Biodiverse - Diversity of Minecraft's Animal World

The Biodiverse mod significantly enriches the Minecraft world by adding 26 new animal species that spawn in various game biomes.

IMPORTANT: The mod is currently undergoing a complete update with new models, textures, behaviors, and additional animals. Stay tuned for updates!

Added Animals:

• Badger
• Black Bear
• Bighorn Sheep
• Bison
• Capybara
• Cassowary
• Cheetah
• Chimpanzee
• Cougar
• Crab
• Emperor Penguin
• Gorilla
• Grizzly Bear
• Hippo
• Jaguar
• Lion
• Musk Ox
• Orangutan
• Oryx
• Ostrich
• Penguin
• Poison Dart Frog
• Red Panda
• Reindeer
• Rhinoceros
• Wildebeest

Features of Some Mobs:

Cassowary: Lays eggs once a day that can be cooked.

Cheetah: Tamed with raw meat. A tamed cheetah can give the player temporary speed when fed meat.

Crab: May drop a crab claw. When held in the off-hand, increases building reach.

Hippo: May drop a hippo tooth that can be crafted into a dagger with reduced reload time.

Musk Ox: Can be sheared for qiviut, which creates blocks convertible to wool. Also used to craft a cap that gives speed when walking on snow.

Oryx: May drop its horn, used to craft a sword.

Ostrich: Tamed with melons. Can be ridden and does not sink in water.

Poison Dart Frog: Drops a frog item when killed, which can be crafted with slime to create poison slime. Used to make poisonous potions or darts (feather + poison slime + stick). Darts temporarily immobilize animals. Darts can be shot from blowguns (2 bamboo + string).

Rhinoceros: Aggressive against humanoid hostile mobs (zombies, pillagers). Tamed with wheat, can be ridden. Rhino armor can be obtained from villager armorers - provides resistance.

Technical Requirements: Geckolib is required for the mod to work.