Lion
Savanna
Prides of lions nap through the heat of the day and hunt zebras and antelope at night. Only males have a mane. Get too close and a lion roars a warning, then attacks.
Install
Install on iPad, phone, console or Windows (Bedrock)
- Download SafariAnimals.mcaddon on your Windows PC, Android phone or tablet, or iPhone or iPad.
- Open the file. Minecraft starts and imports both packs.
- Create or edit a world. Under Behavior Packs, turn on Safari Animals. The resource pack is added automatically.
- Explore a savanna, jungle, taiga, river or swamp, or use spawn eggs from the creative inventory.
Running a server? Use the separate behavior pack and resource pack. Xbox, PlayStation and Switch can’t import add-ons from files, but you can join a world or Realm that has the add-on.
Install on Mac or PC (Java Edition)
- Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.3.
- Download SafariAnimals-fabric.jar, plus Fabric API and GeckoLib.
- Put all three files in your mods folder and start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
- Explore or find the animals and items in the Safari Animals creative tab.
Upgrading to a new version
- Download the new version and open the file. A newer version replaces the one you have, and your worlds use it the next time you load them.
- Still running the old version? (or Minecraft says it is already installed): go to Settings → Storage, delete Safari Animals under both Resource Packs and Behavior Packs, then open the new file again.
- Check the world: in the world’s Edit screen, under Behavior Packs and Resource Packs, make sure Safari Animals is active. A world you imported or downloaded can carry its own old copy: deactivate it there, save, and activate the new one.
On a server, replace the add-on’s folders in behavior_packs and resource_packs with the new ones and restart it.
Java Edition: delete the old Safari Animals jar from your mods folder and put the new one in its place. Keep only one version in the folder. If the new version needs a newer Fabric API or GeckoLib, update those too.
The animals
Every animal has its own model, animations and sounds. They have babies, react to each other, and follow a day and night routine.
Elephant
Savanna
Gentle giants that travel in herds. Win one over with melons, then saddle it, add a chest and ride with a friend.
Zebra
Savanna
Striped herd animals of the savanna. Tame one like a horse by riding it until it trusts you, then saddle up.
Giraffe
Savanna
The tallest animal on the savanna. Giraffes browse leaves high in the trees and can be tempted with acacia leaves.
Rhino
Savanna
Short-sighted and short-tempered. Rhinos charge anyone who walks right up to them.
Hippo
Rivers · Swamp · Mangrove swamp
Spends its days in the water and grazes at night. Hippos defend their river, so don’t swim near one.
Cheetah
Savanna
The fastest animal in the game. Cheetahs sprint down gazelles in short bursts, but they back off from lions and hyenas.
Leopard
Savanna · Jungle
A solitary, spotted hunter that climbs trees and rests in them during the day.
Tiger
Jungle
A striped jungle hunter. Harmless during the day if left alone, but dangerous to wander near at night.
Jaguar
Jungle · Swamp · Mangrove swamp
The Americas’ biggest cat is built like a wrestler, with the strongest bite of any cat: it cracks turtle shells. It swims well and is sometimes born completely black.
Grizzly Bear
Taiga · Forest
A huge brown bear with a hump on its shoulders. It catches fish and loves honey and berries. Come too close and it rears up on its hind legs and roars, so back off slowly.
Spectacled Bear
Jungle
South America’s only bear, black with cream rings around its eyes like a pair of glasses. A shy climber that mostly eats fruit.
Sun Bear
Jungle
The smallest bear, with a golden sun-shaped patch on its chest. It climbs trees in the jungle at night and digs out honey with its long claws.
Sloth Bear
Savanna
A shaggy, short-tempered bear with a white V on its chest and a long pale snout for slurping up termites. It is up at night and rears up if you get too close.
Hyena
Savanna
Hyenas hunt in cackling packs after dark and scavenge whatever they can. Lions are their great rivals.
African Wild Dog
Savanna
Painted hunters that live in big, chattering packs. They hunt by day and attack anyone who crosses their path, so build a thorn hedge around your camp.
Gazelle
Savanna
Quick, jumpy grazers that live in herds. When a predator shows up, they bolt.
Wildebeest
Savanna
Big herds of these shaggy antelope wander far across the savanna, closely watched by lions and hyenas.
Warthog
Savanna
A tough little wild pig with tusks and warts. It trots off with its tail held straight up.
Ostrich
Savanna
The biggest bird of all can’t fly but runs incredibly fast. Tame and saddle one for a speedy ride. It also lays huge eggs.
Flamingo
Swamp · Mangrove swamp · Rivers · Beaches
Pink wading birds that gather in shallow water and doze standing on one leg.
Vulture
Savanna · Desert · Badlands
Soars over the savanna and desert looking for its next meal. Vultures gather wherever something has died.
Crocodile
Rivers · Swamp · Mangrove swamp
Lurks in rivers and swamps. It ambushes anything that comes to drink, players included, so watch the water’s edge.
Meerkat
Savanna · Desert
Tiny burrowers living in busy groups. One always stands guard on its hind legs, watching for danger.
Gorilla
Jungle
Calm unless provoked. If you get too close, a silverback beats his chest as a warning. Take the hint.
Chimpanzee
Jungle
Clever jungle apes that live in groups and groom each other. Annoy one and the whole group comes to help.
Baboon
Savanna
Noisy troops roam the savanna. Keep an eye on your snacks: baboons love to snatch food straight out of your hands.
Kangaroo
Savanna · Badlands
Hops across savannas and badlands at great speed. Get too pushy and it leans back on its tail and kicks.
Koala
Forest · Savanna
A sleepy tree-hugger that dozes through the day and munches leaves at night. It climbs anything.
Tasmanian Devil
Forest
A small but ferocious scavenger with an unearthly screech and powerful jaws. Best left alone after dark.
Honey Badger
Savanna
Small, fearless and almost impossible to stop. It never runs away, shrugs off snake venom and raids beehives for honeycomb.
Porcupine
Savanna · Desert · Badlands
A slow, peaceful rodent covered in black-and-white quills. Anything that bites it gets a mouthful of spines.
Tortoise
Savanna · Desert
Slow, sturdy and long-lived. When danger comes it simply withdraws into its heavy shell and waits it out.
Chameleon
Jungle · Savanna
A slow tree-climber with swivelling eyes and a curled tail. It changes colour to match whatever it is sitting on.
Capybara
Jungle · Swamp · Rivers
The world’s largest rodent, and the calmest animal in the jungle. It loves water and gets along with everyone.
Green Anaconda
Swamp · Mangrove swamp · Jungle · Rivers
One of the heaviest snakes in the world. It waits in swamps and rivers, wraps itself around its prey and squeezes until it cannot get away.
Spectacled Caiman
Jungle · Swamp · Mangrove swamp
A small crocodilian from jungle rivers, named for the bony ridge between its eyes that looks like the bridge of a pair of glasses. It eats fish and frogs, and is a favourite prey of the jaguar.
King Cobra
Jungle
The longest venomous snake in the world. Come too close and it rears up, spreads its hood and growls. It mostly eats other snakes.
Black Mamba
Savanna
Africa’s fastest snake is not black but grey: it is the inside of its mouth that is inky black. It gapes wide as a warning before it strikes.
Piranha
Jungle · Rivers · Swamp · Mangrove swamp
Schools of red-bellied piranhas patrol jungle rivers. Mostly they mind their own business – unless you swim near them while hurt.
Electric Eel
Jungle · Rivers · Swamp
Not really an eel but a knifefish that can give a powerful electric shock. Its zap leaves you stunned for a moment.
Amazon River Dolphin
Rivers · Jungle
The pink dolphin of the Amazon, with a long beak and a bulging forehead. It likes to swim alongside boats and swimmers.
River Turtle
Rivers · Jungle · Swamp
A river turtle with a yellow-spotted head. It basks on the bank and pulls into its shell when threatened.
Poison Dart Frog
Jungle
Tiny, brightly coloured and deadly. Its colours are a warning: touching one is enough to poison you.
Tarantula
Jungle · Savanna · Desert
A big, hairy spider with orange knees. It is shy and climbs walls, but its bite slows you down.
Giant Centipede
Jungle
A giant centipede as long as your arm, with venomous claws and dozens of yellow legs. It hunts in the dark.
Harpy Eagle
Jungle
One of the most powerful eagles on Earth, with talons as big as a bear’s claws. It snatches monkeys straight from the treetops.
A living savanna
Predators and prey
Lions, cheetahs, hyenas and crocodiles hunt. Zebras, gazelles and wildebeest flee in herds when they spot one.
Day and night
Lions and hyenas nap through the day and hunt after dark. Grazers sleep at night.
Ride them
Tame and saddle zebras and ostriches, or an elephant that carries a chest and a passenger.
Thorn hedges
Plant thorn bushes to fence in your camp. Land animals can’t jump them and get scratched if they push through.
Migrations and mounds
Wildebeest herds migrate by day. Termite mounds and watering holes dot the savanna, and meerkats dive into the mounds when danger comes.
Field Guide
Every player gets a Field Guide that fills in as you spot new animals.
Families
Every animal can be bred with its favourite food. Babies follow their parents around.
Go on safari
Install Realistic Hunting as well and every animal is game, with organs in its own model, a shot report and a trophy. An elephant takes a .338.
New items and blocks
Safari Field Guide
Safari Hat
Raw Game Meat
Cooked Game Meat
Ostrich Egg
Fried Ostrich Egg
Zebra Hide
Flint Spear
Stone Club
Flint Knife
Sling
Blowgun
Dart
Poison Dart
Pebble
Thorn Bush
Termite Mound