How to tame a Tropeognathus in Ark: Survival Evolved

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Ark: Survival Evolved has multiple flying dinosaurs for players to tame and use to explore the sprawling lands. The Tropeognathus is an important flyer tame to have for tribes as it gives players’ the opportunity to dominate the skies with its unique saddle.

The Tropeognathus is a unique tame, however, much like the Equus and Unicorn, as players will need to down this bird without drawing its aggression for a passive tame. Further, only a specific bola-type can be used to proc the taming chance of this bird.

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On PC, these unique birds can only be found in the Crystal Isles. For console players, these birds can be found on any map that allows dinosaurs that fly. Players will need to have the chain bola and a turret to fire the projectile onto the Tropeognathus in-flight. A standard bola can still down the bird, but will not allow for passive-taming to begin.

The chain bola must be used with the ballista turret, but this can be mounted onto a platform saddle for ease of trapping. Try taming a Quetz first, and using a platform saddle for it to bring the ballista turret close to a Tropeognathus while airborne.

The player that engages the Tropeognathus with the chain bola will be marked as aggressive towards the animal — if attempting to solo tame this creature, having two players working in tandem could be beneficial, although not necessary.

Once this bird has been downed with a chain bola, it’s time to begin the passive tame. Players can use exceptional kibble, or meat (this bird prefers raw mutton) to tame this creature. Place the foodstuffs in the last slot on your hot bar, and begin feeding the trapped