Peafowl are cheap, but they also do not sell for much and you get absolutely nothing for releasing them into the wild. Good animals to start with, in my experience, are Tortoises, Ostriches, Nile Monitors, and Warthogs. I tend to try and buy my first animals with cash and save my Conservation Credits
Conservation Credits are harder to get than cash, even though you start with low money in the beginning. You can also click on it to sort lowest to highest, or vice versa. If you click on the cash banner, you can sort by just money or just Conservation Credits. To start buying animals, you want to open the Animal Market. Your Conservation Credits and money will add up. They usually have high enrichment / social requirements that you may not have yet. The first thing that needs to be said is: Do not rush into buying the big animals. You can change the drop down box to have it show you other needs.
It allows you to select different views to check on your zoo. This is what I call the small radar looking icon in the far lower left corner. Having a Vet and Mechanic dedicated to research only keeps them from neglecting other duties.This reduces barriers breaking, and other potential negative impacts. For habitats, it can be useful to have the mechanic visit every 3 months, the vet every 3 months, and the zookeeper every month.Have a Mechanic visit your Power / Water Facilities every month or two instead of once a year can help prevent them breaking down.Keep an eye on babies as they grow up and be ready to remove them. Mechanic Research unlocks new buildings, facilities, fence types, and more.Also unlocks better food and enrichment items. Veterinarian Research increases education level of the signs you post for that species, and increases breeding rates / successes.This will allow a perfectly square / rectangle path (See Paths section for more details) You can build a square / rectangle habitat by first placing a road using the 'Align to Grid' option, and then building the fence within the marked out area.You can delete water by right clicking while on the Water Tool (See Terrain section for more details).Mechanics are also very important, and if you build too much without hiring more, things will begin breaking because they cannot get to it all (See Managing Employees section for more details).Keepers are very important and you will want to make sure you have enough for all your habitats (See Managing Employees section).Otherwise it will grow old while you wait for a affordable one to come along So if you buy a male, but need a female, leave it in storage until you find an affordably priced, good genetic mate for it. Tortoises and ostriches have worked well for me to start off with Only need basic Staff Facilities like Quarantine, Staff Center, Trade Center, Keeper Hut
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