Watermelon

* Whole
* Slice

* Current (S2)
* Old (S1)

The **Watermelon**, also referred to as the **Whole Watermelon** in contrast to the slices, is a type of food source that can be found at the Volcano, Desert and Arctic Volcano. It was added in the Colossal Update on April 9, 2017.

## Technical

* Whole watermelons give a varying amount of XP depending on tier and the amount of players in the server, from 1K to around 10K. They also will increase the player's water bar.
* All animals within the range of tier 11 to tier 17 can consume whole watermelons.
* They are found on the edges of lava, making it a bit risky to retrieve them. Watermelons are most abundant in the center of the map where the volcano is, but can be found in smaller quantities in Desert lava spots. Watermelons spawn in the temporary lava spots created by an erupting Volcano, Desert Volcano and Arctic Volcano.
* When approximately 6 water pods are shot at them (by pressing the `S` key), they will explode into watermelon slices.

## Appearance

### Current (S2)

The "*Season 2*" skin of the watermelon has dark green flesh with slightly lighter green stripes, which have a wavy appearance. On top of the "*Season 2*" watermelon, there is a small green stem.

### Old (S1)

The "*Season 1*" design is simply a green circle, with vertical, darker green stripes on it.

## Watermelon Slice

* Current (S2)
* Old (S1)

The **Watermelon Slice** is another form of the watermelon that can be found in the Desert, Volcano and Arctic Volcano, created when a whole watermelon receives water. They were also added to the game on April 9, 2017.

## Technical

* These are watermelons but in slices. Watermelon slices altogether will give more water than a single whole watermelon.
* All animals within the range of tiers 6 to 17 can consume watermelon slices.
* The amount of XP varies per tier and the amount of people in the server, but gives anywhere from 1K to 3.4K. Furthermore, watermelon slices provide water – much more collectively than the whole watermelon – to the player that eats them.
* Slices can be created by pressing the `S` key about 6 times and shooting water pods onto the watermelon. Anywhere from one to five slices are created.
* Watermelon slices spawn naturally in the same places as whole Watermelon.

## Appearance

### Current (S2)

The "*Season 2*" watermelon slice skin has dark red flesh, with a green rind, and 13 black seeds.

### Old (S1)

The "*Season 1*" watermelon slice is a red semi-circle, with five black seeds on its left side and a green rind on its right.

## Strategy

* As a medium-tier animal, watermelon slices provide valuable XP. Shoot water pods at whole watermelons to create slices.
	+ Be aware that as watermelons usually spawn in lava, the player will have to watch out for their Health Bar when consuming the slices. For mid tiers such as tiers 6 to 8, the player does not need to worry about lava as they will be able to upgrade to safety by eating just one watermelon's slices.
	+ Due to both the lava and requiring water in order to create watermelon slices, the player should make sure that a water spot is accessible, as a predator could ambush the player at the lava if the player has a visibly low water bar.
* Another good strategy with watermelons is to find a server with minimal players, and find a small lava pool in the Desert. Start spitting water pods at whole watermelons as a Desert Rat, while eating nearby food to level up. By the time the player reaches Fennec Fox, they will be able to rapidly level up.
* High Tier Animals will have less use for watermelons. At tier 11, the player will be able to consume whole watermelons, but they do not provide that much XP, and are not worth the risk of being burned by lava.
	+ With that being said, for Lava-drinking Animals and any animal that is immune to lava, watermelons can be an easy source of XP, albeit not a large one. If the player is a Black Dragon, they can continously eat watermelons to strive for 20M XP, at which point the triple fireball ability will be unlocked.

## Gallery

### Assets

The "*Season 2*" watermelon (in-game from February 1, 2022–).The "*Season 2*" watermelon with an edible light green outline.The "*Season 1*" design of the watermelon (in-game from April 9, 2017 – January 31, 2022).The watermelon from "*Season 1*" with an light green outline.The "*Season 2*" era watermelon slice skin (in-game from February 1, 2022–).The "*Season 2*" watermelon slice with an edible light green outline.The "*Season 1*" watermelon slice skin (in-game from April 9, 2017 – January 31, 2022).The watermelon slice from "*Season 1*" with a light green outline.
### In-game

Some watermelon slices nearby in the Volcano.Various whole and sliced watermelons in a Volcano that is covered by a lake.A Lava Toucan near watermelons.A Legacy Fennec Fox near to a watermelon.
## History

 April 9, 2017 | * Added.

## Trivia

* It gives a great amount of XP for a non-breakable object (like a Mushroom Bush); the highest known amount given is from large Meat.
* The safest way to eat watermelons without having to be a Dragon or Black Dragon is to be an Elephant and swing your trunk at the watermelons to eat them. However, watermelons do not give very much XP to high-tier animals.

* Removed
 **Berry** •  **Plankton** •  **Lilypad** •  **Brown Mushroom** •  **Arctic Brown Mushroom** •  **Red Mushroom** •  **Arctic Red Mushroom** •  **Mushroom Bush** •  **Arctic Mushroom Bush** •  **Banana** •  **Coconut** •  **Water Pod** •  **Arctic Water Pod** •  **Pear** •  **Raspberry** •  ****Watermelon**** •  **Watermelon Slice** •  **Carrot** •  **Arctic Nut** •  **Meat** •  **Seaweed** •  **Starfish** •  **Kelp** •  **Clam** •  **Conch** •  **Cloudberry** •  **Beehive** •  **Honeycomb** •  **Mango** •  **Date** •  **Orange** •  **Cactus** •  **Cactus Pear** •  **Melon** •  **Melon Slice** • **Aloevera** •  **Aloevera Leaf** •  **Chili Pepper** •  **Carcass** •  **Bone** •  **Egg** ·  **Golden Egg** •  **Baked Turkey**