Dodo

Dodo

The Dodo is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is mostly used as a sort of 'chicken', making a large amount of eggs that can be eaten for a large amount of nourishment.

Basic Info

Dossier

• Wild: Raphus replicare (more commonly known as the Dodo Bird) is quite possibly the dumbest creature I've ever seen in my life. It wanders around the beaches of the island, eating berries off bushes and being eaten by all manner of carnivore. Without the Dodo the whole Island's food chain would disintegrate.
• Domesticated: There is almost no reason to domesticate a Raphus replicare. It cannot carry enough to be a beast of burden, it does not provide much food, and it's too stupid to show companionship. I suppose it could work as a last-ditch food source, though.
• Known Information: This subspecies of the Dodo has developed an unbelievably clever way to sustain itself: they mate constantly. I'm fairly convinced that they reach full maturity within a week of being born. This is the only trait keeping them populous on the island.

Behavior

Dodos are basically the chickens of the ARK, they will waddle around at an abysmal movement speed with no intentions, and have very little health. When a Dodo is attacked, it will not fight back. Instead, it and nearby Dodos will attempt to flee, though their slow movement speed usually makes them easy prey. If the player takes an egg from a wild Dodo, however, it will attack. Dodos will also occasionally get stuck on driftwood.

Appearance

In-game appearance

Dodos vary in many colors.

Body

3

Wings

3

Head

3

Beak

14

Please add other colors you have seen.

Drops

• Raw Meat
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Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
Health	40	10.9
Stamina	100.0	10
Oxygen	150.0	15
Food	450	46.7
Weight	50.0	2.2
Melee Damage	4.5*	21.6%
Movement Speed	100.0%	7.5%
Torpor	30.5	1.75

^*The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage (always 100% at Level 1).

Taming

Level 1					Time
Basic Kibble	1	0	0	0	0:00:22
Fresh Barley	3	0	0	0	0:00:49
Fresh Wheat	3	0	0	0	0:00:49
Soybean	3	0	0	0	0:00:49
Dried Wheat	3	-0	-0	-0	0:01:37
Mejoberry	4	0	0	0	0:00:49
Berries	6	0	0	0	0:00:48
KO: × 3; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:40

Level 30					Time
Basic Kibble	1	0	0	0	0:00:22
Fresh Barley	8	0	0	0	0:02:09
Fresh Wheat	8	0	0	0	0:02:09
Soybean	8	0	0	0	0:02:09
Dried Wheat	8	6	2	1	0:04:17
Mejoberry	10	0	0	0	0:02:01
Berries	15	0	0	0	0:02:00
KO: × 9; × 4; × 1; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:44

Level 60					Time
Basic Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:00:43
Fresh Barley	12	0	0	0	0:03:13
Fresh Wheat	12	0	0	0	0:03:13
Soybean	12	0	0	0	0:03:13
Dried Wheat	12	13	3	2	0:06:25
Mejoberry	15	0	0	0	0:03:01
Berries	23	0	0	0	0:03:04
KO: × 14; × 6; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:29

Level 90					Time
Basic Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:00:43
Fresh Barley	16	2	1	1	0:04:17
Fresh Wheat	16	2	1	1	0:04:17
Soybean	16	2	1	1	0:04:17
Dried Wheat	16	22	5	3	0:08:33
Mejoberry	21	1	1	1	0:04:13
Berries	31	1	1	1	0:04:08
KO: × 20; × 8; × 3; × 2; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:01

Level 120					Time
Basic Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:00:43
Fresh Barley	20	5	2	1	0:05:21
Fresh Wheat	20	5	2	1	0:05:21
Soybean	20	5	2	1	0:05:21
Dried Wheat	20	34	8	4	0:10:41
Mejoberry	27	6	2	1	0:05:25
Berries	40	5	2	1	0:05:20
KO: × 25; × 10; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:27

Level 150					Time
Basic Kibble	3	0	0	0	0:01:04
Fresh Barley	24	10	3	2	0:06:25
Fresh Wheat	24	10	3	2	0:06:25
Soybean	24	10	3	2	0:06:25
Dried Wheat	24	47	11	6	0:12:49
Mejoberry	32	10	3	2	0:06:25
Berries	48	10	3	2	0:06:24
KO: × 30; × 13; × 4; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:48

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Preferred Food

• Mejoberry : 10-30
• Citronal : 10-30 ^{[citation needed]}

KO Strategy

Dodos are easy to tame, you can easily knock them out with your fists or by using a slingshot to the head.

Notes/Trivia

• Because of the amount of eggs they produce, some tribes actually have Dodo farms where they keep multiple domesticated Dodos in an enclosed area to collect any eggs they lay.
• The dossier for the Dodo makes the mistake of naming the species as "Raphus lazarus" under the Domesticated section.
• In the dossier it says they are oblivious, but in real life the island they lived on had no natural predators so they didn't know how to react to a hunter.
• Even though it says they aren't rideable, there is a slot in their inventory for a saddle.
• Their walking speed is terrible which makes it hard to move them around. However, they have a decent swim speed which can be used to cover larger distances quicker. The best way to move them is still to pick them up with a flyer.
• A 1:1 male:female ratio is not required for the mate boost. You can have 10 females and one male and still be able to produce eggs. If you plan to place them in a pen with wandering then you may want another male depending on the size of your pen to keep females within the mate boost range.

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