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Glasshopper

The **Glasshopper** is the seventh grasshopper that can be found in order in the zoo. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their grasshopper habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Glasshopper is a recolouration of the Grasshopper, possessing identical features. Its whole body is a reflective, luminous, radioactive green that is textured to appear slightly translucent. Its wings are coloured slightly differently to the rest of its body, with the base of its wings being a slightly darker hue.

## Requirements

* Garden 1 unlocked.
* Grasshopper tamed.
* Grasshopper habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1600m in Garden.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1600m.

## Baby Glasshopper

* Ridden animals are 8% slower
* Bucks are 8% smaller

## Trivia

* The Glasshopper is a portmanteau of 'glass' and 'grasshopper', with 'glass' rhyming with 'grass', hence replacing it.
	+ This is reflected in the appearance and description, where it plays on glass' fragility.

## Notes

* The Glasshopper was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
Ice Dragon

The **Ice Dragon** is the eighth Chinese dragon in zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their Chinese dragon habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Ice Dragon has a body similar to that of the Chinese Dragon, with some tweaked features: Its body is coloured in blue and icy blue gradients. The sail is replaced with long spiky icicles, pointing upward. Its horns are two slightly tilted backward icicles. Above its nose, there is a horn coloured in an icy blue gradient. Under its lower jaw, it also has two lines of small ice spikes dangling that resemble a beard. It has a prominent pair of dragon wings, which are saw-edged. The Ice Dragon also has blue eyes. This dragon is particularly extravagant compared to all other of the Chinese dragons.

## Description

*Don't let its cold exterior fool you...*

## Requirements

* Great Wall 1 unlocked.
* Chinese Dragon tamed.
* Chinese dragon habitat upgraded to level 9.
* Ride past 1800m in Great Wall.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1800m.

## Baby Ice Dragon

* Animals handle ice 25% better
* *Crates give 3% more coins (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Ice Dragon name and description are references to the book *The Ice Dragon*, which tells the story of a little girl who befriends an ice dragon.
* The Baby Ice Dragon's ability "Animals handle ice 25% better" referred to the ice theme.

## Notes

* The Ice Dragon was released in version 1.22.0 on the 28th of January 2019 along with Great Wall and the first five Great Wall species.
Explorerlophus

The **Explorerlophus** is the seventh parasaurolophus by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their parasaurolophus habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Explorerlophus features a darkish light green body, mostly covered by an old-fashioned explorer outfit, consisting of a cream-coloured long-sleeved collared shirt, a white ascot, brown gloves, a khaki backpack with a brown top strapped around its body with several brown straps, khaki pants and knee-high brown boots. On its head is a cream pith hat with a white band running around the breadth and a brown band at the front. In its hand it holds a golden telescope with a blue lens.

## Requirements

* Jurassic 1 unlocked.
* Parasaurolophus tamed.
* Parasaurolophus habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1800m in Jurassic.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1800m.

## Baby Explorerlophus

* Rare animals appear 8% more often
* *Energy drains 1% slower in the Jurassic (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Explorerlophus is based on a stereotypical old-fashioned explorer in appearance.
	+ The Baby Explorerlophus's abilities which increase money earning from completing missions and increase the chance of rare animals appearing reference the traits of an explorer, going on missions to find rare and new things.
* The description plays on the popular educational children's show Dora the Explorer.

## Notes

* The Explorerlophus was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
Electric Eel

The **Electric Eel** is the fifth eel that the player can find in the game. It was first released as a part of the A Sleak Journey event.

## Appearance

The Electric Eel is designed similar to the Eel, albeit it is mostly dark blue, with cyan markings on its body and a long cyan fin on its back. The Electric Eel has a lot of lightning coming out of it.

## Description

*Not the ordinary electric eel that you encounter in the Amazon every day!*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Eel tamed.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 130 in the Dreamy Trip Season 13.
		- Electric Eel is tamed immediately upon purchase.
	+ Collect 28  in the A Sleak Journey event.
* Once obtained, ride past 1500m in Ocean.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is low due to it being a tier 4 animal. It will appear randomly but not often, and never before 1500m.

## Trivia

* The Electric Eel is a pun on a real-life electric eel, with its appearance designed to resemble literal electricity.
	+ The description also plays on this, stating the electric eel's habitat, the Amazon River.
	+ In real life, electric eels are more closely related to knifefish than to actual eels.

## Notes

* The Electric Eel was released in version 2.16.0 on the 16th of March 2023, as a part of the A Sleak Journey event, along with all other eels.
Facebook Challenges

**Challenges** were hosted on Facebook for several weeks early in the game's release, in 2016. There encouraged player participation and helped to promote the game to a wider audience. Four challenges were held on Facebook, with several giving  as a reward.

## Ostri Chevalier

*The king has ordered his Ostri Chevalier knights to run over 5,000 meters through the Jungle without crashing… Can You?*

This challenge required the player to ride 5000m in Jungle on the Ostri Chevalier. This challenge was released on the 8th of July 2016, and gave no rewards, so had no closing time.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/1746324432317180

## Buffalo Challenge

*Weekend Challenge: Record a video of yourself beating our high score of riding any 1 buffalo in the Savannah (1603m) and put it in reply to this post! You can't switch and there are no revives allowed. If you can do it, we'll send you 1603 coins by following up in a private message. You have 24 hours, good luck!*

This challenge required the player to beat the developers' high score of 1603m on a single buffalo in Savannah without crashing. It ran for 24 hours, from the 10th to the 11th of July 2016. Players received 1603 if they posted a video of themselves completing this.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/1747218728894417

## Threecan Challenge

*Threecan 3K challenge: Record yourself riding the threecan over 3,000 meters in the jungle and post the video with your final distance in reply to this post. The 3 players with longest distances over 3000m without crashing or switching animals will be rewarded with 3,000 coins. You have 3 days!*

This challenge had a distinct '3' theme. Players had 3 days to enter, from the 15th to the 18th of July 2016, and had to post a video of themselves riding over 3000m on a single Threecan in Jungle, without crashing, to qualify. The top 3 longest distances received 3000 each.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/1749288488687441

## Gator Challenge

*Gator Challenge: Start on an alligator and ride it as far as you can in the Jungle. Record a video of it and post it in a reply to this post with your total distance run. The players with the top 3 distances will receive 4,000 coins each. No switching alligators! You have 24 hours. Good Luck!*

This challenge required the player to ride a single alligator for the greatest distance possible in Jungle, without reviving. Again, a video was required. The top 3 received 4000 each. It ran from the 27th to the 30th of July 2016.

Post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/1754705141479109
Knight Owl

The **Knight Owl** is the eighth owl in the stampede. Like all endangered animals it can only be found on random days. Its match can then be found on random days after the day that the player tames it.

## Appearance

The Knight Owl has a midnight purple body with pitch black wingtips. At the front edge of each wing near its body are three segments making up shoulder plates, each consisting of a metal edge and a gradient of purple to black on the inside, shaped as a downwards facing arrow. Its back features a shield that is purple with a metal border, again with the point facing towards its behind. Its shield has a black, slightly curved cross on it, with a sword underneath, coloured with a yellow hilt and glowing cyan blade. A round knight's helmet with a purple feather covers its head. Finally, it emanates blue light while streaky glowing white dashes fly out from its back.

## Description

*An honour bound owl, searching the lands for glory and renown.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 3 or greater.
* Snowy Owl tamed.
* Can only be tamed on a certain random day, and can only be matched on a certain random day after it has been tamed.
	+ Ride past 1300m in Tundra.
* After it is matched it can be found permanently in the stampede.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1300m.

## Baby Knight Owl

* Missions give 12% more coins
* Flying animals swoop 12% slower

## Trivia

* The Knight Owl is a pun on a night owl, a term which describes an owl's nocturnal nature and describes someone who stays awake at night. In this case however, 'night' is replaced with "knight", a noble armoured warrior of medieval times.
	+ This is reflected in its appearance and description.
	+ The Baby Knight Owl's ability where missions earn 12% more coins reflect a knight completing missions for their king.
	+ The Knight Owl is one of five animals that reference a knight or a chevalier, the other four being the Ostri Chevalier, the Knight Hawk, the Knightmaratops, and the Dolphin in Shining Armor.

## Notes

* The Knight Owl was released in version 1.7.0 on the 23rd of March 2017 along with all other original endangered animals.
* Like most other Tundra descriptions, the description was missing a period at the end.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Edwalrus Low

The **Edwalrus Low** is the tenth walrus in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 4 event.

## Appearance

The Edwalrus Low represents a pirate captain in shape, where it is mainly coloured blue which fades to a lighter tone at its flippers, and it wears a golden-outlined brown pirate hat with a red ribbon underneath, a white shirt, a brown belt with a golden buckle and holes, a golden hook on its right flipper, and a brown scarf under its shirt collar. The Edwalrus Low also has a large, brown moustache under its dark blue nose.

## Description

*A notorious pirate in the late Golden Age of Piracy who was known for his viciousness and brutality.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 1 or greater.
* Walrus tamed.
* Purchase Season 4's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 25th reward in the Golden Trip.
* Once obtained, ride past 1200m in Tundra (found jumping out of large holes in the side walls).

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1200m.

## Trivia

* The Edwalrus Low references Edward Low, a well-known pirate.
	+ The description further plays on this.

## Notes

* The Edwalrus Low was released in version 2.5.0 on the 9th of August 2022, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 4 event.
* The description contains a few errors. The word "age" should be capitalised, and a period is missing at the end.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
* Upon release, the Edwalrus Low was missing its tusks.
Flying Fox

The **Flying Fox** is the first flying fox that the player can befriend in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Flying Fox has caramel coloured fur, and a grey head which features pointy ears, a relatively long snout and a small black nose. It has two legs that are around the same height as its body. Its most noticeable feature is its wings, which consists of a black bone splitting off into several parts, connected by navy blue membrane which fades to black at the edges.

## Description

*A megabat with wingspan up to 1.7m. Feeds on fruit, pollen, nectar and adoration.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Outback 5 or greater.
* Ride in Outback.

## Trivia

* The Flying Fox's appearance is based on a real-life grey-headed flying fox, a megabat native to Australia.
* The description references some trivia about real life flying foxes.
* The Baby Flying Fox's ability where flying animals swoop 3% slower reflects its in-game ability of swooping.

## Notes

* The Flying Fox was released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
Fire

**Fire**  is a mechanic found in Olympus and Outback. When the player passes through it they catch on fire. To extinguish the flames, they must pass through a puddle of water. If the player continues without entering water for 10 seconds, the player will fall to the ground, regardless of the situation.

## Mechanics

Fire is programmed to burn **the player only**, so any collision detection is determined by the character's position, rather than the animal that the player is riding. Fire has no effect on any animals, and only the player will die, not the animal. This is most evident in how brontosauruses and tyrannosaurus rexes are unaffected by flaming bushes in Outback.

## Burning Plants

Burning trees and bushes can be found in Outback. If the player passes close beside one the player will catch fire. They operate the same as normal trees and bushes; if the player runs into a burning tree, they will crash; if the player runs through a burning bush, they will smash the bush and most likely be burned. They can be destroyed with animals like elephants, but the player will still catch fire.

## Lightning

Lightning can be found in Olympus, and sets the player on fire if they run into it, but not if they get hit directly. The fire here is the same. To extinguish themselves, the player must run into water, like in Outback.

### Random Burning

Sometimes, a bug makes it so that the player will be burned randomly when riding in Outback or Olympus despite sources of fire being quite far away.

## Extinguishing

There are multiple ways in which the player can extinguish themselves:

* Enter a puddle of water
* Go underground on a wombat
* Die and revive

Drop bears and gorillas can smash fires when they jump up after hitting obstacles.

Burning trees are able to set the player on fire whilst on flying animals, even if they are at their maximum height.
Golden Hinde

The **Golden Hinde** is the seventh hind in the game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their hind habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Golden Hinde has a distinct Victorian-era nautical theme. Its visible body is coloured banana yellow. On its head is a slate-grey "sailor's hat" with a bright red crest. It also has a squarish Victorian ruff around its neck. Covering most of its body is a ship-like accessory, coloured brown with a gold and brown diagonally striped lining, resembling a rope. There are also three miniature cannons on each side. Finally, its legs are almost completely black, most likely to avoid unnecessary attention.

## Description

*Ship sailed by the famous explorer and privateer Sir Francis Drake.*

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Ceryneian Hind tamed.
* Hind habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1800m in Olympus.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1800m.

## Baby Golden Hinde

* Crates give 25% more coins
* Animals are 15% faster in water

## Trivia

* The Golden Hinde references the ship known as the Golden Hind in name and description, although its name is closer to its more recent replica, the Golden Hinde.
	+ One of the Baby Golden Hinde's attributes references its maritime origins, being that ridden animals travel faster in water.

## Notes

* The Golden Hinde was released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the first five Olympus species.
Giraffe

The **Giraffe** is the first giraffe that the player can befriend.

## Appearance

The Giraffe resembles a regular real-life giraffe, with beige fur and brown spots or patches all over. It has a long neck which is about half the height of its body, a thin brown mane running down its neck, two brown ossicones at the top of its head with darker brown tips, two small pointed brown ears, a thin head, long, white legs with black hooves and a thin tail with a black tuft at the end.

## Description

*Up to 6m high, the tallest of all animals. With their long bendy neck, they are nature's own catapult.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Savannah 3 or greater.
* Ride past 1000m in Savannah.

## Trivia

* The Giraffe isn't based on a specific species of giraffe, rather, simply a generic giraffe.
	+ The soft launch of Rodeo Stampede included two regular giraffes that were based on subspecies of giraffe.
* The description is a reference to its in-game behaviour, in which when it gets angry or when the player wishes to jump, it will bend back and sling the player off extremely far and fairly high.
	+ The Baby Giraffe's ability also references this.
	+ The description was different in the soft launch. It formerly read "Giraffes are a form of even-toed ungulate... in case you were wondering.". In version 0.2.0, "In case you were wondering" was in parenthesis, and a period after ungulate.

## Notes

* The Giraffe was released in the original release, version 1.0.0, on the 22nd of June 2016, along with Savannah and all other original Savannah animals, Jungle and all original Jungle animals, and the Sky Zoo.
* The in-game name of the Giraffe was incorrectly changed to "giraffe" from version 1.19.0 on the 16th of August 2018.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
Gearpunk Yak

The **Gearpunk Yak** is the sixth yak. It is a secret animal, meaning that the player must complete a hidden mission to discover and tame it.

## Appearance

The Gearpunk Yak is coloured a slightly duller brown than the Yak, and has several gold features which distinguish it from other yaks. Its most prominent feature is the large gold wind up key on the right side of the Gearpunk Yak, which turns in an anti-clockwise direction. On its head, which appears squarer than other yaks, is a single gold cog seemingly connected to a bar with two hexagonal heads, one on either side. On its back where the player sits is a series of 3 rings originating from an intentionally cut rectangular hole with gold lining. The sides of its body also have cogs aligned horizontally. Its tail has several gold blocks separated by thinner gold sections in between.

## Description

*Built to precise specifications for maximum power. Runs like clockwork but, like anyone, it needs time off to unwind.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 3 or greater.
* Smash 10 animals on a single yak in Mountains.
	+ The player can use a revive or a continue to help complete the 10 animals as if the player has smashed 6 animals, they can use a revive or continue and smash 4 more animals to make the Gearpunk Yak appear.

**Note:** Due to it being a secret animal, it will appear **every time** the player completes the above requirements.

## Trivia

* The Gearpunk Yak plays on gearpunk or steampunk, a genre of science fiction or fantasy relating to the retro-futuristic designs of the 19th century.
	+ The description contains cliche phrases used in the English language which are used as puns to gears and wind-up toys in general.
	+ The Gearpunk Yak is one of six animals that reference gears, other old mechanisms or the steampunk era, the others being the Antique Penguin, Last Walrus, Clockwork Fox, Gear Bug and Gearin'.

## Notes

* The Gearpunk Yak was released in version 1.1.0 on the 26th of July 2016 along with Mountains and all other Mountains species.
* The game occasionally provides a hint on how to tame the Gearpunk Yak, which as of update 1.7.0, would disappear once the player had tamed it. The hint is "How much can one yak smash?".
* When in the yak habitat, the different moving parts on and in the Gearpunk Yak will spin at different speeds, depending on whether it is walking, selected, etc.
Fourth Anniversary Event

The **Fourth Anniversary Event** is a limited time event in the game that ran from the 16th of June to the 17th of July 2020.

## About

The event celebrates the 4th anniversary of the release of Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari. It allows the player to get all past event animals and hats, giving them a chance to complete the game. The gameplay format is similar to the 2020 Chinese New Year Event, in which the player could play several boss missions to tame some event animals, which are below. After taming those animals, the player could **play the missions again** to earn the currency () to trade in and get animals and hats from past events. The amount of  given for a mission was higher for harder missions, and the amount could be boosted by obtaining a higher VIP level.

While these hats and animals have expired, the player can obtain them in the future events.

### Rules

A random amount of  were rewarded for the completion of a boss mission, with no correlation to the difficulty of the mission. Higher VIP levels earned more chances per day, meaning they could earn  faster. They also received a higher  multiplier boost, meaning they'd earn more  per run. The player would receive 3 chances a day for each mission by default, with the option to watch an advertisement to earn up to 3 more chances. If the player runs out of chances, they have to wait until the following day, where they will get all their chances back.

The player could also use an advertisement to double, or occasionally, triple the amount of  earned from the boss mission.

## Exchange

### Anniversary Rewards

 Poseidon | 150
 Cupid | 150

### Hats

#### Halloween

 Jack-O'-Lantern | 300
 Cthulhu | 150
 Frankenstein | 50
 Sorcerer | 100
 Werewolf | 50

## Side Events

Along with the Fourth Anniversary Event, the developers announced 3 events to be run through KTplay. These were in attempt to increase the retention rate, number of players and to promote the game overall.

* Global Collection of Gifts
* Savannah Design Contest
* Brag Event

## Notes

* The Fourth Anniversary Event was initially supposed to end on the 7th of July 2020. However, Android was granted a 10 day extension. On iOS, the event ended on the 7th, before being re-released on the 9th. Both iOS and Android ended on the 17th.
Grass-kayaker

The **Grass-kayaker** is the tenth grasshopper in the game. It was first introduced in The Stampede Season 4.

## Appearance

The Grass-kayaker is a variant of the Grasshopper, with a yellow-brown kayak for a body, a red head and red kayak paddles on its wings.

## Requirements

* Garden 1 unlocked.
* Grasshopper tamed.
* Purchase for 50  in the PvP store in The Stampede.
* To be found in the stampede: Once obtained, ride past 2000m in Garden.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 2000m.

## Trivia

* The Grass-kayaker is a pun on 'grasshopper', incorporating the word 'kayak' to add to the kayaking theme.
	+ The description further plays on the kayak theme of the Grass-kayaker.

## Notes

* The Grass-kayaker was released in version 3.2.0 on the 21st of July 2023, as a part of the The Stampede Season 4.
Flaring Yak

The **Flaring Yak** is the tenth yak in the game. It was first released as a part of the 2021 Winter Holiday Event.

## Appearance

The Flaring Yak's upper and lower body are made up of two different colours: the upper part of its body is coloured black; and its lower regions are coloured orange with the exception of its legs, which are coloured yellow, and its hooves, which are coloured black. There is a gradient in the middle of the Flaring Yak meant to resemble the pattern of magma separating these two colours. The Flaring Yak's head is coloured grey. The top part of the Flaring Yak's head is completely engulfed in flames, and the Flaring Yak is seen wearing a yellow bull-ring piercing. The Flaring Yak is also seen trailing an aura of fire particles.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 3 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 350 in the 2021 Winter Holiday Event.
	+ Purchase for 300 in the Badge Shop.
		- Flaring Yak is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* Once obtained, ride past 1100m in Mountains.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1100m.

## Notes

* The Flaring Yak was released in version 1.51.6 on the 19th of December 2021, as a part of the 2021 Winter Holiday Event.
Eating Animals

**Eating animals**, also called **eaters** or **predators**, are animals which are classified as eating based on their ability to eat other animals. When angry, eating animals will slow down, buck the player off then eat them, before promptly going to sleep. To keep eating animals happy for longer the player must eat other animals as much as possible. There are currently 12 eating animals.

## Habitat Upgrades

Most eating animals share similar habitat upgrades which helps in identifying the eating animals. These are:

* Eating animals keeps (species) happy for longer
* Allows (species) to eat other (species) / Allows (species) to eat anything
* Get bonus coins for eating other animals on (species)

## Special Cases

### Drop Bears

Drop bears are special eaters where they can't eat other animals directly like other eating animals. Instead, they need to vault over an obstacle then land on the animal to eat it. If a ridden drop bear tries to directly eat the animal like other eating animals, the player will crash and lose the run.

### Stegosauruses

Stegosauruses are also special eating animals as they are the only ones to not eat other animals. Rather, they feed on shrubs and other than that they behave like normal eating animals. When angry, stegosauruses buck the player off, throwing them forward.

### Legendary Lion

The Legendary Lion differs from other eating animals in its angry behaviour, where it will start bucking and hopping similarly to Bucking Animals. Interestingly, the Legendary Lion cannot eat animals while it is bucking.

## Trivia

* Great Wall is the only zone with no eating animals.
* Dragons, when angry, behave like eating animals. However, they lack eating animals' normal ability to eat animals and are therefore not classified as eaters.
Golden Snub Nosed Monkey

The **Golden Snub Nosed Monkey** is the second monkey by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their monkey habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Golden Snub Nosed Monkey is almost completely bright gold in colour, with the exception being its feet, hands and face. Around its eyes, the Golden Snub Nosed Monkey's skin is coloured cyan, and its mouth, feet and hands are coloured white.

## Description

*Native to the mountains of Southwestern China.*

## Requirements

* Great Wall 1 unlocked.
* Monkey tamed.
* Monkey habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 400m in Great Wall.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is high but not guaranteed due to it being a tier 2 animal. It will appear often but not necessarily in every run, and never before 400m.

## Trivia

* The Golden Snub Nosed Monkey is a play on a real-life golden snub-nosed monkey, with the Golden Snub Nosed Monkey featuring literal golden fur instead of the real-life pale brown colour. The cyan around the eyes is borrowed from real life golden snub-nosed monkeys.
	+ The description references the true dwelling of golden snub-nosed monkeys.
	+ The Golden Snub Nosed Monkey is one of two animals that reference a real-life monkey, the other being the Monkey.

## Notes

* The Golden Snub Nosed Monkey was released in version 1.22.0 on the 28th of January 2019 along with Great Wall and the first five Great Wall species.
Indian Boar

The **Indian Boar** is the second species of boar.

## Appearance

The Indian Boar resembles a real life Indian boar, with its appearance being nearly identical to the Wild Boar. Its only differences are that its fur is a dark chocolate colour as opposed to a light brown colour, its snout is light pink rather than light brown and it boasts a longer mane that is styled in a mohawk compared to the Wild Boar's short one.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 1 or greater.
* Wild Boar tamed.
* Ride past 500m in Jungle.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is high but not guaranteed due to it being a tier 2 animal. It will appear often but not necessarily in every run, and never before 500m.

## Trivia

* The Indian Boar is an in-game representation of the real life Indian boar, a sub-species of the wild boar which has a long mane and dark coat, which the description mentions.
	+ The Indian Boar is one of two animals that reference a real life boar, the other being the Wild Boar.

## Notes

* The Indian Boar was released in the original release, version 1.0.0, on the 22nd of June 2016, along with Savannah and all original Savannah animals, Jungle and all other original Jungle animals, and the Sky Zoo.
* The Indian Boar's description was different in the soft launch. It once read "Known for its mowhawk and dark colored skin."
Fan Art Competition

The **Fan Art Competition** was an art and design event that was held on Facebook from 0:00 on the 28th of April to 9:00 on the 4th of May 2018 (UTC). It allowed players to share their art skills, with 5 drawings being selected as winners on the 7th of May 2018.

## Rules

Rules have been taken directly from Facebook, with modification to make more sense after the time.

1. Competition ⏩entry dates⏪ are Saturday, 28th April at 12AM – Friday, 4th May at 9AM (UTC) 2018
2. One entry 🎟 per person allowed. Upon the event of multiple entries, the first entry will only be considered.
3. All entries are to be submitted via this post's thread; other entry attempts elsewhere will not be considered.
4. Late entries will not be accepted.
5. No haters or trolls. Everyone’s art is awesome and it can be a very personal thing to share, so please respect it as though it were your own!
6. 🏆The top 5 entries will be chosen and announced on Monday, 7th May, so stay tuned!
7. The entry winners will also be notified 💬 via Facebook Messenger on the day of public announcement. There, we will also ask for your KTPlay ID in order to send you your prizes.
8. Stay excellent. 😎

## Prizes

1. Your choice of one Epic animal!
	1. Cash Cow
	2. Mission Mule
	3. Revive RavenWhich one will you choose?🧐
2. One 🤑Executive Tour pack🤑!

## Winners

1. Federico Zepelloni
2. Temma Besart
3. Chenaniah Ecker
4. Fish King
5. Klaudia Białek

## Posts

* Original post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/2079540218995598
* All submissions: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/photos/a.2084597161823237/2084597238489896/
* Announcement of winners: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/posts/2084606805155606

## Gallery

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Jungle 3

**Jungle 3** is the eighth area unlocked in Rodeo Stampede, and the third in Jungle. There are requirements that must be met before the player can unlock it. As of version 1.8.0, Jurassic 1 and the Space Zoo are unlocked when the ship is upgraded to Jungle 3.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 2
* Upgrade Jungle habitats 10 times
* Complete 12 missions
* Pay 4000

## What is Unlocked

* Rhinos and their respective habitat (excludes Dhinoceros)
* Space Zoo (if a Space Zoo zone hasn't already been purchased)
* Jurassic 1
* Exclusive Cowboy Pack IV (includes Rhimor)

## Notes

* The price of upgrading to Jungle 3 and the amount of missions required to be completed changed in version 1.5.0. The price was initially 4500, and the number of missions was initially 18.
Golden Orbweaver Spider

The **Golden Orbweaver Spider** is the fifth spider in the game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their spider habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Golden Orbweaver Spider's major colours are dull gold and black. Each of its legs have its outer-most digit coloured black, with gold and black stripes being the colour scheme moving towards its body. Its back is a mosaic of gold and white, being symmetrical yet indescribable. Its head is predominantly white, with a few black marking, namely two fuzzy dots near its eyes and a fuzzy horizontal bar where the player sits.

## Description

*With striped legs that are specialized for weaving, they are known for their impressive webs.*

## Requirements

* Garden 1 unlocked.
* Spider tamed.
* Spider habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 1200m in Garden (must run through web on ground-level animal and be riding an animal slower than a wild spider).

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is low due to it being a tier 4 animal. It will appear randomly but not often, and never before 1200m.

## Baby Golden Orbweaver Spider

* Rare animals appear 7% more often
* *Energy drains 1% slower in the Garden (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Golden Orbweaver Spider is an in-game representation of the real life golden silk orb-weaver, a type of spider which weaves impressive golden webs, as the description references.

## Notes

* The Golden Orbweaver Spider was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
Dreamy Trip Season 1

Dreamy Trip Season 1 was the first season of the Dreamy Trip. It ran from the 7th of January 2022 to the 14th of February 2022.

## About

This season's theme was about tech and future technology. During the run the player had to collect **Energy Boxes** as this season's token. The Silver Trip of this season was themed around X'mas, hence the decorations.
Emo

The **Emo** is the third emu in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Emo has an unruly mop of short black hair, with some of the ends dyed red, which obscures most of its facial features. This same red and black design is used for all of its body feathers, and its visible skin fades from light purple at the top of its neck to black at its feet. It has a maroon collar between its neck and its body feathers. It has a large silver ring piercing its nose, and an even larger one of similar design on its left wing. Finally, it wears a comically large blue pendant, complete with a sizeable azure jewel.

## Description

*Depressed about a cruel uncaring world, but looks great in these skinny designer jeans.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Outback 3 or greater.
* Emu tamed.
* Ride past 1200m in Outback.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is medium due to it being a tier 3 animal. It will appear in just over half the runs the player does, and never before 1200m.

## Baby Emo

* Ridden animals are 4% slower
* Taming animals is 14% quicker

## Trivia

* The name "Emo" is a play on the word "emu".
* The Emo's description references emo culture and dress.

## Notes

* The Emo was released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
Griffin

The **Griffin** is the first variety of griffin that can be found in the game.

## Appearance

The Griffin has a bird-like structure, with brown feathers intersecting with a white head and neck at a zig-zag pattern. Its yellow beak is hooked forwards, and its head is bald. Its front legs end with yellow clawed feet similar to a bird's, and in contrast, powerful hind legs are too featured as part of the Griffin, in addition to a brush-like tail.

## Description

*A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Olympus 2 or greater.
* Ride in Olympus.

## Trivia

* The Griffin is a reference to a griffin, a mythological creature based upon both the most fearsome land animal and the most fearsome animal of the sky. The description references this.
* The Baby Griffin's abilities reflect the adult's in-game abilities.

## Notes

* The Griffin was released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the first five Olympus species.
Game Staff

This is a navigation page for information about the people who helped create Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari. This page also includes the credits displayed in-game, listing all recognised contributors who created the game.

## Major Contributors

* Featherweight Games - developer
* Dan Graf - art
* Yodo1 Games - publisher
* Paul Kopetko - sound engineer

## Credits

### Developers

* Dylan Bevis
* Tim Kaldor

### Audio

* Paul Kopetko
* **Additional voices:**
	+ Marianne Mettes
	+ Jack Heath
	+ Venetia Major
	+ Chris Macphillamy
	+ Ryan Griffiths
	+ Claire MacAlpine
	+ Jessica Hawley

### Update Team

* Nathan Chambers
* Daniel Linssen
* Yosha Noesjirwan

### Update support

* Jennifer Limson
* Robert Christian
* Andrew Kurniawan
* Tim Grant
Impeckable Gentlebird

The **Impeckable Gentlebird** is the sixth crane in zoo order. Like all secret animals, the player must complete a secret mission in order to find and tame it.

## Appearance

The Impeckable Gentlebird is identical to the Crane, however, it wears a black top hat with a white hat band around the base, complete with a thick black and white feather sticking out from the back of the band. Its attire comprises of a white shirt with black buttons, and a black vest on top. The Impeckable Gentlebird also wears a large black bow tie around its neck.

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 3 or greater.
* Crane tamed.
* Collect 3 lanterns while riding cranes in one run
	+ The player does **not** need to do this with one crane, and can use a revive to complete this.

**Note:** Due to it being a secret animal, it will appear **every time** the player completes the above requirements.

## Baby Impeckable Gentlebird

* Mating animals appear 10% more often
* Flying animals swoop 5% slower

## Trivia

* The Impeckable Gentlebird's name is a play on both the word 'impeccable' and the word 'gentleman', both being modified to suit a bird.
	+ The Impeckable Gentlebird's description references the famous phrase "Birds of a feather, flock together".

## Notes

* The Impeckable Gentlebird was released in version 1.22.0 on the 28th of January 2019 along with Great Wall and the first five Great Wall species.
Fishburglar

The **Fishburglar** is the second clownfish that can be found in the game.

## Appearance

The Fishburglar is a variant of the Clownfish with black and white stripes, and a bright green nose.

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Clownfish tamed.
* Ride past 500m in Ocean.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is high but not guaranteed due to it being a tier 2 animal. It will appear often but not necessarily in every run, and never before 500m.

## Trivia

* The Fishburglar's name is a compound of "fish" and "burglar", a person who steals things.
	+ The Fishburglar is also a reference to the Hamburglar, a character formerly featured heavily in McDonald's restaurants, as alluded to in the description.

## Notes

* The Fishburglar was released in version 2.0.0 on the 14th of April 2022, along with Ocean and all other original Ocean animals and the Ocean Zoo.
Kerfuffle'o

The **Kerfuffle'o** is the fifth buffalo in the game.

## Appearance

The Kerfuffle'o is completely green, with the shade of green becoming lighter from the top of its body to its ankles. It has very pale green, almost white, twisted horns, as well as a a mostly dark green nose, with a pale, lime coloured strip at the bottom of its nose. It has green spikes coming out of the side of its head, a light green tail with a dark green tip and dark green hooves.

## Description

*A bold new designer buffalo on the runway this season. It has caused quite a stir.*

## Requirements

* Cape Buffalo tamed.
* Ride past 1000m in Savannah.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 1000m.

## Baby Kerfuffle'o

* Mating animals appear 8% more often
* Taming mating animals is 5% quicker

## Trivia

* The Kerfuffle'o is a play on the word 'kerfuffle', meaning a stir or commotion.
	+ The description contains a pun in that 'stir' is a synonym to 'kerfuffle'.
* The description is also a reference to how the Kerfuffle'o is vastly different from the other regular species of buffalo.
* The Kerfuffle'o was originally called the Curlyffalo in the soft launch, from version 0.1.0. The description was also different, reading "A new look on the buffalo runway this season."
	+ Its name was changed to Kerfuffle'o in version 0.2.0, the update of the soft launch. The description was also changed to "A bold new style of designer buffalo, it's caused quite a fuss."
		- The final description released in the main release appears to be based on both the version 0.1.0 and version 0.2.0.

## Notes

* The Kerfuffle'o was released in the original release, version 1.0.0, on the 22nd of June 2016, along with Savannah and all other original Savannah animals, Jungle and all original Jungle animals, and the Sky Zoo.
* The Kerfuffle'o was bugged in version 1.27.2, having an extremely high spawn rate and being able to be found from 0m onwards.
Jungle 2

**Jungle 2** is the seventh area unlocked in the game, and the second in Jungle. There are requirements that must be met before the player can unlock it.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 1
* Tame 28 animals
* Upgrade boar habitat to level 3
* Pay 1400

## Notes

* The price of upgrading to Jungle 2 and the amount of animals required to upgrade changed in version 1.5.0. The price was initially 1500, and the amount of animals required to tame was originally 30.
Hierogryphon

The **Hierogryphon** is the ninth VIP animal.

## Appearance

The Hierogryphon has a body similar to the Griffin. Its main body colour is red, although the Hierogryphon also has white wingtips and many yellow and aqua decorative elements. It has a tall, yellow and aqua, Egyptian-style headdress, radiating a blast of bright, white, light, along with the same coloured neck, wing, and feet jewellery. The face is white, with a greyish beak and black markings around its eye. Its tail is shaped like a staff, or a magic wand, with two yellow square bangles arranged at different angles from each other, and a dark hexahedron making up the tip of its tail. Among its other effects are its three yellow trails, one from each of its two wings and one from its tail, as well as an excessively bright yellow light produced from its torso, which lights up not just the Hierogryphon, but the whole screen.

## Requirements

* Spend enough real money in the game to reach VIP level 9 (amount varies per country and currency).

## Abilities

* Ride for an extra 3s before Hierogryphon gets angry
* Get bonus coins for eating other animals on Hierogryphon
* Energy drains 30% slower in the Olympus
* Allows Hierogryphon to eat anything

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 **Note:** The abilities are an improvement on those of upgraded griffins, which the Hierogryphon is based on.

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Hierogryphon can eat animals ahead of them, and jumps up and flies if there are no animals ahead. Feeding the Hierogryphon more animals will make it stay happier for longer.
* **When angry:** The Hierogryphon bucks the player up and eats them before falling asleep.
* **In habitat:** The Hierogryphon mostly remains curled up, resting. It will occasionally look up and yawn, or stand up to walk around and change position.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Hierogryphon gets up onto its feet and roars to the sky, leaning back.

## Trivia

* The name Hierogryphon is a pun on the Egyptian language, hieroglyphs, being a portmanteau of 'Hieroglyph' and 'gryphon', an alternate spelling of 'griffin'.
	+ The description also mentions a Sphinx, which is an Egyptian statue that has similar jewellery to the Hierogryphon.
	+ It may also be a reference to hieracosphinxes, Egyptian creatures that resembles a griffin.
* The Hierogryphon is one of five animals having an Ancient Egypt theme, the others being Taweret, Pharaohdactyl, Anubis, and Scarab Beetle.

## Notes

* The Hierogryphon was released in version 1.24.0 on the 23rd of October 2019 on iOS and the 25th of October on Android, along with all pangolins, roosters, kirins and other VIP animals.
* The Hierogryphon was originally going to be called the "Hieroglyphon".
* In version 1.26.1 on the 17th of February 2020, the Hierogryphon gained abilities that made it equal to an upgraded griffin, with some improved attributes.
Elegon

The **Elegon** is the tenth dragon in the game. It was first released as a part of The Love of our Fans event.

## Appearance

The Elegon's appearance is unique with its three different-looking heads and body shape. Its body and middle head are coloured pale olive-green fading to a lighter hue at its lower body, its pupils are dark green, two green horns are above its head, and two bright green leaves are behind its eyes. Its right head and pupils are red, and the underside of its neck is dark yellow, its nostrils are replaced by a single red horn which fades to orange at the tip, and a crest is placed above its head shaped like fire. The left head is light blue, and the neck is a darker tone. Above its nostrils is a light blue horn and behind its eyes, which have dark blue pupils, are two webbed crests. The Elegon's wings are divided into two colours, with the right and left wings matching the colours of the right and left head respectively. Lastly, at the near end of its tail are three spikes coloured light blue, green and red from left to right. The Elegon emits three lights from each of the heads that match the heads' colours.

## Description

*The Elegon is a master of fire, water and grass. Surprisingly, the 3 heads get along very well*

## Requirements

* Olympus 4 unlocked.
* Dragon tamed.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Collect 42  in The Love of our Fans event.
* Once obtained, ride past 2000m in Olympus.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 2000m.

## Trivia

* The Elegon's name is a portmanteau of 'element' or 'elemental' and 'dragon', hence its appearance which is based on fire, grass, and water/ice.
* The part in the description where "Surprisingly, the 3 heads get along very well" refers to the fact that each of the heads is based off a different element thus being odd for them to 'get along'.

## Notes

* The Elegon was released on version 2.19.0 on the 15th of May 2023, as a part of The Love of our Fans event.
* The Elegon was designed by the user ID720714720 as a part of the Animal Design Competition. The post is here.
* The description is missing a period at the end.
Gameplay Events

**Gameplay events** are events that were hosted through KTplay that involved actual gameplay. The overall aim of these events was to increase excitement about the game and improve retention rate. So far, only 2 of these have been held.

## Events

* PlayApartTogether Campaign
* Global Collection of Gifts
* Reach the Furthest Distance
* Easter Special