near the turkeys and incisivosaurs has been converted into a mononykus exhibit. It seems like a good place, and the scientists' information had me intrigued; they are classified as a desert creature, yet seem to enjoy a coniferous tree. The hopes I, personally, had when acquiring them were that their preferences would be for a biome not quite as an empty, sandy void like the oviraptors, for some visual variety in the exhibits. We all agreed this would be a good thing. More obvious variety in the small dinosaurs being showcased was always welcome. Luckily for me, my hopes were realized. The exhibit was constructed. More landscaping commenced, as tends to be the routine. Parts of the zoo seemed barren, even with the exhibits being charted out. We all concluded some guest entertainment would be much appreciated by them, so a dinosaur-themed golf course was created. While we don't have any stegosauruses, or even any members of stegosauria at all, it turns out "Chirostenotes Golfing" doesn't roll off the tongue like "Stego-Putt," so we had to compromise. A bit more construction for the future parkosaurus exhibit. We've had no extinct grasslands dinosaurs, so it seemed like a logical choice. It fills the decently-sized gap between the lepospondyl house (where we show some diplocauluses) and the nanosaurus/golf area. Planting grass is a much cheaper endeavor than dealing with deciduous anything. Anyway, dinosaurs were put into the exhibit. While I waited for them to hatch, I decided to grab a quick overhead photograph again to show off the zoo as it currently stands. At this moment, we were extremely close to finishing all of our exhibits. We had space for one more, and one more I will build. Once the parkosaurs are done with, obviously. I find it best to focus on one exhibit at a time, so that if anything comes up, it can be swiftly dealt with. Hatching did not take long, only about a month. Sadly they cared little for the grasslands plant I had readily available, so I asked for some research to be conducted. My hope was to find something they would prefer. For the time being, though, the exhibit was suitable, and could not be improved until research was finished. So the jeholosaurus area -- the final site to be constructed -- was made. Scientists and eggs are ready for the final exhibit. I'm not sure what I'll end up doing once I pass the zoo on, but the journey has been more enjoyable than anticipated. Maybe more dinosaurs should involve fewer giant murder-machines. I mean, doesn't every zoo with dinosaurs try and put allosauruses in at some point, typically? These dinosaurs took longer to hatch than anticipated, and to my surprise, they showed a fondness for rocks. Lots and lots of rocks. Of course, there are many rocks on planet Earth, and they aren't horribly difficult to get a hold of, but still. It came as a minor surprise. While this exhibit was finished, research on ancient flora had finished, and we found something the parkosauruses may appreciate more than the modern-day flora currently growing throughout their exhibit. My final self-appointed task was swapping out some of those broadleaf bushes for monkey puzzle trees. This was far superior in the eyes of the parkosaurs without a doubt; their behavior changed drastically for the better, and while they certainly were not discontent before, they were actually pleased now. They also started breeding almost immediately, which seems like a very positive thing, I would say. Well, the zoo is now out of my hands. Here are two final shots from above, showing off the whole zoo. I feel that the endeavor was, overall, successful. It's been five years, nearly six. The populations of all animals are growing. Animals are healthy and in good mood, and guests are also enjoying themselves. The park has a good reputation and 93 benefactors, the last time I checked. There is well over half a million in the bank. At some point we also surpassed the hatching of the 100th turkey.

Hah, basically! My good friend has been acting somewhat as the investor, in that i occasionally ask her if I can add something to the zoo that isn't technically part of the challenge and she decides what I get (and she makes vague requests for maps, ex. "rainforest"). it goes like this: Were it possible, I've no doubt I would have been given pigeons. Are there pigeon mods? I fear the answer. It would make her too powerful. I'll probably have her choose the next extinct theme, once this zoo is finished. Now. to the zoo! The protarchaeopteryxes are in their exhibit and sitting comfortably. We've taken to getting four animals automatically -- the dinosaurs are typically happier with more of their kind in the exhibit, at least these last few have been, and two isn't enough to sustain the population. And we have the money to do so, now! The other dinosaurs have been doing well. They're happy and generally healthy, and we have been experiencing fewer and fewer food shortage incidents. And here is the finished exhibit, with the protarchs freshly hatched and exploring their new exhibit. Construction began in December and finished quickly in January of the following year. I've found that my skills have improved with time. I'm able to arrange for exhibits to be constructed speedily once it comes time for such things. I do have a suspicion this has less to do with my skills and more to do with having a decent amount of money and much more limited space (so I need not guess where exhibits could go), but I'm calling that skill. And, with the protarchaeopteryxes finished, I do believe that concludes all members of oviraptorosauria that we have access to. While all the dinosaurs have been breeding and making more of themselves (the oviraptors typically being the most stubborn on that front), the chirostenotes have a very nice population. Shortly after finishing the protarch exhibit, they had more little dinos. These, and the incisivosaurs, are by far the most prolific breeders. Ignoring the modern members of aves, of course. We do not forget the turkeyocalypse so easily, lest we grow complacent. This was our zoo at the start of March. It's time to head further east, since, well... that's a big empty space right there. And further south (out of range of this photo) is an empty area right by the entrance. Maybe it could be used for something..? So, near the zoo entrance, a small nanosaurus enclosure was constructed. As is the new norm, four eggs and the basic terrain. You may notice that it's June. Those extra months were spent doing tasks typically considered more boring than dinosaurs, like planting trees around the park. While I did say that the oviraptors are stubborn when it comes to breeding, they are still breeding. Here's a photo I grabbed of all of them together as I waited for those nanosaurs to hatch. It took them a while, but it seems that they're finally starting to breed. They only bred once we had four -- perhaps they needed those extra group members before they were interested in doing so? This behavior is part of the reason the "four eggs" mandate started. I figured there was no reason to not check in on the dinosaurs while we waited. For a few months I've been busy arranging for greenery about the zoo, mostly only catching the occasional glimpse out of the corner of my eye. The chirostenotes continue flourishing. I was about to go drop by the protarchaeopteryxes, but suddenly realized that I was getting a bunch of notices from staff about the nanosaurs having just hatched. We should probably deal with that. After awkwardly ignoring the animals for a little too long, the nanosaurs were understandably starting to get miffed. An exhibit was quickly pieced together -- they were actually remarkably easy to please, as they were pretty happy with the basics (land, water) and I believe one tree. They obviously wanted more than one, so they got more, but they are perhaps the easiest dinosaurs to please we've had yet. Including the birds! We constructed a movie theater, planted more plants, erected new fences, and created what will likely be the final layout of this particular zoo. Once it's finished, I'll be able to move on and continue my dream... Here is where we're at as of October. The approximate areas of the final exhibits (of which there will likely be three) has been sorted, but not what will go in them. That will come soon; for now, I'll kick back and take a breather.

Just search my google drive for pigeon, dove, and Luzon bleeding heart. You´ll find plenty of pigeons to your friend´s liking. She´s welcome.

Been a hot minute, eh? Here's some stuff sitting in my kitchen, I've got a LOT of things at varying stages of completion...