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Flamingos, manatees, iguanas and even monkeys share the state, while Legendary creatures stay under wraps.
Official Rockstar screenshot of the Grassrivers wetlands with stilt houses and a seaplane.
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Leonida is crowded with wildlife. Game Informer reported on 29 September that GTA VI includes more than 170 animal species across land, air and sea, several of which have never appeared in a Rockstar game.
Game Informer names native Florida animals such as flamingos, manatees, pelicans and alligators, alongside invasive species including green iguanas, cane toads, feral cats and rhesus macaque monkeys.
Some animals you can track are categorized as Rare, Discoverable or Legendary, and the identities of these harder-to-find creatures are being kept secret, according to the report.
Game Informer says Rockstar builds on its Red Dead Redemption work with iridescence, bioluminescence, translucency, feather types and new hair and fur systems for coats and pelts.
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Leonida is crowded with wildlife. Game Informer reported on 29 September that GTA VI includes more than 170 animal species across land, air and sea, several of which have never appeared in a Rockstar game.
Status: Opening · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Game Informer — Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
gameinformer.com/exclusive/2026/09/29/exclusive-grand-theft-auto-vi-includes-over-170-animal-speciesReviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Game Informer names native Florida animals such as flamingos, manatees, pelicans and alligators, alongside invasive species including green iguanas, cane toads, feral cats and rhesus macaque monkeys.
Status: Natives and invaders · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Game Informer — Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
gameinformer.com/exclusive/2026/09/29/exclusive-grand-theft-auto-vi-includes-over-170-animal-speciesReviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Some animals you can track are categorized as Rare, Discoverable or Legendary, and the identities of these harder-to-find creatures are being kept secret, according to the report.
Status: Rare, Discoverable, Legendary · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Game Informer — Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
gameinformer.com/exclusive/2026/09/29/exclusive-grand-theft-auto-vi-includes-over-170-animal-speciesReviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Game Informer says Rockstar builds on its Red Dead Redemption work with iridescence, bioluminescence, translucency, feather types and new hair and fur systems for coats and pelts.
Status: Fur, feathers and glow · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Game Informer — Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
gameinformer.com/exclusive/2026/09/29/exclusive-grand-theft-auto-vi-includes-over-170-animal-speciesReviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
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Exclusive: Grand Theft Auto VI Includes Over 170 Animal Species
Supports: Opening, Natives and invaders, Rare, Discoverable, Legendary, Fur, feathers and glow
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