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Naturalist

by crispytwig

With Naturalist installed, a world gains 24 animal species, plus their variants, that behave in ways that can interact with other mobs and the surrounding world.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverCustom license1.18.2 – 26.3

What it does

Naturalist places animals and their variants into generated worlds, with the aim of fitting them into the vanilla landscape. Some of these animals interact with other mobs or with blocks around them, and some can be tamed. Fabric API and Geckolib are required, and the mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 8 release versions, 1.18.2 – 26.3, under a custom license that is not open source.

Key features

  1. 24 animal species

    The mod adds 24 species together with their variants, which brings the total of its additions to 47 animals and 66 variants.

  2. Interacting mobs

    Some animals react to other mobs and to the world around them, rather than only wandering or idling.

  3. Tameable animals

    A subset of the added animals can be tamed, so players can keep them as companions.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.32.0.6+26.3-fabricNot available2.0.6+26.3-neoforge
26.22.0.6+26.2-fabricNot available2.0.6+26.2-neoforge
1.21.12.0.5+1.21.1-fabricNot available2.0.5+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.15.0pre4+fabric-1.20.15.0pre4+forge-1.20.1Not available
1.19.24.0.34.0.3Not available
1.19.12.1.12.1.1Not available
1.192.1.12.1.1Not available
1.18.21.1.11.1.1Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Required by 8 mods

Alex's Mobs - Naturalist Compat1.18.2 – 1.20.1The Lost City and Naturalist Lite1.20.1No More Naturalist Cooked Egg (Farmers Delight Compat)1.18.2 – 1.20.1Sully's Mod - Naturalist Compat1.18.2 – 1.20.1Biome Makeover - Naturalist Compat1.18.2 – 1.20.1Animal Pens Expansion - Naturalist1.18.2 – 1.21.1

How it compares

Full comparison

Respawning Animals is server-side only, licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and open source, and covers 1.18.2 – 26.3 on the same three loaders. ButterBee - Mob Variants is server required with the client optional, and it is not open source, with files for 1.21.5 – 26.2 on Quilt as well.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
NaturalistFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-28
Respawning AnimalsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-26
ButterBee - Mob VariantsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-09-11

Questions

Does Naturalist need Fabric API and Geckolib?

Yes. Both Fabric API and Geckolib are required dependencies, so both must be installed alongside Naturalist on Fabric.

Does Naturalist have to be installed on both sides?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

In the catalog

Naturalist is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Naturalist adds 24 animals (and their variants) to your world, aiming to fit them seamlessly into Vanilla. You may find mobs interacting with each other or the world around them, and some are tameable. ✅ Supported ▪ ⚠️ Maintenance ▪ ❌ Deprecated | Feature | Details | |---|---| | Mod Loaders | Fabric Forge | | MC…
crispytwig, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
crispytwig
Published
2023-02-18
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureMobsWorld generation
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