Xaero's World MapMods · 1.8 – 26.xAdds a full screen world map which shows you what you have explored in the world. Works great together with Xaero's Minimap.
Free105,472,131 downloads
Adds 47 animals *(and 66 variants)* to your world with immersive behaviors and drops.
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Naturalist is a mod made by crispytwig. Adds 47 animals *(and 66 variants)* to your world with immersive behaviors and drops.
It supports Minecraft 1.18 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 11,704,104 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 22, 2026.
Naturalist has had 67 releases on Modrinth since Feb 18, 2023. 40 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.0.9+1.20.1-fabric, released on Oct 22, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.1. It runs on Fabric. The download is 10.8 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.9+1.20.1-fabric | Oct 22, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Beta |
2.0.9+1.20.1-forge | Oct 22, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Beta |
2.0.8+1.20.1-forge | Oct 21, 2026 | 1.20.1 | Beta |
2.0.7+26.2-fabric | Oct 21, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
2.0.7+26.2-neoforge | Oct 21, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
Naturalist adds 24 animals (and their variants) to your world, aiming to fit them seamlessly into Vanilla. You may find mobs interacting with each other or the world around them, and some are tameable.
✅ Supported ▪ ⚠️ Maintenance ▪ ❌ Deprecated
Feature · Details
Mod Loaders · Fabric Forge
MC Versions · ⚠️1.20.1 ❌1.19.2 ❌1.19 ❌1.18.2
Written by crispytwig. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod is needed on both the server and every player who joins.
Install Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.18 – 26.x.
Add the mods it needs: Fabric API.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Naturalist in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturalistthe one you looked at | 11.7M | 1.18 – 26.x | 19 days ago | Free |
| Xaero's World Mapthexaero | 105.5M | 1.8 – 26.x | 16 days ago | Free |
 Biomes O' PlentyForstride | 38.7M | 1.8 – 26.x | 8 days ago | Free |
 Cobblemon additionsstrikebyte | 10.5M | 1.20 – 1.21 | Mar 19, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Naturalist supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18.
Yes. Naturalist is free to download from Modrinth.
Both. The server and every player need Naturalist installed.
Yes: Fabric API. Install it before Naturalist.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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