Fact check: Can you catch birds in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an expansive experience full of varied, engaging activities. Nearly everything players could want in a life sim is accounted for here. Besides farming and making new friends, players can also run around the map trying to catch a variety of creatures.
In keeping with tradition, various insects and aquatic life are available for fans to catch. However, players have also noticed birds in and around their islands, wondering if they can be caught in the same way.
While players may want a pet bird, it is not currently possible. The yellow birds in the game are purely cosmetic and are meant to enhance attention to detail. If one tries to approach them, they will quickly fly away. Since we're on the subject of pets, there are no cats or dogs. But this constraint makes sense as the game's NPCs are anthropomorphic creatures, including birds like the eagle Apollo. Others range from dogs and raccoons to cats and otters, which has always been the norm for the series. Even though the game has received countless updates since its launch in March 2020, this scenario will likely not change for the foreseeable future.
As mentioned before, the only available options are different kinds of insects and fish. On that note, they do not have a villager equivalent in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This lack of an option also makes sense since fishing and bug catching are popular activities around the globe, while that is not the case with birds. Instead, players can catch a fish or insect, showcase it in a small container, and decorate their home with it. Otherwise, they can either be sold in shops (such as Nook's Cranny) in exchange for Bells (the key currency of Animal Crossing: New Horizons) or donated to the
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