Rare pet A rare pet defines a pet that has a rare or unique skin ( appearance ) . In this case , rare or unique means the skin is only possessed by one or a very few difficult to find or acquire mob s . Since pet stats have been normalized , every pet of a particular type ( i . e . cat , boar , bear , etc . ) will have exactly the same movement speed , health , and attack speed . Primarily pets of one type are all the same as far as stats go . Pets learns new ranks of abilities as they go up in level . For more pet details and information on taming pets , see Pet ( Hunter ) . Though some of these pets are difficult to acquire , some hunters consider having a unique or especially good looking pet to be a big part of their enjoyment of the class , and go out of their way to get the perfect one . Bats . The only rare bat pets are the two white bats , both rare spawns , in Tirisfal Glades and Razorfen Kraul . Bears . For the most part , bear s have generic skins . However the diseased bears of the Western Plaguelands and the rabid grizzlies of Dragonblight have a decayed look to them . Birds of Prey . Birds of prey have a large variety of skins to choose from , however there are a few with unique skins and colors . Boars . There are several unique boar skins , particularly those from Razorfen Kraul . Carrion Birds . The only rare skinned carrion bird s are the two - headed variety found in some Outland zones . Cats . Another very popular pet , there are several extremely rare and striking skins for cat s . The white lions are very rare pets for Alliance players to get , since one can only be spawned by a Horde quest , and the other , while also a quest spawn , must be done at Level 60 + for taming purposes . Chimaeras . If you want something really rare and unique , tame Nuramoc . He has unique skins , really long respawn timer , respawns in different places , is level 70 and requires Beast Mastery to tame . You can be pretty sure that you ' re one of few who have this pet . Crab . There are currently no unique crab pets available . However , since very few hunters use crabs as pets , having one at all could be considered rare . Crocolisk . White crocolisk s such as the Deviate Crocolisk and Deadmire deserve mention , though normal white crocolisks can now be tamed at high level in the Netherstorm in Outland . There is also the Sewer Beast , an especially difficult - to - find rare spawn , in the canals of Stormwind . It has only a slight change in coloration from other crocolisks . Dragonhawk . Dragonhawk s are rare creatures in and of themselves . There are general mob dragonhawks in Shadowmoon Valley , and a more difficult to acquire skin in The Botanica and Tempest Keep . Gorillas . There is only one rare gorilla skin , and that is Uhk ' loc from Un ' Goro Crater . Hyenas . The only rare hyena skin is from the Scarlet Monastery Owls . There are a few owls which can only be found in Outland dungeons . Raptor . There are quite a few distinct raptor skins , though most can be found on typical mobs . Outland raptors have quite a sinister appearance . They are fairly easy to get once you reach the zone they are in , so they haven ' t been included here . Ravager . Ravager skins are widely varied , seldom with more than one mob for a particular skin . However , there are as of yet no rare spawns or particularly difficult to find ravagers , so each is about equally " rare " . Scorpid . There are currently no unique or rare scorpid pets available . Blackshell The Impenetrable in the Badlands Serpent . Serpent mobs are fairly rare . Most only appear in instances , and are elite . There is only one type of " normal " serpent , found in Shadowmoon Valley in Outland . Spiders . There are a lot of spider skins , but only two rare ones . Sporebats . There are only three sporebat skins currently in game , and only one of those ( Sporewing ) is unique . Tallstriders . There are three rare Tallstrider s , all with unique skins and all rare spawns or special named mobs . Turtles . There aren ' t any unique turtle skins . Warp Stalker . The typical warp stalker is white with purple stripes . However , there is a species with a unique coloration available in the Netherstorm . Wind serpents . The wind serpent ' s few skins that are common are in reality quite rare , since only a few rare spawns have normal pet stats . When looking for a wind serpent pet , check the Wailing Caverns . It ' s also worth noting Arikara here . While not a rare skin ( it uses the easily accessible red wind serpent skin ) , it does have a special effect associated with it that remains after taming - - whenever the hunter calls the pet , dismounts , or zones in , Arikara will arrive with the same puff of smoke and rumble that occurred when he was summoned during the quest . Wolves . Wolves are a popular pet and there are many skins . However , only a few of these skins are unique .