Planet Zoo

Vet Research

Vets can conduct research into any species currently inhabiting the zoo. To undertake this research, the vet requires a functioning research centre and access to the habitat containing the species to be researched. Vets are assigned to research in the Vet Research page by selecting a vet, then selecting a research topic.

Vets must be available for research and only one vet can be assigned to a given topic at any given time.

Successfully managing your finances is key in Planet Zoo. You’ll need to have a steady influx of both cash and conservation credits if you want to grow your zoo and keep it afloat.

Successfully managing your finances is key in Planet Zoo. You’ll need to have a steady influx of both cash and conservation credits if you want to grow your zoo and keep it afloat.

Cash

Cash is used to build your zoo infrastructure and pay your staff.

You earn cash from:

A zoo's reputation is calculated by looking at the following factors:

No zoo would be complete without guests to enjoy and learn more about the animals that call it home.

Guest Needs

All guests are unique. However, they do enter the zoo with a set of needs that they wish to fulfil or at least maintain.

Happiness

At 100% this indicates that the guest is as happy as possible, but over time the happiness level will tick down, meaning that the guest is becoming unhappy.

Staff are the lifeblood of your zoo and keep it running like a well oiled machine.

How to Hire Staff

Staff are hired from the Staff page in the Zoo Management screen or from the Staff List in the browser on console. When the desired staff member has been selected, they will become attached to the reticle and be deployed by placing them on a path.

Animals can be traded for cash and conservation credits.

Before you can trade an animal, you must send it to the Trade Centre. Animals cannot be traded when they are juvenile, sterile or elderly.

If an animal can't be traded or released to the wild, it can be rehomed; doing so costs money. Once an animal is rehomed, there is no way to get it back.

Animals can be released to the wild as a part of a conservation drive to increase numbers in their natural habitat. Releasing animals to the wild will generate Conservation Credits and will also boost the zoo's conservation rating. The number of Credits returned from this will reduce for repeat releases of the same species within a short period of time.

Animals cannot be released to the wild when they are juvenile, sterile, elderly or sick.

Each animal has an Animal Star Rating that is rated out of 5 stars. This rating increases over time based on how well you look after your animal; a higher welfare will mean their star rating rises faster. An animal's lifespan also affects how easy it is to reach a 5 star rating. The better the animal's Longevity gene the more time there is for the animal to reach 5 stars.