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Montane Forest (id: zbiome12) is a user-made biome for Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2009 and developed by Penguinman and ShenTirag. The biome is used for official extant animals and foliage from South America (originally Temperate Forest) and Africa (originally Tropical Rainforest). User-made additions include extant animals from Oceania.
Contents
Exhibit Animals (two official + eight user-made)
- Dingiso (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Dwarf Cassowary (Penguinman download)
- Jackson's Mongoose (Penguinman download)
- Mountain Gorilla (Zoo Tycoon 2) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Mountain Paca (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Northern Cassowary (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Olingo (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Speckled Longfin Eel (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Spectacled Bear (Endangered Species) (originally Temperate Forest)
- Spotted Cuscus (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
Enrichment (two user-made)
- Cloud Forest Rock Formation (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- New Guinea Rock Formation (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
Trees (eight user-made)
- African Cherry (Penguinman download)
- African Redwood (Penguinman download)
- Clusia Tree (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- East African Juniper (Penguinman download)
- Gaharu (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- New Guinea Palmyra Palm (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Royal Cibotium (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Wax Palm Tree (Penguinman download)
Plants (one official + six user-made)
- Basket Fern (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Common Russet Grass (Penguinman download)
- Grass Orchid (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Neoregelia (South America Pack) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- New Guinea Impatiens (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
- Puya Plant (Endangered Species) (originally Temperate Forest)
- Swamp Lily (Island Excursions) (originally Tropical Rainforest)
Rocks (four user-made)
- Grand Montane Forest Rock (Penguinman download)
- Large Montane Forest Rock (Penguinman download)
- Medium Montane Forest Rock (Penguinman download)
- Small Montane Forest Rock (Penguinman download)
Zoopedia Entry
Montane forests are a type of tropical moist forest that exist at higher elevations. In some regions this can cause the formation of a cloud forest, but in most a standard montane forest setting occurs. These forests often have many epiphytes which are plants that can grow without roots because it can get moisture and nutrients from the air.