Could we have the whale and dolphin bigger the, the graphic now for both donphin and whale too small, previously I even thought not have donphin in this game 
. It still smaller than fish ship many time.
the boar and wolf need to be smaller, and the lion, bears, tiger and deer need to be larger. Also same views as the marlin, whale and dolphin.
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I was looking for animals for a potential future Africa DLC, and I thought about gathering one from the region of each prospective civilization. However, instead of the common ones that are also missing — hippos, gorillas, pangolins, bats, chimpanzees, wildebeests, cheetahs, etc. I wanted to pick the most distinctive and, whenever possible, exclusive ones. Here is what I found:
• Berbers: the oryx, for historical reasons; its hide was used to make Lamt shields (associated with the Lamtuna people), which were imported for use and prestige throughout the medieval Islamic world.
• Ethiopians: it could be either the Gelada baboon, whose fur was historically used to make the Lemd & Anfarro (the military prestige cloak and headdress seen on the Shotel Warrior), or the distinctive Ethiopian wolf. Both are found only in that country.
• Malians: usually associated with the lion, but since that animal is quite common, I considered the giant eland, the world’s largest antelope, which has only two subspecies, one of which is native to the Mali-Senegal border region.
• Songhai: I couldn’t find many animals unique to the region, so I chose the African manatee; there is a subgroup that lives exclusively in the Niger Bend.
• Edo: the leopard was a symbol of power over nature; it was not only symbolically associated with the Oba, as evidenced by countless bronze statues, but was also exclusively owned by him, with hunting it prohibited without the king’s authorization.
• Shona: Not at all surprisingly, the “tailless eagle”, likely the bird depicted in the soapstone statues of Great Zimbabwe, would be a great choice.
• Kongo: The iconic savanna elephant; not only abundant in the region but highly prized for its ivory. The unit would be larger than the elephant already present in the game.
• Hausa: There is an ancient Hausa tradition of traveling performers who use wild animals to draw crowds and sell magical potions and amulets, known as Gadawan Kura (lit. Hyena Men), hence the choice of this animal.
• Somali: For them, I chose the Gerenuk (giraffe-gazelle), a distinctive species that is practically ubiquitous in modern-day Somalia and frequently appears in their poetry to symbolize female beauty. It also has a unique way of feeding.
• Nubian: I admit I’m not quite sure what to use here, as the crocodile and the falcon, the most iconic animals of the Nile, are already in the game. Perhaps the Nubian giraffe or the African wild ass, the ancestor of the domestic donkey.
• Bornu: For them, there is the Kuri cattle, a vital source of sustenance for centuries. They could make for a great animation or an amphibious unit, given that their bulbous horns are used to help them traverse Lake Chad.
Well, that’s it. What do you guys think? If we could represent each civ with animals, which ones would you use?
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