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Steam
Jun 2, 2015
Xbox One 729.0
Dec 16, 2015
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Logo Mobile 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Dodo_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dodo/Dodo_Character_BP.Dodo_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Dodo
cheat summon Dodo_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dodo/Dodo_Character_BP_Aberrant.Dodo_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dodo (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive.Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dodo (Gauntlet) (Large)
cheat summon Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive_Large_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive_Large.Dodo_Character_BP_Aggressive_Large'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dodo (Sport)
cheat summon Dodo_Character_BP_Basketball_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Sport/Dodo_Character_BP_Basketball.Dodo_Character_BP_Basketball'" 500 0 0 35

2 Dodos in ARK: Mobile can be ridden if they are at least 2.4x in size.
3 Dodos can be bred for varying sizes in ARK: Mobile.

Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Preferred Food Primitive Plus
Equipment
Dodo Cultivator Bit (Mobile) Dodo Cultivator Bit (ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile) (Level 64)
Dodo Decimation Bit (Mobile) Dodo Decimation Bit (ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile) (Level 86)
22 - 30 °C / 72 - 86 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 26 °C / 79 °F
Incubation Time
49m 59.76s
Baby Time
1h 32m 35.555s
Juvenile Time
6h 10m 22.222s
Adolescent Time
7h 42m 57.777s
Total Maturation Time
15h 25m 55.555s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Jeremy Twitter Dodo Tossing, Sport of Champions!
~ Jeremy[1]

The Dodo is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. They are docile, flightless birds found in beaches and grasslands.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena
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, pecking berries off bushes, and being eaten by all manner of carnivore. Without the Dodo, the whole Island's food chain would disintegrate. 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.

Domesticated

While it can be done, 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. It could work as a last-ditch food source, though, so I suppose keeping some around for "lean times" has a certain logic.

Behavior

Dodos aimlessly waddle about the beaches, hills and forests of the island, moving with little speed. When a Dodo is attacked, it will not fight back. Instead, it and any nearby Dodos will attempt to flee, although their slow movement speed usually makes them easy prey. Anything from a cluster of Compies to a single Spino will attack it and win unanimously. Even if the player takes an egg from a wild Dodo, it will not attack. Dodos will also occasionally get stuck on driftwood on beaches.

Appearance

A flightless species of pigeon, the dodo is easily identifiable by its large beak and stout, round body. Dodos vary in many colors.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Dodo's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Dodo. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Dodo will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Dodo's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Dodo's "body" magenta.

Dodo PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
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Dodo PaintRegion1
Region 1:
Face
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Dodo PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Beak
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Dodo PaintRegion3
Region 3:
Forehead, Neck and Feet
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Dodo PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Head
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Dodo PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Wings and Patterning
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Drops

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile:

In Primitive+:

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 40 +8 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 100 +10 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 450 +45 +10% 15%
Weight Weight 50 +1 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 5 +0.25 +1.7% 14% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 200%
Torpidity Torpidity 30 +1.8 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 65 ? ? 136.5 95.55 286.65 4
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Dodo pecks at the target.
0 110 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 5

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[2]

Dodo

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

Dodos are easy to tame, you can easily knock them out with your fists or by using a Slingshot Slingshot to the head. A Wooden Club Wooden Club will also work. Or you may use a couple Tranq Arrow Tranq Arrows, though the higher damage may kill them.Pulmonoscorpius Pulmonoscorpius can't K.O them because they are too weak but to help you should tame a lower level Pulmonoscorpius Pulmonoscorpius so it won't deal that much dps.

Taming Food

Dodo Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 1 0 0 0 0:00:22
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 3 0 0 0 0:00:49
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 3 0 0 0 0:00:49
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 3 0 0 0 0:00:49
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 3 -0 -0 -0 0:01:37
Mejoberry Mejoberry 4 0 0 0 0:00:49
Berries Berries 6 0 0 0 0:00:48
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 3; Slingshot Hits × 2; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:40
Dodo Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 1 0 0 0 0:00:22
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 8 0 0 0 0:02:09
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 8 0 0 0 0:02:09
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 8 0 0 0 0:02:09
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 8 6 2 1 0:04:17
Mejoberry Mejoberry 10 0 0 0 0:02:01
Berries Berries 15 0 0 0 0:02:00
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 9; Slingshot Hits × 4; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:44
Dodo Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:00:43
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 12 0 0 0 0:03:13
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 12 0 0 0 0:03:13
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 12 0 0 0 0:03:13
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 12 13 3 2 0:06:25
Mejoberry Mejoberry 15 0 0 0 0:03:01
Berries Berries 23 0 0 0 0:03:04
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 14; Slingshot Hits × 6; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 2; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:29
Dodo Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:00:43
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 16 2 1 1 0:04:17
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 16 2 1 1 0:04:17
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 16 2 1 1 0:04:17
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 16 22 5 3 0:08:33
Mejoberry Mejoberry 21 1 1 1 0:04:13
Berries Berries 31 1 1 1 0:04:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 20; Slingshot Hits × 8; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:01
Dodo Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:00:43
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 20 5 2 1 0:05:21
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 20 5 2 1 0:05:21
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 20 5 2 1 0:05:21
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 20 34 8 4 0:10:41
Mejoberry Mejoberry 27 6 2 1 0:05:25
Berries Berries 40 5 2 1 0:05:20
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 25; Slingshot Hits × 10; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:27
Dodo Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Basic Kibble Basic Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:01:04
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 24 10 3 2 0:06:25
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 24 10 3 2 0:06:25
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 24 10 3 2 0:06:25
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 24 47 11 6 0:12:49
Mejoberry Mejoberry 32 10 3 2 0:06:25
Berries Berries 48 10 3 2 0:06:24
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 30; Slingshot Hits × 13; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 4; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:48

Soothing Balm Dodo Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 5 0 0 0 0:01:01
Berries Berries 7 0 0 0 0:00:56
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 2 0 0 0 0:00:25
Berries Berries 3 0 0 0 0:00:24
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 3; Slingshot Hits × 2; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 1; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 1; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:40
Soothing Balm Dodo Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 11 0 0 0 0:02:13
Berries Berries 17 0 0 0 0:02:16
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 4 0 0 0 0:00:49
Berries Berries 6 0 0 0 0:00:48
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 9; Slingshot Hits × 4; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 1; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 1; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:44
Soothing Balm Dodo Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 21 2 1 1 0:04:13
Berries Berries 31 2 1 1 0:04:08
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 7 0 0 0 0:01:25
Berries Berries 11 0 0 0 0:01:28
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 2 0 0 0 0:00:16
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 17; Slingshot Hits × 7; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 2; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 1; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:46
Soothing Balm Dodo Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 37 16 4 2 0:07:25
Berries Berries 55 15 4 2 0:07:20
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 13 0 0 0 0:02:37
Berries Berries 19 0 0 0 0:02:32
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 2 0 0 0 0:00:25
Berries Berries 2 0 0 0 0:00:16
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 30; Slingshot Hits × 13; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 4; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 2; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:48
Soothing Balm Dodo Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 69 61 15 8 0:13:49
Berries Berries 103 61 14 7 0:13:44
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 23 0 0 0 0:04:37
Berries Berries 35 0 0 0 0:04:40
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 3 0 0 0 0:00:37
Berries Berries 4 0 0 0 0:00:32
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 57; Slingshot Hits × 24; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 7; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 4; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:05:58
Soothing Balm Dodo Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Mejoberry Mejoberry 101 123 30 15 0:20:13
Berries Berries 152 123 30 15 0:20:16
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 34 1 1 1 0:06:49
Berries Berries 51 1 1 1 0:06:48
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 4 0 0 0 0:00:49
Berries Berries 6 0 0 0 0:00:48
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:00:13
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:08
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 84; Slingshot Hits × 35; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 10; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 6; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 5; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 4; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:06:43


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.

Ingredients for Basic Kibble Basic Kibble: 10 × Amarberry Amarberry, 1 × Cooked Meat, Cooked Fish Meat, or Cooked Meat Jerky Cooked Meat, Cooked Fish Meat, or Cooked Meat Jerky, 1 × Extra Small Egg Extra Small Egg, 5 × Fiber Fiber, 5 × Mejoberry Mejoberry, 10 × Tintoberry Tintoberry, 1 × Water Water

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Dodo.

General

The dodo is a very small bird that makes chirping noises as it strolls throughout the beach. Once attacked, it will attempt to flee, but 1/3 times, it will attack you and then run away. This attack will damage little health, so do not worry too much unless your health is extremely low. They can easily be killed with a Metal Hatchet Metal Hatchet with one blow.

Strategy

Aiming for the head will triple the damage, causing the Dodo to be killed fairly quickly. Otherwise, aiming for the body will work. A single chomp by most carnivorous mounts (or a strike from a powerful herbivore) can kill them instantly. On occasion, strolling about with a Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus or Brontosaurus Brontosaurus can result in their death via the crush damage from the footfalls of your mount. They are so weak that when swinging a Bronto Bronto's tail through the forest to collect Berries Berries can kill off entire groups of dodos.

When hunting for dodos, throw a Spear Spear at their head to kill them in one hit. Use any sufficient weapon that will kill them in one hit to prevent other dodos from running away. As long as it's done correctly, they won't care if their buddy flopped dead in an instant.

Weaponry

Fists can do the job, but a Spear Spear in the head will almost always kill a Dodo in 1 shot. A Slingshot Slingshot (suggested if the player has not unlocked or have the materials for any type of Bow Bow), or a Bow Bow will finish off a dodo fairly quickly. Use a mount if you have one for an instant kill in most cases. Anything as strong or stronger than a Triceratops Triceratops in terms of damage will kill a Dodo in 1 hit.

Dangers

It will run away from you at a fairly slow rate in an attempt to flee (usually to no avail). If there are any carnivores nearby, be wary of them, otherwise the Dodo is an easy meal. The Dodo bird is not a danger. Killing them can be easily accomplished with your fists, and they only do about 5 damage per attack.

The real danger of a dodo is if it's tamed, If you are very unlucky a level 150+ Dodo with some melee leveled into it, It could kill you. (this would probably never happen but you never know)

Weakness

The dodo's weakness is literally everything, like hitting it's toe on a rock. But the Dodo's primary weakness is its unwillingness to fight back. The head is extremely easy to target, and as with most creatures, the most vulnerable body-part to damage. A thrown Spear Spear or Stone Arrow Stone Arrow in its head will usually take it down in one or two shots. Another weakness of the dodo is its speed. It moves so slowly, that an encumbered, injured beginner could easily keep pace with it.

Utility

Roles

Despite what is stated in the dossier, there are in fact many reasons why a Dodo should be considered as a worthy tame. Their broad utility is really quite surprising for such a simple, and early-on animal in gameplay, and they can continue to provide a positive result for your play-through experience even into the later stages of the game.

  • Pet:
  • Livestock: Because of the amount of eggs they produce, some tribes actually have Dodo farms; where they keep multiple tamed Dodos in an enclosed area, to collect any eggs they lay. While more demanding in effort, it is however, not necessary to use tamed Dodos in order to farm their eggs. To farm eggs with wild Dodos; build an open-roofed pen of wooden quality or higher that can be accessed through a door or a ladder, with enough space to air-drop the Dodo in with a flying mount. Proceed to collect multiple females (one male can be collected to help speed the process), then drop a tamed Oviraptor in that's set on wander, to spark egg production. While you cannot breed the wild Dodos with this method or pick them up by hand, and with the cost of first requ Dodos do not require you to feed them, nor do they count towards the Tribe Tame Limit. When it comes to farming tamed Dodos; they have one of the fastest breeding times of all creatures, making it easy to mass-produce them for both eggs and meat. Their fertilized eggs are very tolerant of fluctuating temperatures, and require almost no attention or temperature regulation to safely hatch in a temperate climate, such as the many beaches they can be found. Once born and given a little time to mature, a juvenile Dodo can yield a notable amount of Raw Prime Meat. Dodos also provide an excellent source of food for tamed Titanoboa; as said snakes will only eat eggs once tamed. The birds can keep up a reliable, steady supply to ensure the boas are well fed. Likewise, they are also a good source of eggs for taming Oviraptor, albeit their eggs are not the most effective compared to others, but they are more readily available.
    • Live Prime Meat Storage: Any Dodo, wild or domestic, killed by a tamed Ichthyornis has a significant chance of yielding small amounts of prime meat when harvested. As prime meat has a fast spoil time, the Dodos can be kept alive up until when the prime meat is needed. If you are the type to utilize taming pens, a separate pen containing Dodos nearby can prove invaluable for speeding up the taming of carnivores. As many baby dinos do, when baby dodos are killed, they will also give prime meat.
    • Easy hide for beginners: Dodos give off a small amount of hide, which can be a precious resource for beginners without any large predators for hunting. By killing a few dodos, a beginner can easily build up enough hide to make a bed, some bolas and some armour to allow them to progress further into the game.
  • Tactical Warfare: While the notion of actually using a Dodo in a combat situation may at first seem laughable on the surface, they can actually fill many unique and surprising roles on the field of battle. Whether for the prospective raider, aspiring explorer, or staunch base defender; the Dodo can become a useful tool in anyone's creative arsenal.
    • Walking Bomb: C4 can be attached to a Dodo in large quantities and the Dodo can be set to wander, then air dropped into an enemy tribe's base. If the dodo is attacked by aggressively defending dinos, the C4 goes off and kills it, same with any player that attempts to melee the Dodo. If the dodo is shot and killed, you simply have to Detonate. If nobody stops the Dodo, you can detonate it at your leisure.
    • Bio-Weapon: Because they can carry Swamp Fever and are able to transmit it to players, a sick Dodo can make for a great primitive source of Bio-warfare to weaken an enemy Tribe. Simply set it to wandering and then drop it into an enemy base and watch it lower the combat stats of your enemies. (Level up Movement Speed Movement Speed)
    • Water Defense Probe: For a land animal, Dodos move remarkably fast in the water (Even non-leveled). Putting them on a boat, and sending them into an enemy base, via a water route, can give you an idea of their marine defenses, prior to an assault. This action however, has it's disadvantages; virtually anything in the water can kill the Dodo before it makes it to the base. It's recommended to check the surrounding water first for any wild predators. (Note that if you use Move-To, dodos are prone to swim for a distance, and then swim in circles, unsure of what to do, until you get within range to give them commands again.)
    • Breach Alarm: Setting a Dodo on aggressive and placing it in your base makes for a good alarm; as any raiders or wild predators that make it into your base will have to kill it as a result, thus alarming you on your screen while on trips away from home.
    • Distraction: While seemingly an unimportant task, any predator that is eating your little flock of Dodos is not eating you. Whistle them to attack your target, run away, and tame a new flock. Good tactic for new players just getting their bearings.
  • Living Storage: While not capable of holding a great amount of weight, Dodos make up for this by being able to hold onto a decent quantity of items in their inventory. They provide an excellent means of hanging on to any random items a survivor might want to keep early on in gameplay, and before storage boxes become available as a furnishing. Unlike their wooden storage counterparts however, Dodos can be picked up and moved if you feel you need to move your base location or adjust your build layout, which can happen quite often in early gameplay.
  • ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile Utility: Dodos can preform quite different roles on the mobile version than they can in the standard game.

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Dodo, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • In the dossier it says they are oblivious, but in real life, the island they lived on, Mauritius (found in the Indian Ocean), had no natural predators so they didn't know how to react to a hunter hence resulting in their death due to various factors : overhunting by the first Dutch settlers, pests like rats, which were accidentally brought on the Island by the first Dutch, would destroy the single egg laid and natural hazards also contributed to their downfall from one of the once most abundant animals to an extinct species.
  • Their walking speed is terrible which makes it hard to move them around, most of them can't outrun players with only 100% speed. However, they have a decent swim speed which can be used to cover larger distances quicker.
  • Since the v241, The best way to move them is to pick them up in your hands and toss them, but you can't hold a tool or weapons while doing so.
  • In ARK: Fear Evolved, there is a zombie variant of the dodo that spawn near the DodoRex. This Zombie version is more aggressive and will attack the player.
  • Dodos serve as the main mascot of ARK: Survival Evolved and appear on artwork and holiday events (most prominent ex: DodoRex)
  • The Dodo is a vector of the Swamp Fever.
  • Dodos are very easy to tame and their eggs are used to make kibble for both the Pteranodon and Ichthyosaurus, this gives young survivors/tribes easy access to quick flight and aquatic travel. Such access to both natural resources and supply beacons greatly increases one's capabilities. Even the strongest of tribes may begin with the simple Dodo!
  • Despite not having a favored kibble when taming, like other creatures Dodos are no exception when imprinting. They occasionally desire one of the Kibbles from the imprinting kibble list as their 'Comfort Food'.
  • If dodos are bred to extensive numbers it can cause server-performance issues.
  • As of v1.1.16 (the Dodo TLC for ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile), Dodos can be bred for varying sizes. Tamed Dodos will randomly drop Dodo Feather (Mobile) Dodo Feather on the ground which can be used to craft various items (the Dodos must be tamed after v1.1.16).
    • Dodos of 1.56x size or larger drop Dodo Feather (Mobile) Dodo Feather.
    • Dodos of 0.8x size or larger cannot be shoulder mounted.
    • Dodos of 1.4x size or larger cannot be picked up.
    • Dodos of 2.4x size or larger can be ridden.
    • Dodos of 1.86x size or larger will get a "Rage" buff that enables them to deal double damage and gain double speed when they are whistled to attack a target. They also receive an Alpha glow.
    • Dodos of 3.47x size are able to perform a "smash" where they will slam themselves onto the ground and stun any Creatures in the area.
    • 0.6x size is the minimum Dodo size.
    • 3.5x size is the maximum Dodo size.
    • Dodos of 2.0x size and above have a maturation speed of about 3 days.
    • Dodos of 3.0x size and above have a maturation speed of about a week.
    • Dodos may gain or lose up to .1x size when bred, though it is possible to get a size mutation, and Dodos may gain or lose up to .4x size.
  • Real Dodos were a social bird that lived in flocks, Ark's Dodos can be found together on occasion but they can also be found alone.
  • Dodos used to sometimes attack the player that was attacking them in the early release version.
  • Dodos make decent beginner's melee guardians. A pack of 10-15 can kill a Raptor easily.
  • Along with Chibi-Pulmonoscorpius Chibi-Pulmonoscorpius, Chibi-Dodo Chibi-Dodo is the only Chibi-Pet to not have an oversized head.

Changelog

Patch Changes
221.0 Added the ZomDodo ZomDodo, DodoRex DodoRex, and the DodoRex Mask Skin DodoRex Mask Skin for the ARK: Fear Evolved event
221.2
223.0 Added the creature "fur" pass to make hair and feathers look better
225.1 The DodoRex dossier is now given when claiming it
237.0 Added the Bunny Dodo Bunny Dodo for the ARK: Eggcellent Adventure event
237.1 Summoned DodoRex is now auto-tamed and doesn't run forward forever
241.0 You can now pickup and throw the Dodo
242.3 Other than humans, only tamed Dodos can transmit Swamp Fever now
249.0 Added the Dodo Wyvern Dodo Wyvern and the DodoWyvern Mask Skin DodoWyvern Mask Skin for the ARK: Fear Evolved 2 event
256.0 New sound effects for the Dodo
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release Added the Aberrant Dodo Aberrant Dodo

Gallery

References

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