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Friday, July 24, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 7
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Zoootpia 3 Chapter 6
Back at the ZPD, Clawhauser showed Captain Fern Hogbottom his Gazelle app: He took a picture of the sow, and one of the tigers had Hogbottom's head.
"Wow." Said Gazelle on the app with an automated tone. "You are one hot dancer Fern Hogbottom."
"Isn't it cool?" The cheetah asked.
"Not really." Said Hogbottom. "I prefer Fur Fighters." Suddenly, the screen changed to an alarm. Clawhauser ran towards Chief Bogo's office, unaware he was balancing the checkbook.
"Chief Bogo!" Clawhauser shouted, causing Chief Bogo to scribble on the book.
"Clawhauser, look what you made me do!" Said the cape buffalo. "Get out of here if you want to keep your job."
"But it's Nick and Judy!" Said Clawhauser! "They're in danger!"
"How do you know that?"
"One of them must've pressed the emergency beacon! Didn't you check your phone?"
"Of course, not. It's charging on the shelf."
"Will you just look at my phone?!" Clawhauser ran towards Bogo to show him the alarm on his phone.
"By God, you're right!" Bogo exclaimed. "Hopps and Wilde are in trouble! For all we know, they're probably being eaten alive! Clawhauser, tell everyone to head to the bullpen!"
"You got it, Chief!" Said Clawhauser.
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In the bullpen, Chief Bogo brought in 20 of his best workers, including Terrence Jawful.
"Ladies and gentle-mammals!" Chief Bogo began. "I am here to tell you awful news: Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are in trouble at Canary Island! We need to get there fast, and I hoof-picked the best officers to join me- Higgins, Fangmire, Hogbottom, Truffler, the Zebros, and Jawful. You are all coming with me. Officer McHorn, you'll take my place while I'm gone."
"I will make you proud, Bogo!" Said the rhinoceros. The police animals immediately went off to Canary Island to rescue Nick and Judy.
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Back at Bird Village, Judy and Nick have their arms tied behind their backs as they slowly walk towards a massive pot that was once used by an elephant. Renato is a slave forced to catch fish too far for the puffins and albatrosses to reach, and Cory, who had his legs tied so he wouldn't escape, is sentenced to die by being crushed by rocks from golden eagles. Floyd believes that Nolan has gotten too far, so he thinks of a plan to free Nick and Judy so they can escape and maybe free some slave animals.
'Hey, Nolan!" Said the raven, and the golden eagles dropped their rocks. "There's a chipmunk trying to steal from the bird feeder!" Nolan flies up to the bird feeder to find the 'chipmunk', and while he's distracted, Floyd flew over to Nick and Judy to untie their arms.
"Why are you trying to free us?" Asked Judy. "I thought birds were blood-thirsty savages." Floyd was disgusted by that statement.
"Does that look like a blood-thirsty savage to you?" Floyd asked as he pointed to a swallow. "Just like how predatory mammals are actually very nice once you get to know them."
"He's got a point there, Carrots." Said Nick.
"Hmm." Said Judy. "Maybe birds aren't so bad after all." Nolan flew to Nick and Judy to plop them in the pot.
"Bye-bye, bunny." Said Nolan, and right before he could bite off Judy's head, he got hit with a tranquilizer dart. It was Chief Bogo.
"Animals don't go savage where we come from." Said the buffalo.
"What's that?" Asked a scarlet macaw.
"Maybe it's another reindeer." Said a kiwi.
"He's a cape buffalo." Said Higgins. "And DO NOT get on his bad side."
"Chief Bogo!" Said Judy. "Don't hurt the other birds! See this raven?" She pointed to Floyd. "He untied Nick and I so we could escape."
"It's true." Said Floyd. "Between you and me, Nolan is a bit nuts. If you can remove his ability to fly, please do it!" Fangmire walked over to Nolan's unconscious body and brought him to the boat to clip his wings.
"Are we gonna place all the birds under arrest, Chief Bogo?" Asked Truffler. "I don't think there will be enough room in prison for all of them, especially since the 200 dangerous criminals Wilde let loose got rearrested?"
"I was trying to leave the building!" Shouted Nick. "How many times do I have to tell you?!" A dark-eyed junco flew onto Jawful's nose.
"I don't think we should, Bogo." Said the crocodile. "Back in Crocodile Country, we would have smaller birds clean our teeth. Also, before modern medicine was invented, some birds would help the likes of buffalo, elephants, hippos, and rhinos by eating parasitic bugs."
"That sound cool!" Said a swallow.
"And what about the slave animals?" Asked Nibbles. "They need homes, too."
"Alright, alright." Said Bogo. "Perhaps birds aren't as bloodthirsty as I thought." A bird of paradise landed on his left horn. "You're lucky that Zootopia has enough room for 130 million individual animals." Everyone cheered as almost everyone started packing onto the boats. However, the canaries, cassowaries, echidnas, and kiwis just stood there.
"Aren't you gonna join us?" Asked Judy as she untied Cory.
"No, we like it on Canary Island." Said a kiwi.
"Besides," Said a canary. "If we left Canary Island, what would it called?"
"And I was getting sick of eating mice and lizards, to be honest."
"Suit yourself." Said Nibbles as she, Nick, Judy, Cory, the ZPD staff, and the slave mammals went on the boat. The slave reptiles, boobies, and quails would return to Zootopia using Renato's boat. The remaining birds decided to follow the boats by flying.
Author's Notes: In Zootopia 1, Clawhauser and Chief Bogo played around with an app where you can take your head and plaster it on the head of one of her tiger dancers.
Along with Gazelle, Judy's offer favorite musicians include Hyena Gomez, Fur Fighters, Fleetwood Yak, and Mick Jaguar.
With the key exception of Terrence Jawful, all the cops in this story also appeared in the Zootopia movies.
Hogbottom
Higgins
Fangmire
Truffler
McHorn
Zebros
Snarlov
Floyd's distraction is based on how in real life, squirrels and chipmunks may ransack bird feeders.
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, you can get extra lives by correctly answering trivia questions about the game. One of the questions is where DKC 2 takes place, which one of the options being Crocodile Country.
| The correct answer is Crocodile Isle, by the way. |
It's not stated in the story, but the animal slaves on Canary Island include Guinea pigs, squirrels, kinkajous, caribou, Egyptian tortoises, chipmunks, iguanas, mice, and emerald tree boas.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 5
It was now nighttime, and Judy was fast asleep. She was dreaming that she was a kitten going on vacation in Mataraja Falls with her family. Her tour guide was a kangaroo, and he was guiding the Hopps family to the top of a cliff.
"This place is called Avian Peak." Said the kangaroo. "This clifftop gets it's name because there have been lots of avian sightings. Can anyone tell me what avian means?" Judy raised her paw.
"I know, I know!" She said. "Avian is another word for bird. A bird is classified by having feathers, a beak, warm-blooded, and lays eggs."
"Very good!" Said the kangaroo. "Just make sure that you stand still. Hawks have keen vision." They continued walking, and they saw a large nest.
"Look at that." Whispered the kangaroo. "It's a bird's nest." He hopped over to the nest and found feathers. He picked one up and smelled it. "Most likely a red-tailed hawk, but where is the hawk?" Suddenly, Judy got captured by the hawk!
"Put me down this instant!" She shouted. "When I grow up, I'm gonna be a police officer in Zootopia, and that means I'll put you behind bars!" The hawk turned his head around, and he gave a maniacal laugh.
"You think we can change our diets that quickly?" Asked the hawk, who looked a lot like Cory. "You're stupider than you look! You and your family will make a great meal for our clan!"
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Judy shot up awake screaming. She was on the boat with Nick, Nibbles, and Cory. Her screech was loud enough to wake up the other animals.
"Carrots, what happened?" He asked, walking over to comfort Judy.
"I had a nightmare last night." Judy replied. "I had a dream I was a kitten, and my family and I were at Matarajah Falls. We were on a cliff, and I got taken by a hawk who wanted to eat me! And what's worse, it was Cory who wanted to eat me!"
"Geez, talk about a vivid dream." Said Nick. "I guess those sea grapes Nibbles dived for last night didn't agree with you. Good thing I stopped by Ungu-Latte's before we left. I wouldn't touch seafood even if we were at a seafood restaurant! Instead, I had a sandwich that I bought fare and square along with a soda."
"I had a weird dream, too." Said Nibbles. "Remember that strange animal I described last night, a human? Well, I dreamed I swapped brains with one!"
"Are you still afraid of me, Judy?" Asked Cory. "I swear to God that I would never eat a talking animal. How many times do I have to tell you?"
"I know that." Replied Judy. "But my instincts still tell me that all birds are blood-thirsty predators. No offense."
"None taken." Answered Cory.
"Alright, you sea dogs!" Said Renato. "It's 7:00 in the morning, and we'll be arriving at Canary Island any second now." An island comes into view, and it's a forest with birdhouses on every tree.
"This is it." Said Cory. "Canary Island. Animals don't wear clothes here, so you'll have to take your clothes off."
"Don't worry, land-lubbers!" Said Renato as the Nick, Judy, Nibbles, and Cory took off their clothes. "I'll watch over your clothes and electronic items while you're gone." Nick walked over to the seal to check his pocket for something.
"There you are!" Said Nick, grabbing his homing beacon and stuffing it in his tail. The quartet of animals walked off the boat and onto Canary Island, where they were stopped by a group of echidnas walking on all fours.
"Halt!" Said an echidna. "Who goes there?"
"It's me, Cory." Said the hawk. "Remember? The hawk that refuses to eat animals that talk."
"Cory?" Asked another echidna. "Welcome back, and it seems you brought food like you promised."
"Yeah." Cory lied. "Food." He then whispered to his mammalian friends. "Don't worry. This is all an act so we can get into the village. I haven't found any reptiles, but I found mammals!"
"I thought mammals give you indigestion." Said another echidna.
"News flash, prickle-beak." Said Nick. "Echidnas are mammals, too!"
"No, we're birds!" Said the first echidna. "See our beaks?"
"Nick actually has a point." Said Judy. "Despite having beaks and laying eggs, echidnas are mammals. Not reptiles. Besides, if you really were birds, where are you wings and feathers?"
"We have feathers!" Said the second echidna. "They're just sharp."
"Those aren't feathers, my friend." Said Nibbles. "Those are quills, and porcupines and hedgehogs have them too!"
"And who ever heard of a bird sweating milk?" Asked Judy. One echidna used her long tongue to lick herself, and the sweat felt tasty. "Say, this tastes great. Almost as good as ants!"
"Maybe Nolan was wrong." Said another echidna. "Perhaps we aren't birds."
"Is Nolan this scary owl I keep hearing about?" Asked Nibbles. "The one works turns the non-bird animals into slaves?"
"Yes, that's him." Said Cory. "Anyway, can we go in?"
"You sure can!" Said an echidna, and the monotremes got out of the way to let Cory and his friends in. When the four made it to the center of Bird Village, everyone was surprised to see Cory back.
"Look." Said a secretary bird. "Cory's back! And he brought back food!"
"Food?" Asked Judy. "No, we're here to rescue the slave animals!" Nolan overheard the rabbit and flew down to inspect the ruckus on the forest floor, with Floyd following behind him.
"Cory!" The owl shouted. "You're back, but where are your reptiles? You were assigned to get one to eat."
"But we don't have to!" Pleaded Cory. "About a day's flight away from Bird Village is Zootopia, where predator and prey live together in harmony without eating each other."
"And best of all," Said Judy. "Zootopia is a place where anyone can be anything!" The Canary Island residents, bird and non-bird alike, started murmuring to each other.
"A place where anyone can be anything?" Asked a guinea pig.
"Does that mean I don't have to eat mice or squirrels?" Asked a hamerkop.
"I don't have to operate the pullys?" Asked an emerald tree boa. All this chatter made Nolan's blood boil.
"ENOUGH!!!!" He screeched. "Cory, you promised that you'd bring a reptile back and eat it alive, yet you failed. Because of that, you shall die. As for the offerings, the fox will be forced to plant flowers to attract bugs, the beaver will search the pond for fish and frogs, and the rabbit will be dinner." Tears started forming in Judy's eyes.
"You can't do this!" Said Nick as he pulled out the beacon from his tail. "This isn't fair!"
"Who said life was fair?" Asked Nolan. "The fox will be cooked, too." Luckily, before he was grabbed by a great horned owl, Nick pressed the button on the beacon that will summon the ZPD to Canary Island.
Author's Notes: Mataraja Falls is named after Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Here's you'll see flying foxes, tigers, a Komodo dragon, blue crowned pigeons, and even though I didn't see any, water buffalo.
Sea grapes are a type of seaweed native to the Indo-Pacific. It is eaten by people across the region, such as Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. You might remember diving for these plants in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Another scrapped idea for Zootopia 1 was a café called Ungu-Latte's, a play on the word ungalte, another word for hoofed mammal.
Nibbles's dream is an obvious nod to Pixar's 30th feature film, Hoppers. I know it's a little strange to have a Pixar film referenced in a WDAS-based story, but there's already a Ratatouille reference in Zootopia 2. It's also a coincidence that the mice in Zootopia look similar to Remy!
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 4
Back in Zootopia, ex-mayor of the city Leodore Lionheart is freed from prison for being the only one who didn't escape last year, as well as time off for good behavior. Upon leaving the prison, he meets with Mayor Brian Winddancer.
"Brian Winndancer?" Asked Lionheart. "I recognize you in Big Trouble in Little Rodentia! What are you doing here?"
"Didn't you hear?" Asked the horse. "I'm the mayor of Zootopia now, but I need help: How do I be a good mayor? I've been a mayor for about a year now, and I was mostly used as a puppet by the Lynxleys."
"Used as a puppet?" Asked Lionheart. "Boy, you do need help. First off, think for yourself. Even if you're a sloth, koala, panda bear, or guinea pig, you have to have independent thoughts! Second of all, you need to be honest. As the old saying goes, honesty is the best policy!"
"Says the same cat who's been locking up savage mammals in Cliffside Asylum." Replied Winddancer.
"It was to protect the city!" Said Lionheart. "Besides, as I put it in an interview, it was a classic 'doing the wrong thing for the right reason' kind of a deal. What I'm getting at is that you have to be honest, but not too honest. Third of all, you need to be noble."
"I can act like I'm noble." Said Winddancer. "Does that count?"
"No it doesn't." Said Lionheart. "However, I can get you books on being a great mayor. Which reminds me, the final tip I have for you is to treat your assistant mayor well, or else she'll pull off an elaborate attempt to destroy society as we know it! As Ted Badgers put it, treat others like how you'd like to be treated."
"Thanks for the advice, Lionheart." Said Winddancer. "Want my autograph? A selfie with me? My best movie on Zoo-Ray?"
"None of that, thank you very much." Replied Lionheart. "However, I do have a question for you: Do you have an assistant mayor?"
"Actually, no." Answered Winndancer. "I guess I don't. Tomorrow, I'll hold auditions on who should be my assistant mayor! And who knows? Maybe it's a mare. Get it? A mare, as in a female horse?" He gave out a winnie-laugh.
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Back at the ZPD, Benjamin Clawhauser was Zoogling birds, and he found out they have beaks, are warm-blooded, have feathers, and lay eggs.
"Hmm." The cheetah said to himself. "Birds are warm-blooded like mammals, yet they lay eggs like reptiles. That's strange."
"What's so strange about that?" Asked Terrence Jawful. "Platypuses and echidnas lay eggs and they are mammals. Pit vipers and Jackson's chameleons give birth and they are reptiles. Believe me, I saw it first-claw! Besides, Gazelle once said that birds don't just fly, they fall down and get up."
"What are you saying?" Asked Clawhauser.
"You need to visit the library to learn more about birds." Said Jawful. "The museum may be tempting, but they only have taxidermy mammals and reptiles on display. No birds."
"But who will take my place at the ZPD?" Asked Clawhauser.
"Snarlov will take your place while you're gone." Answered Jawful, grabbing a polar bear cop with his jaws. "You can handle the ZPD counter. Can't you, Snarlov?"
"Okay, but won't Chief Bogo get mad?" Asked the bear.
"Don't worry your snowy white head about it!" Replied Clawhauser. "I'll just tell Chief Bogo through text." Clawhauser texted Chief Bogo on his phone to tell him about his trip to the library. In his office, Bogo got a text from Clawhauser that said 'Be back in 30 minutes. Jawful and I are going to the library to learn more about birds, and Snarlov is taking my place while I'm gone!'
"Why did I even hire him in the first place?" Bogo asked himself. "He can't even run 5 miles per hour!"
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Benjamin and Terrence went to the local library to learn more about birds. The crocodile was looking at the books in the 590s section.
"Let's see." Jawful read out loud. "594 is mollusks, 595 is arthropods, 597 is fish, amphibians, and reptiles, here we are! 598- birds!" He pulled out a book that said 'Birds: Feathered Friends or Feathered Foes?'. The two predators went to a table and started reading.
"'The only known location on Earth where birds live is Canary Island.'" Clawhauser read. "'We mammals may have not spent a whole day there, but what we did discover is anything but friendly. With a few exceptions, many of the bird species here are bloodthirsty savages who will eat any animal smaller than them, even if they are sentient.' Yikes! That sounds worse than mammals going savage!" The capybara librarian shushed at Clawhauser to be quieter.
"Sorry." The cheetah apologized as he read quieter. "'The animals they catch that don't want to get eaten have to do slave work.' Poor little guys. 'Our recommendation, don't visit Canary Island or even the Southern cape of Outback Island. Birds are worse than reptiles!'"
"What do they have against reptiles?" Asked Jawful.
"Oh, that." Said Clawhauser. "For a century, Zootopia has been a mammal-exclusive city because a pit viper was framed for killing the Lynxley family maid. Because of that, no mammal trusted any reptile after that, and they were forced to live in a secret club in Marsh Market, which I'm glad didn't get buried in snow! Have you tasted their tilapia?"
"Shush!" Said the capybara.
"Maybe we should leave." Said Jawful, and they decided to leave the library while Clawhuaser rambled about Zootopia's history.
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Later that evening on Renato's boat, our four heroes have been on sea for eight hours. The gang finished dinner, and Nick has finished sharing his childhood trauma to Nibbles and Cory.
"Whoa." Said Nibbles. "You're telling me that a rodent put a muzzle on you when you were just a cub? Man, that's cruel!"
"Yes, something like that." Answered Nick. "As I told Carrots last year, if the world sees a fox as sly and untrustworthy, then that's what I'll be. But then Judy came by and changed all that!"
"At least the other birds don't mock or ridicule me for eating only fish and frogs." Said Cory. "Except for Nolan. He hates my dietary habits and ordered me to eat a reptile. That's where I crashed into that giant metal tree."
"You mean a building." Said Judy.
"Sorry if I sound off-topic," Nibbles interrupted. "But one time, I had a dream about the strangest animal of all: A human, which has skin like a pig, the body of a sloth without the fur, the front paws of a koala, the feet of a kangaroo, the eyes of a crocodile, the mouth and toes of a kinkajou, the ears of a hedgehog, the nose of a beaver, and hair on the top of their bald heads. To make matters worse, humans rule the world while animals don't talk or wear clothes. Instead, they either live in the wild, in zoos or aquariums, or as pets!"
"That seawater is messing with your brain, beaver." Said Renato. "I think you should all get some shuteye while I continue sailing. We'll arrive at Canary Island in the morning."
Author's Notes: It's been scientifically proven that sloths, koalas, panda bears, and guinea pigs aren't that smart.
Big Trouble in Little Rodentia is a play on the movie Big Trouble in Little China. It's also a name of a tie-in book for Zootopia 1.
Ted Badgers is a play on TV legend Fred Rogers, who happens to be one of my heroes.
In the world of Zootopia, the characters use Zoogle instead of Google.
The climax of Zootopia 1 took place in the Natural History Museum, which showcased how the city evolved throughout the millenia. I was gonna have Benjamin and Terrence visit the museum, but I figured that since birds aren't part of the city, they shouldn't be there.
When Nick Wilde was a cub, he wanted to forest the Junior Forest Scouts, despite being the only predators. The club members, which included a zebra, a hippo, a wildebeest, and what I think is a hyrax. Instead of embracing him with open hooves, the kids just bully Nick and place a muzzle on his face.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 3
Back in Bird Village, all the slave animals were working hard to not get eaten. On one tree is Floyd, a white-necked raven who was Nolan's right-wing bird. Similar to Cory, he believes that it's wrong to eat animals that talk, but since he's lower on the food chain than a hawk, he's allowed to eat fruit, bugs, peanuts, and whenever it washes up on the beach, Lucky Chomps. He had a discussion with Nolan on if they should leave the island.
"Excuse me, Nolan." He asked. "The puffins are complaining that it's too warm, the ibises are complaining it's too cold, and the swallows, blue jays, and cardinals want to migrate. What should I tell them?" Upon hearing this, Nolan started laughing like a maniac.
"Migrate?" He asked. "MIGRATE?! That is for cowards. Besides, we have everything we ever need right here. If a bird wants to be cold, just jump in the pond or the ocean. If a bird wants to be warm, go inside one of the birdhouses and wrap yourself with a squirrel. And even if we do run out of food, we can always eat the lower animals, and there are always more of those on Outback Island. Here, let me demonstrate." He flew down to a lower branch, snatched a mouse, and started demonstrating to Floyd.
"Here." Said the owl. "Let me demonstrate how fun it is to eat live flesh." Nolan picked up the mouse, who was practically begging and pleading to let him go, only for Nolan to place the mouse in his beak and swallow it whole. "There. Easy as 1-2-3. Get the picture?"
"Yes, sir!" Replied Floyd, but he still felt it was wrong.
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Back in Zootopia, Nick, Judy, and Cory arrive at Muddy Swamp via gondola. Judy sat next to Nick since she was still afraid of birds. The three made it to Nibbles' house, which was about the size of a garage: She pays her bills by doing wood commissions for the other animals. After hearing a knock on her door, Nibbles Maplestick answered the door and was surprised by two familiar faces.
"Why, if it ain't Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps!" She said. "And who is this new fella? A griffin?"
"My name is Cory," Said the bird. "And I'm a red-tailed hawk."
"Oh, you're a bird!" Said the beaver. "Reptiles may be my specialty, but birds are uncharted territory for me. Luckily for you, I know someone who sailed the whole ocean before, and he can go it again!"
"Is he at Marsh Market like last time?" Asked Nick. "I don't want to encounter a juggling seal again."
"No, he's at Zootopia Harbor!" Nibbles replied. "Besides, it wasn't a juggling seal. It was a juggling sea lion. Big difference. Anyway, everyone get in car, but be careful of splinters."
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After an hour of driving, the four animals made it to Zootopia Harbor. While in the car, Cory told Nibbles his whole story.
"You're from a faraway island where animals still eat other animals that can talk?" She asked. "Now, that is sick! If you're a bird, why aren't you flying?"
"Because I sprained my wings by smashing into a window." Cory replied. "All these metal trees have holes in them protected by invisible forcefields.
"You mean glass?" Asked Nibbles. "We place those on windows so bugs don't get in. Unless you happen to like eating bugs. I had to eat worms to get approval from a secluded group of reptiles, and yuck! I'm not trying that again." Soon, the foursome arrived at a house near the dock. The door opened, and a seal as big as Chief Bogo came out!
"Let me guess." Said Nick. "You're a sea lion and not a seal."
"A sea lion, I am not, you land lubbers!" The seal bellowed in a raspy voice. "I'm a Caribbean monk seal, and I've been living in Zootopia for 50 years. The name's Renato, and what can I do for you today?"
"We need a trip to Canary Island as soon as you can!" Said Judy. "See this hawk? He comes from Canary Island, where animals still eat animals that talk! And the ones that don't want to get eaten have to do cruel labor: Operating elevators, planting flowers, building birdhouses..."
"Enough blabbering." Said Renato. "Canary Island. Haven't heard of that place in a long time. I've been there once, but they are savages! No offense, beaked one."
"None taken." Said Cory. "But I only eat fish and frogs for meat. Never mammals or reptiles!"
"If that's the case," Said Renato. "I tip my hat to you, Brown Feathers."
"It's Cory." Said the hawk.
"Do you get paid in money or fish?" Asked Nick. "I still have trauma from that sea lion."
"I'm not like one of those sea lions, fox." Said Renato. "Thirty bucks for a round trip. Do any of you have money on you? I don't do trips for free."
"Luckily for you," Said Judy. "I happen to have enough money on me." She walked over to Renato to give him the money: A twenty dollar bill and a five dollar bill.
"That will do, lassie!" Renato bellowed. "Off to Canary Island we go! It will take a day to get there, so make sure all ye electronics are fully charged!" The characters soon set off to Bird Village, unaware of the danger they'd put themselves in.
Author's Notes: In Zootopia 1, Clawhauser's favorite cereal was Lucky Chomps, a riff on Lucky Charms.
Floyd the white-necked raven is named after Floyd Norman, who worked at Disney during the 1950s and 1960s on films such as Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, and The Jungle Book. He also worked at other animation studios such as Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears (the company that did 80s Alvin and the Chipmunks), Film Roman, Pixar, and Filmation.
One of the residents of Marsh Market in Zootopia 2 is a juggling sea lion. Whatever you, don't call him a seal and don't throw coins into his bucket!
Also in Zootopia 2, in order to get accepted by the reptiles, Judy and Nick had to eat worms that could slither down your throat. Declining their food is considered disrespectful.
For those unfamiliar, the Caribbean monk seal was seal that lived in the Caribbean, hence it's name. These massive guys could grow up to 8 feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds! Similar to sloths and polar bears, algae would grow on their bodies, making them turn green. The Caribbean monk seal went extinct in 1952 due to hunting it for its blubber.
I decided to make Renato a Caribbean monk seal because I thought it would be cool to include an extinct animal in the Zootopia world. I was also inspired by how dodos still exist in the Animal Crossing video games, despite the fact that the bird went extinct about 400 years ago.
Renato is named after one of Disney's top CG animators, Renato Dos Anjos.
| Renato working on a scene in Wreck-it Ralph. |
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 2
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Zootopia 3 Chapter 1
For our dear friend Daveigh, who taught us that no one should be left behind or forgotten. She will forever be remembered.
Daveigh Chase
1990-2026
It has been one year since Zootopia welcomed reptiles back into the city. Along with pit vipers, lizards, and chelonians being integrated into Zootopia, crocodilians, tuataras, pythons, and other species of lizards arrived into the city and were welcomed with open paws. Gary Dessnake has received 800 million dollars in royalty fees after the Lynxley scandal, and he used that money to buy Judy and her parents new cellphones (Bonnie and Stu, Judy's parents, would use the same phone) along with a monument of his great-grandmother Agnes, the true creator of the Weather Wall. He also got defanged since he didn't want to be poisonous anymore, so he decided to become a therapy animal alongside Dr. Fuzzby. Paul, a mole who worked in ZPD's computer system, moved to Bunny Burrow so he can live a simpler life digging up ripe vegetables. The ZPD also welcomed their first reptile officer with a saltwater crocodile named Terrence Jawful, who is just as knowledgeable on policework as Judy Hopps. The hundreds of escaped mammals that Nick Wilde let loose by accident were all recaptured, with Dawn Bellwether being sent to a special cell in Cliffside Asylum. However, our story doesn't begin in Zootopia. It begins on a bird-filled island far south of Outback Island, with an island being a forest almost as big as Gnu Jersey. If that wasn't good enough, there was a birdhouse on each tree. A puffin carrying fish in his beak flies over to Bird Village so he can fill up one of three boxes: One with dead fish and sea creatures, another filled with insect eggs, and another filled with vegetables. There's also a birdfeeder for the seed-eating birds such as quails, blue jays, swallows, and canaries. To top it all off, lizards, tortoises, squirrels, and even caribou are forced to build bird houses, operate simple elevators, and plant flowers all in their birthday suits so they don't get eaten. They were taken from Outback Island whenever fish populations seems scarce. Nolan, the owl leader of Bird Village, hates any animal that isn't a bird, and he especially hates how Cory, a red-tailed hawk, tries to befriend the slave animals. Nolan sees Cory playing with a caribou's horns, and he angrily calls him over.
"Cory!" The barred eagle owl shouted. "Come here this instant!"
"Sorry, Comet." Said Cory. "I'll play with you later." He flew over to Nolan to wonder what he wants.
"How many times have I told you?" Nolan asked Cory. "Only birds can be friends with birds!"
"But I already played with every bird in the village!" Cory replied.
"I'm sure that there's at least one bird you haven't met yet." Said Nolan. "Besides, any animal that isn't a bird is considered food, and you should know that. Everyone knows that!"
"But I think it's wrong to eat something that can talk." Said Cory. "The only meat I eat are fish and large frogs."
"Are you listening to yourself?!" Nolan shouted. "A red-tailed hawk eating fish? That would be like a fox eating blueberries! Real hawks eat snakes, lizards, fish, mice, rabbits, squirrels, and even other birds! If there's a slave animal that steps out of line, just eat him or her!"
"But that's so barbaric! Besides, mammals give me indigestion."
"Then eat a reptile!"
"But it's wrong to eat an animal that lays eggs. Unless it's a fish or a frog."
"Luckily for you, Floyd confided in me that very far northwest, there's a reptile country where they have chameleons and pit vipers, both of which give birth. I want you to fly north to get me a reptile and eat it alive!"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Then this will happen." Nolan grabbed a pear and squeezed it. "Do I make myself clear?" Cory started quivering.
"Yes, Nolan!" Said Cory, and he flew off northwest to find the reptile country Nolan spoke about. After a few hours of flying, Cory saw a building, but unfortunately crashed since he can't see glass.
Author's Notes: Gary Dessnake getting 800 million dollars from the Lynxley family is a reference to the Dinosaurs episode "Earl's Big Jackpot". In this episode, Earl gets fired from WESAYSO for not showing up at work, despite having an inured leg. Earl's family files a lawsuit against his evil boss BP Richfield, and WESAYSO is forced to pay 800 million dollars, making Earl filthy rich.
Cliffside Asylum was a location in Zootopia 1 where (SPOILER ALERT!) the 14 missing mammals have been secretly kept by Mayor Lionheart since they went off-the-rails crazy.
Cliffside Asylum will appear again in Chapter 8.
Gnu Jersey is one of MANY sub-locations in Zootopia (the city). In Zootopia 2, while chasing Anthony the giant anteater, Nick and Judy drive through Gnu Jersey and ruin the Zootenial parade.
Cory is named after and loosely based on Coco, an injured red-tailed hawk that I was fortunate enough to meet in July 2025.
I imagine that in the world of Zootopia, the amphibians never had the chance to evolve to mammal or reptile-level intelligence: The habitats they grew up in were covered with night howlers, toxic flowers that make animals go savage. As a coincidence, Bird Town's local pond not only has fish and frogs, but also night howlers. I also chose not to include amphibians because I felt the frogs would look too much like Freddie from Meet the Robinsons.
Caribou being slaves on Canary Island (which I decided to call the place) is a nod to how in real life, bald eagles may eat reindeer calves when there aren't enough fish.
One of the many new characters in Zootopia 2 is a mole named Paul Moledebrandt, voiced by Olaf himself Josh Gad.