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Whooodunnit

The **Whooodunnit** is the seventh owl, unlocked when the player upgrades their owl habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Whooodunnit has brown wingtips and a brown head, which is slightly lighter at the top. The base of its wings is coloured a spectrum of grey. In its right wing is a hexagonal magnifying glass, and stretching from its beak is a square brown pipe. A brown brimless hat sits atop its head, complete with a black ribbon arranged in a double rhombus pattern on top, known as a deerstalker.

## Description

*Can often be heard interrogating people at night. "WHO?"*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 3 or greater.
* Snowy Owl tamed.
* Owl habitat upgraded to level 9.
* Ride past 1600m in Tundra.

**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 1600m.

## Baby Whooodunnit

* Flying animals swoop 10% slower
* *Rare animals appear 1% more often (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Whooodunnit is a play on a whodunnit, a detective story which involves audience engagement. Hence, the Whooodunnit's appearance is based on a stereotypical detective's.
	+ The description reflects this theme and plays back on an owl's typical sound.
	+ The Baby Whooodunnit's ability regarding rare animals may be a reference to how detectives have to search for rare clues to help solve cases.
	+ The Whooodunnit is one of three animals that references a detective, the other two being the Investi-Gator and the Pink Panthera.

## Notes

* The Whooodunnit was released on the 25th of January 2017 in version 1.5.0, along with Tundra and all other Tundra animals.
Yakintosh

The **Yakintosh** is the fourth VIP animal in the game.

## Appearance

The Yakintosh has the same general shape as the Yak. Its body is covered in a computer-like grid pattern, coloured dark green with thin lighter green stripes. Its head is replaced by a chunky old computer monitor, with a luminous blue screen displaying a pixelated set of eyes and eyebrows. Its horns are replaced by computer chips stretching out from large holes in the sides of the monitor. Translucent, glowing numbers '0' and '1', in a classical computer-style font, are projected from the Yakintosh.

## Requirements

* Spend enough real money in the game to reach VIP level 4 (amount varies per country and currency).

## Abilities

* Allows Yakintosh to smash through rocks
* Jump further from Yakintosh
* Increased riding speed on Yakintosh
* Get bonus coins by smashing obstacles on Yakintosh

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Yakintosh bucks jerkily and at speed, but can smash animals, trees and rocks.
* **When angry:** The Yakintosh throws the player off with little obvious bucking or throwing movement.
* **In habitat:** The Yakintosh grazes the ground.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Yakintosh wiggles its body like jelly.

## Trivia

* The Yakintosh is a pun on 'Macintosh', since branded as 'Mac', a line of computers sold by Apple. It was the first commercially available computer that featured a mouse, screen and graphical user interface.
	+ The '0' and '1' particles and the description is a reference to binary code. The description when translated to text, says "Hi!". You can try it yourself here.
* The Yakintosh is the only VIP animal that does not have any abilities that are improvements on the species it resembles.

## Notes

* The Yakintosh 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.
* In version 1.26.1 on the 17th of February 2020, the Yakintosh gained abilities that made it equal to an upgraded yak.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.clipartwiki.com/clipimg/detail/286-2864604\_computer-old-transparent-monitor.png
Spruce Moose

The **Spruce Moose** is the third moose in order in the zoo.

## Appearance

The Spruce Moose's dominant colours are light, ice blue and bluish off-white. Its legs, head and body are made up of a gradient of (from top to bottom) light blue fading into the off-white, and its light blue antlers are shaped like snowflakes. The Spruce Moose also has black hooves and two green rows of leaves attached to single stems, each curving up and under its antlers.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 5 or greater.
* Alpine Moose tamed.
* Ride past 1600m in Mountains.

**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 1600m.

## Baby Spruce Moose

* Animals get angry 8% slower
* Missions give 5% more coins

## Trivia

* The Spruce Moose contains a rhyming play in which "spruce" rhymes with "moose".

## Notes

* The Spruce Moose was released in version 1.1.0 on the 26th of July 2016 along with Mountains and all other Mountains species.
Triceratops

The **Triceratops** is the first triceratops that can be seen in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Triceratops is defined by its three horns, two being long and positioned just above its head, and one situated on its cream coloured nose. Its body is made up of a thick, sturdy body, a relatively short tail compared to other dinosaurs, four short stubby legs and a large frill deriving from the top of its head and stretching upwards, outwards and backwards. The colours which feature on the Triceratops are a dull red or darkish pink colour which fades down into a darkish orange.

## Description

*A herbivorous dinosaur that used its large horned crown to defend against predators.*

## Requirements

* Jurassic 1 unlocked.
* Ride past 1000m in Jurassic.

## Trivia

* The Triceratops's appearance is based on the believed appearance of a triceratops, which is modelled off the fossils and bones found.
* The description references its wild behaviour and abilities when it existed in real life and its ability to smash obstacles and animals in-game.

## Notes

* The Triceratops was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
Species: Toucan

**Toucans** are the fourteenth animal species available to the player. Toucans are flying animals. There are 10 different types of toucan that can be befriended. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Jungle 5, with the exception of the Asbirdation, which can only be bought from Mountains 1 onwards.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Toucans can be found flying in the jungle fairly slowly up ahead. As the player jumps towards one, it will attempt to evade the jump.
* **When ridden:** Toucans fly at a quick pace, flapping their wings very fast.
* **When angry:** Toucans swoop dramatically, although their first swoop is noticeable smoother than the rest.
* **In habitat:** They walk around on their feet with wings folded, turn their heads towards their wing and snap their beaks.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** They flap their wings twice.

## Tips

Toucans are able to carry the player for a short amount of time above the ground, making them invulnerable to everything apart from the sidewalls. Toucans are good because they are small and are less likely to hit obstacles unlike other flying animals, and are capable of making a lot of money, with  being earned approximately every 1.5 swoops (level 7) and crates being worth 5x more (level 3).

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more toucans in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Ride for an extra 2s before a toucan gets angry
* **Level 3** - While riding a toucan, crates are worth 5x more
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from toucans
* **Level 5** - Jumping from a toucan temporarily increases lasso size by 30%
* **Level 6** - Ride for an extra 2s before a toucan gets angry
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins for swooping on toucans
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare toucans in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Toucan to the stampede (Kazoocan)

## Notes

* Toucans were 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 behaviour of toucans changed after update 1.5.0 on the 25th of January 2017 in that rather than speeding up to and appearing from behind the player, the player now speeds up to a toucan and the toucan can be seen ahead of the player.
Tyre Bug

The **Tyre Bug** is the fourth pillbug in the game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their pillbug habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Tyre Bug has a dark purple body with a distinct head and thin black bands periodically hopping around the Tyre Bug's body, perpendicular to the length of its body. Its antennae and legs can be seen to be light grey. When angry, it looks like a wheel of a car.

## Description

*Insects who run behind the Tyre Bug get exhausted.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Garden 2 or greater.
* Pillbug tamed.
* Pillbug habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1200m in Garden.

**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.

## Trivia

* The Tyre Bug's name is a portmanteau of "tyre" and "bug", reflected in its appearance when angry.
	+ The description plays on this by making a pun on the word "exhausted", which can be interpreted as the insects running behind it being tired out because the Tyre Bug, being a literal wheel, is too fast, or a play on 'exhaust', the burned waste gases which are released from the back of a car, again relating to tyres.
	+ The Baby Tyre Bug's high boost in ridden speed when it is sidekicked also reflects the car, and by extension, tyre motif.

## Notes

* The Tyre Bug was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
Throwing Animals

**Throwing animals**, also called **throwers**, are animals which are classified as throwing based on their similar normal and angry behaviour, which is hurling the player greatly forward. There are currently 9 throwing animals.

## Habitat Upgrades

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

* Jump further from (species)
* Get bonus coins for longer jumps from (species)

## Trivia

* Giraffes, llamas, camels, and brontosauruses all exhibit a similar characteristic in which to throw the player off, they bend their long necks backward and then sling the player forward. Other throwing animals do not exhibit this characteristic as they presumably do not possess long necks.
Western Gorilla

The **Western Gorilla** is the first gorilla that the player can discover in the game, and possibly the first animal befriended in Jungle.

## Appearance

The Western Gorilla resembles a real life western gorilla, with dark brown hair covering most of its body. Its chest, hands, feet, and the front of its head are the only exceptions, being coloured a light yellow. It has two muscular arms, two short stubby legs and a six pack lining its chest. Its head is squarish in shape, and its face, with its two small eyes and comically large mouth, appears to have a slightly dumb expression on it. Its back is slightly faded, representing the silvering of the fur on the back of real life western gorillas.

## Description

*Its powerful arms allow it to vault over obstacles and lay the smackdown. Truly a great ape.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 1 or greater.
* Ride in Jungle.

## Trivia

* The Western Gorilla is based on a real-life western gorilla.
	+ The Western Gorilla is one of two animals that reference a real life gorilla, the other being the Mountain Gorilla.
* The Western Gorilla's description references its in-game behaviour.
	+ The Baby Western Gorilla's abilities also references the Western Gorilla's in-game behaviour.
	+ The second sentence of the description plays on how gorillas are classified as great apes, a class of ape that also includes chimpanzees, orang-utans and humans. The description implies that the Western Gorilla is literally "great".
		- This sentence has been linked to Harambe, a western lowland gorilla shot and killed in Cincinnati Zoo after a 3 year old boy fell into its habitat, although the description had been written before the incident occurred.

## Notes

* The Western Gorilla 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 Western Gorilla appears in the Tiger Lily boss mission.
* The Western Gorilla's description was different in the soft launch. It once read "The most common species of gorilla."
Studeernt

The **Studeernt** is the ninth hind in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 5 event.

## Appearance

The Studeernt is coloured copper brown for its face and sand brown for its feet and a darker shade of brown for its antlers. It wears a school uniform comprising of a mostly creamy white top with blue lines, a blue neckerchief, blue pants, and grey hooves with white on top representing shoes and socks. The Studeernt also has yellow triangle rulers hung on its antlers and its tail is replaced by a large, red pencil.

## Description

*A very good student, the favorite of many teachers.*

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Ceryneian Hind tamed.
* Purchase Season 5's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 5th reward in the Golden Trip.
* 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 Studeernt is a portmanteau of the words "deer" and "student".

## Notes

* The Studeernt was released in update 2.7.0 on the 8th of September 2022, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 5 event.
* Upon release, the description contained few errors, where a definite article "the" was required before 'favorite', and a period was missing at the end.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
Space Panda

The **Space Panda** is the eighth panda in zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their panda habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Space Panda wears an orange space suit, with blue lines at the limbs' joints that connect to the body. It wears ivory boots, and a white oxygen tank with horizontal blue stripes on its back. It wears a big blue helmet with the visor shield covers its head and the upper part of its face. There are two air vents on top of its helmet, and two white pipes that connect the helmet to the oxygen tank.

## Description

*Not the first animal in space, but definitely the best looking.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 2 or greater.
* Panda tamed.
* Panda habitat upgraded to level 9.
* Ride past 1600m 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 1600m.

## Baby Space Panda

* Jump from animals 16% higher
* Crates give 8% more coins

## Trivia

* The description references how animals have been to space, the first being a rhesus monkey called Albert 1.
* The Space Panda is one of three animals having a space theme, the others being A Pollo 11 and Booster.

## Notes

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

## References

1. ↑ https://www.universetoday.com/25427/what-was-the-first-animal-in-space/
Swearodactyl

The **Swearodactyl** is the fifth type pterodactyl in the game by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their pterodactyl habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Swearodactyl is virtually identical to a burgundy-and-beige coloured pterodactyl, although there are red stripes on both sides of its wings, and the obvious addition of sunglasses and large, blocky, eyebrows, giving it an agitated look. Its body is covered by a black t-shirt with a white skull on the back that is partially covered by the player, and its legs are beige. While its front claws are white, its back feet are coloured burgundy.

## Description

*Punkodactyl's not dead, it just went pop.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 5 or greater.
* Pterodactyl tamed.
* Pterodactyl habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 1300m in Jurassic.

**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 1300m.

## Baby Swearodactyl

* Crates give 15% more coins
* Flying animals swoop 5% slower

## Trivia

* The name "Swearodactyl" is a portmanteau of the words "swear" and "pterodactyl".
* The Swearodactyl's description references the relatively obscure saying "Punk's not dead; it just went pop", referring to the anti-mainstream music genre punk, which contains a lot of swearing, becoming popular and mainstream, containing less or no swearing.
* The Swearodactyl is referenced in the Dimetropunk description.

## Notes

* The Swearodactyl was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
Species: Penguin

**Penguins** are the twenty-ninth animal species in the Sky Zoo, and likely to be the first animal that the player tames in Tundra. Penguins are speeding animals. There are 11 different types of penguins. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Tundra 1, excluding the Fairy Penguin, which can be found from Tundra 5.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Penguins waddle upright slowly.
* **When ridden:** Penguins move faster than when wild, sliding on their belly. After the habitat is upgraded to level 5, penguins have complete control when sliding on ice.
* **When angry:** Penguins continue at an increasing rate, however, as time passes, the player gradually loses the ability to steer, resulting in the penguin sliding in a straight line only.
* **In habitat:** Penguins stand around, waddling to move. They will occasionally lift their left wings and preen.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Penguins lift their heads and wings up, shaking both comically.

## Tips

Penguins are not very useful, as they have no beneficial ability apart from good control on ice. They are practically unusable when they are angry as they gradually lose any ability to steer. They also reduce the player's lasso size. It is best to use penguins only if absolutely necessary, or for a mission.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - More control on ice when riding a penguin
* **Level 2** - Jump further from penguins
* **Level 3** - Lose control more slowly when riding a penguin
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from penguins
* **Level 5** - Ice is not slippery for penguins
* **Level 6** - Ride for an extra 2s before a penguin gets angry
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on penguins
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare penguins in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Penguin to the stampede (Hockey Puckguin)

## Notes

* Penguins were released on the 25th of January 2017 in version 1.5.0, along with Tundra and all other Tundra animals.
Wheezing Swordfish

The **Wheezing Swordfish** is the eighth swordfish in the game. It was first released as a part of The Stampede event.

## Appearance

The Wheezing Swordfish is identical to the Swordfish, albeit instead of a plain body, it wears a magenta saddle that covers the middle part of its body. The saddle ends with black edges on its both ends. The saddle has a large, yellow "7" embedded on its sides. On its bill and head it also has an identically coloured halter. Its tail has identically coloured clothing with the same yellow "7" on both sides. At its side ends is a grey buckle that connects to a black rein (rope) which loops back on the Wheezing Swordfish's upper fin.

## Description

*It swims so fast that you can hear the wheezing sounds long before you see it!*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Swordfish tamed.
* Watch an ad in the PvP store in The Stampede.
* 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 Wheezing Swordfish plays on a swordfish's high speed.

## Notes

* The Wheezing Swordfish was released in version 2.15.0 on the 17th of February 2023, as a part of the The Stampede Season 2.

## Gallery

The avatar for the Wheezing Swordfish in The Stampede
Unicorn

The **Unicorn** is the eighth pegasus in the game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their pegasus habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Unicorn is coloured purple with a light blue mane and deep purple hooves. Its wings are also lined with light blue, with glowing white shards sticking out the back. Towards the inside of each wing is a rainbow beam streaming out as a trail. The wings also emanate glowing particles. Finally, the most obvious addition is a prominently glowing horn between its ears.

## Description

*Is a unicorn a pegasus with a horn? Or is a pegasus a unicorn with no horn?*

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Pegasus tamed.
* Pegasus habitat upgraded to level 9.
* 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.

## Trivia

* The Unicorn is a direct reference to the mythological creature known as the Unicorn, specifically, the Winged Unicorn, as traditional unicorns do not have wings.
	+ The Baby Unicorn's ability to increase the chance of finding a rare animal may be due to how unicorns are mythological animals.

## Notes

* The Unicorn was released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the first five Olympus species.
Species: Rooster

**Roosters** are the seventh species of animal available in the Great Wall zone and the thirty-second in the Space Zoo. Roosters are speeding animals. There are 11 different types of rooster. Like all Space Zoo animals, more roosters are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades the rooster habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Great Wall 5.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Roosters usually travel alone, running forwards.
* **When ridden:** Roosters fly up into the air, before gliding back down to the ground and running at a brisk pace.
* **When angry:** Roosters accelerate rapidly, similarly to ostriches, while flapping their wings comically.
* **In habitat:** Roosters strut around the habitat, often pecking the ground multiple times consecutively.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Roosters jump marginally off the ground and flap their wings, hovering for a very short moment. The Little Yellow Chicken, which does not have wings, acts as if it did have wings.

## Tips

Roosters offer the advantage of being able to avoid arrows by flying over them temporarily (as long as they fly a little to the right of the patches of arrows), as well as running past them before they land when angry. Roosters can act as a running animal, capable of delivering the player long distances very quickly, however, they do not protect the player if they crash. The player must be wary of where they jump onto roosters, as jumping onto them near an underpass will result in the player crashing into it.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more roosters in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare roosters to the stampede (Beaker, Eggsecutive)
* **Level 3** - Ride for an extra 2s before a rooster gets angry
* **Level 4** - Energy drains 10% slower in the Great Wall
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare roosters to the stampede (Alarm Cluck, Apeckalypse Now)
* **Level 6** - Roosters glide for 1.5 seconds longer
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on roosters
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare roosters in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Rooster to the stampede (Poultrygeist)

## Notes

* Roosters were released in version 1.24.0 on the 23rd of October 2019 on iOS and the 25th of October on Android, along with pangolins, kirins and VIP animals.
Species: Gorilla

The **gorilla** is the ninth species of animal in the game, and possibly the first that the player finds and obtains in Jungle. Gorillas are vaulting animals. There are 11 different types of gorilla. Gorillas can be unlocked in Jungle 1.

## Gorillas

**Note:** All boss animals can only be found in the stampede and give XP after the player has initially befriended it.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Gorillas move in a quadrupedal way.
* **When ridden:** When on land, gorillas move in a quadrupedal way, using their knuckles as their second pair of legs, and at a medium pace. When the player hits an obstacle while riding a gorilla, they will vault over the obstacle in the direction which the player was facing when they hit the obstacle. As the gorilla lands, it slams the ground, smashing anything in an upgradable radius.
* **When angry:** Gorillas pick the player up in their left fist and throw them about 45m in the direction in which they are facing.
* **In habitat:** They walk on all fours, pushing with their arms. They sometimes jump and smash the ground as if they were vaulting from a tree or obstacle.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** They beat their chests, somewhat similar to real gorillas.

## Tips

Gorillas are extremely useful in that they are able to carry the player a medium distance without much risk. Their ability to climb and jump off obstacles and smash animals and obstacles (once the habitat has been upgraded to level 2) make them safe to use as the player does not have to worry about running into obstacles. Gorillas are also invincible when in mid-air, and if the player jumps off a gorilla when in mid-air, the lasso size is much greater in size, meaning it is significantly easier to lasso another animal to ride on. There is one catch to gorillas in that when they get angry, they pick the player up in their left fist and throw them off, so it is important to be prepared when a gorilla gets angry.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more gorillas in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Gorilla slams smash obstacles
* **Level 3** - Bigger slams
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from gorillas
* **Level 5** - Ride for an extra 2s before a gorrila gets angry
* **Level 6** - Bigger lasso from mid air jumps
* **Level 7** - Gorilla slams earn coins
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare gorillas in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Gorilla to the stampede (Thorilla)

## Notes

* Gorillas were 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 level 3 habitat upgrade contained a mistake in which "Slams" was incorrectly capitalised.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.21.1 on the 11th of January 2019.
* The level 5 habitat upgrade contains an error in that 'gorillas' is misspelt as "gorrilas".
* In the soft launch, gorillas were larger in size.
Winter Holiday Event 2022

The **2022 Winter Holiday Event** was an event that ran from the 23rd of December 2022 to the 13th of January 2023.

## About

This event, gameplay wise, was identical to the 2021 Winter Holiday Events and did not include any gameplay changes.

There was still the sub-zone from previous Winter Holiday Events, separate from regular gameplay. The sub-zone was identical to Mountains although certain graphical elements were changed, with Christmas styled obstacles. The music was also an arrangement of the Mountains theme.

On the sub-zone, the player had to ride many different types of reindeer, in which some carried sleds, to collect presents (). The player was required to ride a reindeer for an extended period of time if it carried a sled to be granted . There were 3 different sleds that could be ridden. The brown sled rewarded the player with 3, the purple sled rewarded 6 and the golden sled rewarded 12. Alternatively, the player could collect bouncing Santa sacks with presents in them to collect 1-3.

With  in the exchange, the player could purchase hats and animals from previous events, as well as brand new customisable decorations for their zoo.

The Winter Holiday Event 2022 was also a collaboration with one of Yodo1's other games: Ski Safari. The player needed to get 3 million points in Ski Safari and enter the code given by the Gift from Ski Safari for 300 . It will then generate a code which will give the player the Sven's Swordfish.

Finally, there was also a shop section where players could purchase packs of stockings, Sky Zoo upgrades and hats for badges.

## Daily Tasks

* Day 1
* Day 2
* Day 3
* Day 4
* Day 5
* Day 6
* Day 7
* Day 8
* Day 9
* Day 10
* Day 11
* Day 12
* Day 13
* Day 14
* Day 15
* Day 16
* Day 17
* Day 18
* Day 19
* Day 20

 Run 18000 meters in total

 Run 36000 meters in total

## Trivia

* The Winter Holiday Event 2022 is the only Winter Holiday event to have animals and hats that aren't winter related.
Species: Minotaur

**Minotaurs** are the third species of animal available in the Olympus island, and the twelfth in the Space Zoo. Minotaurs are primarily smashing animals, but are also throwing animals. There are 10 different types of minotaur. Like all Space Zoo animals, more minotaurs are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades the minotaur habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Olympus 1.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Minotaurs slowly jog in the stampede, with their arms swinging next beside it.
* **When ridden:** Minotaurs start to get faster and are able to knock over trees and other animals smaller than minotaurs. If the player's minotaur habitat is upgraded to level 4, minotaurs will speed up as they smash obstacles, including shrubs, and animals.
* **When angry:** Minotaurs hold the player in their hands, and overhead throw the player around 90m forwards.
* **In habitat:** Minotaurs stand and walk around, occasionally flexing their left bicep by straining their arm in the air.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Minotaurs straighten their posture and flex both biceps, shaking as they strain.

## Tips

Minotaurs are very useful, even before they speed up as things are smashed. They are able to smash trees and all Olympus animals, giving the player some safety for a reasonable amount of time, and throw the player very far. They can be used to gain a guaranteed 500m consistently, whether it be early on or at high distances, where the speed of the animal is faster.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more minotaurs in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare minotaurs to the stampede (Satyr, Minotorious Cowboy)
* **Level 3** - Get bonus coins by smashing obstacles on minotaurs
* **Level 4** - Smashing things will increase the speed of a minotaur
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare minotaurs to the stampede (Minotaur Matador, Spartan Bullwark)
* **Level 6** - Jump further from minotaurs
* **Level 7** - Energy drains 10% slower in the Olympus
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare minotaurs the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Minotaur to the stampede (Anubis)

## Notes

* Minotaurs were released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the remaining original Olympus species.
* Minotaurs were buffed to be able to smash more animals in version 1.27.2.
Species: Blue Whale

**Blue whales** are the fifth species of animal available in the Ocean Zoo. Blue whales are smashing animals. There are 8 different types of blue whale.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Blue whales appear fairly rarely and usually by themselves moving forward at a slow rate.
* **When ridden:** Blue whales suddenly move at a rapid constant rate, and are able to smash into anything in their way except for giant central rocks, side arches and other blue whales if the player has upgraded their blue whale habitat to level 2.
* **When angry:** Blue whales stop, take a breath, and use their blowhole to throw the player off.
* **In habitat:** Blue whales swim around, and hop once from time to time.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Blue whales swim up slightly and open their mouth slightly, before swimming to their original position and closing their mouth.

## Tips

Blue whales are good short-term animals as they are simply invincible to everything except giant rocks, side arches, other blue whales and walls if they are upgraded to level 2. They are most useful later on when the player is moving too fast to be able to react sufficiently as the player can simply run through without any worries, although they must be prepared for when the blue whale is angry, where it throws the player off.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - Ride for an extra 1.5s before a blue whale gets angry
* **Level 2** - Allows blue whales to smash through rocks
* **Level 3** - 2x more blue whales in the stampede
* **Level 4** - While riding a blue whale, crates are worth 2x more
* **Level 5** - Gain 50% more ticket money from blue whales
* **Level 6** - Get bonus coins by smashing obstacles on blue whales
* **Level 7** - Oxygen depletes 5% slower
* **Level 8** - Ride for an extra 1.5s before a blue whale gets angry
* **Level 9** - 2x more rare blue whales in the stampede

## Notes

* Blue whales were released in version 2.4.0 on the 18th of July 2022.
* Several level upgrades have errors, where the words "A" and "Blue Whale" are not supposed to be capitalised.
	+ This was corrected on version 2.8.0 on the 19th of September 2022.
* Blue whales were originally supposed to be sperm whales (from the Sixth Anniversary Design Competition poster), but the idea was scrapped.

## Gallery

Blue Whale Habitat.pngThe level 9 blue whale habitatThe original scrapped design of whales
Snow Globe Turtle

The **Snow Globe Turtle** is the ninth turtle in the game. It was released as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Event, but could only be obtained through in-app purchase.

## Appearance

The Snow Globe Turtle is a blue turtle, wearing a red party hat and with a large snow globe for a shell. Inside the snow globe is a small wooden house with one chimney and one window, with a gable roof, and a singular pine tree. Snow covers the roof of the house, the tree, and the ground. Its hat features yellow diagonal stripes and is fastened with a red string tied in a bow at its chin. White snowflakes drift around the Snow Globe Turtle along with a bright white glow effect emanating from the surface of the globe.

## Description

*This turtle makes a great party presence, be it birthdays, anniversaries or Christmases*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Olympus 5 or greater.
* Giant Turtle tamed.
* Purchase as a part of the Snow Globe Turtle bundle in the Shop.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 400 in the Seventh Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 300 in the Badge Shop.
		- Snow Globe Turtle is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* 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 Snow Globe Turtle is a play on a snow globe.
* The Snow Globe Turtle was released with an affiliated hat, the Snow Globe Turtle.

## Notes

* The Snow Globe Turtle was released in version 2.3.0 on the 16th of June 2022, as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Event.
* The Snow Globe Turtle was designed by the user ID663003543 as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Animal Design Competition. The post is here.
* The description is missing a period at the end.
* Due to the Snow Globe Turtle's bulbous figure, the player sits with their legs completely covered inside the globe.
The Tournament

The Tournament is the fifth competitive event in Rodeo Stampede. It was held from the 18th of November 2022 to the 1st of December 2022.

## About

The The Tournament was held to celebrate the release of the Dreamy Trip Season 7. For the duration of the event, the Garden map was opened to all players, regardless of where they were in the sky. zoo. Unlike most other competitive events, to enter, the player didn't have to post a video of themselves playing, instead the player had to post a screenshot in either the KTplay post (explained below).

## Rules

* The tournament will only be in the Garden Map.
* There’s no limitations on animals.
* Post your final result to our KT or Facebook post with KT ID to join.
* If the player uses someone else’s result, that player will will be eliminated.
Wraptor

The **Wraptor** is the seventh type of raptor. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their raptor habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Wraptor is coloured peach fading into beige and is encased in a square tube which is textured similarly to a piece of flatbread. Around the rims of the bread is light green 'lettuce', and cheese and tomato or tomato sauce (a red substance) can also be seen from under the bread. The top of its hind legs can also be seen to be spotted, like the bread.

## Description

*A healther alternative for those more health conscious*

## Requirements

* Jurassic 1 unlocked.
* Velociraptor tamed.
* Raptor 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 Wraptor

* Jump from animals 6% faster
* Eating animals is 12% more effective

## Trivia

* The Wraptor is a play on a wrap. Its appearance too is based on a wrap.
* The description references how wraps are considered a healthy option of food.
* The Baby Wraptor's ability in which eating animals is 12% more effective references how wraps are a type of food.

## Notes

* The Wraptor was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
* The description has two errors, were "healther" should be spelled as "healthier", and a period is missing at the end.
Sympetrum

The **Sympetrum** is the second dragonfly. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their dragonfly habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Sympetrum appears to be a recolour of its base species. It has red wings and a red abdomen, a yellow head, and thorax, and dark brown legs.

## Description

*A genus of skimmer dragonfly that breeds in ponds and forages over meadows.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Garden 3 or greater.
* Dragonfly tamed.
* Dragonfly habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 400m in Garden.

**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 Sympetrum references the dragonfly genus *Sympetrum*.
	+ Its description references real-life trivia about the *Sympetrum* genus.

## Notes

* The Sympetrum was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
Species: Beetle

**Beetles** are the sixth species of animal available in the Garden, and the twenty-third in the Space Zoo. Beetles are smashing animals. There are 9 different types of beetle. Like all Space Zoo animals, more beetles are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades the beetle habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Garden 4.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Beetles are found mostly alone in the stampede.
* **When ridden:** Beetles can smash animals, trees and later, rocks (level 6), moving at a fast pace, similarly to elephants.
* **When angry:** Beetles stop and jerk forward in a split second, bucking the player very far forward.
* **In habitat:** Beetles stand around, occasionally checking from side to side, moving its legs and body while doing so.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Beetles subtly bounce from side to side.

## Tips

Beetles are one of the most useful animals in Garden, for their ability to smash anything except other beetles when their habitat is upgraded to level 6, one level higher than is required for brontosauruses to be able to do the same. They can also throw the player very far when angry. However, beetles occasionally crash into pillbugs, due to a bug, and spiders are still a threat, though beetles are usually able to outpace them. Beetles are most useful at higher distances, where there are many obstacles to found.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 2x more beetles in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare beetles to the stampede (Ladybug, The Lovebug)
* **Level 3** - Ride for an extra 2s before a beetle gets angry
* **Level 4** - Energy drains 10% slower in the Garden
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare beetles to the stampede (Stag Beetle, Durian Beetle)
* **Level 6** - Allows beetles to smash through rocks
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins by smashing through obstacles on beetles
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare beetles in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Beetle to the stampede (Scarab Beetle)

## Notes

* Beetles were released in version 1.16.0 on the 8th of May 2018 on Android and the 10th of May 2018 on iOS along with centipedes and butterflies.
	+ On iOS, beetles were bugged, not appearing in the stampede up until version 1.16.1 on the 14th of May 2018.
Winter Holiday

**Winter Holiday** is an event holiday celebrated in Rodeo Stampede. It occurs near the end of the year, usually from December to January, and is themed mostly around Christmas.

## Gameplay

Winter Holiday events usually involve a sub-zone, which is a redecorated version of Mountains, with unique music. In there, the player can ride different types of reindeer, with many different behaviours. Some reindeer carry sleds, where if the player rides a reindeer carrying one, they have to stay on that reindeer for a period of time to get rewards from the sled, similarly to taming an animal. A brown sled rewards the player with 3, the purple sled rewards 6 and the golden sled rewards 12 of the event currency.

Accumulating currency allows the player to purchase Christmas-themed items from the event shop.

## Events

* Winter Holiday Event 2016
* Winter Holiday Event 2017
* Winter Holiday Event 2018
* Winter Holiday Event 2019
* Winter Holiday Event 2020
* Winter Holiday Event 2021
* Winter Holiday Event 2022
* Winter Holiday Event 2023

## Currency

So far, 3 unique currencies have been used for Winter Holiday events:

* Presents ()
* Stockings ()
* Candy Canes ()

## Soundtrack

Winter Holiday events have a unique soundtrack played in the subzone:
Young Grasshopper

The **Young Grasshopper** is the fifth grasshopper in the game by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their grasshopper habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Young Grasshopper is mostly similar in colour to the Grasshopper, although its face and wings are slightly more pink, and the tips of its legs are purple. The Young Grasshopper wears a red headband around the top of its head, and a white martial arts uniform with a red belt tied around its waist.

## Description

*Catching a fly with chopsticks is a lot tougher when they're the same size as you.*

## Requirements

* Garden 1 unlocked.
* Grasshopper tamed.
* Grasshopper habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 1200m in Garden.

**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 Young Grasshopper

* Jump from animals 10% higher
* Taming animals is 5% quicker

## Trivia

* The Young Grasshopper is a play on the term 'young grasshopper', which is a term used by a martial arts master to describe their student, an inexperienced apprentice in training. The Young Grasshopper's appearance supports this.
	+ The description references the skill of catching flies with chopsticks, a skill which only experienced Asian martial arts masters have mastered. It also references how real life grasshoppers are approximately a similar size to some flies.

## Notes

* The Young Grasshopper was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
Yak

The **Yak** is the first yak that the player can find in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Yak is an accurate representation of a real life yak, with its thick, shaggy fur coat coloured brown and its legs showing underneath. Its horns are coloured a darker shade of brown, which happens to be the same colour as the thick layer of hair on top of its head. Just under the mop of hair, on top of its head are two kite-shaped ears. The neck and the head of the Yak is a slightly lighter shade of brown compared to the thick layer of hair on the rest of the body.

## Description

*A long-haired bovid found in southern Central Asia. A gentle giant, with a tendency to smash anything it touches.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 3 or greater.
* Ride in Mountains.

## Trivia

* The Yak is based on a real-life domestic yak.
* The description references both its real life behavioural characteristics and its in-game behaviour.
	+ The Baby Yak also references its gentleness in real life.

## Notes

* The Yak was released in version 1.1.0 on the 26th of July 2016 along with Mountains and all other Mountains species.
* The description contained a spelling error in that "tendancy" should have been spelt as 'tendency'.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Species: Llama

The **llama** is the sixteenth species of animal in the Sky Zoo, and likely to be the first that the player finds and obtains in Mountains. Llamas are throwing animals. There are 10 different types of llama. Llamas can be unlocked in Mountains 1.

## Llamas

**Note:** All boss animals can only be found in the stampede and give XP after the player has initially befriended it.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Llamas move slowly in large packs.
* **When ridden:** Llamas move noticeably faster than when wild.
* **When angry:** Llamas stop, bend back and thrust their neck forward, slinging the player a long distance in the direction in which the player was facing.
* **In habitat:** They walk, grazing the ground of their pen. They sometimes move their necks in a shuffle movement.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** They wiggle their necks and their body like jelly.

## Tips

Llamas are useful mostly for their ability to not only preserve the player's lasso size, but also increase it slightly. When the player upgrades their habitat to level 3, jumps off llamas have the lasso size increased by 20%, and at level 6, llamas do not reduce lasso size at all. Llamas also offer steady pace and control, and they travel in large groups, making them a serviceable option for longer distances. It is important to be wary though, as when a llama gets angry, they throw the player off. In such a case, it is advised to simply aim straight forward, maximising the chance that the player will latch onto another animal.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - Ride for an extra 1s before a llama gets angry
* **Level 2** - Jump further from llamas
* **Level 3** - Jumping from a llama temporarily increases lasso size by 20%
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from llamas
* **Level 5** - Ride for an extra 1s before a llama gets angry (unlocks Hyper Light Llama mission)
* **Level 6** - Landing on a llama doesn't reduce your lasso size
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins for longer jumps from llamas
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare llamas in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Llama to the stampede (Barack Obllama)

## Notes

* Llamas were released in version 1.1.0 on the 26th of July 2016 along with Mountains and all other Mountains species.
* The level 6 upgrade contained a punctuation error where "doesn’t" was missing an apostrophe.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 21st of March 2018.