Zoo Tycoon 2

Zoo Tycoon 2 was the second installment in the Zoo Tycoon series, released November 9, 2004. The game would later be followed by four expansion packs, Endangered Species, African Adventure, Marine Mania, and Extinct Animals; one premium download, the Dino Danger Pack, and two compilations, Zookeeper Collection and Ultimate Collection. The game also received 11 bonus downloads, including five new animals.

The base game consists of 30 exhibit animals, while with all downloads and expansions, the total reaches 131 (20 in ES, 20 in AA, four in DDP, 20 in MM, 32 in EA not counting the four replaced from DDP, and five from bonus downloads).

On top of this, a modding community has existed from the year the game released, following a once-prolific modding community for the first game as well. As of 2026, while the community is not at its peak of activity, several active modding projects remain, forming two or more distinct segments of modding. One branch of modding, popularized by Aurora Designs' Radical Remake focuses on transforming the game in a more realistic and high-definition state. The other branch focuses on making content that matches the art and style of the base game in its original state and expanding the game's capabilities within that framework. Most early mods fall into this style, but its resurgence is largely centered around the modding team The Restorers and their Discord channel. In a similar vein, modder NanoLancensis has made a variety of mods that expand upon lacking areas of the base game as well as making two more vanilla-style remakes of the game, one being Folksy Facelift which radically changed many aspects of the game, and the second being Vanilla-Friendly Fixes which stayed closer to the base game's implementation while making numerous bugfixes and QOL improvements.

Content

Exhibit Animals

Animal	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Status	Notes
African Elephant	Savannah	4-star	$20,000	Africa	Vulnerable	Status changed to Endangered in Endangered Species
American Beaver	Wetlands	3-star	$10,000	North America	Vulnerable
Bengal Tiger	Tropical Rainforest	3.5-star	$15,000	Southeast Asia	Endangered
Black Rhinoceros	Savannah	3-star	$10,000	East Africa	Critically Endangered
Cheetah	Savannah	2.5-star	$7,500	Africa	Vulnerable
Chimpanzee	Tropical Rainforest	3.5-star	$15,000	Central Africa	Endangered
Common Peafowl	Temperate Forest	0.5-star	$1,250	Southeast Asia	Lower Risk	Location changed to Asia in Endangered Species
Common Zebra	Savannah	1.5-star	$3,000	East Africa	Lower Risk	Breeds with Quagga in Extinct Animals
Dromedary Camel	Desert	0.5-star	$1,250	North Africa	Lower Risk
Emperor Penguin	Tundra	1-star	$2,000	Antarctica	Lower Risk
Gemsbok	Scrub	1-star	$2,000	Southern Africa	Lower Risk
Giant Panda	Temperate Forest	5-star	$50,000	China	Endangered
Greater Flamingo	Wetlands	1-star	$2,000	Central Africa	Lower Risk
Grizzly Bear	Boreal Forest	3.5-star	$15,000	North America	Endangered
Hippopotamus	Wetlands	2.5-star	$7,500	Central Africa	Vulnerable
Ibex	Alpine	1.5-star	$3,000	European Alps	Endangered	Status changed to Vulnerable in Endangered Species
Jaguar	Tropical Rainforest	2-star	$5,500	South America	Near Threatened	Status changed to Lower Risk in Endangered Species
Lion	Savannah	2.5-star	$7,500	Africa	Vulnerable
Moose	Boreal Forest	0.5-star	$1,250	North America	Lower Risk	Icon changed in Endangered Species
Mountain Gorilla	Tropical Rainforest	4-star	$20,000	Central Africa	Endangered
Nile Crocodile	Wetlands	1.5-star	$3,000	Central Africa	Lower Risk
Okapi	Tropical Rainforest	2-star	$5,500	Central Africa	Lower Risk
Ostrich	Savannah	2-star	$5,500	Africa	Lower Risk
Polar Bear	Tundra	3-star	$10,000	Arctic	Lower Risk
Red Kangaroo	Scrub	2-star	$3,000	Australia	Lower Risk
Red Panda	Temperate Forest	4-star	$20,000	China	Endangered
Reticulated Giraffe	Savannah	2.5-star	$7,500	East Africa	Lower Risk	Breeds with Masai Giraffe in African Adventure
Ring Tailed Lemur	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$10,000	Madagascar	Vulnerable
Snow Leopard	Alpine	4-star	$20,000	Asia	Endangered
Thomson's Gazelle	Savannah	0.5-star	$1,250	East Africa	Lower Risk

Foliage

Plants

Plant	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Notes
African Daisies	Savannah	0.5-star	$10	Africa
African Violets	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$10	Africa
Arctic Moss	Tundra	1-star	$10	Arctic
Banana Leaf Plant	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$15	Southeast Asia
Blackthorn Bush	Savannah	2-star	$15	Africa
Bluebush	Scrub	2-star	$15	Australia
Cattails	Wetlands	1-star	$20	Central Africa
Dandelions	Grassland	0.5-star	$15	North America
Desert Grass	Desert	0.5-star	$15	North Africa
Elephant Grass	Savannah	0.5-star	$15	Africa
Fountain Bamboo	Temperate Forest	4-star	$30	China
Fringed Polygala Flower	Boreal Forest	1-star	$10	North America
Gamba Grass	Wetlands	2-star	$10	Central Africa
June Grass	Grassland	1-star	$15	North America
Jungle Lilies Flower	Tropical Rainforest	4-star	$10	Southeast Asia
Large Blue Flowers	Zoo Decorations	2-star	$10	Worldwide
Large Orange Flowers	Zoo Decorations	3-star	$10	Worldwide
Larkspur	Alpine	1-star	$10	Asia
Lily of the Valley Flower	Temperate Forest	1-star	$10	North America
Medium Purple Flowers	Zoo Decorations	1-star	$10	Worldwide
Medium Yellow Flowers	Zoo Decorations	2-star	$10	Worldwide
Papyrus	Wetlands	3-star	$20	Central Africa
Protea Wildflowers	Desert	1-star	$15	North Africa
Reindeer Lichen	Boreal Forest	0.5-star	$10	North America
Sedge Grass	Grassland	1-star	$15	North America
Small Bed of Tulips	Zoo Decorations	1-star	$5	Worldwide
Small Flowers	Zoo Decorations	2-star	$5	Worldwide
Small Wetland Log	Wetlands	1-star	$30	Central Africa
Spinosa Bush	Scrub	1-star	$10	North Africa
Toadstools	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$10	South America
Water Bamboo	Temperate Forest	4-star	$30	China
Water Lilies	Wetlands	2-star	$10	Central Africa
Wetland Log	Wetlands	3-star	$50	Central Africa
White Lilies	Temperate Forest	3-star	$10	North America

Trees

Tree	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Notes
Acacia Caffra Tree	Savannah	3-star	$60	Africa
Balsam Fir Tree	Boreal Forest	0.5-star	$30	North America
Banana Tree	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$40	Worldwide
Baobab Tree	Savannah	2-star	$60	Africa
Birch Tree	Temperate Forest	3-star	$60	North America
Black Spruce Tree	Boreal Forest	3-star	$30	North America
Camel Thorn Acacia Tree	Desert	0.5-star	$60	North Africa
Cypress Tree	Wetlands	2-star	$40	North America
Date Palm Tree	Desert	1-star	$40	North Africa
Elephant Ear Tree	Tropical Rainforest	4-star	$60	South America
Foxtail Palm Tree	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$40	Southeast Asia
Himalayan Birch	Alpine	4-star	$30	Asia
Himalayan Pine Tree	Alpine	1-star	$30	Asia
Kapok Tree	Tropical Rainforest	2-star	$60	South America
Kily Tree	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$60	Africa
Mangrove Tree	Wetlands	1-star	$40	Worldwide
Maple Tree	Temperate Forest	0.5-star	$60	North America
Orchid Tree	Tropical Rainforest	4-star	$60	Africa
Red Cedar Tree	Boreal Forest	2-star	$40	North America
Tamarack Tree	Boreal Forest	2-star	$30	North America
Tree Fern	Tropical Rainforest	0.5-star	$40	Southeast Asia
Trembling Aspen Tree	Grassland	0.5-star	$40	North America
Umbrella Acacia Tree	Savannah	0.5-star	$60	Africa
Weeping Myall	Scrub	1-star	$40	Australia
Yellow Cedar Tree	Alpine	3-star	$30	North America
Yellow Fever Acacia Tree	Scrub	3-star	$60	Southern Africa

Rocks

Rock	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Notes
Large Alpine Rock	Alpine	4-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Boreal Forest Rock	Boreal Forest	3-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Desert Rock	Desert	2-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Grassland Rock	Grassland	1-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Rainforest Rock	Tropical Rainforest	4-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Savannah Rock	Savannah	3-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Scrub Rock	Scrub	3-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Temperate Rock	Temperate Forest	4-star	$50
Large Tundra Rock	Tundra	4-star	$50	Worldwide
Large Wetlands Rock	Wetlands	3-star	$50	Worldwide
Medium Alpine Rock	Alpine	3-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Boreal Forest Rock	Boreal Forest	1-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Desert Rock	Desert	1-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Grassland Rock	Grassland	1-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Rainforest Rock	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Savannah Rock	Savannah	2-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Scrub Rock	Scrub	2-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Temperate Rock	Temperate Forest	3-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Tundra Rock	Tundra	2-star	$40	Worldwide
Medium Wetlands Rock	Wetlands	2-star	$40	Worldwide
Small Alpine Rock	Alpine	2-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Boreal Forest Rock	Boreal Forest	0.5-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Desert Rock	Desert	0.5-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Grassland Rock	Grassland	0.5-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Rainforest Rock	Tropical Rainforest	2-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Savannah Rock	Savannah	0.5-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Scrub Rock	Scrub	1-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Temperate Rock	Temperate Forest	1-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Tundra Rock	Tundra	1-star	$20	Worldwide
Small Wetlands Rock	Wetlands	1-star	$20	Worldwide

Bonus Download Content

Exhibit Animals

Animal	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Status	Notes
Addax	Desert	2-star	$5,500	North Africa	Critically Endangered	Downloadable from website rather than in-game as an "Extra", requires any expansion or Zoo Tycoon 2 patch
Asian Elephant	Scrub	3.5-star	$15,000	Southeast Asia	Endangered
Asiatic Black Bear	Temperate Forest	3.5-star	$15,000	Asia	Vulnerable	Downloadable as reward for completion of Photo Challenge in Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile NOT included in Ultimate Collection compilation Zoopedia incorrectly claims 2-star unlock Never updated for best compatibility with expansion packs and no longer officially available Available on this site
Black Leopard	Tropical Rainforest	3-star	$10,000	Africa	Lower Risk	Part of Black Leopard & Stuffed Prey Dummy bonus download
Musk Ox	Tundra	0.5-star	$1,500	Arctic	Lower Risk	Part of Musk Ox & Tundra Theme Pack bonus download

Foliage

Plants

Plant	Biome	Unlock	Price	Location	Notes
Diamond Leaf Willow	Tundra	0.5-star	$10	Arctic	Part of Musk Ox & Tundra Theme Pack bonus download
Hexagonal Flowerbed	Zoo Decorations	3-star	$10	Worldwide	Part of Spring Beautification Pack bonus download
Moon-shaped Flowerbed	Zoo Decorations	2-star	$10	Worldwide	Part of Spring Beautification Pack bonus download
Round Flowerbed	Zoo Decorations	1-star	$5	Worldwide	Part of Spring Beautification Pack bonus download
Sun-shaped Flowerbed	Zoo Decorations	2-star	$10	Worldwide	Part of Spring Beautification Pack bonus download

Expansions and Additions

Expansion Packs and Premium Downloads

Expansion	Release Date	Notes
Endangered Species	October 18, 2005
African Adventure	May 16, 2006
Dino Danger Pack	July 27, 2006	Superseded by Extinct Animals
Marine Mania	October 17, 2006
Extinct Animals	October 16, 2007	Supersedes Dino Danger Pack

Compilations

Compilation	Release Date	Includes	Excludes
Zookeeper Collection	October 1, 2006	Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species African Adventure Biome update later included in Marine Mania Asian Elephant Black Leopard & Stuffed Prey Dummy Challenge Pack 1 Guest Fun Pack Holiday Pack Musk Ox & Tundra Theme Pack Scenery Pack Spring Beautification Pack Updates for Dino Danger (deactivated unless Dino Danger Pack also installed)	Dino Danger Pack Marine Mania Extinct Animals Addax Asiatic Black Bear
Ultimate Collection	September 30, 2008	Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species African Adventure Dino Danger Pack (superseded by Extinct Animals versions) Marine Mania Extinct Animals Addax Asian Elephant Black Leopard & Stuffed Prey Dummy Challenge Pack 1 Guest Fun Pack Holiday Pack Musk Ox & Tundra Theme Pack Scenery Pack Spring Beautification Pack Updates for Dino Danger	Asiatic Black Bear

Downloadable Content

Download	Release Date	Notes
Black Leopard & Stuffed Prey Dummy	November 2004
Asiatic Black Bear	December 16, 2004	Was available as a reward for completion of Photo Challenge in Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile
Musk Ox & Tundra Theme Pack	January 2005
Challenge Pack 1	February 2005
Scenery Pack	April 2005
Asian Elephant	May 2005
Spring Beautification Pack	June 2005
Guest Fun Pack	August 2005
Holiday Pack	December 2005
Addax	June 2006	Available as an Extra on Zoo Tycoon website, requires any expansion or Zoo Tycoon 2 Patch
Updates for Dino Danger	By October 1, 2006

User-Made Content

Naturally, this list is extremely far from complete, but these are among the mods that are being covered here.

Download	Author	Release Date	Notes
Arabian Nights	Artifex	October 1, 2007	User-made expansion pack, the first of its kind and releasing even before Extinct Animals
Island Excursions	Artifex	Beginning in 2008	User-made expansion pack, final three animals were finished and released separately by Tamara Henson
Paranoia!	Z-Studio	Beginning October 31, 2009	User-made expansion pack, has both vanilla and Radical Remake-style components
European Expeditions	Hendrix	December 25, 2009	User-made expansion pack in vanilla style, Radical Remake-style released July 19, 2012
ZTABC Packs	ZTABC Team	Beginning September 2, 2012	User-made expansion packs closer to Radical Remake style
Radical Remake	Aurora Designs	July 1, 2010-April 9, 2020	Remake/overhaul of base game and expansion packs, never finished
Complete Collection	Aurora Designs	May 13, 2017	User-made expansion pack for Radical Remake
Forgotten Animals	The Restorers	Beginning September 24, 2019	User-made expansion pack, in progress, reintroducing Zoo Tycoon content not included in the sequel
Extinct Animals Remakes	Lgcfm, Tyranachu, Ulquiorra	October 30, 2019-October 1, 2025	Remake/overhaul of Extinct Animals, except those covered by Radical Remake
Shoehorned Dillo Remakes	Strigops	January 1, 2022-October 8, 2023	Remake/overhaul of all extant species not covered by Radical Remake
Folksy Facelift	NanoLancensis	Original December 18, 2022	Remake/overhaul of base game and expansion packs
Vanilla-Friendly Fixes	NanoLancensis	May 25, 2025	Remake/overhaul of base game and expansion packs