Paraceratherium

Paracer

The Paracer, or Paraceratherium, is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

• Wild: Paraceratherium Gigamicus is a massive, long-necked mammal that inhabits some of the island's grasslands. It resembles a gigantic horse/rhinoceros hybrid, but is over twice the size of either. Paraceratherium is a very peaceful and friendly herbivore, and doesn't even seem to mind other creatures near its nest.
• Domesticated: A beast of burden second to the Brontosaurus, Paraceratherium is an excellent worker. It is a naturally friendly animal, and is not afraid of humans. However despite its normally calm demeanor, when it or its owner is provoked by aggression, the Paraceratherium can quickly become a real threat to the attacker and will use its girth to its advantage in combat.
• Known Information: Barring some... surprise... yet in store for me, I can safely say that the Paracerathrium is the largest mammal on the island. While its size means that the Paraceratherium can provide an incredible amount of food, it also makes it dangerous when hunted.

Behavior

Paraceratherium, due to a lack of natural enemies because of its sheer size, is naturally docile. It will ignore humans and other creatures so long as not provoked. Once it is attacked, the animal quickly becomes dangerous. Again, because of its size and immense weight, the Paracer is an extremely deadly adversary so proceed with caution. Luckily, Paracer are solitary creatures living alone or in small family groups. They will protect their fellow herd members if necessary.

Because of their need for copious amounts of nourishment and physical size, Paracer tend to roam the edge of forests and valleys in the lower altitudes. Avoiding dense forests if possible.

Appearance

Paraceratherium is a large terrestrial mammal estimated to weigh between 15-20 tonnes (33,000 to 44,000 lbs) when fully grown. Standing approximately 16 feet at the withers and 24 feet in length. Paracer's build is rather stocky with long, robust legs to support the animal's immense size. A long thick neck, upwards of 4-5 feet long, allows the animal to easily graze high vegetation. Paracer's hide is extremely thick and hairless. Excess skin folds onto itself similar to modern day Rhinos. Hide color ranges from brown to grey. Small eyes and ears allow limited vision/hearing that is overcompensated by an excellent sense of smell.

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Raw Prime Meat

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	1140	?	?
Stamina	300	?	?
Oxygen	150	?	?
Food	6500	?	?
Weight	500	?	?
Melee Damage	210.0%	?	?
Movement Speed	100%%	N/A	?
Torpidity	1300.5	+78.03	N/A

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Swimming	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

• 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	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Paracer stomps on the target.
		0	800	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		45

Taming

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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

• Kibble (Pachy Egg)
• Advanced Crops
• Mejoberry

KO Strategy

A rather standard tame, use the crossbow with tranq arrows leaving a few seconds between each shot. It tends to have pretty high torpor and can move fast for an animal of its size, either kite it around or have a friend hover you above with a flyer and aim for the head for a quicker KO. They can also be Snagged on bigger Destructible rocks, and shot at from the other side, as they are not quite as capable of maneuvering over them, but are tall enough to hit the head or neck.

Locations

NS

WP

GH

V

NP

FF

SP

DI

FT

M

FP

EP

EF

WA

GP

DI

SJ

F

CI

SI

HI

Legend:  

 

Common  

 

Uncommon  

 

Rare  

 

Unknown

Regions		Mountains
NS Northwest Shores WP Western Plains GH Grand Hills NP Northern Plains SP Smugglers Pass DI Dead Island M The Maw EP Eastern Plains	EF Eastern Forest WA Western Approach DI Deep Island SJ Southern Jungle F Footpaw CI Craggs Island SI Southern Islets HI Herbivore Island	R The Radiant V Volcano FF Frozen Fang FT Frozen Tooth FP Far's Peak GP Grand Peak

Notes/Trivia

• Dossier revealed on 06/15/2015
• Paraceratherium is one of the largest terrestrial mammals to ever live.
• Paraceratherium is a very close relative of modern day Rhinoceroses.
• Paraceratherium comes from the Greek words pará - near, keras - horn and thēríon - beast, which refers to the relationship to Rhinoceros.
• The dossier of the Paraceratherium seems to hint at the Megapithecus boss, similar to how the spider dossier hints at the Broodmother
• Forums have revealed that the Paraceratherium will replace the Mammuthus as it will migrate to the upcoming snow biome
• Paraceratheriums platform saddle is unlocked at lvl 45.

Gallery

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