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Unnatural Selection Achievement in Red Dead Redemption

Unnatural Selection39 (20)

Online/Offline - This achievement can be obtained in either an online or offline modeSingle Player - This achievement can be obtained in single player game modes
Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.

Achievement Guide for Unnatural Selection

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MantraPolo
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MantraPolo
Achievement won on 30 May 10
TA Score for this game: 1,652
Posted on 20 May 10 at 21:13, Edited on 01 June 10 at 00:59
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The key here is to kill animal species. It's been proved that the four legendary animals are NOT required for this. Also, you do not need to skin the animals, just kill them. I've taken out domesticated animals and put them in a separate group at the bottom.

To find out what you have killed, press Start > Stats > Misc

List:
Armadillo
Bear -Tanners Reach
Beaver - Northeast of the word Cochinay along the river. Also look south of Tall Trees in Bear claw camp (you have to zoom in real close to see the name, below Manzanita post).
Bighorn Sheep - Between Rattlesnake Hollw and Pleasance House
Boar - Can be found in pens at the most Nothern point on the map, in the snow mountains near an abandoned fort there.
Bobcat - Southwest Mexico, go to the bottom left corner of the map; around Escalera and Nosalida. Also found in the Northeastern part of the Great Plains.
Buffalo - Great Plains
Cougar - Southwest of Fort Mercer, Southeast of Repentance Rock
Coyote
Crow
Deer/Buck
Duck - South of Gaptooth Breach, west of the Scratching Post along the water line. Also found around Lake Don Julio.
Eagle - Tall Trees
Elk - Tall Trees
Fox - Tall Trees and Great Plains
Hawk
Horse - Wild
Owl
Rabbit
Raccoon - Must hunt at night as they are nocturnal, seen around Armadillo and packs in the Great Plains.
Seagull - Near Blackwater, you can hear its distinctive sound
Skunks - Around Armadillo
Snake - Found all over, be sure to listen for the rattle sound.
Songbird
Vulture - Kill something and they appear flying over the dead animal
Wolf

Domesticated Animals (not needed for the achievement)
Chicken - MacFarlane's Farm
Cow
Dog - At least one in every town
Donkey - Random mexicans riding donkeys
Pig
Goat - Mexican towns
Horse - Domesticated

Some info from Reddead Wikia: http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Hunting
The rest from awesome commenters. Thanks!
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Virtual James 7
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Virtual James 7
Achievement won on 29 May 10
TA Score for this game: 2,726
Posted on 29 May 10 at 19:18
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You need to kill the following animals, domesticated animals do not count for the trophy, neither do bats.

* Armadillo: You can find these in the Frontier and in Mexico.
* Bears: You can find these in the Tall Trees area in the North.
* Beavers: These are in the Tall Trees area in the North.
* Bighorn: You can find this in the mountains in the Frontier and Mexico, and in abundance in the Tall Trees area of the North.
* Boars: You can find these in Pike's Basin and the Tall Trees area.
* Bobcats: You can find these in Mexico and the Tall Trees area.
* Buffalo: As you first enter the Great Plains from Thieves' Landing.
* Cougars: In the mountains and hills on the Frontier and Mexico.
* Coyote: On the Frontier and Mexico, listen for their whiny howls.
* Crows: All three areas, listen for their caws.
* Deer: All three areas
* Ducks: At Lake Don Julio at either side, they will be flying, listen for the distinctive "quack"
* Eagles: Tall Trees and Nikoti Rock areas of the North.
* Elk: Tall Trees area.
* Foxes: Near Riley's Charge on the Frontier and in the Tall Trees area in the North.
* Hawks: The Frontier and Mexico.
* Wild Horses: Any horse roaming any map that does not have a saddle on its back.
* Owls: All three maps, only at night.
* Rabbits: All three maps.
* Raccoons: All three maps.
* Seagulls: Blackwater near the water.
* Skunks: Around MacFarlane Ranch on the Frontier.
* Snakes: All three maps, listen for snake hissing or rattling while you are riding then check around on the ground.
* Songbirds: Near the twons on all three maps.
* Vultures: All three maps, usually near death.
* Wolves: All three maps, but in abundance in Mexico and the Tall Trees area.

These animals do not go towards 100% game completion. I take no credit for this guide, credit goes to http://www.reddead.net/forums/thread-red-dead-100-guide-to-r...
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TwiiSteD BeAsT
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TwiiSteD BeAsT
Achievement won on 21 Jun 10
TA Score for this game: 1,720
Posted on 21 June 10 at 07:00, Edited on 24 June 10 at 22:54
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Just this minute got this Achievement and here is the list of what I have got in my stats menu:
Armadillo - North of Armadillo
Bear - You can find these in Tall Trees
Beaver - You can find these west of Manzanita Post
Bighorn Sheep - South of Casa Madrugada/ Tall Trees
Boar - Tall Trees
Bobcat - Anywhere
Buffalo - Great Plains
Chicken (don't think this is needed for Achievement)
Cougar - Around Gaptooth Ridge/ Rio Bravo (Around fort mercer)
Coyote - Inbetween Gaptooth ridge and Cholla Springs
Crow - Anywhere
Deer - Close to where I said find the Coyote/ Tall Trees
Dog (don't think this is needed for Achievement)
Duck - South at Gaptooth Breach and west of The scratching post (look near the water)
Eagle - Seen in Tall Trees
Elk - Tall Trees
Fox - Tall Trees (Night time) Also near the scratching post (South of Gaptooth Ridge
Hawk - Anywhere
Domestic Horse (don't think this is needed for Achievement)
Wild Horse - West of Torquemada
Owl - West of Beechers Hope (NIGHT TIME)
Rabbit - Anywhere
Raccoon - North of Hennigans Stead
Seagull - Blackwater (near the pier during the day)
Skunk - Near Twin Rocks
Snake - Anywhere
Songbird - Anywhere
Vulture - Kill something and Vultures will eventually start to fly around the corpse
Wolf - East of Perdido


Sorry if you don't find these animals in these locations but it is where I have found them.
Hope this helps you.
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Aesiwatt
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Aesiwatt
Achievement won on 23 May 10
TA Score for this game: 2,522
Posted on 27 September 10 at 02:10
This solution has 22 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
Here is a list of all the animals that have to be killed (courtesy of http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Unnatural_Selection

Armadillo - You can find these in the Frontier and in Mexico.
Bear - You can find these in the Tall Trees area in the North.
Beaver - These are in the Tall Trees area in the North.
Bighorn Sheep - You can find this in the mountains in the Frontier and Mexico, and in the Tall Trees area in the North.
Boar - You can find these in Pike's Basin and the Tall Trees area.
Bobcat - You can find these in Mexico and the Tall Trees area.
Buffalo - As you first enter the Great Plains from Thieves' Landing.
Cougar - In the mountains and hills on the Frontier and Mexico.
Coyote - On the Frontier and Mexico, listen for their whiny howls.
Crow - All three areas, listen for their caws.
Deer - All three areas
Duck - On the Great Plains near the edges where the water meets the land. And the South East area of Lake Don Julio
Eagle - Tall Trees and Nikoti Rock areas of the North.
Elk - Tall Trees area.
Fox - Near Riley's Charge on the Frontier and in the Tall Trees area in the North.
Hawk - The Frontier and Mexico.
Wild Horse - Any horse roaming any map that does not have a saddle on its back.
Owl - All three areas, only at night.
Rabbit - All three areas.
Raccoon - All three areas.
Seagull - Blackwater near the water.
Skunk - Around MacFarlane Ranch on the Frontier.
Snake - All three maps, listen for snake hissing or rattling while you are riding then check around on the ground.
Songbird - Near the towns on all three maps.
Vulture - All three areas, usually near death. I.e: Completed gang hideouts.
Wolf - All three areas, but in abundance in Mexico and the Tall Trees area

Cheers!
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Marc The G
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Marc The G
Achievement won on 06 Feb 11
TA Score for this game: 1,107
Posted on 06 February 11 at 03:02
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Too add to other solutions;

I have just unlocked this and in 'Stats: Misc' my total "Wild animal species killed" is at 26. Some of the other solutions don't list wild horses and it was only by chance I killed one messing around.
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Railer 505
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Railer 505
Achievement won on 28 Jul 10
TA Score for this game: 2,070
Posted on 09 September 10 at 16:42
This solution has 10 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
The related article on the Red Dead Wiki tells you all about the animals you need to kill and where to find them: http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Unnatural_Selection

To figure out which animals you have yet to kill, go to the start menu, then Stats, and under Miscellaneous you will find how many of each species you have killed. Those you have not killed yet will not be listed, so compare that list with the list on the wiki article above to find out which animals you have left to find towards your 20 G for Unnatural Selection.
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Alderon
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Alderon
Achievement won on 06 Aug 10
TA Score for this game: 2,468
Posted on 25 April 11 at 20:47, Edited on 03 September 11 at 05:08
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For anyone having trouble finding snakes, there is one that will always spawn outside the back door of your house in Beecher's Hope. You can hear its rattling sound if you walk around in that area. If you kill it and wander away and then come back, another one will spawn. I confirmed this when skinning 8 snakes for the Hunter outfit (DLC), it definitely works.

I apologize for this not being a complete solution, but I felt that the current solutions have massive amounts of comments and this might be hard for people to find if they need it. This is probably the hardest animal to find so I hope this helps some people.
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P1zD0ntHurtM3
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P1zD0ntHurtM3
Achievement won on 14 Mar 11
TA Score for this game: 1,173
Posted on 14 March 11 at 00:49
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I would like to add that I just got the achievement and I have only killed 24 species. the Buffalo and Vultures are not required for this achievement. I have not killed either of those animals and got it.
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Trickster Lies
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Trickster Lies
Achievement won on 01 Sep 12
TA Score for this game: 2,726
Posted on 02 September 12 at 17:31
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Just a little headsup, because I know I had a huge problem finding an eagle in the game and nobody really mentioned it before, I think.
There's one during the quest "At Home with Dutch" when you climb up the hill. It'll be sitting at a path you need to walk, so be careful not to shoo it away.
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boldfoxrd
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boldfoxrd
Achievement won on 05 Sep 12
TA Score for this game: 2,726
Posted on 05 September 12 at 16:26
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Just to back up every person's list as I worked my way through but I got the achievement after taking out my first beaver, but before killing any seagulls so it's possible seagulls don't count for the achievement, or that you only need 26 of the 27 possible animals.
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DoctorJMacdaddy
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DoctorJMacdaddy
Achievement won on 19 Nov 10
TA Score for this game: 2,570
Posted on 27 November 10 at 16:30
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This achievement's not too hard to do since you can check what you're doing in the stats menu on the pause screen. The maps in-game and the one that comes in the game are very helpful. Your horse will also react differently to smaller animals such as snakes, armadillos, and rabbits so keep your eyes and ears on your horse.

BEWARE of downloading the free dlc that comes with the two outfits and the jackalope because in order for the achievement to unlock you'll have to kill the jackalope too, and it's a pain in the ass finding it since they can spawn just about anywhere at random.
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