Misc Animals (food)
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In Metal Gear Solid 3, in order to survive or regain stamina, you must eat food. This article contains information about the miscellaneous animals in the game.
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[edit] European Rabbit
- Ration Name: RABBIT
- Initial Taste: Tasty
- Danger Level: None
- Stamina Recovery: Moderate
- Capture: Yes
Commonly found later in the game, especially the area where The End is (Sokrovenno South, West, and East). This cute little thing is easy to find, hunt and digest. It tastes good and gives fairly good stamina, and when you kill it, it drops serum. It can first be found in Dremuchij South (but only during Operation Snake Eater), and is last found in the Sokrovenno area.
[edit] Markhor
- Ration Name: MARKHOR
- Initial Taste: Tasty
- Danger Level: Low
- Stamina Recovery: High
- Capture: No
A goat! Interestingly enough, Para-Medic says "markhor" means "snake eater". Only natural it would be here. It's too big to be captured; tranquilizers, stun grenades, and unarmed combat moves will knock it out like they do to a guard dog. It drops not one, but two packs of meat when killed. It's on par with the Gavial, only because the Markhor isn't as dangerous or aggressive, although the gavial drops a third food ration when killed. It kicks you if you get too close or get it mad, but unlike the gavial, it won't close in on you to attack. It can first be found in Dremuchij South, but only during Operation Snake Eater; since you need to backtrack to get here during this mission, you can easily miss it. Several can be found in the Sokrovenno area, and the last one is found in Tikhogornyj, near where you wake up after battling The Sorrow. Oddly enough, it is Ocelot's favorite animal; if Snake shoots it during his battle with Ocelot, Ocelot will curse him loudly.
[edit] Indian Gavial
- Ration Name: GAVIAL
- Initial Taste: Outstanding
- Danger Level: High
- Stamina Recovery: High
- Capture: No
This crocodile is the best food you can pick up during the Virtuous Mission. It is hard to get because the gavial does quite a bit of damage to Snake. Its tail slap attack knocks Snake down (even if he's standing next to it, not behind it), and its bite is even deadlier. When Snake gets up, you'll have a few seconds to get away before it repeats its attack cycle. If Snake kills one, he will be treated to not one piece of meat, but three! Each piece of meat recovers a large amount of stamina, capable of keeping you satisfied for ages.
You cannot capture the gavial, so don't bother; tranquilizers, stun grenades, and unarmed combat moves will knock it out like they do to a guard dog. Although gavials are dangerous, they are slow and are almost always easily avoided. Snake can jump over them with his roll (press X while running). Just for fun, throw a grenade at its head when its mouth is open to make its head explode. They are only found on the banks of the Dremuchij Swampland and in the waters of Chyornyj Prud, but both areas contain several groups of gavials. The texture and color of both areas help to camouflage the gavials, so step carefully.
The most efficient way to kill a Gavial is actually using your Survival Knife. Go over to the Gavial's side, thus it can't reach you with it's mouth or tail. Then, STAB the side of the head with your knife.
Snake remarks that it's odd for gavials to be that deep in the forest, and Para-Medic informs him that the particular gavials were subject to some sort of lab testing, escaped, and became wild again. This is also why they are aggressive to humans - in the real world, gavials are cowardly creatures.
WARNING: Do not come close to a gavial in the lake while swimming across Chyornyj Prud. If it gets a hold of Snake, he will be dragged underwater and drowned. Gavials may not attack you while you have the Crocodile Cap equipped (but don't push your luck); this piece of equipment is hidden on a ledge in the northwest of Chyornyj Prud.
[edit] Rat
- Ration Name: RAT
- Initial Taste: Bad
- Danger Level: None
- Stamina Recovery: Low
- Capture: Yes
The only difference between the Rat and the Magpie is that the Rat is much easier to capture, as it won't fly away and doesn't hide in the undergrowth like the Magpie does. It is found in crawlspaces and underground passages. Good if you want to eat something small quickly. It can first be found in Rassvet under Sokolov's cabin, and is last found in Tikhogornyj Behind Waterfall (or, if you want to go out of your way during your return to Groznyj Grad, in the cell where you were held in Groznyj Grad 1F or in the crawlspace in Groznyj Grad Northeast).
[edit] Japanese Flying Squirrel
- Ration Name: SQUIRREL
- Initial Taste: Bad
- Danger Level: None
- Stamina Recovery: Low
- Capture: Yes
It's hard to find at night because it blends so well. It tastes bad and gives low stamina. Definitely not worth the effort unless you need it to unlock the EZ Gun. The first and easiest place to find it is in Dremuchij East at the start of Operation Snake Eater. When you pass through the opening between the rocks in front of where you start, it will (eventually) climb up the tree immediately in front of you and fly to another tree in this area. Rather than hunting for it, you can just wait at this tree; even if you miss it, it will return to this tree in a minute or so to repeat its flight path. The only other place to catch it is in Graniny Gorki South; although it is harder to find in this much larger area, by this point you should have the thermal goggles, which can make the search much easier, and you have the additional help of daylight during your second trip through here, during or after the fight with The Fear.
