Waddles
by Girafi
Waddles brings Adélie penguins into the snowy biomes of the world, and players can see them waddle around the icy terrain.
What it does
The mod places Adélie penguins that wander across cold terrain, with a model and textures credited to Wiiv. Snowy biomes gain new spawn locations through the Snowy Tundra, Ice Spikes and Snowy Modded Biomes options, which cover snowy forest, mountain and ocean areas. Realistic sounds are meant to add atmosphere to icy regions, and the author notes that the spawn settings can be configured.
Waddles requires Fabric API on Fabric and Forge Config API Port on the loaders that need it. The server and every player need the mod installed. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 41 release versions, 1.10.2 – 26.1.2, and the code is not open source. All rights reserved applies to the project.
Key features
Adélie penguin mobs
Adélie penguins walk around snowy terrain, adding small animals to cold biomes.
Biome spawning
Penguins spawn in Snowy Tundra and Ice Spikes biomes, and in snowy forest, mountain and ocean areas from Snowy Modded Biomes.
Configurable spawns
The biome options can be switched, so server owners can choose which regions get penguins.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.15.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.14.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.11.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.10.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Icy survival worlds
Players exploring cold regions find penguins that give the snow biomes more life.
Who it’s for: Players who want more fauna in snowy and icy biomes, and server owners who want configurable penguin spawns in cold regions.
How it compares
Little Penguins is a Fabric mod under the MIT License, published for 1.20 – 1.21.1, with client and server running it. Penguin upgrades is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, also client and server, and released under All rights reserved. Underworld penguin covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.14.4 – 1.21.8 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddles | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.10.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-28 |
| Little Penguins | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-10 |
| Penguin upgrades | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-23 |
| Underworld penguin | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.14.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-08 |
Questions
Does Waddles need Fabric API?
Does the server need Waddles?
Which versions does Waddles support?
In the catalog
Waddles is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Waddles adds some cute Adélie penguins that waddle around. With realistic sounds, they provide a great atmosphere to icy biomes. Can spawn in the following biomes (Configurable) Snowy Tundra Ice Spikes * Snowy Modded Biomes (Any snowy biome, that is not a forest, mountain or ocean)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/waddles
- Owner
- Girafi
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15