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Alligator
Where: Grassrivers swamps, canals, even a convenience store
In Trailer 1, on the cover art and in several screenshots, including on an airboat deck.
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Grand Theft Auto VI · Wildlife · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Leonida has more than 170 animal species, from swamp alligators to dolphins off the Keys. Here is every animal known so far, what Rockstar has shown, and where to look for it.
Where: Grassrivers swamps, canals, even a convenience store
In Trailer 1, on the cover art and in several screenshots, including on an airboat deck.
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Where: Mount Kalaga, Grassrivers
At a watering hole and splashing through the wetlands. One screenshot shows a hunter on an ATV watching them.
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Where: Mount Kalaga
A big cat prowls past deer at a watering hole in an official screenshot. Game Informer lists cougars.
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Where: Leonida Keys
Sunning on rocks and sitting in the street in screenshots and Rockstar artwork.
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Where: Towns and hiking trails
Walked on a trail in a screenshot. Chihuahua, Doberman, German Shepherd and Rottweiler are listed.
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Where: Backcountry
Listed among the land animals in the Game Informer feature.
Named, not shown yet
Listed among the land animals.
Named, not shown yet
An invasive monkey species, new to GTA.
Named, not shown yet
Described as an invasive species.
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Described as an invasive species.
Named, not shown yet
Listed among the land animals.
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Listed among the land animals.
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Listed among the land animals.
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Listed among the land animals.
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Listed among the land animals.
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Listed among the land animals.
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Where: Open sea
Surfacing next to a boat in the Ultimate Edition screenshots.
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Where: Leonida Keys reefs
Swimming past scuba divers in an official screenshot.
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Named by Rockstar in the Game Informer story.
Named, not shown yet
Where: Coast and open sea
Listed among the sea animals, with their own swimming animations.
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Listed among the sea animals.
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Listed among the sea animals.
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Listed among the sea animals, with bioluminescence.
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Listed among the sea animals.
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Several fish species are part of the 170+.
Named, not shown yet
Where: Lagoons and wetlands
All over Rockstar's official art, and named in the Game Informer story.
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Where: Leonida Keys, marinas
Flying over the Keys in an official screenshot.
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Where: Grassrivers
In a Grassrivers screenshot with cranes and storks.
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Where: Grassrivers
In a Grassrivers screenshot.
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Where: Grassrivers
In a Grassrivers screenshot.
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Where: Coast
Perched on a boat rail next to the dolphins.
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Listed among the birds.
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Listed among the birds.
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Listed among the birds.
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Listed among the birds.
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Like Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 6 sorts some wildlife into Rare, Discoverable and Legendary categories. Rockstar has not named them yet. We will add each Legendary animal and its location as soon as the game is out on November 19.
Animals also look better than ever: feathers, fur that gets soaked in the rain, translucent and bioluminescent sea life.
Sources: Rockstar Games trailers and screenshots; Game Informer cover story (September 29, 2026), as reported by Dexerto and Gfinity; GTA Intel.
More than 170 species, according to Game Informer's cover story with Rockstar: over 60 types of birds, over 30 land mammals, plus fish and reptiles. That is far more than GTA 5.
Yes. Alligators are the most-seen animal so far: in Trailer 1 (one walks into a convenience store), on the cover art and in several screenshots, mostly in the Grassrivers swamps.
Yes. Some animals are grouped as Rare, Discoverable and Legendary, like in Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar has not revealed which ones yet.
Rockstar has not detailed a hunting system yet. Official screenshots show hunters with scoped rifles near deer, and players can study animals. We will confirm on launch day.
Not confirmed. Dogs appear in the world, and reports from footage show prompts to pet, scold or study a dog, but owning a pet has not been announced.
Yes, sharks are listed among the sea animals, along with dolphins, whales, stingrays, sea turtles, jellyfish and manatees.