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Important: This mod requires Geckolib for Fabric. Patchouli is optional, but necessary for the guidebook.
Supported Mod Loaders: Fabric
Mod Highlights:
- Adds 74 different kinds of animals and insects to the world.
- Insects and smaller animals can be caught/released by right-clicking them.
- Each species of songbird has its own unique birdsong.
- Small animals can be placed on top of players' heads and on itemframes.
- Rare albino variants.
- Includes a Patchouli book with descriptions/illustrations for each animal.
- Includes a config file that can be used to adjust spawn locations/frequency.
Small animals can be caught by right-clicking on them with an empty hand and will ride on a player's head if placed there ^_^

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Mammals
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Reptiles
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Fish & Aquatic Creatures
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Insects & Arthropods
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Compatible with Patchouli:
Use a book on a wildlife mob to get the guidebook.
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Itemframes:
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Many thanks to the project's patrons: Zura, Lavie, Kree, Atlan, Le flémmard, Eugene Nubberslaw, Azilea_Royalty, and Nil!
Please consider supporting the developers on Patreon if you like the mods!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as wildlife-1.20.1-2.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7.0 MB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
