GTA 5 Animals Guide: All Animals, Birds, Fish & Peyote Plants
In this section you can find a full guide to the Animal Species featured in Grand Theft Auto V, including all Land Animals, Birds and Sea Creatures that are part of the GTA V Wildlife and ecosystem.
There is a total of 28 Animal Species in the game, 13 of which are exclusive to the Next Gen (PS4, Xbox One & PC) edition of the game - plus the special presence of Bigfoot. Several of the animals appear in multiple look variations.
Clicking on each animal below brings you to their detailed information, including their Habitats / Locations, Screenshots and more details.
How to Play as Animals in GTA V
With the Next Gen edition of the game, players are also to control almost all animals by finding special Peyote Plants. After consuming one, the protagonist will fall under a hallucination effect, and temporarily transform into one of the animals. Collecting all the Land & Air Peyote Plants will unlock the "Cryptozoologist" Achievement, and the ability to play as those animals as part of Director Mode.
Also, photographing 20 of these animal species is required for the "Wildlife Photography Challenge" side mission.
GTA V Dogs Breeds
There are seven Dog breeds appearing in Grand Theft Auto V, five of which are exclusive to the Next Gen edition. Franklin takes care of Chop, a Rottweiler, and can interact and play with him.
Border Collie / Shepherd
Husky
Poodle
Pug
West Highland Terrier
GTA V Land Animals
In addition to Dogs, Grand Theft Auto V features a variety of other Land Animals of different sizes. Out of these, the Boar, Cougar, Coyote and Deer can be hunted down by Trevor Philips as part of the Hunting activity.
GTA V Birds
There are six species of Birds included in Grand Theft Auto V.
GTA V Sea Animals
Unlike Land Animals & Birds, the Sea Creatures in GTA V are playable exclusively through the Peyote Plants, as they are not available to be selected in Director's Mode. The Humpback Whale, which is the biggest animal in the entire game, makes exception and is not playable in any way, as there isn't a Peyote Plant that unlocks it.
Dolphin
Hammerhead Shark
Humpback Whale
Orca (Killer Whale)
Stingray
GTA V Other Animals
There are also additional animals and insects in GTA V that cannot be interacted with or only appear as part of specific missions. These include:
- Butterflies: flying around gardens and flowers. They cannot be interacted with.
- Chimpanzees: only appearing in the mission "Did Somebody Say Yoga?".
- Cockroaches: moving around on the ground near dumpsters and trashcans in alleyways. They cannot be killed.
- Flies: small flies floating around trash or plants. They cannot be interacted with.
- Fireflies: appearing in the sky. They cannot be interacted with.
- Monkeys: only appearing in the missions "Monkey Business" and "The Humane Labs Raid".
- Rats: small rats found near tramps and abandoned places. They can be killed.
- Starfish: appearing in the water. They cannot be interacted with.