| Red Dead Redemption achievement and trophy Unnatural Selection | |
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| Description | Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode. |
| Gamer Score | 20 
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| Trophy Type | Bronze 
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Unnatural Selection is a gameplay achievement/trophy in Red Dead Redemption.
Description[]
"Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode."
List of Required Species[]
| This list represents a general consensus accumulated from user reports. In some cases there may be discrepancies between a user's personal experience and this list. In such cases, please add details to the talk page in order to help arrive at a consensus rather than editing this article directly. Animals with conflicting reports are noted with a † symbol. |
To unlock this achievement/trophy, the player must kill each of the following animals at least once:
- Armadillo - Nuevo Paraiso and the Cholla Springs, Gaptooth Ridge, and Río Bravo areas of New Austin
- Bear - The Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Beaver - The Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Bighorn - The mountains of New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso and the Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Boar - North of MacFarlane's Ranch, Stillwater Creek, the marsh near Thieves' Landing, and the Tall Trees area
- Bobcat - Nuevo Paraiso and the Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Buffalo - Near Beecher's Hope in the Great Plains
- Cougar - In the New Austin territory, they are abundant in Rio Bravo, Repentance Rock, the northernmost hills of Hennigan's Stead and along the US/Mexico border. Main areas of West Elizabeth include Tanner's Reach in Tall Trees, Beecher's Hope in the Great Plains, and near the Wreck of the Serendipity.
- Coyote - New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso (listen for their whiny howls)
- Crow - All three areas (listen for their caws)
- Deer - All three areas
- Duck - Lake Don Julio and along the San Luis River
- Eagle - The Tall Trees and Nekoti Rock areas of West Elizabeth, as well as in Mexico.
- Elk - The Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Fox - Riley's Charge, Rio del Lobo, and Del Lobo Rock areas of New Austin, and the Tall Trees area of West Elizabeth
- Hawk - New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso
- Horse (wild and domesticated) - All three areas
- Owl - All three areas (only at night)
- Rabbit - All three areas
- Raccoon - All three areas
- Skunk - All three areas
- Seagull - Blackwater
- Snake - All three areas (listen for snake hissing or rattling while riding and check around on the ground)
- Songbird - All three areas
- Vulture - All three areas (usually near death, i.e. completed gang hideouts or signs of trouble in missions)
- Wolf - All three areas (in abundance in Nuevo Paraiso and the Tall Trees area)
To aid further in the completion of this achievement, more comprehensive information--such as pictures, locations (illustrated on the game map or otherwise listed), and hunting tips and tricks--can be found on each individual animal's page.
List of Unnecessary Species[]
For reference, and to address any questions about animals missing from the above list, the following species are not required for this achievement/trophy. For tips on hunting or locating these animals, please refer to the individual animal pages. Note that since this is a trophy/achievement for the main game, new animals from Undead Nightmare are not included.
Tips[]
- Animal kills do not cross over from Single Player to Multiplayer. The player must kill the full list of animals in one or the other, and not a combination, in order to acquire this achievement/trophy.
- It is not necessary to skin the animals.
- Track what kind of animals have been killed in the "Stats->Misc" menu. Animals that haven't yet been killed won't be listed at all (there are no "zeros" displayed).
- The animals must be shot, not run over with a horse/wagon.
Trivia[]
- The name of the achievement is a play on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Players must seek out and eliminate animals, intervening in the natural process.
- While shooting an animal, Marston will occasionally shout "I love natural selection!" or "Blame Darwin!"
- The picture seems to be a meat cleaver and a pair of small meat hooks used when butchering. This is a reference to the equipment used in dressing animals, such as in meat factories.
- Unnatural Selection is also the name of an achievement in Grand Theft Auto Online for surviving all 10 rounds of a Survival game mode.
- There is a glitch where killing a Jackalope will cancel out the need to kill a Buffalo for this achievement.
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