# Planet Zoo Planet Zoo | Update 1.20.1

- Product: Planet Zoo (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo)
- Vendor: Frontier Developments
- Date: 2025-07-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/547864982714322795
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/2025-07-08-planet-zoo-update-1.20.1

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- **fixed** — Resolved various crashes, improving game stability
- **fixed** — Fixed Raccoon Dog's chin appearing jagged
- **changed** — Updated Raccoon Dog's natural habitat map to match the region list
- **changed** — Updated Indian Elephant's natural habitat map to match the region list
- **changed** — Updated the Greater Rhea education board to match biomes shown in the zoopedia
- **changed** — Updated the Bornean Elephant's scientific name shown on the education board
- **added** — Added interspecies enrichment for the Indian Elephant with Blackbuck and Nilgai
- **changed** — Updated Common Ostrich's maturation age to 3 years as per zoopedia
- **fixed** — Fixed the alignment between the Nilgai and the ball enrichment
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with Nilgai's eyes during a fight animation
- **changed** — Updated challenge page animal icons to display all animals
- **changed** — Updated Honey Badger's boundary requirements in the zoopedia to indicate that it needs climb-proof barriers
- **fixed** — Fixed light mode not appearing in the UI for Festival Lantern scenery pieces and Festival Light Block scenery pieces
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with scenery lights staying on when selected for advance movement and turning them off

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.20.1 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This release contains bug fixes and updates.

- **General Bug Fixes and Improvements**

- Resolved various crashes, improving game stability.

- **Animals**

- Fixed Raccoon Dog's chin appearing jagged.

- Updated Raccoon Dog's natural habitat map to match the region list.

- Updated Indian Elephant's natural habitat map to match the region list.

- Updated the Greater Rhea education board to match biomes shown in the zoopedia.

- Updated the Bornean Elephant's scientific name shown on the education board

- Added interspecies enrichment for the Indian Elephant with Blackbuck and Nilgai.

- Updated Common Ostrich's maturation age to 3 years as per zoopedia.

- Fixed the alignment between the Nilgai and the ball enrichment.

- Fixed an issue with Nilgai's eyes during a fight animation.

- Updated challenge page animal icons to display all animals.

- Updated Honey Badger's boundary requirements in the zoopedia to indicate that it needs climb-proof barriers.

- **Scenery**

- Fixed light mode not appearing in the UI for the following scenery pieces:

- Festival Lantern Bamboo Leaf 01

- Festival Lantern Bamboo Leaf 02

- Festival Lantern Bamboo Shoot

- Festival Lantern Branch

- Festival Lantern Chrysanthemum Petal

- Festival Lantern Chrysanthemum

- Festival Lantern Flower Petal

- Festival Lantern Flower Stamen

- Festival Lantern Flower Stem 1m

- Festival Lantern Flower Stem 2m

- Festival Lantern Jasmine Petal

- Festival Lantern Leaf

- Festival Lantern Lily Pad

- Festival Lantern Lotus Petal

- Festival Lantern Plum Blossom Bud

- Festival Lantern Plum Blossom String

- Festival Lantern Plum Blossom

- Festival Light Block 01

- Festival Light Block 02

- Festival Light Block 03

- Festival Light Block 04

- Festival Light Block 05

- Festival Light Block 06

- Festival Light Block 07

- Festival Light Block 08

- Fixed an issue with scenery lights staying on when selected for advance movement and turning them off.