Minecraft 102

Now that I've given you a bit of an overview of the mobs of Minecraft, I thought I'd do the same for the critters. Critters are different in that they spawn (or appear) during the daytime, and they drop things that are useful to eat or to craft with.

Bats: These are passive beasts that spawn in large enclosed spaces like caves or caverns underground.

Chicken: Chickens appear in grassy fields. They will sometimes lay an egg, which you can gather and use for cooking. If you kill them, you get a raw chicken and feathers. You can cook the chicken and eat it.

Cow: Cows are passive. They drop leather when killed. If you have a bucket, you can use it to milk the cow and get milk, which is used in cooking.

Horse: Horses can be tamed and ridden. They do not drop anything useful if you kill them.

Pig: Pigs spawn in well lit areas. They drop raw pork chops if you kill them, which must be cooked before you eat it.

Sheep: Sheep are passive mobs that provide wool if you use shears on them. They naturally spawn with black, white, brown, light grey or grey wool but you can dye them before you shear them to get colored wool.

Squid: Squid spawn in water. They don't attack unless you attack them first. If you kill them, they drop ink sacs.

Villager: Villagers are non-player-characters, or NPCs that live in villages. They have different professions and will trade goods for emeralds.

Wolf: Wolves are passive towards players but will attack sheep. You can tame them with a bone, and then they will have a red collar on and will protect you. If you have a tame wolf and you are attacked, the wolf will defend you against whatever is attacking you.

I hope this helps you relate to the geeks in your life!