Beasts of Paradise

**Beasts of Paradise** are a group of previously extinct animals and other creatures, originating from Paradise.

These animals have been preserved in timespace stasis and by the events of the 1.18.2 update, made it into the modern Overworld.

## Resurrected Species

### **Wild Animals**

* **Grizzly Bears** - The taiga-loving ancestors of the modern polar bear, before they had evolved for optimal compatibility in cold biomes.
* **Bluejays**, **Canaries** and **Robins** - Common species of small, extinct wild bird.
* **Butterflies** - Large insects, presumably related to the modern bee, which pollinate plants. Start life as caterpillars.
* **Deer** - Skittish, antlered animals. Could they be the ancestors of the Deer origin...?
* **Fireflies** - Glowing, large nocturnal insects, similar to modern bees.
* **Ancient Snail** - Small and easily frightened ancestors of the modern giant riding snail.
* **Snakes** - Small, long reptilian predators which prey on small animals and can climb surfaces.
* **Squirrels** - Small, tree-loving rodents that like walnuts.
* **Penguins** - Flightless, semi-aquatic birds which live in cold biomes. Come in two forms.
* **Hedgehogs** - Small animals covered in defensive spikes.

* **Lions** - Large and dangerous, but quite lazy ancestors of the modern cat, from before they had shrunk.
* **Giraffes** - Ancient hooved megafauna, somewhat similar to horses and deer. One of the biggest animals there are.
* **Hippos** - Large, aggressive water creatures with a taste for melon. Dangerous despite their silly appearance.
* **Rhinos** - Large, horned hooved creatures with a distinct horn. Prone to aggression.
* **Vultures** - Medium sized scavenger birds that live in deserts and attack zombies for their rotten flesh. Occasionally known to steal from unaware travelers.
* **Zebras** - Striped, skittish ancestor of the modern donkeys and horses. Much meaner and better accustomed to water than their descendants.
* **Boars** - Large, hairy tusked pigs, notably similar to the Nether's Hoglins. Notably more placid than the latter, however.
* **Coconut Crabs** - Shy, semi-aquatic crustaceans which breed in coconut trees and use their fruit as shells.
* **Dodos** - Strange wobbly flightless birds.
* **Ancient Capybaras** - Smaller, more feral relatives of the larger, tamer modern capybara.
* **Wombats** - Stocky little marsupials which mostly just putter about.

### **Pre-Domestic Animals**

These are animals that were already tamed and domesticated in ancient times, now feral but easy to tame, with coexisting with people already written into their existence by the pre-apocalypse people.

* **Pigeons** - Loyal, tame birds with a very strong homing instinct and flight speed, which can be used to pass messages between places quickly.
* **Cattle Dogs** - Small, previously tamed relative of the wolf. Great at herding animals and protecting homes. Small but quick and clever.
* **Camels** - Ancient, desert-dwelling domesticated relatives of the modern llama. Come in two species, the lesser camel and the greater camel, both of which are notably larger and easier to control than the llama.
* **Ostriches** - An ancient, goofier looking and slightly smaller relative of the modern Megabird.

## Continuously Extinct Species

There are a few species that are historically known to be extinct, this information provided by historical text or otherwise.

* Rats
* Flamingos
* Direbats