Animal - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ rephrase, earmark

2026-04-27T07:08:19Z

‎Description: rephrase, earmark

Umbire the Phantom: touch-up

2026-01-07T13:09:23Z

touch-up

Umbire the Phantom: slight copyedit

2025-01-16T18:00:15Z

slight copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-01-10T12:43:04Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 175985 by Phol ende wodan (talk) they do actually, but only in latest stable - add upcoming accordingly

2024-07-29T07:37:44Z

Undo revision 175985 by Phol ende wodan (talk) they do actually, but only in latest stable - add upcoming accordingly

Phol ende wodan: Undo revision 175983 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) - Ki-rins are not animals as defined by the game because they do not have M1_ANIMAL.

2024-07-28T23:05:27Z

Undo revision 175983 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) - Ki-rins are not animals as defined by the game because they do not have M1_ANIMAL.

MrSurvivor1997: /* List of animals in NetHack */ Ki-rins are animals too.

2024-07-28T22:38:26Z

‎List of animals in NetHack: Ki-rins are animals too.

Umbire the Phantom: Proper refsrc update - best not to tick the version number until those're all sorted if you can

2022-10-01T06:33:59Z

Proper refsrc update - best not to tick the version number until those're all sorted if you can

Darth l33t: consolidate the list

2022-09-30T13:07:10Z

consolidate the list

RedFeather at 15:25, 4 April 2022

2022-04-04T15:25:34Z

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 The "animal" classification has the following implications:
-* Animals with an [[item-stealing]] attack will attempt to take a singular object and flee on foot, rather than [[charming]] the hero into handing it over (potentially stealing more items if they force the hero to disrobe) and then teleporting as [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
+* Animals with an [[item-stealing]] attack will attempt to take a singular object and flee on foot, and cannot steal welded items and certain worn items like [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] can: they cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
 * Animals with an [[engulfing]] attack can remove [[you]] from a [[steed]], even if your saddle is cursed. They are affected by a [[chameleon]], [[doppelganger]], [[nurse]], [[wraith]], or [[cockatrice]] corpse dropped or thrown inside of them. They can be forced to release you by [[Giant spider|spinning a web]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of opening]], casting the {{+ of|knock}} spell, or ringing the [[Bell of Opening]] while inside of them.
 * Animals can't use (and don't generate with) [[armor]], [[Offensive item|offensive]], [[Defensive item|defensive]], [[miscellaneous item]]s or [[tin]]s, and will not deliberately use traps or stairs to flee.

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 The "animal" classification has the following implications:
-* Animals with an [[Theft (attack)|item-stealing attack]] will attempt to take a singular object and flee on foot, rather than charming the hero into handing it over (potentially stealing more items if they force the hero to disrobe) and then teleporting as [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
+* Animals with an [[item-stealing]] attack will attempt to take a singular object and flee on foot, rather than [[charming]] the hero into handing it over (potentially stealing more items if they force the hero to disrobe) and then teleporting as [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
 * Animals with an [[engulfing]] attack can remove [[you]] from a [[steed]], even if your saddle is cursed. They are affected by a [[chameleon]], [[doppelganger]], [[nurse]], [[wraith]], or [[cockatrice]] corpse dropped or thrown inside of them. They can be forced to release you by [[Giant spider|spinning a web]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of opening]], casting the {{+ of|knock}} spell, or ringing the [[Bell of Opening]] while inside of them.
 * Animals can't use (and don't generate with) [[armor]], [[Offensive item|offensive]], [[Defensive item|defensive]], [[miscellaneous item]]s or [[tin]]s, and will not deliberately use traps or stairs to flee.

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 The "animal" classification has the following implications:
-* Animals with an [[Theft (attack)|item-stealing attack]] will attempt to take an object and flee on foot rather than teleport if successful, as [[nymph]]s do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
+* Animals with an [[Theft (attack)|item-stealing attack]] will attempt to take a singular object and flee on foot, rather than charming the hero into handing it over (potentially stealing more items if they force the hero to disrobe) and then teleporting as [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
 * Animals with an [[engulfing]] attack can remove [[you]] from a [[steed]], even if your saddle is cursed. They are affected by a [[chameleon]], [[doppelganger]], [[nurse]], [[wraith]], or [[cockatrice]] corpse dropped or thrown inside of them. They can be forced to release you by [[Giant spider|spinning a web]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of opening]], casting the {{+ of|knock}} spell, or ringing the [[Bell of Opening]] while inside of them.
 * Animals can't use (and don't generate with) [[armor]], [[Offensive item|offensive]], [[Defensive item|defensive]], [[miscellaneous item]]s or [[tin]]s, and will not deliberately use traps or stairs to flee.

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 * Animals with an [[Theft (attack)|item-stealing attack]] will attempt to take an object and flee on foot rather than teleport if successful, as [[nymph]]s do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
-* Animals with an [[engulfing]] attack can remove [[you]] from a [[steed]], even if your saddle is cursed. They are affected by a [[chameleon]], [[doppelganger]], [[nurse]], [[wraith]], or [[cockatrice]] corpse dropped or thrown inside of them. They can be forced to release you by [[Giant spider|spinning a web]], ringing the [[Bell of Opening]] or using [[opening]] magic inside of them.
+* Animals with an [[engulfing]] attack can remove [[you]] from a [[steed]], even if your saddle is cursed. They are affected by a [[chameleon]], [[doppelganger]], [[nurse]], [[wraith]], or [[cockatrice]] corpse dropped or thrown inside of them. They can be forced to release you by [[Giant spider|spinning a web]], [[zapping]] a [[wand of opening]], casting the {{+ of|knock}} spell, or ringing the [[Bell of Opening]] while inside of them.
 * Animals can't use (and don't generate with) [[armor]], [[Offensive item|offensive]], [[Defensive item|defensive]], [[miscellaneous item]]s or [[tin]]s, and will not deliberately use traps or stairs to flee.
 * [[Chameleon]]s usually imitate animals.

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 ==List of animals in NetHack==
 * all {{mcsl|a}}{{mcsl|c}}{{mcsl|d}}{{mcsl|f}}{{mcsl|m}}{{mcsl|p}}{{mcsl|q}}{{mcsl|r}}{{mcsl|s}}{{mcsl|t}}{{mcsl|w}}{{mcsl|x}}{{mcsl|z}}{{mcsl|B}}{{mcsl|J}}{{mcsl|R}}{{mcsl|S}}{{mcsl|Y}}, excluding [[werecreature]]s in either of their forms
-* {{monsym|horse}} [[horse|ponies, horses and warhorses]] (but not [[unicorn]]s)
+* all {{mcsl|u}} except [[unicorn]]s
 * {{monsymlink|stalker}}s
 * {{monsymlink|ettin}}s and {{monsymlink|minotaur}}s
 * all {{monclass|:}}s except [[salamander]]s
 * all {{monclass|;}}s except [[jellyfish]]
 == Body parts ==

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-Some monsters are classified as '''animals''', identified by the '''is_animal()''' macro and ultimately defined by the '''M1_ANIMAL''' flag in [[monst.c]]. It has the following implications:
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', some monsters are classified as '''animals''', identified by the '''is_animal()''' macro and ultimately defined by the '''M1_ANIMAL''' flag in [[monst.c]].
 * Animals with an [[Theft (attack)|item-stealing attack]] will attempt to take an object and flee on foot rather than teleport if successful, as [[nymph]]s do. They cannot steal cursed objects stuck to you, rings worn under a curse-welded weapon or armor that takes more than one move to take off. The same caveats apply to theft by [[mugger]]s in variants.
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 * [[Chameleon]]s usually imitate animals.
-The animals are:
+==List of animals in NetHack==
 * all {{mcsl|a}}{{mcsl|c}}{{mcsl|d}}{{mcsl|f}}{{mcsl|m}}{{mcsl|p}}{{mcsl|q}}{{mcsl|r}}{{mcsl|s}}{{mcsl|t}}{{mcsl|w}}{{mcsl|x}}{{mcsl|z}}{{mcsl|B}}{{mcsl|J}}{{mcsl|R}}{{mcsl|S}}{{mcsl|Y}}, excluding [[werecreature]]s in either of their forms
 * {{monsym|horse}} [[horse|ponies, horses and warhorses]] (but not [[unicorn]]s)
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 '''Animal''' also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of many animals. It affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows:
 {| class="prettytable"
-!Bodypart{{refsrc|hack.h|226}}!!Description
+!Bodypart{{refsrc|src/hack.h|410|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}!!Description
 |-
 |arm||forelimb
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 |lung||lung
 |-
-|nose||nose (trunk for [[mumak|mumakil]] and [[mastodon]]s)
+|nose||nose (trunk for [[mumak]]il and [[mastodon]]s)
 |-
 |stomach||stomach
 |}
+==References==
 <references/>
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Monster attributes]]