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Rhinoceros

2017-03-25T05:14:56Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Rhinoceros Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Rhinoceros Size Comparison.]]

Morphological differences notwithstanding, '''rhinoceroses''' are essentially small [[elephant]]s. On their own they are one of the [[list of creatures by adult size#end_of_list|largest]] land-based creatures in the game. Like elephants, they are found in tropical [[biome]]s often in small herds and can be tamed and trained by an [[animal trainer]]. As a war animal, their large size and gore attacks make them an extremely fearsome threat.

== Combat ==

Rhinoceroses are dangerous animals with thick layers of skin and fat, insulating them against damage. A piercing weapon like a pike or spear works best for killing them, as non piercing weapon, such as bronze axes tend to just cut their fat without causing any serious damage quickly. Wrestling chokeholds can also kill them since it bypasses their layers of protection.

Rhinoceroses can be useful for training up skills; since they resist damage so well, you'll be able to fight them for a long time before they die. Or you could just make your soldiers spar for a year or two, while letting more experienced and well-armed soldiers handle serious threats like these, but that wouldn't be [[fun]].

Rhinos usually have no problem hurting you. Their horns are very dangerous to a new adventurer.

[[Image:Waterberg Nashorn2.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[preference|Admired]] for their ''horns'']]

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Elephant

2017-03-25T05:13:59Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Elephant Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Elephant Size Comparison.]]

'''Elephants''' are massive [[creature]]s who inhabit [[tropical]] [[shrubland]]s and [[forest]]s and the largest terrestrial mundane animals in the game. In past versions of the game, elephants were famed as [[23a:Elephant|cold, emotionless, and highly effective dwarf killing machines]], [[blood]] eternally dripping from their ivory tusks, the bane of even the mightiest of [[Main:Boatmurdered|fortresses]], so on and so forth. ([[Size]] used to be correlated with combat bonuses, both to damage and damage resistance, making them incredibly dangerous animals; today it just translates into more and thicker tissues.) Nonetheless, their sheer size means that they still pack a wallop, sufficient to rip apart even the most well-[[armor]]ed of [[goblin]]s with ease.

In the wild, elephants appear in clusters of three to seven individuals, and their size notwithstanding can be caught by the same [[cage]] [[trap]]s as any other creature. Additionally, [[elf|elven]] [[caravan]]s may occasionally bring tame elephants with them, if they have settlements in the right locations - the method by which a 1,000 pound [[donkey]] carries a 15,000 pound elephant in a cage, on top of whatever else it's carrying, is a deeply veiled elven secret. [[Animal training|Trained]] elephants can be turned further into war and hunting roles (no word yet on how elephant sneaking works, exactly), and are easily the most effective war animals that your fortress can train. In the future, it is planned that they will [[Grazing|graze]] upon trees for food, but for now they eat grass and cave moss like all other grazing animals.

If you plan on [[breeding]] elephants, note that elephant calves take 10 years to mature (though they reach full size in only 5 years). Pregnant elephants will give birth to 1-3 calves, and they have longer lives than most animals (50-70 years) as well. Even in death, elephants are wonderful creatures; once butchered, their products are worth ''five'' times as much as those of more boring animals (like [[cow]]s), and their great size means that there will be a ''lot'' of products.

Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] elephants for their ''strength'', their ''amazing trunks'', their ''calves' spirited antics'', their ''tusks'', their ''great weight'', their ''social behavior'', their ''flappy ears'', their ''uprooting of trees'', their ''aggressive sparring'', their ''trumpeting'', their ''tool use'' and their ''self-awareness''. They have, by far, the most reasons to be liked by dwarves of all creatures in the game.

[[File:African Bush Elephant.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Admired for its ''strength''.]]

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Cave dragon

2017-03-25T05:13:04Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Cave Dragon Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Cave Dragon Size Comparison.]]

'''Cave dragons''' are gigantic evil [[Creature|beasts]] which were once [[dragon]]s but have now adapted to life [[Caverns|underground]]. Unlike their above-ground brethren, they do not breathe [[dragonfire]], but they do possess an immunity to the effects of [[fire]]. Happily, they are not immune to the effects of a [[magma|dwarf's best friend]]. They have wings (which lack the ability to fly) and white scales, but besides this are not nearly as dangerous as their above ground cousins (due to being smaller and not breathing fire). Oddly, despite their description, regular dragons do not have wings, much less functional ones, though cave dragons do. All cave dragons are born with Talented [[skill]] in [[Combat skill|fighting, biting, kicking, dodging]].

Cave dragons are one of the more dangerous things you can face in the caverns due to their immense size and their natural fighting skills, and they will make mince meat out of any [[dwarf]] civilian or recruit unfortunate enough to get in their way. Cave dragons are [[building destroyer]]s which means, among other things, that [[door]]s are useless as defense. They should be disposed of as if they were [[megabeast]]s, with a well equipped [[military]] squad and preferably high numbers. Cave dragons are very rare in the underground, but a [[goblin]] siege can bring several to your fort, which may be a lot more [[fun]] than you can handle.

Cave dragons are among the largest creatures in the game and the largest species in the underground (larger even than [[forgotten beast]]s), and grow into their adult size of 15,000,000cm³ after 1000 years. The [[butcher]]y values in the right-hand column assume that an adult is being butchered: worlds younger than 1000 years will only have juvenile cave dragons, which drop far less meat.

Despite their gigantic size, cave dragons are still vulnerable to [[cage]] [[trap]]s. They are [[Animal trainer|trainable]], provide an insanely wonderful [[pet]] value of 10,000 and are very good war animals, due to their natural skills and sheer size. Cave dragons lay [[egg]]s, and are marginally easier to start a breeding program with than standard dragons due to being normally spawning creatures. Provided you're lucky enough to get a pair of opposite sexes, you can breed these monsters for yourself and become the envy of every goblin pit in the land - just don't use the hatchlings in fortress defense, as they're born as small as [[fox]]es. Cave dragons are born adults, so their offspring cannot be turned fully tame.

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cave dragons for their ''large eyes'' and their ''impressive teeth''.

{{Translation| dwarven = äs måmgoz | elvish = garetho vutheni | goblin = omo kusnath | human = ngethac tamun}}

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Cave dragon

2017-03-25T05:12:44Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Cave Dragon Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Cave Dragon Size Comparison.]]
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'''Cave dragons''' are gigantic evil [[Creature|beasts]] which were once [[dragon]]s but have now adapted to life [[Caverns|underground]]. Unlike their above-ground brethren, they do not breathe [[dragonfire]], but they do possess an immunity to the effects of [[fire]]. Happily, they are not immune to the effects of a [[magma|dwarf's best friend]]. They have wings (which lack the ability to fly) and white scales, but besides this are not nearly as dangerous as their above ground cousins (due to being smaller and not breathing fire). Oddly, despite their description, regular dragons do not have wings, much less functional ones, though cave dragons do. All cave dragons are born with Talented [[skill]] in [[Combat skill|fighting, biting, kicking, dodging]].

Cave dragons are one of the more dangerous things you can face in the caverns due to their immense size and their natural fighting skills, and they will make mince meat out of any [[dwarf]] civilian or recruit unfortunate enough to get in their way. Cave dragons are [[building destroyer]]s which means, among other things, that [[door]]s are useless as defense. They should be disposed of as if they were [[megabeast]]s, with a well equipped [[military]] squad and preferably high numbers. Cave dragons are very rare in the underground, but a [[goblin]] siege can bring several to your fort, which may be a lot more [[fun]] than you can handle.

Cave dragons are among the largest creatures in the game and the largest species in the underground (larger even than [[forgotten beast]]s), and grow into their adult size of 15,000,000cm³ after 1000 years. The [[butcher]]y values in the right-hand column assume that an adult is being butchered: worlds younger than 1000 years will only have juvenile cave dragons, which drop far less meat.

Despite their gigantic size, cave dragons are still vulnerable to [[cage]] [[trap]]s. They are [[Animal trainer|trainable]], provide an insanely wonderful [[pet]] value of 10,000 and are very good war animals, due to their natural skills and sheer size. Cave dragons lay [[egg]]s, and are marginally easier to start a breeding program with than standard dragons due to being normally spawning creatures. Provided you're lucky enough to get a pair of opposite sexes, you can breed these monsters for yourself and become the envy of every goblin pit in the land - just don't use the hatchlings in fortress defense, as they're born as small as [[fox]]es. Cave dragons are born adults, so their offspring cannot be turned fully tame.

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cave dragons for their ''large eyes'' and their ''impressive teeth''.

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Water buffalo

2017-03-25T05:12:21Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Water Buffalo Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Water Buffalo Size Comparison.]]

'''Water buffalos''' are the largest of all [[domestic animal]]s, roughly twice the size of a standard [[cow]]. They are a common choice for [[trader]]'s pack animals, and [[dwarven]] settlers may bring one or more water buffalos to pull their [[wagon (embark)|wagons]] on [[embark]]. Wild water buffalos may appear as wandering animals in [[tropical]] [[wetland]] [[biome]]s.

Producing up to four times the [[butcher]]ing returns of an ordinary cow, they can feed 7-14 dwarves for an entire year. Water buffalo cows can also be [[milk]]ed for additional sustenence. However, water buffalos are [[Grazer|grazing]] animals; they require a large [[pasture]] to survive. Because of their voracious appetites, water buffalos are a challenging choice for livestock, and their large size makes them dangerous in an [[overcrowding|overcrowded]] pasture.

Some dwarves [[preference|like]] water buffalos for their ''water wallowing''.

[[Image:BUFFALO159.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''water wallowing''.]]

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Sperm whale

2017-03-25T05:11:37Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Sperm Whale Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Sperm Whale Size Comparison.]]

The '''sperm whale''' is the [[List_of_creatures_by_adult_size#end_of_list|largest "normal" creature]] in the game, as in one that you actually see in the real world, and produces A LOT of products when butchered. It can be captured with a [[drowning chamber|fish-catching chamber]] and then air-drowned; out of the water a sperm whale will turn into a corpse relatively quickly. The products of an average sperm whale can feed an entire fortress of dwarves (all 200 of them) for just over a year, making it an enormous boon if you manage to catch one, providing an enormous food surplus and months of work for your [[bone carver]]s. Occasionally sperm whales will [[beaching|beach]] themselves on the shoreline, leaving a corpse ready for butchering by lucky dwarves.

[[File:Mother and baby sperm whale.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[preference|Admired]] for their ''vengeful nature'' and ''teeth''.]]

{{D for Dwarf}}

The reason why beached whales drown, in defiance of their mammalian nature, is not sufficiently established. It is possible that the stress of the situation causes a spontaneous and fatal swelling of the tissue surrounding the blowhole. Alternatively, they may be committing suicide, as dolphins have been observed to do, to avoid the more horrible death by dehydration, being crushed by their own weight, or drowning in the returning flood. Rumors that the whales, being very proud creatures, hold their breath in protest, and may even be talked out of their stubbornness by a legendary flatterer and animal trainer are baseless lies, however.

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Rhinoceros

2017-03-25T05:10:40Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Rhinoceros Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Rhinoceros Comparison.]]

Morphological differences notwithstanding, '''rhinoceroses''' are essentially small [[elephant]]s. On their own they are one of the [[list of creatures by adult size#end_of_list|largest]] land-based creatures in the game. Like elephants, they are found in tropical [[biome]]s often in small herds and can be tamed and trained by an [[animal trainer]]. As a war animal, their large size and gore attacks make them an extremely fearsome threat.

== Combat ==

Rhinoceroses are dangerous animals with thick layers of skin and fat, insulating them against damage. A piercing weapon like a pike or spear works best for killing them, as non piercing weapon, such as bronze axes tend to just cut their fat without causing any serious damage quickly. Wrestling chokeholds can also kill them since it bypasses their layers of protection.

Rhinoceroses can be useful for training up skills; since they resist damage so well, you'll be able to fight them for a long time before they die. Or you could just make your soldiers spar for a year or two, while letting more experienced and well-armed soldiers handle serious threats like these, but that wouldn't be [[fun]].

Rhinos usually have no problem hurting you. Their horns are very dangerous to a new adventurer.

[[Image:Waterberg Nashorn2.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[preference|Admired]] for their ''horns'']]

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Polar bear

2017-03-25T05:09:48Z

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[[File:Polar Bear Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Polar Bear Size Comparison.]]

'''Polar bears''' are large arctic predators. They are generally more interested in eating or drinking your dwarves' [[food|supplies]] than eating or drinking your dwarves, however they will path into your fortress in search of your food stockpiles. Captured polar bears can be [[animal trainer|tamed]], and trained for hunting or war, or kept as high-value [[pet]]s. Tame polar bears can be bred as livestock for your [[meat industry]]; they produce a fair amount of mid-value meat when [[butcher]]ed, and their [[grazer|non-grazing]] nature makes them relatively easy to manage, though they do take two years to reach full adult size.

[[Image:Polar Bear - Alaska.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[preference|Admired]] for their ''strength'']]

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Giant sperm whale

2017-03-25T05:08:06Z

The Duke:

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[[File:Giant Sperm Whale Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Giant Sperm Whale Size Comparison.]]

'''Giant sperm whales''' are ''really, REALLY'' giant--they are even bigger than a real-world blue whale. They produce truly enormous stacks of animal products, which can reach over 13,000 total units worth of food; [[butcher]]ing one will feed a 100-dwarf fortress for a bit more than ten years. If the corpse doesn't rot halfway to the butcher's shop, of course. Giant sperm whales are the [[List_of_creatures_by_adult_size#end_of_list|largest creatures]] in the game by a wide margin; they are eight times the size of a [[dragon]], ten times that of a [[bronze colossus]], about 380 times the size of a fully-grown bull [[moose]], and about 3,330 times the size of a measly [[dwarf]].

[[hunter|Hunting]] giant sperm whales is not easy due to their [[aquatic]] nature (and their sheer size). They can be captured with a [[drowning chamber|fish-catching chamber]] and then air-drowned; out of the water a giant sperm whale will turn into a corpse relatively quickly. They will also occasionally [[beaching|beach]] themselves, leaving a corpse ready for butchering by lucky dwarves.

If you happen to embark on a [[surroundings|Terrifying]] ocean, you may run into [[undead]] versions of these. If you do, pray Armok will have mercy, because this thing will have none. Be sure to tell the forum how much [[fun]] you had as well !

Some dwarves [[preference|admire]] giant sperm whales for their ''vengeful nature'' and their ''teeth''.

{{D for Dwarf}}

It is rumored that giant sperm whales can only be slain via throwing iron spears into their heads. Giant sperm whales also tend to rip off limbs for no reason, and therefore the surviving dwarf may start a grudge with the whale that may spell doom for dozens of dwarves.

Bonus points if the killing dwarf has a bone crutch and a lost leg.

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Giant elephant

2017-03-25T05:06:36Z

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[[File:Giant Elephant Size Comparison.png|thumb|center|alt=Size Comparison| Giant Elephant Size Comparison.]]

'''Giant elephants''' are the even more massive [[Creature|cousins]] of the common [[elephant]], found in [[savage]] [[tropical]] [[forest]]s and [[shrubland]]s. 666 times heavier than a [[dwarf]], they are [[list of creatures by adult size#end of list|truly enormous]] to say the very least; not only are they eight times the size of regular elephants, they even dwarf [[megabeast]]s like the [[dragon]] or [[roc]]. They are by far the largest land-dwelling creatures in the game and are joint second in size (along with the [[giant orca]]) only to the [[aquatic]] [[giant sperm whale]].

As big as they are, giant elephants are as vulnerable to [[cage]] [[trap]]s as anything else, and like normal elephants, they can be [[Animal trainer|trained]] into pets. Like their smaller counterparts, giant elephants are trainable for both war and hunting. If you can train one, they make the best defense animals in the game; not much can stand against a giant elephant, let alone multiple. They also offer an almost unparalleled bonanza of [[butcher]]ing returns.

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] giant elephants for their ''strength'', their ''amazing trunks'', their ''calves' spirited antics'', their ''tusks'', their ''great weight'', their ''social behavior'', their ''flappy ears'', their ''uprooting of trees'', their ''aggressive sparring'', their ''trumpeting'', their ''tool use'' and their ''self-awareness''.

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Elephant

2017-03-25T05:05:12Z

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[[File:Elephant Size Comparison.png|thumb|right|alt=Size Comparison| Elephant Size Comparison.]]
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'''Elephants''' are massive [[creature]]s who inhabit [[tropical]] [[shrubland]]s and [[forest]]s and the largest terrestrial mundane animals in the game. In past versions of the game, elephants were famed as [[23a:Elephant|cold, emotionless, and highly effective dwarf killing machines]], [[blood]] eternally dripping from their ivory tusks, the bane of even the mightiest of [[Main:Boatmurdered|fortresses]], so on and so forth. ([[Size]] used to be correlated with combat bonuses, both to damage and damage resistance, making them incredibly dangerous animals; today it just translates into more and thicker tissues.) Nonetheless, their sheer size means that they still pack a wallop, sufficient to rip apart even the most well-[[armor]]ed of [[goblin]]s with ease.

In the wild, elephants appear in clusters of three to seven individuals, and their size notwithstanding can be caught by the same [[cage]] [[trap]]s as any other creature. Additionally, [[elf|elven]] [[caravan]]s may occasionally bring tame elephants with them, if they have settlements in the right locations - the method by which a 1,000 pound [[donkey]] carries a 15,000 pound elephant in a cage, on top of whatever else it's carrying, is a deeply veiled elven secret. [[Animal training|Trained]] elephants can be turned further into war and hunting roles (no word yet on how elephant sneaking works, exactly), and are easily the most effective war animals that your fortress can train. In the future, it is planned that they will [[Grazing|graze]] upon trees for food, but for now they eat grass and cave moss like all other grazing animals.

If you plan on [[breeding]] elephants, note that elephant calves take 10 years to mature (though they reach full size in only 5 years). Pregnant elephants will give birth to 1-3 calves, and they have longer lives than most animals (50-70 years) as well. Even in death, elephants are wonderful creatures; once butchered, their products are worth ''five'' times as much as those of more boring animals (like [[cow]]s), and their great size means that there will be a ''lot'' of products.

Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] elephants for their ''strength'', their ''amazing trunks'', their ''calves' spirited antics'', their ''tusks'', their ''great weight'', their ''social behavior'', their ''flappy ears'', their ''uprooting of trees'', their ''aggressive sparring'', their ''trumpeting'', their ''tool use'' and their ''self-awareness''. They have, by far, the most reasons to be liked by dwarves of all creatures in the game.

[[File:African Bush Elephant.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Admired for its ''strength''.]]

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Cave dragon

2017-03-25T05:01:25Z

The Duke: Added size comparison image

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[[File:Cave Dragon Size Comparison.png|thumb|right|alt=Size Comparison| Cave Dragon Size Comparison.]]
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'''Cave dragons''' are gigantic evil [[Creature|beasts]] which were once [[dragon]]s but have now adapted to life [[Caverns|underground]]. Unlike their above-ground brethren, they do not breathe [[dragonfire]], but they do possess an immunity to the effects of [[fire]]. Happily, they are not immune to the effects of a [[magma|dwarf's best friend]]. They have wings (which lack the ability to fly) and white scales, but besides this are not nearly as dangerous as their above ground cousins (due to being smaller and not breathing fire). Oddly, despite their description, regular dragons do not have wings, much less functional ones, though cave dragons do. All cave dragons are born with Talented [[skill]] in [[Combat skill|fighting, biting, kicking, dodging]].

Cave dragons are one of the more dangerous things you can face in the caverns due to their immense size and their natural fighting skills, and they will make mince meat out of any [[dwarf]] civilian or recruit unfortunate enough to get in their way. Cave dragons are [[building destroyer]]s which means, among other things, that [[door]]s are useless as defense. They should be disposed of as if they were [[megabeast]]s, with a well equipped [[military]] squad and preferably high numbers. Cave dragons are very rare in the underground, but a [[goblin]] siege can bring several to your fort, which may be a lot more [[fun]] than you can handle.

Cave dragons are among the largest creatures in the game and the largest species in the underground (larger even than [[forgotten beast]]s), and grow into their adult size of 15,000,000cm³ after 1000 years. The [[butcher]]y values in the right-hand column assume that an adult is being butchered: worlds younger than 1000 years will only have juvenile cave dragons, which drop far less meat.

Despite their gigantic size, cave dragons are still vulnerable to [[cage]] [[trap]]s. They are [[Animal trainer|trainable]], provide an insanely wonderful [[pet]] value of 10,000 and are very good war animals, due to their natural skills and sheer size. Cave dragons lay [[egg]]s, and are marginally easier to start a breeding program with than standard dragons due to being normally spawning creatures. Provided you're lucky enough to get a pair of opposite sexes, you can breed these monsters for yourself and become the envy of every goblin pit in the land - just don't use the hatchlings in fortress defense, as they're born as small as [[fox]]es. Cave dragons are born adults, so their offspring cannot be turned fully tame.

Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cave dragons for their ''large eyes'' and their ''impressive teeth''.

{{Translation| dwarven = äs måmgoz | elvish = garetho vutheni | goblin = omo kusnath | human = ngethac tamun}}

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Milk

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The Duke: /* Bugs */

{{Quality|Exceptional|04:07, 19 December 2016 (UTC)}}
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{{catbox|DF2014:Milkable}}
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'''Milk''' is a product [[extract]]ed from milkable [[creature]]s. Milk can be made into [[cheese]] or used in [[cook]]ing [[prepared meal]]s. It cannot be consumed "as is".

Female versions of certain animals are milkable. In order to perform milking, you must have a dwarf with the [[milking]] labor active, a [[farmer's workshop]], an empty [[bucket]] and a mature, non-[[pet]], milkable animal.

==Milkable creatures==

The following creatures can be milked:

*[[Alpaca]]
*[[Cow]]
*[[Donkey]]
*[[Goat]]
*[[Horse]]
*[[Kangaroo]] and [[giant kangaroo]] ♪
*[[Llama]]
*[[One-humped camel]]
*[[Pig]]
*[[Purring maggot]] †
*[[Reindeer]]
*[[Sheep]]
*[[Tapir]] and [[giant tapir]] ♪
*[[Two-humped camel]]
*[[Water buffalo]]
*[[Yak]]

♪ - These animals are not domesticated and can't be brought on [[embark]]. Savage giant versions grant the same milk as the normal-sized species.<br>
† - Purring maggots are an unusual case in that they are [[vermin]] and not livestock. They are currently bugged and can't be milked if tamed. {{Bug|3670}}.<br>

==Milking creatures==

Queue a "Milk Creature" job at a [[farmer's workshop]]. The milker will not necessarily pick the closest animal available. Caging, pasturing or restraining the milkable creatures near the workshop might be a good idea, but is not mandatory. The animal must also have milk available. Once milked, the creature will be free to roam. If the creature was previously caged, pastured or restrained, some dwarf will be assigned the job of taking it back.

Milk should eventually be transferred from its bucket into a [[barrel]] or [[large pot]] for long-term storage. If you plan to make [[cheese]], it's a good idea to let the milk accumulate so that you get stacks of cheese (up to size 5) instead of single (size 1) cheeses.

The frequency with which animals are able to be milked is defined in the raw files with the tag {{token|MILKABLE|creature|LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MILK:20000}}. All milkable creatures currently have this tag set to 20000 ticks, which, at roughly 1200 ticks per day, means they all can be milked every 17 game days. Due to this time-out, using {{k|r}}epeating jobs to milk creatures is infeasible if only a few milkable animals are available. Alternating repeating "Milk Creature" and "Make Cheese" jobs tend to work poorly, since transfer of the milk to storage can interfere with continued work, so that sooner or later the cheesemaking job will be cancelled, eventually canceling the milking job as well.

A trick to maximise embark point returns is to take a minimum of 1 of each kind of milk. Milk costs only 1 point at embark and comes with a separate barrel for each type, effectively giving you free barrels.

==Bugs==
* After finishing a milking job, the milker may generate a cancellation message if trying to take another job immediately: "Urist McMultitasking cancels job, handling dangerous animal". They will subsequently just leave the milked animal to wander away on its own and retask anyway.
* It is unclear why pets cannot be milked; this seems to be a bug because milking is a requirement for some animals and presumably the Animal Care dwarf would be aware of this and oversee their regular milking. Perhaps there should be an option to assign a cage or restraint to milking so that it will be used automatically for pet animals?
* Tamed purring maggots can't be milked. {{Bug|3670}}
* After being milked, purring maggots are left inside the workshop as an item. {{Bug|3668}}
* Dwarves place the entire bucket of milk in the barrel/pot, instead of pouring out the contents and keeping the bucket. {{Bug|8819}}

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Dwarven milk does not in fact come from dwarves. This is generally a relief to human caravans, until they find out where it really [[purring maggot|comes from]].

Because milk is not considered a drink, dwarves will not drink it, even if they are dying of [[thirst]]. Indeed, dwarves consider any drink that isn't alcoholic to be no better than water, and refuse to drink milk because it's of better use as cheese. Another theory is that dwarves refuse to imbibe milk because it would make them puny milk-drinkers. What is for certain, however, is that unlike in real life, dwarves have yet to discover how to make alcoholic fermented milk beverages, such as kumis or kefir.

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{{Category|Creature attributes}}

Milk

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The Duke: /* Bugs */

{{Quality|Exceptional|04:07, 19 December 2016 (UTC)}}
{{av}}

{{catbox|DF2014:Milkable}}
{{buggy}}

'''Milk''' is a product [[extract]]ed from milkable [[creature]]s. Milk can be made into [[cheese]] or used in [[cook]]ing [[prepared meal]]s. It cannot be consumed "as is".

Female versions of certain animals are milkable. In order to perform milking, you must have a dwarf with the [[milking]] labor active, a [[farmer's workshop]], an empty [[bucket]] and a mature, non-[[pet]], milkable animal.

==Milkable creatures==

The following creatures can be milked:

*[[Alpaca]]
*[[Cow]]
*[[Donkey]]
*[[Goat]]
*[[Horse]]
*[[Kangaroo]] and [[giant kangaroo]] ♪
*[[Llama]]
*[[One-humped camel]]
*[[Pig]]
*[[Purring maggot]] †
*[[Reindeer]]
*[[Sheep]]
*[[Tapir]] and [[giant tapir]] ♪
*[[Two-humped camel]]
*[[Water buffalo]]
*[[Yak]]

♪ - These animals are not domesticated and can't be brought on [[embark]]. Savage giant versions grant the same milk as the normal-sized species.<br>
† - Purring maggots are an unusual case in that they are [[vermin]] and not livestock. They are currently bugged and can't be milked if tamed. {{Bug|3670}}.<br>

==Milking creatures==

Queue a "Milk Creature" job at a [[farmer's workshop]]. The milker will not necessarily pick the closest animal available. Caging, pasturing or restraining the milkable creatures near the workshop might be a good idea, but is not mandatory. The animal must also have milk available. Once milked, the creature will be free to roam. If the creature was previously caged, pastured or restrained, some dwarf will be assigned the job of taking it back.

Milk should eventually be transferred from its bucket into a [[barrel]] or [[large pot]] for long-term storage. If you plan to make [[cheese]], it's a good idea to let the milk accumulate so that you get stacks of cheese (up to size 5) instead of single (size 1) cheeses.

The frequency with which animals are able to be milked is defined in the raw files with the tag {{token|MILKABLE|creature|LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MILK:20000}}. All milkable creatures currently have this tag set to 20000 ticks, which, at roughly 1200 ticks per day, means they all can be milked every 17 game days. Due to this time-out, using {{k|r}}epeating jobs to milk creatures is infeasible if only a few milkable animals are available. Alternating repeating "Milk Creature" and "Make Cheese" jobs tend to work poorly, since transfer of the milk to storage can interfere with continued work, so that sooner or later the cheesemaking job will be cancelled, eventually canceling the milking job as well.

A trick to maximise embark point returns is to take a minimum of 1 of each kind of milk. Milk costs only 1 point at embark and comes with a separate barrel for each type, effectively giving you free barrels.

==Bugs==
* After finishing a milking job, the milker may generate a cancellation message if trying to take another job immediately: "Urist McMultitasking cancels job, handling dangerous animal". They will subsequently just leave the milked animal to wander away on its own and retask anyway.
* It is unclear why pets cannot be milked; this seems to be a bug because milking is a requirement for some animals and presumably the Animal Care dwarf would be aware of this and oversee their regular milking. Perhaps there should be an option to assign a cage or restraint to milking so that it will be used automatically for pet animals?
* Tamed purring maggots can't be milked. {{Bug|3670}}
* After being milked, purring maggots are left inside the workshop as an item. {{Bug|3668}}
* Dwarves place the entire bucket of milk in the barrel/pot, instead of pouring out the contents and keeping the bucket. {{Bug|8819}}

{{D for Dwarf}}

Dwarven milk does not in fact come from dwarves. This is generally a relief to human caravans, until they find out where it really [[purring maggot|comes from]].

Because milk is not considered a drink, dwarves will not drink it, even if they are dying of [[thirst]]. Indeed, dwarves consider any drink that isn't alcoholic to be no better than water, and refuse to drink milk because it's of better use as cheese. Another theory is that dwarves refuse to imbibe milk because it would make them puny milk-drinkers. What is not for certain, however, is that unlike in real life, dwarves have yet to discover how to make alcoholic fermented milk beverages, such as kumis or kefir.

{{Category|Food}}
{{Category|Extracts}}
{{Category|Creature attributes}}

Dwarf Fortress Wiki:Sandbox

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The Duke:

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Hello, this is a test.
[[dftjdyj]]
*This is also a test.
*As is this.

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Skyrim belongs to the Nords, milk drinker!

I'm just editing this because I want to be able to edit my user page and introduce myself, as suggested by the kind robot who helped me make my account.