Wildlife

There is a variety of **wildlife** that can't be encountered in *Naiad*.

## List of wildlife

### Butterflies

Butterflies will follow Naiad if she swims close by. Leading them to plants they can rest on often reveals stanzas of poems or essences. Sometimes the plants need to be sung to before they will have leaves or blooms for the butterflies to land on. They can't go underwater to follow Naiad through underwater passages, but they will follow over the land to meet up on the other side.

### Fish

Fish will follow Naiad from area to area within an episode unlike other wildlife, but leading them around doesn't appear to be useful in revealing essences or stanzas of poems. But fish are sometimes under rocks and can be called out by Naiad's singing. Calling out fish in this way sometimes does reveals essences or poem stanzas. Look out for underwater rocks that are unusually light compared to the usual darker blue most underwater rocks appear as.

### Ducks

In many areas of various episodes, Naiad will encounter lost ducklings looking for their mother. Ducklings will follow if Naiad gets close, though it seems they'll only follow if Naiad stays in line of sight. They can't dive under obstacles, so Naiad must help the ducklings go around or move the obstacles out of the way. When the duckling is brought close to the mother, a message will appear saying either "Some ducks are still lost" or "You have gathered all the ducks." This is usually a task separate from those that reveal essences or poem stanzas.

### Frogs

Frogs are skittish and usually will not follow Naiad unless she moves almost exclusively through dashing. The hold and release pattern of dashing mimics the frogs' own swimming motions. Some stanzas are revealed by leading frogs to lily pads. This requires patience, as it can be difficult to keep the frog following, and frogs often take their time jumping about before finally settling on a nearby rock or lily pad.

### Dragonfly

A single dragonfly can be found in a part of area 1 of Episode 3: The Forest accessed by an underwater passage. The dragonfly, like butterflies, will follow Naiad if she comes close, but the dragonfly does not appear to be useful in revealing any secrets, essences, or poem stanzas.

### Rabbits

Rabbits can be found on the riverbanks in part of area 1 of Episode 3: The Forest accessed by an underwater passage. There doesn't appear to be a way for Naiad to interact with them, and they don't seem to take any notice of her.

### Bees

Bees are found in area 3 of Episode 3: The Forest. When close to them, Naiad can use her singing to call the bees to follow her, and they can be brought to the lumberjacks to harass them and chase them off once each lumberjack is dealing with a bee.

### Bats

Bats can be found in a couple spots in area 1 of Episode 4: The Cave. They follow Naiad if she comes close, but don't seem to have any use in solving puzzles or revealing secrets, essences, or poem stanzas.

### Snakes

Snakes can be found in a part of area 2 of Episode 4: The Cave accessible through an underwater passage west of where the bear in sleeping. They can be used to scare off the miner in that same part of the area who is making the noise that is keeping the bear awake. Like most wildlife, they will follow Naiad if she swims close. Without bringing all three snakes close to the miner, though, he will only be briefly scared away. All three snakes are required to frighten him into actually leaving.