Mandarin Duck - New Species (1.18)
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #165 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod adds the Mandarin Duck as a new species to planet zoo
This mod comes complete with the following:
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[]Unique custom models for male, female and juvenile
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[]Modified Behaviors and habitat preferences
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- []Requires ACSE and Eurasia Animal pack to work
- []This Mod is available in:
- Dutch (Zoomaster1994)
- French (Golden.klimt)
- German (Dacki1990)
- Spanish (RobertoC)
- Czech (Papyrus)
- Portuguese (Masera157)
This mod is based on the Mute Swan and uses its enrichment items.
To install this extract the downloaded file and place the folder within
called "MandarinDuck" into your ovldata folder of planet zoo.
( you can find where Planet Zoo's folders are by clicking the browse
button on Planet Zoo's install files tab in the properties window with
Please don't report any crashes or issues with this mod until you have done thorough troubleshooting. Thank you!
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Adds the Mandarin Duck as a new species to Planet Zoo, letting players place this beloved park guest in their zoos. A compact animal mod with 193 endorsements and 9,024 downloads, last updated in February 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 193 endorsements and over 9,000 downloads.
- Adds a visually distinct and popular bird to your zoo.
- Lightweight mod that doesn't overhaul anything else.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is thin—no details on habitat needs, enrichment, or compatibility.
- May conflict with other animal mods that alter the same files.
- No update since February 2025, so might lag behind game patches.
For Planet Zoo players who want to add a familiar, colorful duck species to their exhibits. If you're looking for a simple, low-risk animal addition without extra mechanics, this fits. Skip if you need detailed info on how the duck behaves or if you prefer mods with more depth.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod files in the correct folder (usually \win64\ovldata) to ensure the duck appears in-game.
- Check if the mod requires a specific game version; if you're on a newer patch, test in a sandbox zoo first.
- If you use other animal mods, load order might matter—try this one last to avoid overwrites.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- GreatCakeMods
- Version
- 1.18
- Downloads
- 9,024
- Endorsements
- 193
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 1/27/2024
- Updated
- 2/26/2025
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