Hippos are the eleventh animal animals species available to the player. There are 8 different types of hippo that can be tamed. They can be unlocked when the player upgrades their ship to Jungle 2.
Hippos
| Hippo | Base | > 0m | 0 |
| Pygmy Hippo | Regular | > 1000m | 1 |
| Ballerina Hippo | Regular | > 1300m | 3 |
| Hip Hop Hippo | Regular | > 1800m | 10 |
| Hippiepotamus | Regular | > 2200m | 25 |
| Platypotamus | Secret | > 0m | 15 |
| Tawaret | Level 9 | > 1800m | 10 |
| Sabretooth Hippo | Endangered | > 1800m | 25 |
Behaviour
- Wild: Hippos move slowly in a forward direction.
- When ridden: Hippos charge forward (level 5 habitat required), and are able to smash trees and rocks (at level 6). When in water, hippos charge and the player can ride them for longer.
- When angry: Hippos slow down, buck the player up and sit on them.
Tips
Hippos are difficult to tame in the first place, with it being recommended to move in as straight a line as possible and only move to make contact with water, to extend the length in which the player can ride the hippo for. Hippos are possibly one of the most underrated animals in Rodeo Stampede. Hippo charges can smash trees and any other animals, and can also smash rocks when the habitat is upgraded to level 6. The reason for hippos being underrated is that once the player passes around 3000m, water patches are closer together, and play speeds up so that in the same amount of time, a hippo is able to travel further, maximising the chance of reaching the next patch of water. In addition, every time a hippo enters water, they charge, becoming invincible. This means that it is unlikely for the player to die, and consequently they can get a high score (10000m plus) with ease.
Habitat Upgrades
- Level 1 - 3x more hippos in the stampede
- Level 2 - After leaving the water, hippos energy lasts 30% longer
- Level 3 - Longer charges when a hippo has full energy
- Level 4 - Gain 50% more ticket money from hippos
- Level 5 - Starts with enough energy to charge
- Level 6 - Charging hippos can now smash rocks
- Level 7 - Get bonus coins while in the water on a hippo
- Level 8 - 2x more rare hippos in the stampede
- Level 9 - Add a new rare Hippo to the stampede (Tawaret)
Notes
- Habitat upgrade level 2 has a punctuation error in that "hippos" lacks and apostrophe after the 's'.
- The distance which hippos were found changed from past 1000m to past 0m in update 1.7.0.
Gallery
| Jungle | ||||||
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| Boars | Gorillas | Alligators | Hippos | Rhinos | Tigers | Toucans |