Cow from Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Animals are creatures of nature found on maps. This page lists all the animals that appear in the Age of Empires series, excluding animals used by mounted units.
Age of Empires
Huntable
Gatherable
These animals can be hunted for food.
Non-gatherable
These animals can be killed but do not give any food.
- Eagle (explodes like a catapult projectile when hit)
- Hawk (explodes like a catapult projectile when hit)
- Horse (can only be killed with Catapults)
Aquatic
These animals live in the waters. They can be fished for food.
- File:FishAOEIcon.jpg Salmon
- File:FishAOEIcon.jpg Shore Fish
- File:FishAOEIcon.jpg Tuna
- File:FishAOEIcon.jpg Whale
Military units
These animals are military units.
Lion (tame) (only available in the Scenario Editor)
Cheat units
These animals appear in some scenarios and are available in the Scenario Editor. Entering a specific cheat code converts all animals into their "King" versions (Alpha in the Definitive Editon).
Age of Empires II
Huntable
Gatherable
These animals can be hunted for food.
- File:PR2-001.png Deer
- Elephant
- Ibex
- Iron Boar (HD Edition) onwards
- Javelina
- File:PR4-014.png Ostrich
- Rhinoceros
- Wild Boar
- Zebra
Non-gatherable
These animals can be killed but do not give any food.
- Bactrian Camel
- Bear
- Camel (Gaia)
- Crocodile
- Dire Wolf
- Donkey
- Horse
- Jaguar
- Komodo Dragon
- Lion
- Rabid Wolf
- Snow Leopard
- Tiger
- Wild Bactrian Camel
- Wild Camel
- Wild Horse
- Wolf
Herdable
These animals can be controlled by players and give food when killed.
- File:AoE2 DE cow.png Cow
- File:AoE2 DE goat.png Goat
- Goose
- Llama
- Pig
- File:PR4-001.png Sheep
- Turkey
- File:AoE2 DE water buffalo.png Water Buffalo
Aquatic
These animals live in the waters. They can be fished for food.
Decorative
These animals are purely decorative and cannot be interacted with.
- Butterflies
- Falcon
- Hawk
- Macaw
- Seagulls
- Stork
- Stormy Dog
- Vulture
Cheat units
These animals are military units. They can only be found in the Scenario Editor or obtained by entering a specific cheat code.
Age of Mythology
Huntable
Gatherable
These animals can be hunted for food.
- Aurochs
- Baboon
- Brown Bear
- Boar
- Caribou
- Chicken
- Crocodile
- Crowned Crane
- Deer
- Dog
- Duck
- Elephant
- Elk
- Gazelle
- Giraffe
- Hippopotamus
- Hyena
- Lion
- Lizard
- Monkey
- Panda
- Polar Bear
- Ram
- Rhinoceros
- Tiger
- Walrus
- Water Buffalo
- Wolf
- Zebra
Herdable
These animals can be controlled by players and give food when killed.
Aquatic
These animals live in the waters and can be fished for food.
These animals are purely decorative and cannot be interacted with.
Cheat units
These animals can only be obtained by entering a cheat code.
Age of Empires III
Heroic
These animals can be controlled but cannot be killed.
Huntable
Animal models in Age of Empires III
Gatherable
These animals can be hunted for food.
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bird
- Bison
- Capybara
- Caribou
- Deer
- Elk
- Elephant
- Gazelle
- Giant Salamander
- Guanaco
- Ibex
- Marco Polo Sheep
- Moose
- Musk Deer
- Musk Ox
- Nilgai
- Pronghorn
- Rhea
- Saiga
- Serow
- Tapir
- Turkey
Non-gatherable
These animals can be killed but do not give any food. They can only be controlled after being tamed by a Native American War Chief.
- Alligator
- Black Bear
- Black Panther
- Cougar
- Coyote
- Grizzly Bear
- Great White Shark
- Jaguar
- Lion
- Lion-Tailed Macaque
- Monitor Lizard
- Orangutan
- Orca
- Panda
- Polar Bear
- Rhinoceros
- Snow Leopard
- Snow Monkey
- Tibetan Macaque
- Tiger
- White Tiger
- White Wolf (Treasure Guardian)
- Wolf
Herdable
These animals can be controlled by players and give food when killed.
Aquatic
These animals live in the waters. They can be fished for food or gold.
- Bass
- Beluga Whale
- Carp
- Catfish
- Cod
- Humpback Whale
- Mahi-mahi
- Minke Whale
- Mola Mola
- Salmon
- Sardines
- Squid
- Tarpon
- Tuna
Pets
These animals are controlled by players and can be killed, but do not give any food.
- Axehilt the Tame Tiger
- Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear
- Buck the Tame Wolf
- Buttercup the Pet Cougar
- Duber the Pet Monkey
- Fang the Tame Coyote
- Freitag the Pet Macaque
- Gentle Pete the Pet Bear
- Honcho the Pet Grizzly Bear
- Janey the Pet Jaguar
- Kermond the Pet Monitor Lizard
- Lhota the Pet Lion
- Old Doug the Orangutan
- Peruvian Dog
- Pete-Pete the Tame Panda
- Randy the Pet Rhino
- Wagner the Pet White Tiger
- War Dog
- White Buffalo
- White Jaguar
- White Wolf
Decorative
These animals are purely decorative and cannot be interacted with.
- Bar-Headed Goose
- Blackbird
- Buzzard
- Canada Goose
- Condor
- Crab Seal
- Duck
- Eagle
- Falcon
- Hawk
- Horse
- Kingfisher
- Macaw
- Parrot
- Seagull
- Sea Lion
- Snowy Owl
- Swan
- Stork
- Turtle
- Vulture
Cheat units
These animals can only be obtained by entering a cheat code.
Trivia
- In earlier versions of Age of Mythology, predator animals were able to hunt prey animals. The reason for why this was cut is unknown, likely to prevent uneven balance in availability of hunt.