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Dear Zoo Directors,

"In Soviet Russia, country comes to you!" Football fever is rampant in the zoo, and you can now get a closer look at the World Cup's host country in this year's World Cup Event!



For the duration of the event, you'll find the seasonal section of your shop stocked with impressive Russian landmarks and international banners - use them to show your enthusiasm for your team and this year's enchanting host country!

Each World Cup decoration you place in your zoo will give you points in the form of Footballs at regular intervals. Just click on the pin that appears above them to collect your Footballs.



One special decoration - the King's Gate - will instantly give you 7,500 Footballs when you charge it for 10 Diamonds.

You can click on this icon at the right side of your playing field to see your progress. Collecting enough Footballs before the event ends on July 11 at 10:59 am CEST will allow you to earn 3 awesome animals for your zoo!

You can also help out your friends by sending pieces of two exclusive World Cup friendship gifts!

Prizes include two former prize animals, the Arapaima and the Kea, as well as a brand-new animal, the Raccoon Dog!

• 50,000 Footballs - Arapaima
  
• 100,000 Footballs - Kea
  
• 200,000 Footballs - Raccoon Dog
  
• 400,000 Footballs- Arapaima
  
• 600,000 Footballs - Kea
  
• 750,000 Footballs - Raccoon Dog

While bearing an uncanny resemblance to raccoons, the Raccoon Dog is actually a canine. Native to Eastern Asia - its Japanese name (tanuki) is also quite popular - it was introduced to parts of the Soviet Union between 1928-1958. It is now abundant in large parts of Eastern Europe. Raccoon Dogs are good fathers, helping the females raise their litters. In your zoos, these furry bandits will feel most comfortable in forest and ice enclosures, where they take up six fields of space and can be kept in groups of ten.

Enjoy the game!

Your My Free Zoo Team

Dear Zoo Directors,

Summer's here, and while the lions and antelopes are busy scratching at pesky flies, we bet you're itching for a challenge! We have just the thing for you: the all-new Serengeti Collections!



Just like previous collections, you'll find these new challenges in the "Animal Collection" tab of the achievement menu (the trophy/250 in the main menu bar):

There are two challenges, Serengeti Beginner and Serengeti Specialist. You want details? Then have a look at the spoiler!*

Missing some of the required animals? Keep an eye out for some hot deals!

Each of these tasks rewards a Kirk's Dik-Dik - a brand new animal for your Serengeti Region!



Weighing at most just over 7kg, Kirk's Dik-Dik is the largest of the Dik-Diks, the world's smallest antelopes. These quaint nocturnal creatures are well-adapted to their hot and arid habitat. Their large ears and strange snout help them keep cool, and they make sure to always eat the juiciest plants to stay hydrated!

These tiny ungulates can be kept exclusively in Serengeti (or Serengeti breeding) enclosures, which limits them to being kept in the Serengeti and the Zoo d'Amour, which can be unlocked through the Zoological Society.

Enjoy the game!

Your My Free Zoo Team

*Serengeti Beginner: Release 10 mature adults of each of the following species: African Elepfant, African Wild Dog, Bat-eared Fox, Black Rhinoceros, Caracal, Cheetah, Greater Flamingo, Ground Pangolin, Hippopotamus, Honey Badger, Impala, Leopard, Meerkat, Nile Crocodile, Southern African Lion, Spotted Hyena

Serengeti Specialist: Release 10 mature adults of each of the following species: Aardwolf, African Buffalo, Black-backed Jackal, Black Wildebeest, Dromedary, Grey Crowned Crane, Ground Hornbill, Kori Bustard, Mhorr Gazelle, Nile Monitor, Oryx, Red River Hog, Sable Antelope, Secretarybird, Shoebill, Yellow-billed Stork

Dear Zoo Directors,

May 23rd is World Turtle Day, celebrating our favorite shelled beasts! Created to promote awareness for these majestic (and not really all that slow creatures) and the dangers they face due to pollution and habitat destruction, it's also a great opportunity to appreciate the myriad of chelonians out there!



Why stick to a day though? We're celebrating for a whole week! From now until May 30 at 10:59 am CEST, your Galapagos Tortoises and Leatherback Sea Turtles will grant 500% more experience points!

Happy Turtle Day!

Your My Free Zoo Team

Flowers, beautiful landscapes, and lots of peace and quiet - Sweden has everything a mother could want (and some delicious food to boot!). Come to Scandinavia with us for this year's Mother's Day Event!



For the duration of the event, you'll find the seasonal section of your shop stocked with beautiful Swedish plants and specialties for Mother's Day. The selection includes a variety of lupines, trees, houses and vendors to brighten up your zoo!

Each Mother's Day decoration you place in your zoo will give you points in the form of Meatballs.

This time around, you can also help out your friends by surprising them with card pieces from the Friendship Gift Shop! Send them pieces of a dala horse or stave church to help them out!

Collecting enough Meatballs before the event ends on May 15 at 10:59 am CEST will allow you to earn some exciting rewards, including a brand-new animal species - the Squirrel Monkey- and last year's prize, the Golden Pheasant!

5,000 Meatballs - Silver Booster
10,000 Meatballs - Golden Pheasant
20,000 Meatballs - Squirrel Monkey
60,000 Meatballs - Golden Pheasant Squirrel Monkey
80,000 Meatballs - Squirrel Monkey

Squirrel Monkeys are social animals, living in the trees of the rainforests in Central and Southern America in groups of up to 500 members. They eat mostly fruits and insects, but can also eat other plant parts and small vertebrates. In your zoo, it can be kept in forest and jungle enclosures, where it will feel right at home in groups of up to 12. Each one needs six units of space.

Please note: Only decorations placed in your zoo when the event ends on May 15, 2018, at 10:59 am CEST will count towards your reward. Items in your inventory will not count! So make sure to place everything you buy IN YOUR ZOO.

The Natural History Museum and the Zoological Society have teamed up to create a place for all those Museum animals you've brought back from extinction: the all-new Prehistoric Park region!



The Prehistoric Park is a brand-new region that allows you to created mixed species exhibits in a magnificent prehistoric setting.

In addition to allowing you to create unique enclosures with mixed communities of extinct animals, the Prehistoric Park will attract significantly more visitors. There are also special decorations for your Prehistoric Park (some for enclosures, some for outside) as well as themed stalls so your visitors can enjoy a real blast from the past!

Unlocking the Prehistoric Park

To gain access to the Prehistoric Park, you must have a Zoological Society in your zoo. This building grants you access to regions with special properties, such as the the Zoo d'Amour, the Serengeti, and the new Prehistoric Park.

To unlock the Prehistoric Park, you must first complete some prerequisite tasks:

- Breed 10 Dodos
- Breed 10 Woolly Mammoths
- Breed 10 Smilodons
- Breed 10 Ankylosaurus
Note: You can skip this task for 290 Diamonds (or less, if you've already completed some of it), but this will only skip the prerequisite. You will not get any baby animals, nor will you get credit for achievements that involve breeding these animals. You are only paying to skip the prerequisite!

Once these tasks are complete, you can unlock the Prehistoric Park for either 40,000,000 ZD or 175 Diamonds.

Expanding and Populating the Prehistoric Park

Your Prehistoric Park starts out with a size of 20x20 fields with a number of obstacles that need to be removed to make room for enclosures. Some of these cost Diamonds to remove.

Of course, there are also a number of expansions for the region unlockable for either Zoo-Dollars or Diamonds. Animals in the Prehistoric Park require special Prehistoric Park enclosures, which can be purchased in the shop while in the Prehistoric Park. While regular space limits apply, there is no herd limit within Prehistoric Park enclosures, allowing you to keep impressive herds of mammoths!

At time of release, the Prehistoric Park can be home to the following species:
Haast's Eagle, Moa, Quagga, Giant Ground Sloth, Thylacine, Woolly Rhinoceros, Dodo, Glyptodon, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, Bear Dog, Deinotherium, Terrorbird, Woolly Mammoth, Quetzalcoatlus, Smilodon, Paraceratherium, Tyrannosaurus

Breeding in the Prehistoric Park

As breeding in mixed species enclosures is too stressful for the animals, breeding animals in the Prehistoric Park requires special breeding enclosures, in which you can only keep a single species. These can be purchased in the shop and outfitted with prehistoric breeding equipment (watering hole and habitation).