Of Beasts and Wild Things

Name: Of Beasts and Wild Things
Author: Jukoz

Of Beasts and Wild Things brings new animals into the world, including swans, pheasants, deer and snails, each tied to particular biomes.

FabricClient and serverAll rights reserved1.21.8

What it does

Swans settle near rivers, forests and swamps, pheasants appear in plains, forests, taigas, savannas and meadows, deer are found in forests, taigas, dark forests, pale gardens and groves, and snails spawn in swamps and forests. The mod is published for Fabric only, with a single build for 1.21.8, and needs Seven Stars API. Both the server and each player need it, and the code is not open source; All rights reserved applies.

Key features

Swans in wetlands
Swans live near rivers, forests and swamps, adding waterside wildlife to those biomes.
Pheasants and deer
Pheasants roam plains, savannas and meadows, while deer inhabit forests, taigas and groves.
Snails in swamps
Snails spawn in swamps and forests, filling out the ground-level fauna of damp areas.

Gallery

Beasts & Wild Things · Beasts and wild things showcase with nest block

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases

Every published file is a beta or alpha build.

1.21.81.0.2-1.21.8-beta

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

Seven Stars APIAn API for the Middle-earth Mod and affiliated addons by the Seven Stars Studio

Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Beasts of Vale: Mounts & Creatures is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4, licensed under All rights reserved and not open source. The Wild Mod [Fabric] targets 1.17 – 1.18.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. More Animals covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.5 and is open source under the MIT License.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Of Beasts and Wild Things	Fabric	1.21.8	Client and server	2026-08-10
Beasts of Vale: Mounts & Creatures	Fabric	1.21.4	Client and server	2025-05-25
The Wild Mod [Fabric]	Fabric	1.17 – 1.18.1	Client and server	2023-06-24
More Animals	Fabric and NeoForge	1.21.1 – 1.21.5	Client and server	2026-10-09

Questions

Does Of Beasts and Wild Things need Seven Stars API?

Yes. Seven Stars API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod on Fabric.

Does the server need the mod?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

In the catalog

Of Beasts and Wild Things is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.