Wildlife of Yara: what to expect
Since Far Cry 3, wildlife has become increasingly crucial in the franchise, culminating with FC Primal and its companion system. Yet, with a less diverse cast of animals in 5/New Dawn and the setting of 6 in the "not that famous for land vertebrates" Carribean islands, lets see some ot the animals we ll face and others we may cross path with!
.Confirmed:
-Dogs: Like all previous games, FC6 will feature dogs, as seen with Chorizo. We ll most likely see other breeds and specimens, both as companions or enemies.
-Chicken: Collector box art shows a magnificent green rooster. Is it an "Amigo" like Chorizo? Maybe a serial winner of chicken fights with saw blades glued to its talons!
-Crocodiles: Cuban/american crocodile surely take the spot in what we ve seen so far, with both a special outfit DLC pack, first sequence of trailer and even a representation on collector box art (another amigo to hire?). Hopefully, they ll be able to move like the ones from AC Origins and not just look at us while we swim.
-Horses: as seen on a screenshot, horses seem to be part of the adventure. Probably more convenient that an car in the wild but can we repair those with the good ol' blowtorch?
-Panther (probably jaguar): A specific DLC pack offers a skin "Champagne" for what looks like a big cat. Yara being near South America, I d expect more a jaguar than a leopard but who knows! Probably a new version of Peaches from 5!
. Personal guesses:
-The trio Boar/Deer/Tapir. Been in most FC games. Tapirs is the wildest guess of 3 but once more, Yara's Cuban feels makes it ideal to put some south American wildlife around. Especially if the models already exist.
-Iguanas. Endemic land vertebrates are pretty rare on those islands. Aside from domestic animals, big land vertebrates on large island-ish countries like dominican republic or Cuba are reptiles and a well known island dweller of the Caribbean is the iguana.
-Sharks. Back in New Dawn, sharks are a given in a sea surrounded island. Which species though?
-Eagles. Eagles have been around in every FC since 3 (with its rare of the rare black eagle). Yara will probably have a species around too.
-Personal hopes (wild guesses):
While some small beasts like hutias and apes seems a given (being already in games like AC Black flag for similar locales), I hope for actual land predators. Hard to think about actual south American threats besides ocelot (not that big) so I d love a few surprising ones like FC3 and 4 had with Galapagos tortoises, mountain lions and goliath tigerfish far from their actual countries and brought by poachers to the Rook islands or Kyrat. From hyenas to dingoes, I hope for a medium pack hunting predator.
As for big ones, jaguar is probably there but outside the poacher plot, I can t think of anything bigger in the area. Bye bears and tigers. I d love to be proven wrong though.
In the end, I d let my wildest dreams go real and hope for a terrifying trio:
- Anaconda (finally a new model!)
-Red bellied piranhas (fishing is still a thing right?)
-Hippos. You know the story about Escobar's hippos? Then Yara needs to have some!
All of those weird theories are mainly fueled by a running rumor talking about "helping zoos". Parts of the rumors have been proven right so who knows! And you? What do you want to see dwelling in Yara?