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Nachosaurus

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

## Appearance

The Nachosaurus appears similar to the Stegosaurus, although there are a multitude of obvious changes. Its mouth is coloured dark red, and its body is coloured brown. A yellow covering, resembling melted cheese, can be seen on its back. An assortment of red, green and white cubical objects are scattered throughout this covering, possibly representing diced tomato, onion and guacamole, respectively. Finally, its plates are a faded golden yellow colour with darker spots, invoking tortilla chips.

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 6 or greater.
* Stegosaurus tamed.
* Stegosaurus habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1800m in Jurassic.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is low due to it being a tier 4 animal. It will appear randomly but not often, and never before 1800m.

## Baby Nachosaurus

* Eating animals is 10% more effective
* Bucks are 6% smaller

## Trivia

* The name Nachosaurus is a portmanteau of the words "nacho" and "stegosaurus".
	+ The Baby Nachosaurus' ability where eating animals is 10% more effective plays on the food theme, as nachos are a type of food.
* The Nachosaurus' description plays on words by substituting the word "nacho" for the phrase "not your", as they sound somewhat similar.
* The nachosaurus is one of two animals that reference mexican delicacies, the other is the Taco Jirafa.

## Notes

* The Nachosaurus was released on the 22nd of June 2017 in version 1.9.0 along with all other stegosauruses.
* The Baby Nachosaurus' abilities, along with the remaining stegosauruses', changed in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March. The previous abilities were "Animals get angry 4% slower", "Rare animals appear 6% more often" and "Taming animals is 6% quicker".
Pumpkin Head Minotaur

The **Pumpkin Head Minotaur** is the tenth minotaur in the game. It was first released as a part of the 2023 Halloween Event.

## Appearance

The Pumpkin Head Minotaur has a green skin, and wears a pair of blue pants and suspenders and a beige shirt. The distinguishing feature of the Pumpkin Head Minotaur is its namesake, the large pumpkin on its head, which exposes a pair of eyes and is carved with a triangular nose and a huge mouth, and has a green stem and leaf above it. Finally, the Pumpkin Head Minotaur bears a large, wooden Celtic cross in its right hand.

## Description

*Not willing to be just a decoration every Halloween, this time they also came to participate in the activity! No candy or trick or treating!*

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Minotaur tamed.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 150 in the 2023 Halloween Event.
		- Pumpkin Head Minotaur is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* Once obtained, ride past 2000m in Olympus.

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

## Trivia

* The Pumpkin Head Minotaur is based on Halloween decorations that are usually set outdoors.

## Notes

* The Pumpkin Head Minotaur was released in version 3.6.0 on the 30th of October 2023 as a part of the 2023 Halloween Event.
Little Yellow Chicken

The **Little Yellow Chicken** is the ninth rooster in the game. It is a boss animal, meaning that the player must complete a minigame in order to tame it. After successfully taming, it can be found permanently in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Little Yellow Chicken is smaller, lacks the comb, the wattle and the tail feathers found on all other roosters. Its body is mostly a bright yellow, while its belly is a light yellow with orange details. Its legs, beak and cheeks are also orange. The lower part of its body is covered with half of a white eggshell, with holes where its legs come out from, and it wears a smaller piece of eggshell on the top of its head.

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 5 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 250 in the Fourth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Badge Shop.
		- Little Yellow Chicken is tamed immediately upon purchase.
	+ Complete Little Yellow Chicken boss mission in the 2020 Chinese New Year Event (tips for completion are below).
* Once obtained, ride past 1800m in Great Wall (Little Yellow Chicken 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.

## Tips for Boss Mission

The Little Yellow Chicken boss mission is pretty simple. The player must first notice that the Little Yellow Chicken stands stationary very early on. Once the player jumps on the Little Yellow Chicken, it will fly up, and they will then need to dodge all the arrows while gliding. It should be noted that arrows come from the left, so when in the air, the player must aim further to the left than they normally would when dodging arrows on the ground. This may require a few times to practice. The player may also choose to glide on the right side of the screen to avoid everything, however, they must be wary of the flagpoles and judge when the Little Yellow Chicken is going to land, or else they will fall off the side. Once it stops gliding and successfully lands in the stampede, the player just needs to avoid all other roosters and arrows and the mission will be completed. All wild animals in the boss mission are roosters.

## Baby Little Yellow Chicken

* Lasso starts 18% larger
* Lasso shrinks 20% slower

## Trivia

* The Little Yellow Chicken may be based on the picture story book 'The Little Yellow Chicken' by Joy Cowley.
* The description uses the similarity of 'chic' and 'chick' to create a humorous effect.

## Notes

* The Little Yellow Chicken was released in version 1.26.0 on the 15th of January 2020, as a part of the 2020 Chinese New Year Event.
Naptor

The **Naptor** is the fourth raptor found in-game. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their raptor habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Naptor resembles a purple-coloured Velociraptor donning plain-coloured light-blue pyjamas, complete with a nightcap. It holds a brown teddy bear in its claws and wears white slippers on its feet. Its dark purple skin fades into lavender on its limbs and head.

## Requirements

* Jurassic 1 unlocked.
* Velociraptor tamed.
* Raptor habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1300m in Jurassic.

**Note:** Its chance of appearing is low due to it being a tier 4 animal. It will appear randomly but not often, and never before 1300m.

## Baby Naptor

* Bucks are 8% smaller
* *Animals get angry 1% slower (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Naptor is a portmanteau of the words "nap" and "raptor".
	+ The Naptor's abilities reference the napping theme of the Naptor - it makes animals move slower and more passive, as if they were tired and in need of sleep.
	+ The Naptor is one of two animals based on being tired and sleepy and with a corresponding clothing style, the other being the Wild Snore.

## Notes

* The Naptor was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
Panda Dance

The **Panda Dance** is the tenth panda in the game. It was first released as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 6 event.

## Appearance

The Panda Dance is basically a Panda wearing Chinese clothing. Atop of its head is a tiger mask with green and purple ears, two red tassels dangling from the sides, and a red mouth sticking out from the mask. On its upper body is a pink floral pattern, and on its bottom body and feet are yellow decorations.

## Description

*A long lost traditional dance that was once performed in many festivals alongside Lion and Dragon dance.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 2 or greater.
* Panda tamed.
* Purchase Season 6's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 1st reward in the Golden Trip.
* Once obtained, ride past 2000m in Great Wall.

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

## Trivia

* The Panda Dance is based on the Lion Dance, a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture.

## Notes

* The Panda Dance was released in version 2.9.0 on the 1st of October 2022, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 6 event.
* The description contains some errors. "Long lost" should be written as "long-lost", and a period is missing at the end.
	+ The period was added at an unknown date.
Rhimor

The **Rhimor** is the tenth rhino in the game. It can only be tamed through an in-app purchase.

## Appearance

The Rhimor is very dark grey, wearing golden armour decorated with angular brown patterns on its body, legs and head. At its snout and on each of its legs are small blue circles. Its body has two protruding brick-like pockets or vents, each with a think, angular red stripe. Just below these pockets are thin tube-like barrels with red highlights, the openings of which are greenish blue. Large window-like buttons of the same color sits on either side of its head, just behind its eyes. The horn of the Rhimor is silver with two darker bands, as if it was made of several metal segments.

## Description

*Now Rhimor proudly presents its waterproof new armor!*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 3 or greater.
* Purchase as a part of Exclusive Cowboy Pack IV.
	+ Pack is only available for 3 days, from either:
		- The time the player opens the game after updating to version 1.27.5 (iOS) or 1.28.0 (Android).
		- The time the player unlocks Jungle 3 or any area after.
* Once obtained, ride past 800m in Jungle.

**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.

## Trivia

* The Rhimor's appearance has no specific reference, having been designed mainly to look enticing to purchase with real money.
	+ The Rhimor's name in Chinese (机械狂犀) translates to "Mechanical Rhino".
	+ Its theme appears to be related to the Gorilla the Punch, with both having a notable mechanical theme to them.
* The Rhimor is a portmanteau of "rhino" and "armor".
	+ This name may be a loose reference to how rhinos are naturally heavily armoured, with their tough skin, sturdy body and prominent horn.

## Notes

* The Rhimor was released in version 1.27.5 on the 14th of November 2020 on iOS, and in version 1.28.0 on the 4th of December 2020 on Android.
Mossy Moose

The **Mossy Moose** is the second moose that can be discovered in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Mossy Moose has a body made up of a green patch on its back, drooping down in a wave-like pattern into a light green to brown gradient covering the rest of its body. There is a similar gradient on each leg. The Mossy Moose's head is brown from its mouth down and green from its mouth up. Sitting atop of its head are a pair of antlers shaped like tree branches, being dark rich brown with several green leaves sprouting off each one.

## Description

*Great oak antlers atop a moss covered mountain of moose.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 5 or greater.
* Alpine Moose tamed.
* Ride past 1300m in Mountains.

**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 1300m.

## Baby Mossy Moose

* Ridden animals are 3% slower
* Jump from animals 6% faster

## Trivia

* The Mossy Moose contains alliteration play, in that "mossy" and "moose" both start with 'm', and play in that 'moss' sounds similar to 'moose'.
* The description plays on a typical cake or dessert description found at a restaurant or patisserie.
	+ The Mossy Moose is one of two animals that is based on moss, the other being the Mosstrich.

## Notes

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

The **Pterodactyl** is the first pterodactyl that can be found in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Pterodactyl has a long, thin beak, which is light mint green at the front, fading into dark green towards its head. The inside of this beak has a similar gradient, although this time, the colours range from peach to hot pink. A crest is attached to the back of its head, coloured dark green with light mint green horizontal bands. Its most distinct feature is its wings, making up a very long wingspan. The front of its wings are dark green, and the membrane is light green, with some darker green shading at the back. Green claws, each with three talons and white nails, are attached to the folds of its wings at the front. Two feet and a tail that is shaped like a trapezium also make up the Pterodactyl.

## Description

*Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have evolved powered flight.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Jurassic 5 or greater.
* Ride In Jurassic.

## Trivia

* The Pterodactyl's appearance is based on skeletal evidence of now-extinct pterodactyls, however the colour of pterodactyls was unlikely to be green.
* The description contains trivia about pterosaurs, a superset of pterodactyls.
	+ The Pterodactyl is one of two animals that reference a pterosaur, the other being the Tapejara.
* The Baby Pterodactyl's ability reflects the flying nature of the adult.

## Notes

* The Pterodactyl was released in version 1.8.0 on the 18th of May 2017, along with Jurassic and most Jurassic animals.
Monkey King

The **Monkey King** is the third monkey in zoo order.

## Appearance

The Monkey King has a brown fur and a white face, with the area around the eyes being red, and a white outline around the red area. It wears various aspects of clothing: a yellow shirt, a blue scarf wrapped around its neck, a miscellaneously patterned orange rag wrapped around its stomach, red trousers, a pair of brown gloves and a pair of brown boots. It has bristly dark brown hair, with a golden circlet on its head. It carries a red staff with yellow ends on the back.

## Description

*Famous trickster from China's Journey to the West.*

## Requirements

* Great Wall 1 unlocked.
* Monkey 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 Monkey King

* Jump from animals 12% higher
* *Lasso starts 1% larger (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Monkey King is based on Sun Wukong (孙悟空), also known as the Monkey King, from the novel *Journey to the West* (西游记), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
	+ The description is also consistent with this.

## Notes

* The Monkey King was released in version 1.22.0 on the 28th of January 2019 along with Great Wall and the first five Great Wall species.
* In-game, it shares its name with another monkey.
Banana Peal

The **Banana Peal** is the third seal in the game by zoo order.

## Appearance

The Banana Peal has a similar body shape to the Common Seal, although it has distinct features which clearly set it apart from other seals. Its body is banana yellow, and is slightly angular, like the exterior of a banana. Nearing its head, the skin splits open into four parts which peel away from the body, with a light beige head and part of the body visible. The tip of each of the Banana Peal's flippers and tail all fade into black.

## Description

*Slippery and nutritious, the banana peal is a tripping hazard for all marine wildlife.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 1 or greater.
* Common Seal tamed.
* Ride past 1200m in Tundra.

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

## Baby Banana Peal

* Taming animals is 10% quicker
* Bucks are 10% smaller

## Trivia

* The Banana Peal is a pun on a banana peel, as shown in its name and appearance.
	+ The description references the classic cliche gag of slipping on a banana peel, as well as a banana's nutritional value.

## Notes

* The Banana Peal was released on the 25th of January 2017 in version 1.5.0, along with Tundra and all other 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.
* The Banana Peal's description has another mistake, where the 'b' and 'p' of 'banana peal' should be capitalised.
Sabre Tooth Walrus

The **Sabre Tooth Walrus** is the sixth walrus in the stampede. It is a secret animal, however, unlike most secret animals, it comes pre-spawned randomly, much like regular and boss animals once they have been initially befriended.

## Appearance

The Sabre Tooth Walrus has orange fur, which fades down into white towards its underside. On its back is a black line running down its back with small, uneven black lines branching off perpendicular to the main 'stem'. Its face has the notable addition of two small, white, rounded ears, white hair styled in spikes on each side of its face and three thick, stiff whiskers poking out of each side of its muzzle. Each of its front flippers has the addition of three bulky claws, and its tusks have a pale yellow tinge.

## Description

*The less extinct and more water-loving relative of the Sabre Tooth Tiger.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 5 (the central rock only appears in Tundra 5).
* Walrus tamed.
* Ride past 2000m in Tundra, and the Sabre Tooth Walrus will occasionally jump off of the back of a large central rock in a section where there are drop-offs (not walls) on both sides.

**Note:** Unlike other secret animals, it is not guaranteed that it will jump out of the large central rock every time. The Sabre Tooth Walrus is pretty rare and will appear once every 10000-15000m or so.

## Baby Sabre Tooth Walrus

* Rare animals appear 10% more often
* *Animals handle ice 2% better (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Sabre Tooth Walrus is a play on the sabre-toothed tiger, a member of the sabre-toothed cats.
	+ This in turns plays on a walrus' unusually large front teeth.
	+ The Sabre Tooth Walrus, along with the Sabretooth Lion, Sabretooth Hippo and Saber-toothed tiger, is one of the four animals in Rodeo Stampede to reference a sabre-toothed tiger.
* The Baby Sabre Tooth Walrus' ability regarding rare animals may be a reference to the fact that sabre-toothed tigers are extinct.

## Notes

* The Sabre Tooth Walrus 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.
Professor Dropbear

The **Professor Dropbear** is the eighth type of drop bear in the stampede. Like all endangered animals it can only be found on random days. Its match can then be found on a certain random day after the player has tamed it.

## Appearance

The Professor Dropbear's appearance is similar to that of the Drop Bear, although it has quite a number of additions. Its head is coloured a dull yellow, with its nose being a more orangish yellow. Spiky tufts of gray hair, fading to yellow at its tips, can be seen on both sides of its head, complimented by light coral range spectacles. On its head is a blue-grey graduate's cap, adorned with a red tassel on its right. The Professor Dropbear also appears to wear a black academic gown, although its claws are inexplicably coloured teal. A red bow tie mounted on a yellow collar is visible around its neck. Finally, translucent question marks pop up around the Professor Dropbear's head.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Outback 1 or greater.
* Drop Bear tamed.
* Can only be tamed on a certain random day, and can only be matched on a certain random day after it has been tamed.
	+ Ride past 1300m in Outback (found perched in tree, jumping down towards the player when the player is in range).
* After it is matched it can be found permanently in the stampede.

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

## Baby Professor Dropbear

* Rare animals appear 12% more often
* Fire burns 20% slower

## Trivia

* The Professor Dropbear is based on a professor.
* The Professor Dropbear's description indirectly references a drop bear's aggressive behaviour. It also indirectly references how professors scold their students for falling asleep during lectures.
* The question marks that surround the Professor Dropbear are similar, if not identical, in appearance to the question marks that appear around the player character when a new hat is unlocked.
	+ The question mark effects are also identical to the Web Developer's.

## Notes

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

The **Salted Fish** is the ninth seal in the game. It is a boss animal, meaning that the player requires to complete a minigame to tame it. After successfully taming it, the Salted Fish can be found like a regular tier 5 animal in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Salted Fish is coloured completely in a light turquoise or teal colour. It wears a bulky fish costume, coloured grey on its upper half and white on its lower. The costume's mouth is open, revealing the Salted Fish's head. The fins of the costume are nonexistent, being replaced with holes, with the arms of the Salted Fish protruding through; its tail is also similar, a hole revealing the teal flipper of the Salted Fish. The eyes of the costume are large and circular, with a black x making up the pupil. The costume also has a long grey dorsal fin, and a yellow crown on its head.

## Description

*Salted Fish adds new elements to the spice of life.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Tundra 1 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 250 in the Fourth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 130 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the 2022 Winter Holiday Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the 2023 Winter Holiday Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Badge Shop.
		- Salted Fish is tamed immediately upon purchase.
	+ Complete Salted Fish boss mission in the 2020 Chinese New Year Event (tips for completion are below).
* To be found in the stampede: Once obtained, ride past 1800m in Tundra.

**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.

## Tips for Boss Mission

The Salted Fish boss mission is fairly simple and straightforward; the player is simply required to navigate through a stampede of Common Seals and occasionally Walruses, through sections of ice and small rocks. The player can use the seal's level 5 ability to smash seals when traversing on ice. Otherwise, the player should ensure to stay away from the edges to avoid walruses, and utilise the ice when the seal is angry to gain more predictable control than a seal hopping with long jumps.

## Baby Salted Fish

* Animals get angry 7% slower
* Ridden animals are 5% slower

## Trivia

* The Salted Fish is based on Cantonese salted fish, a traditional Chinese dish.
	+ The description plays on the contrast of tastes: salt of the Salted Fish and the "spice", of the idiom "spice of life".
	+ The Salted Fish is the only seal that is not based on a pun on a seal.

## Notes

* The Salted Fish was released in version 1.26.0 on the 15th of January 2020, as a part of the 2020 Chinese New Year Event.
* In the beta release of 1.26.0, both the description and the name of the animal contained an error in which the 'f' of 'fish' was not capitalised.
	+ In version 1.26.0, the name was corrected however the description remained uncorrected.
	+ The description was corrected at an unknown date.
Scarecrow

The **Scarecrow** is the ninth vulture in the game. It was first released as a part of the 2017 Halloween Event update.

## Appearance

The Scarecrow is mostly coloured light yellow or full beige, with just the tips of the wings and the back of its body being different shades of yellow. The inner part of its wings turn a walnut-brown colour. Its neck is bent at a 100˚ angle and is coloured an amber shade. Its head is thicker and, being orange with darker orange vertical stripes, resembles the head of a typical scarecrow, namely, a pumpkin. Its eyes are square and coloured bright red with darker rims. Its beak has a yellow tip which gets progressively darker towards its head. The base colour of its face is a shade of brown with a few darker brown stripes on the corners. It wears a straw hat that is yellow with an orange stripe going around the whole hat, and is rough around the rim.

## Description

*The Scarecrow can't figure out why other birds keep avoiding him.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo unlocked to Savannah 4 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 100 in the 2017 Halloween Event.
	+ 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 25 in the 2020 Halloween Event.
	+ Purchase for 100 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 100 in the 2021 Halloween Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for 90 in the 2022 Halloween Event.
	+ Purchase for 90 in the 2023 Halloween Event.
	+ Purchase for 120 in the Badge Shop.
		- Scarecrow is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* Once obtained, ride past 1000m in Savannah (Scarecrow 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 1000m.

## Baby Scarecrow

* Ridden animals are 10% faster
* Taming animals is 10% quicker

## Trivia

* The Scarecrow is a direct reference to a scarecrow, a device used to scare away birds that eat farm crops. It relates back to Halloween in that "Scarecrow" has the word 'scare' in it, and relates to a vulture as crows (in scare-crow) and vultures are both types of bird.
	+ The Baby Scarecrow's ability where taming animals is 10% quicker may be a reference to the way scarecrows are used to 'tame' birds.
* The description plays on the purpose of a scarecrow.

## Notes

* The Scarecrow was first released on the 27th of October 2017 in version 1.12.0 as a part of the 2017 Halloween Event update.
* The description previously contained an error in which "Scarecrow" was not capitalised.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018.
* The Scarecrow's XP was changed on the 21st of June 2018 in version 1.18.0. The original XP was 30.
Rhino Warrior

The **Rhino Warrior** is the ninth rhino that the player can find in the game. It was originally released as a part of the 2018 Chinese New Year Event.

## Appearance

The Rhino Warrior is pale tan in appearance with darker tan stripes down its sides and on its back. On its body it dons red and dark brown spiked armour around its middle and red sleeves with khaki bands around the legs. Its helmet is also dark brown, with points on each side and a red and blue inside. A dark brown spire with a tall red feather stands at the top of its helmet.

## Description

*Getting down to business to defeat the Huns.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Jungle 3 or greater.
* Obtain in events:
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Second Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 30 in the 2019 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 30 in the Third Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 250 in the Fourth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 70 in the 2021 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 80 in the Fifth Anniversary Event.
	+ Purchase for 220 in the 2022 Chinese New Year Event.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the Summer Party.
	+ Purchase for 200 in the 2022 Winter Holiday Event.
		- Rhino Warrior is tamed immediately upon purchase.
* Once obtained, ride past 800m in Jungle (Rhino Warrior 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 800m.

## Baby Rhino Warrior

* Jump from animals 6% faster
* Eating animals is 5% more effective

## Trivia

* The Rhino Warrior may reference the warriors of China prior to the end of imperial China in 1911, who often had to fight the Huns and the Mongols to retain territory.
* The description references the song from Mulan called 'I'll Make a Man Out of You', specifically the lines "Let's get down to business! / To defeat the Huns".

## Notes

* The Rhino Warrior was first released on the 8th of February 2018 in version 1.14.0, as a part of the 2018 Chinese New Year Event.
* The Baby Rhino Warrior, like all 2018 Chinese New Year event animals, didn’t exist upon release, however the match could be tamed. The possibility to tame it was removed in 1.14.1 on the 14th of February 2018.
	+ It was added in version 1.15.1 on the 19th of April 2018.
* The Rhino Warrior's XP was changed on the 21st of June 2018 in version 1.18.0. The original XP was 25.
Dragonfruit Fly

The **Dragonfruit Fly** is the seventh type of dragonfly by zoo order. It can be found in the stampede when the player upgrades their dragonfly habitat to level 5 or higher.

## Appearance

The Dragonfruit Fly is a white variant of the Dragonfly, with tiny grey specks scattered on its body, representing the seeds of a dragon fruit. Its wings, legs and tip of tail are all coloured a vibrant green and pinkish red. Its wings in particular have the usually 'clear' membrane completely coloured green, with the lines coloured pinkish red. Green spikes can be seen on the edges of each wing. Its tail is bulbous and spiky, like a dragon fruit.

## Description

*Not to be confused with Dragon Fruitflies.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Garden 3 or greater.
* Dragonfly tamed.
* Dragonfly habitat upgraded to level 5 or higher.
* Ride past 1600m in Garden.

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

## Baby Dragonfruit Fly

* Eating animals is 12% more effective
* *Energy drains 1% slower in the Garden (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Dragonfruit Fly is a reference to a dragon fruit, a fruit native to the Americas that grows from cacti.
	+ The Baby Dragonfruit Fly's ability "eating animals is 12% more effective" references how dragon fruit is a type of food, that is, by extension, eaten.
* The description references how there is another type of insect known as fruit flies, and plays on how Dragonfruit Fly and Dragon Fruitfly sound identical when said.

## Notes

* The Dragonfruit Fly was released in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March 2018 along with Garden and the first five Garden species.
* The Dragonfruit Fly was designed by Hannah O'Carroll, a Rodeo Stampede fan, in the Insect Contest. The post is here.
* In 1.29.3, the Dragonfruit Fly was bugged so that its abilities didn't always show correctly.
Mountains 3

**Mountains 3** is the thirteenth area unlocked in the game, and the third one in Mountains. Additionally, Olympus can be unlocked when the player upgrades to Mountains 3. There are requirements that must be met before the player can unlock it.

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 2
* Upgrade Mountains habitats 10 times
* Complete 22 missions
* Pay 30,000

## What is Unlocked

* Yaks and their respective habitat
* Olympus 1
Oh Deer Lord

The **Oh Deer Lord** is the third type of hind.

## Appearance

The Oh Deer Lord is a brown variant of the Ceryneian Hind, with a black top hat hat has a white base, brown antlers and a gold spectacle with a handle around its right eye. It also wears several pieces of fancy clothing, including a frilly cream coloured long-sleeved shirt, an overcoat coloured royal blue with rolled up sleeves and taupe pants, with a red waistband and hem.

## Description

*A fancy deer who was tired of their name being said in vain.*

## Requirements

* Olympus 1 unlocked.
* Ceryneian Hind tamed.
* Ride past 750m in Olympus.

**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 750m.

## Baby Oh Deer Lord

* Missions give 10% more coins
* Mating animals appear 10% more often

## Trivia

* The Oh Deer Lord is a pun on the phrase "oh dear lord", a phrase said in exasperation. Additionally, both its appearance and description also reference this.
* The description and appearance reflects how the Oh Deer Lord plays on a lord, particularly how a lord is fancy and classy.

## Notes

* The Oh Deer Lord was released on the 18th of August 2017 in version 1.10.0 along with Olympus and the first five Olympus species.
Megaloceros giganteus

The **Megaloceros giganteus** is the twelfth moose in the game. It was first released as part of the Dreamy Trip Season 14 event.

## Description

*lived about 10,000 years ago. Its characteristic is its extremely huge horns!*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Mountains 5 or greater.
* Alpine Moose tamed.
* Purchase Season 14's Golden Trip.
	+ Given as the 15th 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 Megaloceros giganteus references its namesake the *Megaloceros giganteus*, or otherwise known as the Irish elk, which is an extinct species of deer.

## Notes

* The Megaloceros giganteus was released in version 3.9.1 on the 14th of January 2024, as a part of the Dreamy Trip Season 14 event.
* The description has an error in which the first letter is not capitalised.
Poultrygeist

The **Poultrygeist** is the eighth rooster that the player can find. It can be found in the stampede after the player upgrades their rooster habitat to level 9.

## Appearance

The Poultrygeist is completely coloured a deep blue colour, with the exception of its head, fading into black, beak, coloured deep purple, and tail and trailing feathers, coloured a pale pink/lavender hue. Its tail feathers are also notably different from the Rooster's, being comprised of a single tail, long and wispy in appearance, wiggling around behind. Its coxcomb is blue and twisted sideways slightly, giving a paranormal appearance. Effects that the Poultrygeist has include a bright white light radiating from the centre of its body, and a trail of puffy blue cubes from its rear. Its irises, differing from other animals, is coloured blue.

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Great Wall 5 or greater.
* Rooster tamed.
* Rooster habitat upgrade to level 9.
* Ride past 1800m in Great Wall.

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

## Baby Poultrygeist

* Ridden animals are 10% slower
* *Mating animals appear 1% more often (passive)*

## Trivia

* The Poultrygeist is a pun on 'poltergeist', another word for ghost, with the word "poultry", meaning birds that are farmed for eggs and meat, being inserted.
	+ The description plays on how ghosts are known to 'fly' or move around by floating and levitating, as well as how chickens are flightless.

## Notes

* The Poultrygeist 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, other roosters, kirins and VIP animals.
Maasai Lion

The **Maasai Lion** is the seventh lion in the game. It can only be found in the stampede once the player upgrades the lion habitat to level 9, like all other level 9 animals.

## Appearance

The Maasai Lion has dull orange fur, and wears nothing other than a light red pair of tribal underwear with horizontal stripes that are coloured a darker red and are not spaced equally and a native American headdress. This resembles a butterfly, with a blue, red-bordered hexagonal fastening to the Maasai Lion's head, light brown top wings, and blue and gray striped lower wings. Additionally, it wears a wristband around its front right leg coloured red, white and green, although the green isn't often visible due to glitches. The Maasai Lion also carries a long spear with a sharp, triangular silver blade to the right of its body.

## Description

*Adolescent tribal lions hunt people in groups as a rite of passage.*

## Requirements

* Sky Zoo upgraded to Savannah 5 or greater.
* Lion tamed.
* Lion habitat upgraded to level 9.
* Ride past 2200m in Savannah.

**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 2200m.

## Baby Maasai Lion

* Taming animals is 16% quicker
* Eating animals is 6% more effective

## Trivia

* The Maasai Lion is based on the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania who are known for hunting lions as adolescents as a rite of passage.
	+ The description is also a reference to how the Maasai people hunt in groups to give the lion population a chance to grow.

## Notes

* The Maasai Lion was released on the 8th of September 2016 in version 1.2.0, along with all other Savannah, Jungle and Mountains level 9 animals.
Penguin

The **Penguin** is the first penguin that the player can obtain in the stampede.

## Appearance

The Penguin has a long beak that is coloured matte black, and a similarly coloured back. It walks upright, but when the player rides it it slides on its tummy, which is black fading into light grey at its feet. It has two long flippers at each side of its body, and a very short tail. Around the back of its head are several rings of beige and orange.

## Description

*Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds that waddle with finesse and exude a sense of class.*

## Requirements

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

## Trivia

* The Penguin is based on a generic penguin in name, with its appearance most strongly resembling an emperor penguin.
* The description references some trivia about penguins and its stigma of being known as 'classy'.
* The Baby Penguin's abilities reflect the behaviour of the adult.

## Notes

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

The **Quetzalcoatl** is the sixth dragon by zoo order in the game. The player is required to complete a secret mission in order to discover and befriend it.

## Appearance

The Quetzalcoatl has three main colours: a slightly orange red, which makes up most of its additional features compared to the Dragon, a vibrant teal, its main body colour and lime green, which is the colour of the underside of its body and the membrane of its wings only. The Quetzalcoatl's mouth has a thicker red bezel than other dragons, and its nose is covered by a red piece with two square spiral patterns which can be interpreted as nostrils. It also has eyebrows which are thick and distinctly hooked on each end. Around the Quetzalcoatl's neck is a red petal arrangement and ruffles of backwards-pointing spikes, which cover a set of three spines that are wider and blunt at the top, and coloured teal fading into red from base up. Similar spines can be found running down its tail, which fades into red and ends with another heap of spikes. Finally, each of the Quetzalcoatl's ankles also features red ruffles.

## Description

*A giant feathered serpent from Aztec mythology, who contributed to the creation of mankind.*

## Requirements

* Space Zoo upgraded to Olympus 5 or greater.
* Ride eight different animal species uninterrupted in a row in Olympus.
	+ The player can start on an animal from a different zone, or an epic animal to do so, although this is not necessary. A tip is to first jump onto a rarer animal (e.g. a phoenix) and stay on it until a rarer animal which cannot be ridden infinitely is found (e.g. a dragon), before jumping on the remaining animal species.

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

## Baby Quetzalcoatl

* Missions give 15% more coins
* Flying animals swoop 10% slower

## Trivia

* The Quetzalcoatl references the Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec deity which resembled a feathered serpent, which the name "Quetzalcoatl" means.
	+ The description details this.

## Notes

* The Quetzalcoatl was released on the 17th of September 2017 in version 1.11.0 along with other dragons, turtles and hydras.
* The Quetzalcoatl's XP changed in version 1.15.0 on the 22nd of March. The original XP value was 12.
Merino Sheep

The **Merino Sheep** is the first sheep that can be befriended in the stampede, and likely to be the first animal that the player befriends in Outback.

## Appearance

The Merino Sheep somewhat resembles a white, slightly square ball with a small, cream-coloured head. It has a square brown nose, two small white ears, four small stubby legs with black hooves and a small roundish tail.

## Description

*Introduced and bred for its finest quality wool. Population unknown; all accountants fall asleep.*

## Requirements

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

## Trivia

* The Merino Sheep is based on a real-life merino sheep, a species of sheep renowned for its wool.
* The description references the history of the sheep's existence in Australia, and plays on the phrase 'counting sheep', which refers to how counting sheep is seen as a way to fall asleep.
* The Baby Merino Sheep's ability references how sheep are usually quite tame and follow each other, hence being easy to herd and tame.

## Notes

* The Merino Sheep was released in version 1.3.0 on the 13th of October 2016 along with Outback and all other Outback species.
* The description contains a punctuation error in that "it's" should not have an apostrophe.
	+ This was corrected in version 1.17.0 on the 24th of May 2018.
* The Merino Sheep appears in the Conan the Baabaarian boss mission.
Mecha Crane

The **Mecha Crane** is the eleventh VIP animal.

## Appearance

The Mecha Crane shares a body similar to the Crane. Its body is entirely made up of mechanical parts, referring to the 'Mecha' part of its name, with a glowing red being the main colour, as well as black. It has a long, dark, neck, with two cords coming from the shoulders connecting to the white head, and large, red ears. Its wings each have a propeller on the main part, and red coloured feathers extending from the metal base of the wings. Its body is a blank black, all the way down the the end of the tail, which is the same red as the feathers and ears. Small, yellow markings can be seen on the wings, in three places on each wing. Its eyes are red squares, connecting to the long, black beak. Red lights and orange boosters are emitted from the Mecha Crane when ridden.

## Requirements

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

## Abilities

* Ride for an extra 6s before Mecha Crane gets angry
* Get bonus coins for swooping on Mecha Crane
* More control when Mecha Crane is diving

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

## Behaviour

* **When ridden:** The Mecha Crane flies in the air, being able to avoid all ground level obstacles but not arches against the walls, central rocks or flagpoles along the wall edges.
* **When angry:** The Mecha Crane swoops down, with its swoop pattern consisting of an equal time in the air and swooping along the ground. It is harder to steer, with a delay being present when the player attempts to turn.
* **In habitat:** The Mecha Crane struts around, occasionally twitching its head and pecking the ground to its right.
	+ **Selected in habitat:** The Mecha Crane flaps its wings rapidly twice.

## Trivia

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

## Notes

* The Mecha Crane 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 Crane gained abilities that made it equal to an upgraded crane, with some improved attributes.
* More control when Mecha Crane are diving" contains a mistake. "Are" should be written as "is".
	+ This may be due to the ability being directly copied from the habitat upgrades of the crane habitat.
		- This was fixed at an unknown date.
Poolphin Party

The **Poolphin Party** is the fourth dolphin in the game.

## Appearance

The Poolphin Party is essentially a dolphin that is coloured pink, with summer glasses and a light blue floatie. Its floatie has yellow flowers on it, and like the Dolphin, it has a white underbelly and a pink mouth.

## Description

*It's always 5 o'clock where this party animal is!*

## Requirements

* Ocean Zoo unlocked.
* Dolphin tamed.
* 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 Poolphin Party is a portmanteau of the words "pool party" and "dolphin".
	+ The description further plays on this, mentioning "It's always 5 o'clock", a popular phrase meaning that someone wants to drink at any time of the day, as somewhere on the world it is 5 o'clock (5:00 PM), which is the time a lot of people get to home from work.
	+ The Baby Poolphin Party's abilities relating to taming may be a reference to how parties in general make people interact more and love each other.

## Notes

* The Poolphin Party was released in version 2.6.0 on the 22nd of August 2022, along with all original Dolphin species.
* The Poolphin Party's rarity was changed from Rare to Mythic in version 2.8.0 on the 19th of September 2022.