CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Friendly Animals
Friendly Animals brings more life to Minecraft with new animals that feel right at home in the vanilla world. With expressive animations, adorable babies, and unique behaviors, it adds more wildlife to discover while keeping the familiar Minecraft feel.
Quick answer
Which Friendly Animals release matches 1.21.4?
Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4 targets 1.21.4 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Friendly Animals required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4 need?
Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4 on 1.21.4. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Friendly Animals without breaking your instance.
Built for Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4 on 1.21.4. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4. It targets 1.21.4 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Friendly Animals add?


Friendly Animals
Bring a little more life to your Minecraft world with 13 animal species, each with its own look, animations and adorable baby variants. From raccoons and red pandas to owls, seals and opossums, Friendly Animals adds more wildlife to discover as you explore.
Meet the animals
- Capybaras
- Raccoons
- Red pandas
- Gundis
- Brown bears
- Deer
- Otters
- Ducks
- Skunks
- Penguins
- Owls
- Seals
- Opossums
Features
- Custom animal models and textures designed to fit Minecraft’s style
- Adult and baby variants for every species
- Species-specific animations, including resting, swimming and flying where applicable
- Natural spawning in suitable vanilla biomes
- Configurable spawn frequency and individual animal toggles
- Spawn eggs in a dedicated creative tab
Still growing
More animal interactions and improvements are planned. Penguin, owl, seal and opossum vocalizations are not yet implemented.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Friendly Animals by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.1.2
1 loader build1.21.4
1 loader build1.20.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Friendly Animals versions and loaders
Friendly Animals | 1.4.1 | 1.21.4
friendlyanimals-1.4.1-mc1.21.4-neoforge.jar
1 Nov 2026
Friendly Animals | 1.4 | 1.21.4
friendlyanimals-1.4-mc1.21.4-neoforge.jar
29 Oct 2026
Friendly Animals | 1.3 | 1.21.4
friendlyanimals-1.3-mc1.21.4-neoforge.jar
23 Oct 2026
Friendly Animals | 1.2 | 1.21.4
friendlyanimals-1.2-mc1.21.4-neoforge.jar
18 Oct 2026
Friendly Animals | 1.1 | 1.21.4
friendlyanimals-1.1-mc1.21.4-neoforge.jar
18 Oct 2026
Friendly Animals 1.0 | 1.21.4 | Neoforge
Friendly Animals 1.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.