What was the survival rate of animals from the 1st fleet?
The animals in the first fleet all died in transport. That was
why Admiral Coates called back to the planet Alcoora and had them
send the second fleet. This time the animals were shielded from
tachions as the ship went into warp, and 5,782 of the 6,329 animals
sent survived the trip to Earth. Unfortunetley, no parragoos,
specklies, or unicorns survived to be released on Earth.
When the second fleet arrived on Earth the colonists already
here held the first Festival of the Beasts, on February 18, 4518
BCE.