
As far as official animals go, there's the Asiatic black bear: the only way to legitimately obtain it was to beat the mobile version of Zoo Tycoon 2, which went defunct ages ago, and no version of the game comes with it pre-installed, not even the "complete" Ultimate Collection version.Many fan-made animals and objects have been lost as multiple sites and forums for the Zoo Tycoon fan community have gone down.
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Zoo Tycoon itself would get a few imitators of its own, including Sea World Tycoon and the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! expansion pack, bringing this whole thing full circle.However, the game was one of the few "tycoon" games that were good. Zoo Tycoon was one of many "tycoon" simulation games released during the time of RollerCoaster Tycoon's popularity.It was successfully brought back by one fan's mod, but because its files were left incomplete by the game developers the sheep walks through solid objects. ZT2: There is a never used ambient domestic sheep left in the game files.There is also "Forest Floor" terrain, which in the final game was divided into Deciduous and Rainforest terrain. Salt Water terrain was once intended to be "Deep Water", and Fresh Water "Shallow Water".The flowers don't need to be watered in the final game. Miscellaneous unused animations wolves (both Artic and Gray, and both adults and pups) being able to swim, Zookeepers carrying bags, and the maintenance workers watering flowers.There is also text indicating they intended to add a anthill object.

There is text indicating they planned for the player to be able to purchase premade exhibits of different biomes.Much like with the prototype tutorial's insult, this losing screen openly says "YOU LOSE!" in the image. Rather than the zookeeper encountering an animal stampede like in the final game, a group of guests are shown running from a lion pride. A prototype losing screen also exists.The game actually calls you a loser(!) if you bother to fail it. There is a alternate prototype tutorial that is very useless you can complete it just by making the smallest possible exhibit and hiring a zookeeper.There is a single unused image (possibly from a unused model?) of a mother chimp carrying a baby on her back.

There is also unused text indicating certain animals would complain if there was not enough waterfalls in their exhibit.

There is data for this in the prototype, but with no graphics implemented.
