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Western Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes · Africa

Requirements at a glance

Scientific name

Pan troglodytes

Status

Critically Endangered

Biomes

Tropical

Temperature

18–33 °C

Land area

780 m²

Shelter

10 m²

Climbable

80 m²

Barrier

Grade 3 · 3 m

Group size

5–15 (10♂ / 15♀)

Temperament

Confident

Food / period

$1,221

Building the habitat

The land area is a hard floor: 780 m² for the enclosure itself, plus 10 m² of shelter on top. Barrier grade 3 at 3 m contains the animal without overspending on fencing you do not need.

Keep the habitat inside 18–33 °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 5–15, capped at 10 male and 15 female. Exceeding the male cap is what causes fights — not total headcount.

Species it can share a habitat with

The Zoopedia lists 1 neutral companions. Neutral means no welfare penalty, but no shared enrichment bonus either — build to the largest space requirement of the group.

Habitat

Western Lowland Gorilla

Critically Endangered

1,160 m² land

Budgeting this habitat

Food runs about $1,221 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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705 m² land

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Sun Bear

Vulnerable

920 m² land

Biome: Tropical

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.