GTA 6 Animals List: All Animals, Birds & Fish Confirmed
This is the full guide to all GTA 6 Animal Species, including all Land Animals, Birds, and Sea Creatures that will be featured in Grand Theft Auto VI across the map of Leonida.
Following the footprint of Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 6 will feature varied wildlife with more than 170 animal species, including more than 60 types of birds and various native species that have never appeared in a Rockstar game.
The wildlife simulation in GTA 6 goes considerably further than simply adding more animals to the map. Animals in GTA 6 will be part of a living and realistic ecosystem, fighting for their place on the food chain.
Every species have their own distinct movement behaviours, and displays visual characteristics such as iridescence, bioluminescence and translucency. Animal fur and feathers can also react to their surroundings, with fur becoming wet, dirty, matted, and clumped depending on the environment.
List of Confirmed GTA 6 Animals
The following is a list of animals already confirmed to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI, as they've been spotted either in the official trailers or screenshots, or various game previews. The full list will be added to this page as soon as every animal is discovered.
GTA 6 Land Animals: Confirmed List
GTA 6 Birds: Confirmed List
GTA 6 Sea Animals: Confirmed List
Many of the GTA 6 animals above are native to Florida or are big invasive species.
Tracking Animals in GTA 6
Rockstar has also created systems for tracking animals. Animals fall into Rare, Discoverable, and Legendary categories, although Rockstar is keeping the identities of the Legendary animals secret for now.
It has also been confirmed that GTA 6 features a fully explorable zoo, and that animals can be studied and added to a checklist, in the same way as Red Dead Redemption 2.
It has also been revealed that Hunting and Fishing are going to be GTA 6 activities, returning from RDR2. Probably a good amount of the fish from RDR2 will return, but we will probably get new species of fish and other marine life. Florida has some of the best fishing in the United States and is a very popular activity.
Other Possible GTA 6 Animals
This is a list of unconfirmed GTA 6 animals we believe we might appear in the game, including returning animals from GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2:
- Chickens
- Chipmunks
- Cormorant
- Coyotes
- Crows
- Eagles
- Egrets
- Goose
- Hawks
- Horses
- Key Deer (a native Deer exclusive to the Florida Keys)
- Lionfish
- Muskrat
- Octopus
- Osceola Turkey
- Pigs
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Vultures
The state of Florida has a massive invasive species problem that destroys the environment. We hope we can get a stranger mission that involves going around killing invasive species. It seems like a very “GTA thing to do” with some crazy Floridan helping us out.
Animals in previous Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games’ rich worlds are known for their detail and beauty. Many of their games used to not have animals or very few. That changed when the first Red Dead Redemption came out and had a massive amount of animals that no Rockstar game had done before.
The animals had pretty good textures, but we wouldn’t say that they were over-the-top detailed. Red Dead Redemption was a game that struggled with its code and almost barely came out on PlayStation 3. So clearly, that was a low priority for Rockstar, and for a good reason of course. Animals had to be in the game as it’s a Western, but they could not go over the top.
Animals in Grand Theft Auto V
Then, Grand Theft Auto V came out. For the first time since San Andreas, GTA 5 had massive countryside, and this is where Rockstar decided to include more animals. Definitely not a lot but a good amount to make the world feel alive.
Animals were clearly not the focus of GTA 5, they were low in importance. Before next-gen, the only role animals had was hunting. The game had a hunting mechanic that was required for 100% completion. Then came the next-gen GTA 5 update.
Several new animals were added, and animals were given new roles. Franklin had a mission where the player had to travel all over San Andreas and take photos of the state’s wildlife. Doing this mission would give the player the Kraken Submersible as a reward.
Peyote plants would let the player temporarily control animals after eating the plants. This created some pretty funny moments in the game. A golden peyote would allow players to play as Bigfoot in next-gen GTA 5!
In GTA Online, however, no animals were in the game at its launch. Many people found this to be immersion-breaking and made the world empty. But let’s be real here, if animals were online, they’d probably be declared endangered species or even extinct.
Animals were eventually added in GTA Online in the expanded and enhanced editions for PS5 and Xbox Series, with the December 2023 update.
Animals in Red Dead Redemption 2
Finally, Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018. Red Dead Redemption 2 has one of if not the most detailed ecosystems in a video game. Animals are everywhere across the five states, and each one has its unique behaviors.
Eagles will fly down to grab fish, snakes, and rabbits. Wolves and grizzlies will fight each other over dead animals, animals will play with each other and even domestic animals have very detailed behaviors. Red Dead Redemption 2 Has 200+ animal species and a thriving ecosystem of fish inhabiting the world's rivers and lakes.
The animals play a very important role in the world to make it feel alive, and so the player can eat and make clothing out of pelts.
What are you guys hoping for in GTA 6’s take on southern Florida, and what GTA 6 animals would you like to see in the game? Let us know in the comments below!
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