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Dappled Bears

Dappled Bears adds brown bears and adorable cubs to Minecraft's Dappled Forest! Discover natural bear dens, watch bears sleep and protect their young, breed them with honeycomb, and collect leather and raw beef from adults.

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Updated 16 days ago
Latest stable file DappledBears_SpawnWeight50_v0.3.18.jar
Game version 26.3
Loader Fabric

Dappled Bears DappledBears_SpawnWeight50_v0.3.18.jar targets 26.3 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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About this project

What does Dappled Bears add?

🐻 Dappled Bears — Minecraft Fabric 26.3

Bring the wilderness to life with Dappled Bears!

Dappled Bears introduces wild brown bears and their adorable cubs to Minecraft's beautiful Dappled Forest biome, making the autumn forests feel more alive, immersive, and full of wildlife.

Discover natural bear dens, observe unique animal behaviours, raise baby bears, and experience a new addition to Minecraft's wildlife!

🌲 Natural Habitat

Brown bears spawn naturally and exclusively in the Dappled Forest biome.

Watch them roam the woodland, explore their surroundings, and interact with the environment. Adult bears also protect their cubs from potential threats, making encounters with bear families particularly interesting!

🍯 Bee Nest Sniffing

Brown bears are naturally curious about honey!

When they discover nearby bee nests, bears may approach and sniff them, adding another touch of natural wildlife behaviour to the forest.

🪨 Natural Bear Dens

Explore the Dappled Forest to discover naturally generated bear dens!

The mod features three different den variants, each designed to blend naturally into the surrounding landscape.

Dens are constructed from natural materials, including dirt, coarse dirt, podzol, rooted dirt, stone, andesite, and moss blocks.

Every den has a different appearance, making exploration more interesting.

🌙 Nighttime Sleeping

Bears have a 75% chance of sleeping at night.

When a den is within 20 blocks, bears attempt to sleep inside. Only one adult bear can occupy a den at a time, while additional adults sleep outside.

Cubs rest near their mothers, and bears can also sleep naturally without a nearby den.

🐾 Cubs and Breeding

Create your own bear family!

Players can breed adult brown bears using honeycomb, producing adorable baby bears.

Cubs stay close to their mothers, who fiercely protect them from danger.

At night, baby bears rest near their mothers, including when their mothers take shelter inside bear dens.

🍖 Loot Drops

Adult brown bears drop 2–4 Leather and 2–5 Raw Beef when killed.

Baby bears do not drop these items.

✨ Main Features

Dappled Bears includes naturally spawning brown bears, custom adult and baby bear models, protective mothers, honeycomb breeding, bee nest sniffing, three different natural den variants, nighttime sleeping behaviour, and useful loot drops.

Everything is designed to blend naturally into Minecraft's vanilla survival experience.

⚙️ Compatibility

Minecraft Edition: Java Edition

Minecraft Version: 26.3

Mod Loader: Fabric

Required Dependency: Fabric API

📥 Installation

Step 1: Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.3.

Step 2: Download and install the compatible Fabric API.

Step 3: Download the latest Dappled Bears JAR file.

Step 4: Place the JAR file inside your Minecraft mods folder.

Step 5: Launch Minecraft and explore the Dappled Forest!


Dappled Bears brings new wildlife, natural shelters, family interactions, and immersive animal behaviour to Minecraft's autumn forests.

🌲 Explore the forest, discover hidden dens, and meet its newest inhabitants! 🐻

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