One of the greatest new features in the Far Cry franchise sees the addition of taming beasts in Far Cry Primal. This Far Cry Primal Animal & Beast Taming Guide lists all of the animals you’re able to tame in the game, where you can find each of them and other information including their strength, speed, stealth and other added bonuses such as looting or gathering resources.
If you’re looking for help completing the most difficult hunts in the game and taming the rarest animals, check out our Master Hunt guide.
The general technique to taming each of the beasts in Far Cry Primal remains much of the same throughout the game. When you have a general location of the beast explore the nearby vicinity with your Owl and use it to try and spot the specific beast you’re after. They usually stand out. Failing that just walk around and throw down some bait and see if anything responds. If it doesn’t pick it up and try again. If you’re hunting for a rare one remember that they leave scent trails behind that are visible when using your hunter sense.
You need to make sure you’re sneaking throughout the process, from the time you throw the bait to the time you attempt to tame. If the beast spots you and you’re not crouching they will attack or escape. If you’re unlucky enough to have to kill one, they do respawn. The fastest way to make them respawn is to go back to Your Village and sleep a full cycle. So if it’s day, sleep until night and then until day again. If it’s night, sleep until day and then until night.
There is a certain random element involved. Below are screenshots of every tamed beast location in the game, to be used as a reference if you’ve been struggling to find a specific beast. I found the beasts in the exact location marked by the player icon on the map but obviously they aren’t static so check nearby if you don’t spot them straight away. The more powerful ones are a lot easier to find anyway so don’t stress too much, you’ll encounter them all naturally as you progress.
The below screenshots are not the only place you can find these beasts, I simply included information relating to ones I found more than once and at the earliest opportunity in the game.
Far Cry Primal Beast Taming Skills
You must complete the first mission for Tensay before you can catch Canines
To unlock the Tame Wildcats skill you need to build the first level of Tensay’s Hut in The Village
To unlock the Tame Apex Predators skill you must tame 5 beasts
To unlock Tame Cunning Beasts skill you need to tame 8 beasts.
Below you will find information on each of the beasts that you can tame in Far Cry Primal. Remember to explore nearby the location of Takkar on the map and check the top of each image for whether or not it is night time or day time.
Where To Find All Beasts & Mounts In Far Cry Primal
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Skins carcasses and gathers resources after a kill
Uncovers and gathers nearby resources when you’re idle
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Skins carcasses and gathers resources after a kill
Uncovers and gathers nearby resources when you’re idle
Resistant to fire
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Growls to warn of nearby enemies or predators
Reveals 350 feet of terrain around you
Reveals more territory on minimap
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Growls to warn of nearby enemies or predators
Reveals 350 feet of terrain around you
Reveals more territory on minimap
This one’s a bit of a pain as it’s in a pack. When I found it there was a Rare White Wolf with 2 normal wolves. I approached with my bear, the White Wolf and 2 normal wolves retreated in a different direction. The Rare Stripe Wolf has more spikes in its fur and has a stripe on its face, use your Hunter Sense to check from a distant for dark/grey colored wolves with the scent trail.
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Growls to warn of nearby enemies and predators
Reveals 350ft of terrain on the map
Reveals more territory on the minimap
Resistant to fire
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Can revive itself from death once
Terrifies all wildlife in Oros
Immune to poison
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Draws enemy attacks in battle
Uncovers and gives you nearby resources when standing idle
You can ride the Brown Bear if you have the Beast Rider skill.
You are only able to capture the Bloodfang Sabretooth while on the quest Bloodfang Sabretooth Hunt. Simply get Jayma to join your village and then complete a few quests for her, it’s following the quest where you have to hunt for the Tall Elk.
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Growls to warn off nearby enemies or predators
Reveals 350ft of terrain around player
Reveals more territory on minimap
If you’re struggling to tame the Snowblood Wolf check out our Great Hunt Guide for tips and tricks.
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