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European Bison
Bison bonasus · Europe
Requirements at a glance
- Scientific name
- Bison bonasus
- Status
- Near Threatened
- Biomes
- Temperate, Taiga
- Temperature
- -15–28 °C
- Land area
- 420 m²
- Shelter
- 15 m²
- Barrier
- Grade 3 · 1.25 m
- Group size
- 2–13 (8♂ / 13♀)
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Food / period
- $304
Building the habitat
The land area is a hard floor: 420 m² for the enclosure itself, plus 15 m² of shelter on top. Barrier grade 3 at 1.25 m contains the animal without overspending on fencing you do not need.
Keep the habitat inside -15–28 °C. Temperature is one of the most common reasons a habitat quietly loses welfare, because it never triggers the alarm that hunger does.
Group limits matter more than most players expect: mixed groups run 2–13, capped at 8 male and 13 female. Exceeding the male cap is what causes fights — not total headcount.
Habitat temperature
Terrain mix
Land area vs. the roster
Species it can share a habitat with
The Zoopedia lists 2 neutral companions. Neutral means no welfare penalty, but no shared enrichment bonus either — build to the largest space requirement of the group.
Budgeting this habitat
Food runs about $304 per period. See how that compares across the roster in our food cost ranking, or start from the best starter animals if this is a first zoo.
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Figures from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia, checked 2026-10-21; patches can change them — trust your in-game build menu if they differ. Official entry. Artwork © Frontier Developments; used here for identification.