Paraceratherium

Paracer

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

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

Note: Information is not guaranteed to be accurate, as it is a guess based on information of similar creatures.

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	?	?	?
Stamina	?	?	?
Oxygen	?	?	?
Food	?	?	?
Weight	500	?	?
Melee Damage	?	?	?
Movement Speed	?	N/A	?
Torpidity	?	?	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

Resources

Preferred Kibble - Packy Kibble

---Its Prefferd Kibble Must Be Pachy Kibble

Preferred Food

Note these are approximations, always bring extra supplies!
For a customized count of resources needed, use this Taming Calculator by Ark-Survival.com. Select your target animal & its level.

KO Strategy

Do the stuff and things.

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
• Paraceratherium will have a platform saddle.