Complete Guide To The CityVille Zoo

I only told you yesterday about this feature and Zynga hurried to take it live: the CityVille Zoo and Zoo Goals have been launched and I am here to share with you a detailed guide of the CityVille Zoo, so that you get the most of out this brand new and really cool feature!
Everything will start with you being given a basic Habitat from a new in-game character, Karen. The Habitat will become your Zoo, but you must work a little bit to make it happen. After placing and building the Habitat (requires 6 whacks, 1 energy per action), you can click your new Zoo to be taken to a new menu, as seen below:

There, you will be given a random animal to place in the Zoo, with other animals available for purchase, as you can see for yourself, for 20 City Cash each.

Alternately, if you don’t feel like paying real money for some zoo animals in CityVille, you can start posting news feeds to collect animals from your friends (but be waned, you will receive Zoo Baskets, that can also hold decorations or gift baskets, so you are not guaranteed to receive an animal each time a friend responds!. After collecting the required amounts of animals, you will unlock other Habitats in the Zoo and the “fun” (or spamming, call it as you please) will once again begin!