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Spiffin'

The **Spiffin'** is the seventh griffin in the game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their griffin habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Spiffin' is mostly just a recolour of the Griffin, although it does have its own unique features. Its beach and talons are coloured peach, and its wings appear as a murky purple colour. This colour is also used for its back paws and tail. The rest of its lower body is coloured black. Its upper arms are coloured white. The Spiffin' also wears a bowler hat with a red band. Its ears visibly stick out. It also has brown sideburns, and wears a black tuxedo with a white collar and red bow tie.

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Olympus 2 or greater.
* Griffin tamed.
* Griffin 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 Spiffin'

* Missions give 15% more coins
* Taming mating animals is 20% quicker

## Trivia

* The name "Spiffin'" invokes the British word "spiffing", which ties into its British theming.
* The Spiffin's description references the phrase "shine your shoes, gov'na", a well-known cockney quote.

## Notes

* The Spiffin' was released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the first five Olympus species.
Winter Holiday Event 2019

The **2019 Winter Holiday Event** was a limited time event in the game that occurred from the 12th to the 31st of December 2019.

## About

This event, gameplay wise, was identical to the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Winter Holiday Events and did not include any gameplay changes. Instead, a sub-zone was added, which was 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 types of reindeer with different behaviours, 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. The player could save up presents to trade them in for animals and hats. The outfits and animals from last year were obtainable again, and 3 new outfits were added, however there were no new animals.

Additionally, there were added Christmas decorations in the Sky Zoo.

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

## Animals

 Reindeer in Training | Moose | Mountains 5 | 200

## Notes

* The 2019 Winter Holiday Event, like in 2018 saw several things missed by the developers to remove for the sub-zone gameplay.
	+ The player was able to take photos when riding reindeer in the sub-zone, as if they were replacing their animal photo with any other animal. This was not possible in previous years. However, the photos could not be found anywhere as the reindeer do not have a habitat in the zoos.
	+ The player was able to find and tame the SU-24 Bearoplane by riding an eagle for 2000m, as well as the Gearpunk Yak by smashing 10 animals on a yak, like the usual secret missions. This suggests the sub-zone is identical to Mountains, with some design changes and animals being replaced by reindeer instead.
Soundtrack

Rodeo Stampede has an immersive soundtrack comprised of many different tracks, each playing in a separate zone in both the Sky Zoo  and Space Zoo. They were all composed by Paul Kopetko. Each track is designed to assist in building the atmosphere for the location the music is played in. Most zones have their own original music, with the notable exceptions of Tundra, which borrows the Mountains soundtrack, and Great Wall, which reuses the Chinese New Year track.

## Notes

* The soundtrack "Bosstritch" contains a spelling error in that there is an extra 't' that is not normally in 'Bosstrich' (or 'ostrich').

1. ↑ Bosstritch soundtrack will only play if player enters boss mission from one of the zones. If the player enters directly from the Sky or Space Zoo, the normal zone music will play instead.
Tropical Emu

The **Tropical Emu** is the seventh emu that the player can obtain. It can be unlocked when the player upgrades their emu habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Tropical Emu has a rich brown body with caramel coloured edges, and has similarly coloured legs with cheese coloured feet and brown toes. Around its neck is a Hawaiian flower necklace, with flowers coloured blue, orange, faded red, yellow, purple, green and amber. Its head features a disorganised mass of blunt, deep green shards which represent a coconut tree's leaves, which is supported by the three brown coconuts which sit just above its beak.

## Description

*Emu and the coconut, put them both together. Emu and the coconut, then you feel better.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Outback 3 or greater.
* Emu tamed.
* Emu habitat upgraded to level 9.
* Ride past 1600m in Outback.

**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 Tropical Emu

* Animals get angry 8% slower
* Taming mating animals is 14% quicker

## Trivia

* The description references Harry Nilsson's 'Coconut', specifically the lyrics "You put the lime in the coconut, you drink 'em both together / Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better". The song can be listened to here.

## Notes

* The Tropical Emu was released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
Sous Crab

The **Sous Crab** is the third crab in the game.

## Appearance

The Sous Crab is a dark orange, almost red variant of the Crab, with a white underside and black legs. It features an elaborate black combover on its head and a fancy curled black moustache. In its right pincer is a large comb, while between its left pincers are scissor blades, complete with a pin at the joint of the pincers.

## Description

*Is great at cooking lobster, to the horror of their family.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Crab tamed.
* Ride past 1000m in Ocean.

**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 1000m.

## Baby Sous Crab

* Jump from animals 5% faster
* Jump from animals 5% higher

## Trivia

* The Sous Crab could reference the sous cooking method, or a sous chef.
	+ The description extends on this, while also joking about how crabs and lobsters are both crustaceans and hence reasonably closely related.
* The appearance however does not match the sous reference. The Sous Crab, with its clippers, comb and fancy hairstyle, more closely resembles a barber or hairdresser.

## Notes

* The Sous Crab 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.
The White Crane

**The White Crane** is the third crane in zoo order.

## Appearance

The White Crane is identical in appearance to the Crane, albeit wearing a very wide rice hat, that has a domed point towards where its head is situated, and a red neck strap with significant overhang on the right side. Also differing from the Crane is The White Crane's hessian coloured wings, with more prominent feathers at the back of its wings, and a hessian tailwing.

## Description

*The crane that inspired Fujian White Crane Style martial arts.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 3 or greater.
* Crane tamed.
* Ride past 800m in Great Wall.

**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 800m.

## Baby The White Crane

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

## Trivia

* The White Crane is a reference to Fujian White Crane Style martial arts, which features movements resembling that of a crane flapping its wings.
	+ The White Crane, however, is purely mythical for the purpose of the game.

## Notes

* The White Crane was released in version 1.22.0 on the 28th of January 2019 along with Great Wall and the first five Great Wall species.
* The Baby The White Crane's formerly had the ability of "While riding Great Wall, crates are worth 30x more", which appeared to be an error, due to there being no crates present in the Great Wall that actually give .
	+ This was corrected in version 1.24.0 on the 23rd of October 2019 to "Crates give 30% more coins", with "Flying animals swoop 5% slower" also added.
Tundra 5

**Tundra 5** is the twenty-fifth area in the Sky Zoo, and the final area in Tundra. There are requirements that must be met before the player can unlock it.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 4
* Upgrade Tundra habitats 34 times
* Complete 20 missions
* Pay 170,000

## What is Unlocked

* Polar Bears and their respective habitat
* Fairy Penguin
* Sabre Tooth Walrus
* Parks

## Changes to Stampede

The stampede now has giant central rocks, which Sabre Tooth Walruses may jump out of.
Species: Chinese Dragon

**Chinese dragons** are the third species of animal available in the Great Wall zone and the twenty-eighth animal species in the Space Zoo. Chinese dragons are smashing animals. There are 10 different types of Chinese dragon. Like all Space Zoo animals, more Chinese dragons are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades their habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Great Wall 1.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Chinese dragons travel alone, slithering just above the ground. They cannot be smashed by anything except arrows, but can be eaten by any animal that can eat everything.
* **When ridden:** Chinese dragons move very quickly, being able to beat arrows, as well as smash through all animals and obstacles (level 3) excluding large central rocks and stairs.
* **When angry:** Chinese dragons throw the player off without any visible action. They then float up to the sky.
* **In habitat:** Chinese dragons float slightly above the ground, occasionally propping their head up and having a look around.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Chinese dragons rear their head up and wave it from side to side several times.

## Tips

Chinese dragons are one of the most valuable animals in Great Wall, due to being fast enough to avoid the threat of arrows, and being indestructible from level 3 onwards. They can carry the player around 500m at level 6, and even further at higher distances, with little to no risk at all.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 2x more Chinese dragons in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare Chinese dragons to the stampede (Dragon-fly, SweetFang)
* **Level 3** - Allows Chinese dragons to smash through rocks
* **Level 4** - Get bonus coins by smashing obstacles on Chinese dragons
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare Chinese dragons to the stampede (Evil Dragon, Thorny Devil)
* **Level 6** - Ride for an extra 1.5s before a Chinese dragon gets angry
* **Level 7** - Energy drains 10% slower in the Great Wall
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare Chinese dragons the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Chinese Dragon to the stampede (Ice Dragon)

## Notes

* Chinese dragons were released on the 28th of January 2019 in version 1.22.0 along with Great Wall and the remaining original Great Wall species.
	+ They originally appeared in the 2017 Chinese New Year Event, as a non-tamable species.
Termite

The **Termite** is the fifth ant in order in the zoo. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their ant habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Termite is effectively a re-colouration of the Ant, with some minor variations. Its antennae, unlike other ants have a distinct bend and are parallel to the ground. Its mandible is also serrated. The Termite's head is coloured dark red, with its legs legs fading from light brown to dark grey from body to the tip. Its abdomen is coloured a light sandy brown colour.

## Description

*Termite queens are the longest living insects in the world, living up to 50 years.*

## Requirements

* Garden 1 unlocked.
* Ant tamed.
* Ant 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 Termite

* Animals get angry 7% slower
* *Energy drains 1% slower in the Garden (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Termite is based on a real life termite, with the description mentioning some trivia about termites.
* The Termite is not actually a type of ant, in fact, it is not even of the same order, the category of classification above family, as ants. The order which ants are in, called hymenoptera, also comprises of sawflies, wasps and bees. Termites are part of the order blattodea, the order that also contains cockroaches.

## Notes

* The Termite was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
T-Mex

The **T-Mex** is the second tyrannosaurus rex by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their tyrannosaurus rex habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The T-Mex has a distinctly Mexican appearance, with its main body colours being orange fading into yellow. Its head features a hessian coloured sombrero, with a green base and a brim with red and white vertical stripes at the top, and red, yellow and green triangles at the bottom. In each of its front claws it holds maracas, coloured red, green and white, with brown handles. Finally, its face, particularly its snout, features a thick black moustache.

## Description

*Celebrated the first-ever "Dino de los Muertos."*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 2 or greater.
* Tyrannosaurus Rex tamed.
* Tyrannosaurus rex habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 500m in Jurassic (must be riding an animal slower than a wild tyrannosaurus rex).

**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 T-Mex is a play on Mexican culture.
	+ The description plays on Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead in English, a well-known holiday in Mexico.
	+ The T-Mex is one of two animals that references Mexican culture, the other being the Flapping Fiesta.

## Notes

* The T-Mex was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
* The description contains several errors in that there should not be a hyphen (-) between "first" and "ever", the full stop should be after the quotation marks (") and "Los" should not have a capital letter.
	+ The capital letter was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Submarine Whale

The **Submarine Whale** is the third blue whale in the game.

## Appearance

The Submarine Whale is a dark red blue whale wearing a grey submarine. Instead of a tail with two flukes, it has a propeller instead. Near its mouth is a transparent window, and there are 3 circular windows on each of the whale's sides.

## Description

*This whale can dive far deeper than the 1000m range of its other whale fellas.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Blue Whale tamed.
* Ride past 1000m in Ocean.

**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 1000m.

## Baby Submarine Whale

* Lasso starts 10% larger
* *Oxygen depletes 1% slower (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Submarine Whale's description plays on how a submarine is used for travelling deep into the ocean.
	+ The description also plays on the fact that whales cannot dive for an extended period of time without resurfacing for air.

## Notes

* The Submarine Whale was released in version 2.4.0 on the 18th of July 2022, along with the other blue whale species.
* Upon release, the description was missing a period.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
Skeleton Rex

The **Skeleton Rex** is the third VIP animal.

## Appearance

The Skeleton Rex shares a body similar to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, albeit, it is made up completely of bones, as the name suggests. The base colour on the bones is a creamy white with a dirtier colour on the bottom of the ribs, eyes, nostrils, tail, and feet. It has gaping black holes for eyes, and small, dagger-like teeth

## Description

*This dinosaur was a little ahead of its time.*

## Requirements

* Spend enough real money in the game to reach VIP level 3 (amount varies per country and currency).

## Abilities

* Energy drains 30% slower in the Jurassic
* Get bonus coins for eating other animals on Skeleton Rex
* Eating animals keeps Skeleton Rex happy for longer

1. ↑ **Note:** The ability is an improvement on those of upgraded tyrannosaurus rexes, which the Skeleton Rex is based on.

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Skeleton Rex moves quite quickly, with the ability to eat animals and smash rocks, trees and passes.
* **When angry:** The Skeleton Rex slows down, bucks the player off and then eats them, before promptly falling asleep.
* **In habitat:** The Skeleton Rex mostly walks around, turning its head to the side from time to time.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Skeleton Rex gives out a long roar and move its head while doing so.

## Trivia

* The description references the end of the dinosaurs by saying the Skeleton Rex was a little ahead of its time. It plays on how the Skeleton Rex's skeletal appearance implies that it is already 'dead' during the time of the dinosaurs, which also died out millions of years ago.
* The Skeleton Rex is one of two animals based on being a skeleton, the other being the Skelephant.

## Notes

* The Skeleton Rex 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 Skeleton Rex gained abilities that made it equal to an upgraded tyrannosaurus rex, with some improved attributes.
Species: Fox

**Foxes** are the thirty-fourth animal species that can be found in the Sky Zoo, and the sixth in Tundra. Foxes are speeding animals. There are 10 different types of fox. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Tundra 4.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Foxes move at a slow pace similar to wolves.
* **When ridden:** Foxes are considerably faster when ridden, moving only slightly faster than seals.
* **When angry:** Foxes move very quickly, accelerating rapidly as the player rides one for longer.
* **In habitat:** Foxes remain curled up on the ground, yawning every so often. They will occasionally stand up and walk around.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Foxes spring up to their feet and yelp to the sky.

## Tips

Foxes offer almost identical attributes to wolves, including the way they run: a less agile, more laboured, pouncing movement compared to ostriches. The only real difference between wolves and foxes is that foxes do not move towards the player when they are in midair at any habitat upgrade, unlike wolves. Foxes offer the classic speed and running ability, allowing the player to run very far very quickly on a fox, although in Tundra, even with the fox habitat upgraded to level 5, ice is a problem, with the player likely to crash into an animal due to losing agility because of ice.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more foxes in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Ride for an extra 2s before a fox gets angry
* **Level 3** - While riding a fox, crates are worth 3x more
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from foxes
* **Level 5** - More control on ice when riding a fox
* **Level 6** - At high speeds foxes will throw you clear if you crash
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on foxes
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare foxes in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Fox to the stampede (Jukefox)

## Notes

* Foxes were released on the 25th of January 2017 in version 1.5.0, along with Tundra and all other Tundra animals.
* Upon release, foxes were bugged in that they could be found before Tundra 4.
	+ This was fixed in version 1.6.0 on the 8th of February 2017.
Sinbad Camel

The **Sinbad Camel** is the third camel that can be found in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Sinbad Camel wears a very light pink 'shirt' over its hump and upper torso, with a thick mauve line running the whole way round. Its lower half is covered by a striped dark and light purple 'skirt', and it has purple legs with black hooves. On its head is a red turban, with thick brown dreadlocks spilling out of both sides. Across its body is a gold sash with red jewels lined on it, and running down the centre of its back is another gold sash, devoid of any decorative features.

## Description

*A restless adventurer with a nose for danger, an eye for treasure, and a whole hump for swagger.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded Savannah 4 or greater.
* Camel tamed.
* Ride past 1600m 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 1600m.

## Baby Sinbad Camel

* Fire burns 15% slower
* *Crates give 3% more coins (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Sinbad Camel is a reference to Sinbad the Sailor, a Middle-Eastern fictional adventurer. The description reflects this.

## Notes

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

The **Tootyphant** is the fifth type of elephant that the player can befriend in the game.

## Appearance

The Tootyphant has dark grey, almost cobalt blue skin, and wears a royal blue cadet style marching band uniform, with several golden buttons on either side of its lower body. These are connected by thin white bars reaching across its belly. It also dons a marching band hat that is tall and deep blue with a large beige object, resembling a large poofy feather, attached to a small golden diamond, a thin black rim and a small white brim. In addition, it has golden tuba openings, or bells, instead of tusks. Lastly, the Tootyphant has a tail which is coloured similarly to its face and has a dark grey tip.

## Requirements

* African Elephant tamed.
* Ride past 1500m 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 1500m.

## Baby Tootyphant

* Rare animals appear 6% more often
* *Taming mating animals is 1% quicker (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Tootyphant is based on a marching band member, particularly one that plays a brass instrument.
	+ This in return is a reference to the trumpeting sound that elephants seem to make.
* The description may be a reference from the 2005 movie American Pie Presents: Band Camp, where Michelle Flaherty would start her stories with this quote.
* The Tootyphant makes a different sound to other elephants, making a trumpet sound.

## Notes

* The Tootyphant 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.
Species: Ostrich

**Ostriches** are the fourth species of animal available in the game. Ostriches are speeding animals. There are 16 different types of ostrich. They are available from Savannah 2.

## Ostriches

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

### Deleted

These ostriches were part of the soft launch of the game, but were replaced in the official release.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Ostriches walk in a forward direction.
* **When ridden:** Ostriches speed up slightly from their wild pace.
* **When angry:** Ostriches accelerate dramatically, and throw the player off when they hit an obstacle smaller than the ostrich (requires level 5 habitat).
* **In habitat:** Ostriches walk around and sometimes twitch slightly.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Ostriches twist their neck and body, and flap their wings a little, flaunting to the player.

## Tips

Ostriches are capable of getting the player from the start to 2000m very quickly and easily. They are easy to control and run very fast, making them an excellent long distance animal. Ostriches also have benefits in that, if the player's ostrich habitat is at level 5, and the player hits an obstacle smaller than an ostrich, the player is thrown off and has a chance of latching onto another animal. Additionally, ostriches earn 3x more  from crates at level 3, which is also very useful.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 3x more ostriches in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Ride for an extra 2s before an ostrich gets angry
* **Level 3** - While riding an ostrich, crates are worth 3x more
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from ostriches
* **Level 5** - At high speeds ostriches will throw you clear if you crash
* **Level 6** - Jump further from ostriches
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on ostriches
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare ostriches in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Ostrich to the stampede (Mosstrich)

## Notes

* Ostriches were released in the original release, version 1.0.0, on the 22nd of June 2016, along with Savannah and all Savannah animals, Jungle and all other Jungle animals, and the Sky Zoo.
Termigator

The **Termigator** is the eighth alligator that the player can find. Like all endangered animals, the player can only find it on certain random single days. Its match can then be found on certain random days after the player tames it.

## Appearance

The Termigator is predominantly dark red, with a black t-shirt serving as its frontal body. Over its eyes are a pair of black rectangular sunglasses with red lights shining through from underneath. A red aura surrounds the sunglasses. Finally, it has grey metal plating on its tail, the left half of its upper jaw and the right half of the base of its tail.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 1 or greater.
* Alligator 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 1200m in Jungle (always found beside water).
* 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 1200m.

## Baby Termigator

* Animals are 10% faster in water
* *Lasso shrinks 1% slower (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Termigator is a reference to the Terminator, a robot designed to stop at nothing to complete its objective from a fictional movie franchise of the same name.
	+ The description plays on Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor who plays the Terminator in each of the five films, and his famed quote 'I'll be back'.

## Notes

* The Termigator was released in version 1.7.0 on the 23rd of March 2017 along with all other original endangered animals.
* The Termigator's appearance changed at an unknown date, with the laser beam extending from the middle of the sunglasses being removed.
Taco Jirafa

The **Taco Jirafa** is the third giraffe obtainable in the game.

## Appearance

The Taco Jirafa is half bright yellow and half creamy white with colourful patterns down the sides of its neck and torso dividing the two. It has a red zig-zag pattern running down the whole way, with bright green and brown spots on the bottom and top of the red zig-zag, respectively. The front of its neck is covered in the green spots, but its legs are a bare and creamy white. Its head is speckled with spots around the muzzle area, but its nose is yellow like the upper part of its body. Its hooves are coloured brown, yellow and red in distinct partitions from top to bottom.

## Description

*A tall order. Best served with salsa, guacamole, hotsauce and la música!*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded Savannah 3 or greater.
* Giraffe tamed.
* Ride past 1500m in Savannah.

**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 1500m.

## Baby Taco Jirafa

* Taming animals is 8% quicker
* Eating animals is 4% more effective

## Trivia

* The Taco Jirafa is a reference to a taco through description and name, as 'jirafa' is Spanish for giraffe, hence making the Taco Jirafa a giraffe made of tacos.
	+ The description supports this by stating that the Taco Jirafa is a "tall order", which is a pun to both giraffe and a taco, and listing typical Mexican ingredients.
	+ The Baby Taco Jirafa's ability where eating animals is 4% more effective also references a taco being a food.
* The Nachosaurus is the only other animal that plays on mexican food.

## Notes

* The Taco Jirafa 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.
Winter Holiday Event 2020

The **2020 Winter Holiday Event** was an event that ran from the 9th of December 2020 to the 3rd of January 2021.

## About

This event brought about a bit of a change from the usual winter holiday format. Firstly, a new currency, stockings (), was added. A new advent calendar-style daily tasks system was also added, in which the player could complete various goals or missions to earn more , and get exclusive decorations.

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 first time the player could optionally choose to decorate elements of the zoo. It meant that this was also the first event where the zoo was not pre-decorated.

Finally, there was also a shop section where players could purchase packs of stockings, decorations and hats for real money.

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

## Daily Tasks

* Day 1
* Day 2
* Day 3
* Day 4
* Day 5
* Day 6
* Day 7
* Day 8
* Day 9
* Day 10

## Exchange

### Animals

 Santa's Big Helper | Elephant | Savannah 1 | 150

## Notes

* The 2020 Winter Holiday Event, like in 2018 and 2019 saw several things missed by the developers to remove for the sub-zone gameplay.
	+ The player was able to take photos when riding reindeer in the sub-zone, as if they were replacing their animal photo with any other animal. This was not possible in previous years. However, the photos could not be found anywhere as the reindeer do not have a habitat in the zoos.
	+ The player was able to find and tame the SU-24 Bearoplane by riding an eagle for 2000m, as well as the Gearpunk Yak by smashing 10 animals on a yak, like the usual secret missions. This suggests the sub-zone is identical to Mountains, with some design changes and animals being replaced by reindeer instead.
* Many daily tasks had errors with plurals being in place when it wasn’t correct.
* Android and iOS versions had items in the Exchange listed in different orders.

## Gallery

The Christmas zone in the 2020 Winter Holiday Event
Tundra Race

The Tundra Race is the fourth competitive event in Rodeo Stampede. It was held from the 12th of August 2022 to the 18th of August 2022.

## About

The Tundra Race was held to celebrate the release of the Dreamy Trip Season 4. Unlike 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

* Use any animal and run in the Tundra map.
* Only one revive is allowed
* Capture a screenshot of the final result
* Post it in the comment section of the KTplay post, Facebook post with the player's KT ID, or upload it publicly to Tiktok with the hashtag #Rodeostampede and the player's KT ID and follow the devs' Tiktok page.
* Using bugs and/or cheating will not be recorded.

## Rewards

 * Finish in the top 3 for longest distance

## Winners

* ID664663218: 64381m
* ID696927023: 40986m
* ID611363072: 24234m
Species: Swordfish

**Swordfish** are the eighth species of animal available in the Ocean zone. Swordfish are speeding animals. There are 9 different types of swordfish.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Swordfish move relatively slowly.
* **When ridden:** Swordfish move at a faster pace.
* **When angry:** Swordfish accelerate dramatically and throw the player off when they hit an obstacle smaller than the swordfish (requires level 3 habitat). They can also smash any animal once when the habitat is level 3 or above.
* **In habitat:** Swordfish swim around, and hop once from time to time.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Swordfish swim up slightly and swing their bill from side to side.

## Tips

Swordfish are capable of getting the player from the start to 2000m very quickly and easily. They are easy to control and run very fast, making them an excellent long-distance animal. Swordfish also have benefits in that, if the player's swordfish habitat is at level 3, and the player hits an obstacle smaller than a swordfish, the player is thrown off and has a chance of latching onto another animal. The level 3 habitat upgrade also allows the player to smash one animal when the swordfish is angry. Additionally, swordfish earn 2x more  from crates at level 8, which is also very useful.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 2x more swordfish in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on swordfish
* **Level 3** - At high speeds swordfish will throw you clear if you crash
* **Level 4** - Ride for an extra 1s before a swordfish gets angry
* **Level 5** - Gain 50% more ticket money from swordfish
* **Level 6** - Oxygen depletes 5% slower
* **Level 7** - Jump further from swordfish
* **Level 8** - While riding a swordfish, crates are worth 2x more
* **Level 9** - 2x more rare swordfish in the stampede

## Trivia

* The level 3 upgrade does not mention how the swordfish can smash an animal at level 3 onwards.
* Swordfish were the winner for a poll in which the players had to choose the ninth ocean animal to be released in the game.

## Notes

* Swordfish were released in version 2.13.0 on the 23rd of December 2022.
* Upon release, swordfish lacked an animation when moving in their habitat.
	+ This was fixed in version 2.16.0 on the 16th of March 2023.
Third Anniversary Event

The **Third Anniversary Event** is a limited time event in the game that occurred from the 19th of June to the 9th of July 2019.

## About

This event, released to commemorate the third anniversary of Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari's release, did not include any alterations to gameplay, with the only difference being the addition of collectible presents in each zone, replacing crates in Sky Zoo zones, and being scattered throughout in Space Zoo zones. Each present was worth 1.  could be used to buy hats and animals in the third anniversary shop. The shop featured prizes from all other limited time events, for those who had missed out or hadn’t started the game when those events occurred.

The Sky Zoo featured a large magenta coloured cake with a '3' candle, with balloon and present decorations surrounding, at the cannon end, while the entrance had purple and blue banners with a '3' badge just below the 'ZOO' sign.

## Animals

### Winter Holiday

 Reindeer in Training | Moose | Mountains 5 | 40

## Hats

### Halloween

 Jack-O'-Lantern | 20
 Cthulu | 20
 Frankenstein | 10
 Sorcerer | 15
 Werewolf | 20

## Gallery

The notice that the player receives for the Third Anniversary EventThe present collectibles that players could collect to purchase items from the limited time shop
Zebra Challenge

The **Zebra Challenge** was the first competitive event in Rodeo Stampede, which occurred from the 23rd to the 28th of November 2016.

## About

The Zebra Challenge was held as a chance to win a free Mission Mule. Like other competitive events, to enter, the player had to post a video of themselves playing as an zebra from the beginning in Savannah onto KTplay. The objective was to ride a single zebra from the beginning as far as possible. It ended on the 28th of November 2016 4:00 UTC time.

## Rules

* Had to start as an zebra and stay on it for the whole time
* Must start in Savannah
* Must post full compressed video

## Posts

* Original Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/videos/1814427812173508
* Second Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1815417208741235
* Original KTplay post: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/20359158
* iOS winners: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/20362973

## Gallery

The official graphic for the Zebra ChallengeThe notice for the Zebra Challenge on KTplayThe top 10 finishers for the Zebra Challenge on iOSThe top 10 finishers for the Zebra Challenge on Android
Tiger Lily

The **Tiger Lily** is the sixth type of tiger found in the game. It must be first tamed in a boss mission like all other boss animals before being able to be permanently found in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Tiger Lily is green with black stripes on most of its body, with the green fading into orange towards its head, and fading to a very pale green, almost a white, towards its paws. Its head is red, and has a flower with five round petals around its neck. They are coloured red fading into yellow from its head to the tip of the petal. Sprouting from its head are three pistils that have red stigma and deep maroon coloured stalks.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 4 or greater.
* Tiger tamed.
* Unlock (see how to unlock boss mission here) and complete Tiger Lily boss mission (tips for completion are below). From here it can be found in the Jungle permanently.
* To be found in the stampede: Ride past 2500m in Jungle.

**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 2500m.

## Tips for Boss Mission

The Tiger Lily boss mission is fairly simple, with the player being required to ride gorillas and alligators to catch up to the Tiger Lily, which can be seen running very fast. To catch up to the Tiger Lily, the player is recommended to utilise trees and rocks with gorillas and avoid water, or use alligators when there are patches of water as they move much faster when the alligator habitat is upgraded to level 1. It is recommended not to jump onto the Tiger Lily when in water on a gorilla as the Tiger Lily will run past the player. Once the player lassoes the Tiger Lily, taming it is simple as it can eat both gorillas and alligators.

## Baby Tiger Lily

* Mating animals appear 12% more often
* Eating animals is 7% more effective

## Trivia

* The Tiger Lily plays on a tiger lily, a type of flower that is usually orange with black spots.
	+ The description plays on the notion that flowers are beautiful.
	+ The Baby Tiger Lily's ability where mating animals appear 12% more often plays on the idea that flowers are romantic, hence relating to mating.

## Notes

* The Tiger Lily 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.
Species: Grasshopper

**Grasshoppers** are the second species of animal available in the Garden zone, and the nineteenth in the Space Zoo. Grasshoppers are bouncing animals. There are 10 different types of grasshopper. Like all Space Zoo animals, more grasshoppers are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades the grasshopper habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Garden 1.

## Grasshoppers

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

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Grasshoppers jump around in a short-long pattern in usually by themselves, sometimes in groups, being more abundant past 2000m.
* **When ridden:** Grasshoppers continue the short-long jump pattern, slightly slower than when wild, and are difficult to steer up until level 6.
* **When angry:** Grasshoppers take higher, longer, single jumps.
* **In habitat:** Grasshoppers stand in the habitat, waving their antennae while moving their jaws, and occasionally scratching their face with their front left leg.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Grasshoppers rear up slightly and vibrate their wings rapidly for a short time.

## Tips

When unupgraded, grasshoppers are very difficult to use and could be listed as one of the worst animals in the game. Up until level 6, when ridden, the player almost has no control over them and there is a very high chance of crashing. Level 7 grasshoppers, however, are excellent, being controllable, able to jump small obstacles, and do not reduce the players lasso size. They also allow the player to jump without lurching back, being a good animal to jump off when a spider is right behind.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - Ride for an extra 2s before a grasshopper gets angry
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare grasshoppers to the stampede (Phymateus Morbillosus, Young Grasshopper)
* **Level 3** - Energy drains 10% slower in the Garden
* **Level 4** - Get bonus coins while grasshoppers are hopping angry
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare grasshoppers to the stampede (Koppie Foam Grasshopper, Glasshopper)
* **Level 6** - Grasshoppers can turn while hopping
* **Level 7** - Landing on a grasshopper doesn't reduce your lasso size (unlocks Cricket mission)
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare grasshoppers in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Grasshopper to the stampede (Phantom of the Orthoptera)

## Notes

* Grasshoppers were released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and other original Garden species.
Species: Flying Fox

The **flying fox** is the twenty-eighth species of animal available in the Sky Zoo, and the seventh in Outback. Flying foxes are flying animals. There are 9 different types of flying fox. They are available from Outback 5.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Flying foxes mostly travel alone and fly ahead at a slow pace.
* **When ridden:** Flying foxes move much the same as when wild, although at a faster pace.
* **When angry:** Flying foxes make short swoops up and down, similarly to a vulture.
* **In habitat:** Flying foxes walk around on their feet and folded wings. They will occasionally twitch their head slightly to the left, before raising their right wing and preening under it.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Flying foxes flap their wings rapidly in two bursts.

## Tips

Flying foxes, unlike other similar flying animals, do not give the bonus of earning extra money per crate smashed, making them less favourable in comparison to vultures, toucans, eagles or owls. Their small size, however, makes them capable of squeezing through small gaps and reduces the chance of the player dying. Despite this, when burned, they are unable to enter water, so they cannot be relied on as a long distance traveller past 2000m in Outback.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 2x more flying foxes in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Ride for an extra 1s before a flying fox gets angry
* **Level 3** - Jumping from a flying fox temporarily increases lasso size by 20%
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from flying foxes
* **Level 5** - Burn slower while riding flying foxes
* **Level 6** - Ride for an extra 1s before a flying fox gets angry
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins for swooping on a Flying Fox
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare flying foxes in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Flying Fox to the stampede (Flying Socks)

## Notes

* Flying foxes were released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
* The behaviour of flying foxes changed after update 1.5.0 in that rather than speeding up to and appearing from behind the player, the player now speeds up to a flying fox and the flying fox can be seen ahead of the player.
* Flying foxes appear to be based on other flying mammals as well as flying foxes, most namely bats.
Sheriff grouper

The **Sheriff grouper** is the fourth trout in the game.

## Appearance

The Sheriff grouper is a completely black trout with a brown sheriff's coat and hat. It has a white moustache and has brown gloves on its fins. On its side it has a brown strap with multiple magazines. It also has a gear on its tail.

## Description

*He swore to enforce the law and justice wherever he is.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Coral Trout tamed.
* Ride past 2000m in Ocean.

**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.

## Baby Sheriff grouper

* Lasso shrinks 6% slower
* Ridden animals are 6% slower

## Trivia

* The Sheriff grouper is a play on a sheriff in appearance and description.
* The Baby Sheriff grouper's abilities all correlate to sheriff and cowboy activities in lassoing and riding animals.

## Notes

* The Sheriff grouper was released in version 2.8.0 on the 19th of September 2022.
* The Sheriff grouper's name has an error in which the 'g' in "grouper" should be capitalised.
Two-nicorn

The **Two-nicorn** is the sixth type of goat. Like all other boss animals, the player can only initially befriend it by completing a minigame called a boss mission, but after it has been befriended it can be found permanently in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Two-nicorn is a pale blue colour, with blue wings that have a single split area. It has twisted purple horns that are a lighter shade of magenta at the base and a rainbow area around its head and eyes, gradating in distinguishable rows from red at the top to purple at the bottom.

## Description

*Universally regarded to be twice as awesome.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 1 or greater.
* Mountain Goat tamed.
* Unlock (see how to unlock boss mission here) and complete Two-nicorn boss mission (tips for completion are below). From here it can be found in Mountains permanently.
* To be found in the stampede: Ride past 2400m 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 2400m.

## Tips for Boss Mission

The mission begins with the player on a Mountain Goat, with the Two-nicorn visible ahead standing still. The player then has to navigate an angry Two-nicorn through several series of collections of trees and rocks, very narrow sections and lines of small rocks, each without walls on either side. It is recommended to travel in as straight a line as possible to avoid falling off the cliff sideways. When it comes to the line of rocks, the player can either try waiting for a big buck to jump over the rocks or go through one of the many tiny gaps.

## Trivia

* The Two-nicorn is a play on a unicorn, with the name being "Two-nicorn" due to goats having two horns.
	+ The description references how unicorns are considered to be awesome, with twice the horns equalling twice the awesomeness.
* A unicorn's rarity and specialness is played on by the Baby Two-nicorn's ability where rare animals appear 8% more often.

## Notes

* The Two-nicorn was released in version 1.1.0 on the 26th of July 2016 along with Mountains and all other Mountains species.