Hi All,
We hope you have all been enjoying Zoo Park: Run Your Own Animal Sanctuary. Just a tiny bit of news if you're interested in the company. Chris (That's me, who manages this blog!) is running a Ask Me Anything on Reddit. If you have any questions about the game or Excalibur Publishing, visit the following URL and say hello!
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1eazhp/hi_i_work_at_excalibur_publishing_a_video_games/
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Monday, 13 May 2013
Become a Zoo Keeper!
Visit our official competition page at www.IWantToBeAZookeeper.com and participate in a few small short questions to stand a chance of winning this awesome competition.
Good luck to all of you who enter!
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Zoo Park Reviews 09/05/2013
Zoo Park: Run Your Own Animal Sanctuary released last week for both PC and MAC last week. In that short time we've had two excellent reviews on the game. Check them out below!
Ghostwolfe:
"Zoo Park is an enjoyable experience for the whole family and is going to be a great way to teach kids about the different animals in the game. Parents will enjoy the fact that they can utilize the game to benefit their childrens growth of knowledge"
Ghostwolfe:
"Zoo Park is an enjoyable experience for the whole family and is going to be a great way to teach kids about the different animals in the game. Parents will enjoy the fact that they can utilize the game to benefit their childrens growth of knowledge"
Score: 8.2 http://ghostwolfe.com/blog/game-review/zoo-park-pc-review/
GamerCast
"you aren't striving for the most money, the biggest sanctuary, or the most satisfied customers, the animals are your main priority, and the real end goal is freedom, something very different to the normal scope of gaming, which may be difficult for some to stomach."
Score: 4/5 http://www.gamercast.net/zoo-park-review
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The Meerkat
We have just one more day before Zoo Park: Run your Own Animal Sanctuary is launched for PC & Mac! Today we'd like to share just a couple more animals. First up is the lovable Meerkat!
Location: Africa
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: Up to 7 years in the wild
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
The Gorilla
We have a few animals to reveal today! Stay tuned as we post
up several animals included in the final game when it hits store shelves this Friday!
Location: Africa
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 35 years in the wild
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 35 years in the wild
Monday, 29 April 2013
The Coyote
As we approach the final week of release for Zoo park: Run
Your Own Animal Sanctuary, it’s time to meet the Coyote! Traditionally in tales
and traditions of native Americans it is usually considered as a clever beast.
One such example is the coyote’s resourcefulness to adapt to the changing
landscape of America.
Location: America
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: Up to 14 years in the wild
Interesting fact: The coyotes are actually very good swimmers, they have actually colonized the Elizabeth islands of Massachusetts thanks to this incredible skill.
Lifespan: Up to 14 years in the wild
Interesting fact: The coyotes are actually very good swimmers, they have actually colonized the Elizabeth islands of Massachusetts thanks to this incredible skill.
Here’s a video of coyote pups emerging from a den:
Friday, 26 April 2013
The Wolverine
Listen bub! It’s time to introduce you to the Wolverine!
Many people will probably remember the name Wolverine as one of the famous
members of the X men . I need to brush up on my comics knowledge but I remember
Wolverine not being the most tallest character in the animated TV series, maybe because he
was slouching, but that may have been why Logan was named Wolverine. The animal
Wolverine is the size of a small bear, but it’s incredibly powerful and of
course, they are solitary creatures so they do match the characteristics of a
certain member of the X men.
Diet:Omnivore
Lifespan: up to 12 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A wolverine may travel 15 miles in a single day to search for food.
Lifespan: up to 12 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A wolverine may travel 15 miles in a single day to search for food.
We found a video that shows a wolverine in super hero mode
as it pulls someone out from an avalanche.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The Tapir
The TV show South park aired an episode called “When an
elephant makes love to a pig” relatively early during the cartoons
lifespan. If this were to happen or we
cross bred the two animals an animal looking similar to the tapir could come to
mind! It’s one of the most bizarre
mammals on the planet in terms of look as it can also sport a selection of
different coats ranging from plan, black and white to even sporting cheetah
style patterns.
Location: South America
Diet: Hebivore
Lifespan: up to 30 years in the wild.
Interesting fact: Despite their body looking quite densely built they are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
Lifespan: up to 30 years in the wild.
Interesting fact: Despite their body looking quite densely built they are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
As for a video to share, we have found this awesome (and quite cheesy) video
titled “What in the wirld is a Tapir?” Check it out for more info on the tapir!
Monday, 22 April 2013
The Koala
We’re going down under for today’s Animal A Day feature! The
Koala is one of Australia’s mascots, because of their teddy bear like features,
they are sometimes mistaken to have some relatives in the bear family, in fact,
it’s a Marsupial, a pouched mammal which will catty their young in a pouch very
similar to a kangaroo.
Location: Australia
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: 20 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A koalas main food source, Eucalyptus leads are poisonous, but due to the koalas special digestive system they can eat eucalyptus leaves without any severe side effects.
Lifespan: 20 years in the wild
Interesting fact: A koalas main food source, Eucalyptus leads are poisonous, but due to the koalas special digestive system they can eat eucalyptus leaves without any severe side effects.
With our game featuring a rescue and rehabilitation aspect,
we enjoyed this short video for a television series called Koala hospital.
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The Raccoon
The raccoon is one of those instantly distinguishable
animals. Known mainly for its bandit style mask markings, there’s no wonder why
a video game was made called sly raccoon which told the tale of a Raccoon thief!
Location: America
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 2 to 3 years in the wild
Diet: Omnivore
Lifespan: 2 to 3 years in the wild
Interesting fact: Considering their relatively small lifespan, raccoon in the
northern parts of America will gorge themselves in spring and summer and then
spend a great deal of the winter asleep in a den.
To celebrate the raccoon interesting markings we found a
video of a thieving raccoon in action who must be beginning work on decorating
his den.
Friday, 12 April 2013
The Red Kangaroo
Can you imagine hopping to get anywhere? Probably not, but
perhaps that is a charity event in the making! The red kangaroo not only hops
as its main method of traveling, but it will reach speeds of over 35 miles per
hour and can jump 25 feet in a single leap. Despite becoming an efficient
hopper myself (I once won the bronze trophy in my primary schools sack race) I
am always in awe whenever I see a kangaroo!
Location: Australia
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: Up to 23 years
Interesting fact: To get a bit more oomph to their punch, they can lean back on their tail to box.
Lifespan: Up to 23 years
Interesting fact: To get a bit more oomph to their punch, they can lean back on their tail to box.
Now for another David Attenborough documentary showing boxing kangaroos!
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
The Cheetah
We’ve decided that this week is cat week! We’ll be sharing
all of the big cats that are included in our game this week so stay tuned for a
selection of catty goodness! Today and tomorrow as promised we have two a day;
our first is the Cheetah, the world’s fastest land mammal!
Location: Africa
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 10 to 12 years in the wild
Interesting fact: When the cheetah hunts, it will sprint after its prey at great speed to attempt to knock it down. While this uses a massive amount of energy, these chases are over in less than a minute.
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: 10 to 12 years in the wild
Interesting fact: When the cheetah hunts, it will sprint after its prey at great speed to attempt to knock it down. While this uses a massive amount of energy, these chases are over in less than a minute.
Here is some lovely footage here recording a cheetah hunting
its prey. We love the way they have slowed down the footage, really shows you
just how powerful and fast the cheetah can be!
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
The Black Panther
The Black Panther is not necessarily a species in its own
right, more so a colour variant of jaguars or leopards which is caused by a
genetic mutation. We wanted to include as many types of animals and this
genetic variant interested us.
Therefore our information on the animal is going to be a
little bit different to the animal a day features from earlier so we’ll be
sharing some info regarding the leopard which the black panther is a subspecies
of.
Location: Africa
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: Around 21 years in captivity
Interesting fact: Lions and Hyenas will attempt to take away a leopard’s kill if they can. The leopard will store their larger kills in trees where they are able to feed on them in safety.
How could I not share the jungle book!? Check out below for a brief video, we’ll be watching the Jungle Book later this week!
Diet: Carnivore
Lifespan: Around 21 years in captivity
Interesting fact: Lions and Hyenas will attempt to take away a leopard’s kill if they can. The leopard will store their larger kills in trees where they are able to feed on them in safety.
How could I not share the jungle book!? Check out below for a brief video, we’ll be watching the Jungle Book later this week!
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