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Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish

The **Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish** is the fifth swordfish in the game. It was first released as a part of the 2022 Winter Holiday Event.

## Appearance

The Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish is a peach swordfish with a white moustache on its face and red and white clothes. It also has a santa hat, and a red bill.

## Description

*This Swordfish is most, peculiar. But it shines nonetheless.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Swordfish tamed.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 800 in the 2022 Winter Holiday Event.
	+ Purchase for 130 in the Dreamy Trip Season 13.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the 2023 Winter Holiday Event.
		- Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* 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 Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish is based on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
	+ Despite the Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish resembling Santa Claus, the popular Christmas character, the Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish only references Rudolph, one of Santa's reindeer.

## Notes

* The Rudolph the Red-Sworded Swordfish was released in version 2.13.0 on the 23rd of December 2022, as a part of the 2022 Winter Holiday Event.
* The description has some errors. The word "Swordfish" is incorrectly capitalised, and there is an extra comma after the word "most".
Pelicrane

The **Pelicrane** is the fifth crane in zoo order. It can be found in the stampede after the player upgrades their crane habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Pelicrane has a white coloured body, with its wing tips and tail being black, while its neck and wing feathers have a blue-ish white colour. It wears a blue bow tie with orange diagonal stripes on its neck. Its beak is big and orange, and resembles that of a pelican. On top of its head, there is a white coloured boater hat, which has a dark blue brim, decorated with a green ribbon running along the brim. The Pelicrane wears a pair of black square glasses.

## Description

*Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes and no respectively.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 3 or greater.
* Crane tamed.
* Crane habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 1400m in Great Wall.

**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 1400m.

## Baby Pelicrane

* Flying animals swoop 8% slower
* *Energy drains 2% slower in the Great Wall (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Pelicrane is a play on words between pelican and crane.
	+ Its appearance also resembles a real-life pelican.
* The description references the well known quote "Is it a bird? Is it a plane?" from Superman.
	+ Interestingly, if e, i, c and r are removed, the name reads “Plane”.

## Notes

* The Pelicrane 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 description, up until the 23rd of October 2019 in version 1.24.0, was missing a period at the end.
Naga

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

## Appearance

The Naga has the same main body features as the Hydra, albeit it wears different clothes, is coloured differently and also has just one head, compared to the Hydra's three. The Naga is a burgundy colour, with a yellow belt and a cool purple garment around its 'waist'. The underside of its whole body is a slimy light green, and the Naga has green arms just in front of the gold belt. A gold ring sits embedded in the underside of the Naga's head, which can be seen to be wider than that of other hydras.

## Description

*Snake deities from Hindu and Buddhist mythology who are the protectors of springs, wells and rivers.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Olympus 6 or greater.
* Hydra tamed.
* Hydra habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 200m in Olympus.

**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 200m.

## Baby Naga

* Jump from animals 3% faster
* Rare animals appear 5% more often

## Trivia

* The Naga is a reference to Nāga, the term describing the gods in Indian religions which takes the form of a snake, which is acknowledged in the description.

## Notes

* The Naga was released on the 17th of September 2017 in version 1.11.0 along with dragons, turtles and other hydras.
* The description contained an error in that "Buddhist" was spelt incorrectly. The former spelling was 'Bhuddhist'.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Little Bo Sheep

The **Little Bo Sheep** is the fifth sheep that the player can obtain in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Little Bo Sheep differs from a Merino Sheep greatly in appearance. It has a dark pink nose, baby pink torso and white baby socks on its feet. Its most notable assets are its white-rimmed pink bonnet and embroidered cloth sitting atop its body, coloured pink on top but fading into red, yellow, green and blue on each side.

## Description

*Having a mid-life crisis: feels lost, but doesn't know where to find itself…*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Outback 1 or greater.
* Merino Sheep tamed.
* Ride past 1600m in Outback.

**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 Little Bo Sheep

* Taming mating animals is 20% quicker
* *Taming animals is 2% quicker (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Little Bo Sheep is a play on 'Little Bo-Peep', a nursery rhyme detailing how Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep.
	+ The description plays on this, incorporating the conflicting nature or being a sheep that Little Bo-Peep has lost while being Little Bo-Peep at the same time.
	+ The Baby Little Bo Sheep's abilities relating to taming animals also relates to the theme of Little Bo-Peep and shepherding.

## Notes

* The Little Bo Sheep was released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
PlayApartTogether Campaign

The **#PlayApartTogether Campaign** was an event held on KTplay from 12:00 PDT on the 7th to 12:00 PDT on the 12th of April 2020.

## About

The event was initiated as part of the #PlayApartTogether campaign, a campaign started in the gaming industry. The campaign was created to encourage people to stay home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with games provided a good source of entertainment.

The event was intended to be part of weekly events to provide entertainment during quarantine, which would keep more people at home to prevent the spread of the virus. Despite this, no further #PlayApartTogether campaign events were held after this one.

## Participating

The prompt for the event was: **"How far can you wrangle and wrassle in the wild?"** The instructions were:

1. Players had to post screenshots showing everyone how long the player was able to ride their beasts.
2. Every participant earned a great amount of coins, and for the top 3 players, exclusive animals were awarded.

Rules:

* Limit of one screenshot per day
* Fake images prompted a disqualification

## Rewards

For all participants:

* 2 coin certificates
* Medium Energy Pack
* 2000

For first, second and third place respectively:

1. 1 epic animal and 1 hat of their choice
2. 3 rare animals and 1 hat of their choice
3. 1 rare animal and 1 hat of their choice

## Notes

* The rules of the event were quite vague and it was unclear what the player had to post as their screenshot. It was unclear if the player had to show screenshots of how much improvement they made, or if they had to post a high score.
	+ It was also unclear of who the winners were or if prizes were awarded.
	+ It is possible that due to the lack of clarity or lack of player participation that the events were discontinued.

## Post

* KTplay post: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/23544134
Prosperity Octopus

The **Prosperity Octopus** is the fifth octopus in the game. It was first released as part of the Dreamy Trip Season 8 event.

## Appearance

The Prosperity Octopus is identical to the Octopus, but instead having a green jewel on its face, a red and yellow coat and red and yellow tentacles. It also has red and yellow earmuffs near its eyes.

## Description

*"My key to success is flexibility and arms that multitask independently" - shares the richest octopus in the neighborhood.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Octopus tamed.
* Purchase Season 8's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 10th reward in the Golden Trip.
* 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 Prosperity Octopus relates to the Chinese New Year theme.

## Notes

* The Prosperity Octopus was released in version 2.14.0 on the 14th of January 2023, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 8 event.
* The Prosperity Octopus was the app icon mascot temporarily, in version 2.14.0.
* The rarity of the Prosperity Octopus is Epic, albeit it is not an Epic animal.
* Upon release, the description was missing a period at the end.
	+ This was fixed in version 2.15.0 on the 17th of February 2023.
* The Prosperity Octopus received new Chinese coin particle effects in version 2.15.0 on the 17th of February 2023.
Mecha Pangolin

The **Mecha Pangolin** is the twelfth VIP animal.

 Appearance

The Mecha Pangolin shares a body similar to the Pangolin. Its body is entirely made up of mechanical parts, referring to the 'Mecha' part of its name. Its main colour is a glowing light purple, as well as some grey and white. Its eyes lack pupils and are completely coloured purple, while diagonally-upwards pointing plates line the body, purple with grey and white supports. The Mecha Pangolin's plating is mostly white, with a grey embossed band in the middle of each, complete with a purple node at the base on either side. The underside of the Mecha Pangolin is gold. It also features some black wires along the top of its body, which run from its head to the end of its tail, connected to the body with gold sockets. Each foot of the Mecha Pangolin also features a gold node, while the legs are coated with grey mechanical plating. A bright yellow light glows from the centre of the Mecha Pangolin's forehead, while a purple light emanates from the torso.

## Description

*Spins faster than a washing machine.*

 Requirements

* Spend enough real money in the game to reach VIP level 10 (amount varies per country and currency).

## Abilities

* Get bonus coins while travelling at top speed on Mecha Pangolin
* Turn faster when riding on rolling Mecha Pangolin
* When rolling, Mecha Pangolin will throw you clear if you crash into an animal
* Ride for an extra 3s before Mecha Pangolin gets angry

1. ↑ **Note:** The ability is an improvement on those of upgraded pangolins, which the Mecha Pangolin is based on.

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Mecha Pangolin scurries along in the stampede.
* **When angry:** The Mecha Pangolin jumps up, wraps itself into a ball and rolls forwards. It accelerates faster and faster when angry and has relatively good steering.
* **In habitat:** The Mecha Pangolin trots around in the habitat, occasionally swaying its head from side to side or twitching.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Mecha Pangolin bounces its body slightly from side to side.

## Trivia

* The Mecha Pangolin is a part of the Mecha Team, also including the Mecha Panda and Mecha Crane. 'Mecha' derives from the anime/manga genre of Japanese popular culture, typically involving fighting robots.
	+ The robotic look of the Mecha Pangolin reflects this.
	+ The description is structured in the same way as the Mecha Panda's and the Mecha Crane's, further establishing the unified nature of the Mecha Team.

## Notes

* The Mecha Pangolin 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 all other VIP animals.
* In version 1.26.1 on the 17th of February 2020, the Mecha Pangolin gained abilities that made it equal to an upgraded pangolin, with some improved attributes.
Sea-metrodon

The **Sea-metrodon** is the second dimetrodon in zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their dimetrodon habitat to level 2 or higher.

## Appearance

The Sea-metrodon is a light brown to dark terracotta fade, with each of its limbs fading into navy and then black towards its white, stumpy claws. It wears a distinct navy blue hat with a main round section and an extra bulbous section on top at the back, giving a sort of step-like appearance. Two short protrusions, both facing outwards, and a small rectangle at the front st the bottom, complete the hat. Its back consists of a light pink rim, resembling the edge of a hull of a boat, and a reddish-maroon centre. Its sail resembles the sail of a boat, coloured orange with wood-textured framework.

## Description

*This sailor wants to sail the seven seas, but the seven seas haven’t formed yet.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 7 or greater.
* Dimetrodon tamed.
* Dimetrodon habitat upgraded to level 2 or higher.
* Ride past 1150m in Jurassic.

**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 1150m.

## Trivia

* The Sea-metrodon is a portmanteau of "sea" and "dimetrodon", with its boat-like appearance referencing its maritime theme. It may also be a pun on how dimetrodons have "sails", and how boats have "sails" and are "sailed" around the seas.
	+ The description also plays on the sea theme, referencing the idiom "sail the Seven Seas", as well as how at the time of dimetrodons' existence, the continents had not separated to form the Seven Seas.
	+ The Baby Sea-metrodon's ability where animals are 20% faster in water also reflects this.

## Notes

* The Sea-metrodon was released on the 16th of August 2018 in version 1.19.0 along with all other dimetrodons.
Rhino

The **Rhino** is the first rhino that can be found.

## Appearance

The Rhino is similar to a real life rhinoceros, with grey skin, a single horn extending from the tip of its nose, a thick, wide, solid body with four short, stubby legs, a short tail and two small ears.

## Description

*Rhinos love to smash stuff, they just take a while to get going.*

## Requirements

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

## Trivia

* The Rhino is based on a real-life rhinoceros.
* The description is a reference to a rhino's in-game behaviour.

## Notes

* The Rhino 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 description contained multiple errors. There should not have been an apostrophe in "Rhino's" and there should have been a comma or a full stop before the word "they".
	+ These errors were corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
* The Rhino was originally named the "Rhinoceros" in the soft launch in versions 0.1.0 and 0.2.0.
	+ The soft launch description of the Rhino was also different, reading "The word Rhinoceros is derived from the ancient Greek words for nose and horn."
Mission Mule

The **Mission Mule** is the second epic animal. Like all other epic animals, it can only be obtained through in-app purchase. Its effect can be obtained as a part of the Legendary Lion Subscription, but the animal itself will not be in the zoo if obtained in this way.

## Appearance

The Mission Mule has a brown coat of fur with a white underside and a white tinge at the bottom of its four legs above the hoof. It also has dark brown hooves and a black tail. What makes it unique is that it wears a khaki green army-style helmet and a khaki green saddle with two distinct pockets on each side, as well as a large double-ended megaphone sitting on top of a black radio box.

## Description

*This military workhorse will keep you on mission.*

## Ability

The Mission Mule grants the player unlimited missions, immediately making it so the player has three missions to complete. Once the player completes a mission, it will immediately be replaced by another one.

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Mission Mule moves steadily, identically to zebra.
* **When angry:** The Mission Mule, identically to zebras, bucks at a three short hop, one long hop pattern.
* **In habitat:** The Mission Mule grazes the ground and sometimes wags its tail.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Mission Mule moves its body from side to side, with legs stretching and wobbling like jelly.

## Trivia

* The description is a reference to its ability, in which the player is constantly given unlimited missions from the Mission Mule.
* The name, like most other epic animals, incorporates alliteration.
* The Mission Mule may be based on how donkeys, which mules are one half of, were used heavily in wars, especially World War I.

## Notes

* The Mission Mule was released in version 1.2.0, on the 8th of September 2016.
* The Mission Mule was reclassified as an epic animal after update 1.4.0 on the 14th of December 2016, reclassified from a zebra to an animal of the epic species.
	+ This can be proved by riding one in Savannah to begin with and riding seven different animal species in a row including a zebra, with the Trojan Zebra appearing.
* The Mission Mule could be obtained for free during the Zebra Challenge.
* At an unknown date, the sound for the Mission Mule changed.
* At an unknown date, the description was slightly modified. The original description had the article 'a' before "mission."
Reviving

Reviving is an action that can continue when the player crashes. It allows players to continue the run from where they died, which gives them a chance to get a new high score or find more animals/matches.

It is not possible to revive before 500m, unless the player has purchased a Revive Raven in the store, or if they are currently taming or mating an animal.

## Methods of Revival

The player can currently revive in one of three ways:

Method 1: Spending  (amount required depends on the player's game progress, see below).

Method 2: Watching an advertisement.

Method 3: If the player has purchased a Revive Raven, they can revive for free once every run, even if they crash before 500m.

## Cost of Revive

The cost of reviving is likely determined by a base price, which increases as the player goes to higher Sky Zoo areas, plus a price determined by the amount of animals the player has tamed.

## Notes

* The minimum revive distance was changed from 1000m to 500m in version 2.0.0 on the 14th of April 2022.
Plant-a-Ray

The **Plant-a-Ray** is the sixth manta ray in the game. It was first released as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Event.

## Appearance

The Plant-a-Ray is a manta ray coated in numerous large, green, textured leaves. Its pectoral fins, or wings, are made up of large single leaves. The underside of its body is coloured a fluorescent yellow, with some small green leaves poking out. The tail of the Plant-a-Ray is a brown pot with a single root sticking out.

## Description

*A festive pot of ocean plants who's decided to go party this year.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked
* Manta Ray tamed.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Seventh Anniversary Event.
		- Plant-a-Ray is tamed immediately upon purchase.
	+ Collect 14  in the Sixth Anniversary Event.
* Once obtained, ride past 1500m in Ocean.

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

## Trivia

* The Plant-a-Ray is a portmanteau of "plant" and "manta ray", playing on the fact that "plant" rhymes with "mant-".
* The Plant-a-Ray was released with an affiliated hat, the Plant-a-Ray.

## Notes

* The Plant-a-Ray was released in version 2.3.0 on the 16th of June 2022, as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Event.
* The Plant-a-Ray was designed by the user ~Fouglass~ as a part of the Sixth Anniversary Animal Design Competition. The post is here.
* The Plant-a-Ray was changed from the fifth manta ray to the sixth manta ray in zoo order in version 2.8.0 on the 19th of September 2022.
Species: Monkey

**Monkeys** are the second species of animal available in the Great Wall zone and the twenty-seventh animal species in the Space Zoo. Monkeys are vaulting animals. There are 9 different types of monkeys. Like all Space Zoo animals, more monkeys are unlocked progressively as the player upgrades the monkey habitat. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Great Wall 1.

## Monkeys

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

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Monkeys appear scattered before 1000m, and in groups past 1000m in the stampede.
* **When ridden:** Monkeys get angry very quickly if the player does not vault over obstacles by running into obstacles. Monkeys cannot smash anything, and cannot land directly on other obstacles, however, vaulting obstacles keeps them happy.
* **When angry:** Monkeys throw the player off with both arms in the direction they are facing, with a similar trajectory to gorillas.
* **In habitat:** Monkeys walk on their feet and paws. Every now and then, monkeys will jump as if they are vaulting an obstacle.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** Monkeys raise their arms up and sway their body from side to side quickly, in a cheeky, dancing manner.

## Tips

Monkeys take a while to get used to riding, with the player being required to vault over every obstacle possible, while avoiding other animals, other obstacles when in the air and arrows. However, once the player masters using monkeys, they can be effective in getting the player a decent distance safely, especially due to their large numbers past 2000m.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - Monkeys remain happy for longer when vaulting over obstacles and walls
* **Level 2** - Add two new rare monkeys to the stampede (Golden Snub Nosed Monkey, Captain Bananarrrrr)
* **Level 3** - Jumping further from monkeys
* **Level 4** - Bigger lasso from mid air jumps
* **Level 5** - Add two new rare monkeys to the stampede (Monkey Magic, Code Monkey, unlocks Orangsultan mission)
* **Level 6** - Get bonus coins for vaulting on monkeys
* **Level 7** - Ride for an extra 1.5s before a monkey gets angry
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare monkeys the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Monkey to the stampede (Bab-broom)

## Notes

* Monkeys were released on the 28th of January 2019 in version 1.22.0 along with Great Wall and the remaining original Great Wall species.
Prosperity Kirin

The **Prosperity Kirin** is the tenth kirin in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 6 event.

## Appearance

The Prosperity Kirin is identical to the Kirin (Base), however the Prosperity Kirin possesses a magnificent and vibrant red coat that envelops its body. The head of the Prosperity Kirin also has the distinctive Caishen hat. The hat is bright red and features ornate decorations, such as a green jewel and traditional Chinese coins. It also has a dark grey moustache instead of a white one.

## Description

*The impersonification of Wealth, this Kirin is wildly loved and especially welcome during festivals.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 6 or greater.
* Kirin (Base) tamed.
* Purchase Season 6's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 25th reward in the Golden Trip.

## Trivia

* The Prosperity Kirin references Caishen, the popular god of wealth in Chinese culture.
	+ The description further references this.

## Notes

* The Prosperity Kirin was released in version 2.9.0 on the 1st of October 2022, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 6 event.
* Upon release, the description was missing a period.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
Savannah Design Contest

The **Savannah Design Contest** was one of the social events instigated alongside the Fourth Anniversary Event, along with the Brag Event and the Global Collection of Gifts. Entries were accepted from June 19th to July 9th, and voting occurred from the 14th to the 19th of July, 2020.

## About

The event required players to draw a new animal and costume design, as a duo. The only permitted animals were:

* Buffalo
* Zebra
* Ostrich
* Giraffe
* Elephant

To enter, players would submit their drawing of an original animal and costume combination as a comment on KTplay. Submissions were initially supposed to last one week, however the cut-off date was never enforced. The event was then supposed to end on the 3rd of July 2020, however, this was also not enforced, which led to the event being extended to the 9th of July. This date was still not enforced, with entries continuing to be submitted after this date, however no entries after the 9th were shortlisted for final voting.

On the 14th of July 2020, a post was created for voting. 10 animals and 10 costumes were independently shortlisted as finalists by developers, which players could vote for. Only 3 entries had both the animal and costume of the duo shortlisted. Voting ended on the 19th of July 2020, at 16:00 UTC.

The winning designs were released and sent out on the 15th of September 2020 on Android, almost 2 months after voting closed.

## Winners

* Animal: Snow Queen - ID740938981
* Costume: The Force (released as Space Explorer) - CollectorManiac

## Shortlist

### Costumes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cursalo and Necromancer were designed as a duo.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shamanaphant and Shaman were designed as a duo.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cosmich and Spaceship Hat were designed as a duo.

## Rewards

 2nd-3rd
 4th-10th
 Participant

## Posts

* iOS post: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/24055332
* iOS voting: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/24191394

## Gallery

### Designs

Snow QueenCursalo and Necromancer (duo)Mummified BuffaloOst-richEnvironment ElephantShamanaphantRoyal Stained-Glass OstrichBattering RamStellar CowCosmich and Spaceship Hat (duo)PunkThe ForceCaveman (costume only)ShamanPan the FaunPrincess BrideDisco WaveRobot Onesie (costume only)
### Notifications

Notification for the Design ContestA notification for the votingA notification for the voting
School Unicorn

The **School Unicorn** is the tenth pegasus in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 5 event.

## Appearance

The School Unicorn is completely white and fades to light brown at its snout, feet and wingtips. It wears a blue scarf with two white lines that is connected with a red ribbon, and its legs are covered with blue stripes ending with black hooves. The School Unicorn's most unique feature, though, is its eyelashes and its blonde tail and hair which curves to the left.

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Pegasus tamed.
* Purchase Season 5's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 1st 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 School Unicorn is a play on school uniforms, identical clothes or dresses worn by all students in a specific educational institution.
* The School Unicorn seems to be designed to be a female looking at the eyelashes and blonde hair, as unicorns are usually linked to girls.

## Notes

* The School Unicorn was released on version 2.7.0 on the 8th of September 2022, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 5 event.
* Upon release, the description was missing a period at the end.
	+ This was fixed at an unknown date.
Species: Vulture

**Vultures** are the sixth species of animal which the player can befriend. Vultures are flying animals. There are 12 different types of vulture. All are available from Savannah 4, excluding the Volture, which is available from Savannah 5.

## Behaviour

* **Wild:** Vultures perch on nests situated on rocks.
* **When ridden:** Vultures fly at a fast pace above the stampede.
* **When angry:** Vultures swoop repeatedly in an attempt to throw the player off, returning to their original height every swoop.
* **In habitat:** They move around, walking with wings folded. They sometimes preen themselves.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** They flap their wings rapidly twice.

## Tips

Vultures are useful in that they fly over everything, although only for a short time. They are also good distance fliers if the player learns how to steer while the vulture is swooping, and offer a good source of income in the fact that they earn 5x the usual amount per crate when the habitat is upgraded to level 3.

## Habitat Upgrades

* **Level 1** - 2x more vultures in the stampede
* **Level 2** - Wild vultures will perch on lower rocks
* **Level 3** - While riding a vulture, crates are worth 5x more
* **Level 4** - Gain 50% more ticket money from vultures
* **Level 5** - Swooping vultures fly steady for longer
* **Level 6** - Ride for an extra 2s before a vulture gets angry
* **Level 7** - Get bonus coins for swooping on vultures
* **Level 8** - 2x more rare vultures in the stampede
* **Level 9** - Add a new rare Vulture to the stampede (Dracorian)

## Notes

* Vultures 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.
* Owls and gorillas are the only animals that can smash vultures, but it requires perfect timing of when the owl swoops just over the rock the vulture is perched on.
	+ If the player attempts to smash vultures using any other animal, it will be counted as if they smashed a rock.
Lieutenant Iggy

The **Lieutenant Iggy** is the tenth eagle in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 11 event.

## Appearance

The Lieutenant Iggy has a similar head to the Bald Eagle wears a yellow-rimmed tricorn on its head and a red suit on its body. Its wings are blue with various white lines, and it has white wingtips. The Lieutenant Iggy also emits a wide red and white trail behind it.

## Description

*Iggy is a fast eagle with a sharp eye for anything!*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 4 or greater.
* Bald Eagle tamed.
* Purchase Season 11's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 25th reward in the Golden Trip.
* Once obtained, ride past 2000m 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 2000m.

## Trivia

* The Lieutenant Iggy is based on a general lieutenant in name and appearance.
* The description dually plays an eagle's sharp eyesight as well as the importance of a lieutenant to stay vigilant and aware of everything.

## Notes

* The Lieutenant Iggy was released in version 3.1.0 on the 7th of July 2023, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 11 event.
* Upon release, the Lieutenant Iggy had an error in its design where it held a yellow card on its left wing which belonged to Referee Eagle.
Ocean Romance Photo Contest

The Ocean Romance Photo Contest was a social event that lasted from the 26th of August 2022 to the 4th of September 2022. It was held to celebrate the release of the dolphins and the Ocean Romance event.

## About

To enter, the participant simply had to post a picture of either the Dolsel In Distress or the Dolphin In Shining Armor, and post it in the comment section of the KTplay post. The participant could also post it on Facebook or Tiktok with the hashtag #RodeoOceanRomance. If the participant captured both of the dolphins in the same photo, the participant will be given a big surprise reward.

## Posts

* Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/1707903632825927/posts/pfbid0xepgzi7XrLUZ3cid5BSTaXWJxtuuVncdFrGbixmQhgYkakN6w7451rUEz2NtQB11l/?d=n
* KTplay post: https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100533/topic/28204481
Sea Lion

The **Sea Lion** is the ninth lion that the player can obtain in the game. It was first released for the Second Anniversary Event.

## Appearance

The Sea Lion has purple fur, visibly coating its head, arms and tail. Its attire resembles that of a pirate's, with a dull plum-coloured tricorne sitting atop its head, lined with orange and with red feathers standing on top from the centre. These feathers point backwards and to the lion's right. Its mane and stylised, jagged beard and moustache are coloured navy, and across its right eye is a black eyepatch. Its body features a dull red pirate's coat, also lined with orange, with a very large vent at the back and a blue band around its 'waist'. At its front paws, grey cuffs can be seen. On its left side it carries a small revolver, and on its right it carries a thin cutlass. Finally, its lower half consists of dull plum-coloured pants and black-navy pirate's boots.

## Description

*The notorious pirate captain Blackmane is the scourge of the high seas. An incredibly skilled sailor despite an intense fear of water.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Savannah 5 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Second Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Third Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 250 in the Fourth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 120 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for ? in the Badge Shop.
		- Sea Lion is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* Once obtained, ride past 1800m in Savannah (Sea Lion match can be tamed).

**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 Sea Lion is a pun on a sea lion, commonly known as 'fur seals'. In this case, the Sea Lion is literally a pirate lion, or a sea-faring lion.
	+ The description references Blackbeard, one of history's most infamous pirates.
	+ The Baby Sea Lion's ability in which animals are 12% faster in water when it is sidekicked also references its maritime nature.
* The description also references the fact that most cats dislike water. This fits as lions actually dislike water, unlike tigers, who love water.
* The One-eyed Wolfbeard, Anne Bunny, Peglegasus, and Captain Bananarrrrr also play on pirates.

## Notes

* The Sea Lion was released on the 21st of June 2018 in version 1.18.0 as a part of the Second Anniversary Event update.
Prince of Atlantis

The **Prince of Atlantis** is the third shark in the game.

## Appearance

The Prince of Atlantis has a distinctive torpedo-like shape, with a blunt, round, white nose, and four fins evenly spaced on its tail. Its dorsal fin and tail fins also include plane-like stripes. Its general colour is military green, being split into 2 sections: a darker lower half and a lighter upper half. These are separated by a thick white line. Across its body are two thick gold rings or bands, while a gold band is also present at the tail, just ahead of the tail fins. Its pectoral fins are also coloured a shiny gold.

## Description

*Can be quite talkative to fish. Wonders why they don't want to hang around.*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Shark 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 Prince of Atlantis

* Lasso starts 6% larger
* Animals get angry 6% slower

## Trivia

* The Prince of Atlantis has numerous conflicting references:
	+ The name may be a reference to the show *Prince of Atlantis*, which was based on underwater creatures who helped protect the ocean.
		- This is supported by the definition, which relates to the Prince of Atlantis trying to build a good relationship with fish, despite sharks being a predator and hence feared by fish.
	+ The appearance has a military theme, with traditional army colours and a torpedo-like body.

## Notes

* The Prince of Atlantis 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.
Princess grouper

The **Princess grouper** is the third trout that can be found in the game.

## Appearance

The Princess grouper is a mostly white trout, with red, white and yellow clothing. It has a red bowtie on its head, and it has dark grey hair as well.

## Description

*Likes singing, is friendly to all her animal friends, and does not really like apple.*

## Requirements

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

## Trivia

* The Princess grouper references Snow White, a fairytale character.
	+ The description further plays on this mentioning how Snow White is friendly to all animals and doesn't like apples due to how the Evil Queen poisoned an apple in an attempt to kill Snow White.

## Notes

* The Princess grouper was released in version 2.8.0 on the 19th of September 2022.
* The description has an error in which "apple" should be pluralised.
* The Princess grouper's name also has an error. The 'g' in "grouper" should be capitalised.
Pumpkinfalo

The **Pumpkinfalo** is the tenth buffalo in the game. It can currently only be tamed by purchasing with real money.

## Appearance

The Pumpkinfalo most notably wears a Halloween pumpkin on its head, as the name suggests, which has an orange glow emanating from it. It has blunt white horns, and wears a purple and pink robe, complete with spiky frills around its neck and a wispy hem. The Pumpkinfalo's body is similarly coloured to the Forest Buffalo. On both sides, the Pumpkinfalo has a blue and white pinwheel lollipop, with a pink bow around the neck and a crooked stick. Its hooves are black, and its legs feature roots or vines tangled around them. It also releases small, bright particles as its trail.

## Description

*Every day is the Pumpkinfalo's Halloween.*

## Requirements

From 18th Nov 2019 onwards:

* Purchase as a part of a limited sale.
	+ Rodeo's Choice Bundle (also includes Luxury Tour).
	+ At VIP level 1 or higher:
		- VIP Exclusive Bundle (also includes Z-Lightning and 3x Luxury Tour).
	+ At VIP level 4 or higher:
		- VIP Premium Bundle (also includes Z-Lightning, Fire Lion and Executive Tour).
* Ride past 300m in Savannah (Pumpkinfalo match can be tamed).

**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 300m.

## Trivia

* The Pumpkinfalo's name is a portmanteau of "pumpkin" and "buffalo".
	+ The description references the common association of pumpkins, specifically jack-o'-lanterns, with Halloween.

## Notes

* The Pumpkinfalo was released in version 1.24.1 on the 18th of November 2019, being purchase only on release. It was released with the Z-Lightning and the Fire Lion.
	+ The Pumpkinfalo is likely to have been intended to be released in the 2019 Halloween Event, which was not released due to the developers failing to complete the release in time for Halloween.
* Until version 1.25.0 on the 12th of December 2019, the Pumpkinfalo could not be found in the stampede and its match could consequently not be found.
* The Pumpkinfalo was removed from the total progress in version 1.25.0 on the 12th of December 2019. It would be added to the progress once the Pumpkinfalo is purchased.

## References

1. ↑ https://rodeo-stampede.fandom.com/wiki/User\_blog:CollectorManiac/News\_Blog\_17
Walrus Viking

The **Walrus Viking** is the fifth walrus in the stampede by zoo order.

## Appearance

The Walrus Viking's fur colour can be seen to be slightly lighter than the Walrus'. It has bushy ginger eyebrows and a moustache of the same colour, styled in classic Viking braids, and its stereotypical Viking helmet sitting on its head is brown with a metal rim and two angular horns. Around its neck is a wreath of irregular white beads, and metal cuffs are locked to each 'wrist'. Its back has leather strapping in the arrangement of an 'X', and also has overlapping shells towards its tail end. On its sides are small pixelated, scratchy crosses, and on its right, it holds a dual-bladed axe, blade down.

## Description

*Terror of the seas, these walruses will ruthlessly raid your pantries.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 1 or greater.
* Walrus tamed.
* Ride past 1800m in Tundra (found jumping out of large holes in the side walls).

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

## Baby Walrus Viking

* Ridden animals are 10% slower
* Bucks are 10% smaller

## Trivia

* The Walrus Viking is a play on a Viking.
	+ The description references Viking raids.
	+ The Walrus Viking is one of three animals that have some kind of reference to Vikings, the other two being the Viking Goat and the Battle Yak.

## Notes

* The Walrus Viking was released on the 25th of January 2017 in version 1.5.0, along with Tundra and all other original Tundra animals.
* Like most other Tundra descriptions, the description was missing a period at the end.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Tricerobot

The **Tricerobot** is the tenth triceratops in the game. It was first released as part of the Dreamy Trip Season 10 event.

## Appearance

The Tricerobot is notable for taking the appearance of a robotic version of the Triceratops. It is covered with various colours, with a dark blue grey for its metallic body, blue eyes with a lighter tone for its pupils, green mechanical horns, spikes around its frill, and tubes, a yellow tail (which is dark blue grey from the underside), claws, and plates on its cheeks, red markings on its body and face, and a frosty blue upper jaw.

## Description

*The horns are made of special metal that can pierce any thing!*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 1 or greater.
* Triceratops tamed.
* Purchase Season 10's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 15th reward in the Golden Trip.
* Once obtained, ride past 2000m 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 2000m.

## Trivia

* The Tricerobot's name is a portmanteau of 'triceratops' and 'robot'.

## Notes

* The Tricerobot was released in version 2.20.0 on the 24th of May 2023, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 10 event.
* The description has a minor error where "anything" is separated into two words.
Pengdjinn

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

## Appearance

The Pengdjinn's upper feathers are coloured bright blue, with its lower feathers white. Its beak is a dull yellow, and it wears large gold bangles on the sides of its head, its flippers, and its neck. It also wears a burgundy loincloth, and an orange and beige scarf is wrapped round its neck. The Pengdjinn has a large black beard and a similarly coloured ponytail on its head. Puffs of blue smoke are released from its body, trailing out behind the Pengdjinn.

## Description

*Born of a smokeless fire, these penguins are able to grant wishes but are too tired to do so today.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 1 or greater.
* Penguin 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 900m in Tundra.
* After it is matched it can be found permanently in the stampede.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is extremely low due to it being a tier 5 animal. It will appear randomly but very rarely, and never before 900m.

## Baby Pengdjinn

* Animals get angry 10% slower
* Animals handle ice 15% better

## Trivia

* The name "Pengdjinn" is a portmanteau of the words "penguin" and "Djinn", an alternative anglicisation of the better-known term "genie".
	+ The Pengdjinn's description references the mythology behind genies.

## Notes

* The Pengdjinn was released in version 1.7.0 on the 23rd of March 2017 along with all other original endangered animals.

* Like most other Tundra descriptions, the description was missing a period at the end.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari

**Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari**, mostly known as **Rodeo Stampede**, is a mobile only casual game released on the 22nd of June 2016, developed by Yodo1 Games and indie developers Featherweight Games. It was shortlisted in Apple and Google Play's top 10 games of 2016 receiving critical acclaim for its casual, easy style and addictive, multi-tiered gameplay. It has since been ported for laptop via BlueStacks.

## Gameplay

Rodeo Stampede is an endless runner, however, unlike most endless runners, distance (high scores) is not the main objective. Rodeo Stampede implements a collection system in which the player is highly encouraged to work their way through the game to tame animal after animal, storing them in their quirky Sky Zoo, and later, for some animals, Space Zoo. Later, the player can collect baby animals too, which give small, yet noticeable bonuses to gameplay.

Overall, the concept of Rodeo Stampede is very simple. The player is given many different options of animals to ride per zone, with each zone having a theme which the animals are based on. Each animal that is present on the screen at any given moment can be lassoed and ridden for a certain amount of time, before it becomes 'angry'. When angry, animals behave in ways which are more difficult to control, giving a challenging aspect to the game.

Players can also complete missions, which, when completed, unlock different things that can only be unlocked from completing missions in the Sky Zoo and Space Zoo.

In the zoos, the player can upgrade habitats to collect more animals or to upgrade their animals' abilities. More information can be seen here.

## Sound

Each zone has its own music, with the exception of Mountains and Tundra, which share the exact same track. Music in all zones is appropriately themed and contributes greatly to the different atmospheres of each zone and the overall quirkiness of the game itself.

Each animal, when ridden, has its own sound effect too, all of which sounding very realistic and highly plausible. The zebra sound is one that people wouldn’t hear everyday, however, Rodeo Stampede gives the player a believable representation of what a real life zebra would sound like.

## Art

Rodeo Stampede's art for each model is called T.O.F.U and designed by Dan Graf. It consists of a blocky, almost Minecraft like style while moving very smoothly, with exaggerated proportions of animals and large, blocky eyes on most animals.

## Events

Events in Rodeo Stampede usually consist of earning a limited time currency to purchase limited content in the limited shop. If the player misses out on an item, they can obtain it in the following year's event, or the following anniversary event, which runs identically to other events.

## Reception

*Rodeo Stampede - Sky Zoo Safari* received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic holding a metascore of 86/100 on iOS.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/RodeoStampedeGame/photos/a.1737511176531839.1073741828.1707903632825927/1821938364755786/?type=3&theater
2. ↑ Metascore for Rodeo Stampede - Sky Zoo Safari on iOS*Metacritic*, Retrieved April 22, 2020