https://dwarffortresswiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=KnaveErrant 2026-08-18T12:50:16Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.11 https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Zoo&diff=285988 2023-01-15T05:39:37Z

<p>KnaveErrant: Updated zoo info to Steam version (confirmed in-game that dwarves do indeed consider furniture in zoos, including cages, &quot;tastefully arranged&quot;).</p> <hr /> <div>{{migrated article}}<br /> {{Quality|Unrated}}<br /> {{av}}<br /> <br /> A '''zoo''' is a [[meeting hall]] defined around a built [[cage]] or [[restraint]] that is not designated for &quot;[[justice]]&quot; (i.e. [[jail]]). Zoos can be assigned to specific dwarves, or left unassigned for communal enjoyment. An unassigned zoo seems to function like a regular [[meeting hall]], where idle dwarves will congregate and throw [[party|parties]]. Dwarves may receive positive [[emotion]]s from admiring a zoo's [[restraint]]s, [[cage]]s, and any [[preference|preferred]] [[creature]]s and may consider them &quot;tastefully arranged&quot; (like [[furniture]] in [[sculpture garden]]s).<br /> <br /> Caged [[grazer|grazing]] animals will eventually get hungry and die if not fed, making them impractical for use in a zoo. [[Hateable]] [[vermin]] can inspire negative thoughts in visiting dwarves, and should similarly be avoided. Although filling your zoo with your fortress's prisoners seems very dwarfy, a mix of regular animals is more likely to match your dwarves' [[preference]]s. A zoo can even function without animals, though the likelihood of positive emotions will be reduced.<br /> <br /> {{Rooms}}<br /> {{Category|Rooms}}</div>

KnaveErrant https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Zoo&diff=285986 2023-01-15T05:29:12Z

<p>KnaveErrant: The game now uses the term &quot;zoo&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{migrated article}}<br /> {{Quality|Unrated}}<br /> {{av}}<br /> <br /> A '''zoo''' is a [[room]] defined around a built [[cage]] or [[restraint]] that is not designated for &quot;[[justice]]&quot; (i.e. [[jail]]). Zoos can be assigned to specific dwarves, or left unassigned for communal enjoyment. An unassigned zoo seems to function like a [[meeting hall]], where idle dwarves will congregate and throw [[party|parties]]. While dwarves may receive positive [[emotion]]s from admiring a zoo's [[restraint]]s, [[cage]]s, and any [[preference|preferred]] [[creature]]s, they do not appear to consider them &quot;tastefully arranged&quot; (unlike [[furniture]] in [[sculpture garden]]s).<br /> <br /> Caged [[grazer|grazing]] animals will eventually get hungry and die if not fed, making them impractical for use in a zoo. [[Hateable]] [[vermin]] can inspire negative thoughts in visiting dwarves, and should similarly be avoided. Although filling your zoo with your fortress's prisoners seems very dwarfy, a mix of regular animals is more likely to match your dwarves' [[preference]]s. A zoo can even function without animals, though the likelihood of positive emotions will be reduced.<br /> <br /> In the Steam version, a meeting hall containing a constructed cage will be called &quot;Unnamed zoo&quot; when created. Previous versions of the game did not use the word &quot;zoo&quot;.<br /> {{Rooms}}<br /> {{Category|Rooms}}</div>

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