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Unnatural Selection achievement in RDR

Unnatural Selection

Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.

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How to unlock the Unnatural Selection achievement

  • MantraPoloMantraPolo
    30 May 2010 20 May 2010 02 Sep 2014
    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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    JimmieWorldi had trouble with flying animals. but others were relatively ez-
    Posted by JimmieWorld on 15 Feb 23 at 05:42
    lewismafia2003@Friggin Grease the exact same thing happened to me
    Posted by lewismafia2003 on 07 Apr 23 at 19:29
    tjw CENA2000Find a ton of hawks in tall trees. No eagles for me sadly
    Posted by tjw CENA2000 on 04 Feb at 10:22
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  • Virtual James 7Virtual James 7
    29 May 2010 29 May 2010
    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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    Invader PhlegmA bit of clarification about the list of animals in this solution.

    WILD Horses.

    I have been trying for so long to get this Achievement, killed everything that moved in the game, and could figure out why the cheevo hadn't popped for me.

    Then it finally occurred to me, the list said WILD horses . . . not just horses.

    Over the course of the game, I have killed almost as many horses as enemies (killing their horses makes dealing with enemies much easier), but I had never once killed a single WILD horse.

    Every time I had come across horses in the wild, I either broke them, or left them alone - never occurred to me to kill any of them - even though I had endless fun making grizzlies, bison and bald eagles the endangered species they are today.

    Once I figured out my error, and headed out and killed my first wild horse, the Achievement popped.

    So for clarification on this list of animals for those of you who may not be getting this Achievement, but have been trying hard to get it. Make sure you get at least one wild horse in your anti-Peta killing spree across the Old West.
    Posted by Invader Phlegm on 06 Jul 10 at 16:56
    techie76i would like to add my worth is that i did'nt kill a skunk but still got it ? (i am guessing that it has to be 26 different animals) also i killed a jackalope which is not on the list
    Posted by techie76 on 22 Nov 11 at 18:00
    NordegardeI never killed a duck and still the achievement popped after I got a kill in 26 wild animal species even though, overall, I killed animals from 30 different species (so domesticated animals don't count).
    Posted by Nordegarde on 22 Jan 13 at 14:46
  • AesiwattAesiwatt
    23 May 2010 27 Sep 2010
    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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    Brock M Rambothanx this is exactly what i needed
    Posted by Brock M Rambo on 03 Oct 10 at 17:49
    AesiwattNo problem
    Posted by Aesiwatt on 04 Oct 10 at 21:53
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