Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 add-on features baby hippos like viral sensation Moo Deng and other wild animals

The Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod is all the craze right now due to a host of animals that it adds to the gameplay. But the most significant of them all? A baby hippo that is uncannily similar to the viral sensation Moo Deng. This sassy hippo from Thailand has taken the internet by storm due to its adorable yet angry nature. Now, players can experience a similar hippo through this mod.

Here's everything you need to know about the Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the author's opinions.

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What is the Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod?

The Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod introduces a host of new animals and items (Image via Mojang Studios)

The Naturalist Mod is an immersive animal mob that adds tons of new animals to the game. It adds creatures that behave based on ones in the real world and interact with each other, greatly adding to the immersive nature and realism of the title.

The mod features active food chains, sleep cycles, and other behaviors that give each animal a unique personality. These are the animals added as part of the Naturalist 2.0 mod:

• Alligator
• Bass
• Bear
• Bird
• Boar
• Butterfly
• Catfish
• Deer
• Dragonfly
• Duck
• Elephant
• Firefly
• Giraffe
• Hippo
• Lion
• Lizard
• Rhino
• Snail
• Snake
• Tortoise
• Vulture
• Zebra

Each of them features unique actions and reactions as well as interactions with each other. Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod also adds a host of items and products related to the mobs.

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Why did the Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod gain popularity?

You can find hippos that look similar to Moo Deng in the Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod (Image via Mojang Studios)

The Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 gained popularity quite recently as many players noticed a striking similarity between the in-game hippo and Moo Deng, the viral baby hippo from Thailand. Players rushed to experience this cute and cuddly hippo during their gameplay and they loved it.

The hippo mob in the Naturalist 2.0 mod exhibits behavior similar to a real hippo. Players who wish to have their Moo Deng in-game can breed two hippos to give birth to a baby Hippo.

Here's how you can mate and give birth to a baby hippo with the Naturalist 2.0 mod:

• Spawn two Hippos in the water
• Feed them melon blocks
• step away and give them space
• a baby hippo is spawned in the area

The baby hippo is playful and will roam around the world, foraging and exploring. Eventually, it will grow into a full-sized creature. Make sure to avoid hurting hippos or their babies since they will go hostile and start chasing you.

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How to install the Minecraft Naturalist 2.0 mod

The Naturalist 2.0 mod is available for both Bedrock and Java editions of Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Minecraft Bedrock edition players can simply head to the in-game marketplace and search for the Naturalist 2.0 mod. Once found, they can purchase and add it to their library. The next time you create a world, you can choose to add the Naturalist 2.0 to your world to access the additional animals.

Minecraft Java Edition players must visit the Curseforge page to download and install the mod using the loader or by adding it manually. Make sure to run it on a Forge or a Fabric instance of Minecraft Java edition since those are the only two servers supported by this mod.

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