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	** Is named with a [[Minecraft:name tag]].		** Is named with a [[Minecraft:name tag]].
	** Is tempted with [[Minecraft:food]].		** Is tempted with [[Minecraft:food]].
	** Is [[Minecraft:bred]], or born as a result of breeding ~~(except for turtles hatched from eggs before 1.17.10 <ref>{{bug\|MCPE-70664}}</ref>).~~		** Is [[Minecraft:bred]], or born as a result of breeding
	** Is tamed by the player.		** Is tamed by the player.
	** Is summoned using the {{cmd\|summon}} command or a spawn egg.		** Is summoned using the {{cmd\|summon}} command or a spawn egg.

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	\| 1 \|\| {{BiomeLink\|Jungle}}		\| 1 \|\| {{BiomeLink\|Jungle}}
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	\|~~Normal Panda~~		\|brown panda
	\|		\|0.1%
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	\| 80 \|\| {{BiomeLink\|Bamboo Jungle}}		\| 80 \|\| {{BiomeLink\|Bamboo Jungle}}
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	\|Normal Panda		\|Normal Panda
	\|		\|72.23%
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	\| rowspan="2" \| {{EntityLink\|Parrot}} \|\| rowspan="2" \| 1–2 \|\| rowspan="2" \| 1		\| rowspan="2" \| {{EntityLink\|Parrot}} \|\| rowspan="2" \| 1–2 \|\| rowspan="2" \| 1

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	* [[Minecraft:Zombie villager]]s: If they were converted from a [[Minecraft:villager]] that has been traded with. This still counts toward the hostile mob cap.<ref>{{bug\|MC-182304}}</ref>		* [[Minecraft:Zombie villager]]s: If they were converted from a [[Minecraft:villager]] that has been traded with. This still counts toward the hostile mob cap.<ref>{{bug\|MC-182304}}</ref>
	* [[Minecraft:Zombified piglin]]s and [[Minecraft:witch]]es: If they were converted from a [[Minecraft:pig]] or [[Minecraft:villager]] struck by lightning.		* [[Minecraft:Zombified piglin]]s and [[Minecraft:witch]]es: If they were converted from a [[Minecraft:pig]] or [[Minecraft:villager]] struck by lightning.
	* [[Minecraft:Hoglin]]s: If a [[Minecraft:crimson fungus]] is {{control\|used}} on them. [[Minecraft:Zoglin]]s as a result of hoglins have crimson fungus {{control\|used}} on them before they zombify also do not despawn.		* [[Minecraft:Hoglin]]s: If a [[Minecraft:crimson fungus]] is {{control\|used}} on them. [[Minecraft:Zoglin]]s as a result of hoglins that have crimson fungus {{control\|used}} on them before they zombify also do not despawn.

	=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===		=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
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	If you have any questions about this, please start a topic on the talk page and ping TigerZhang and Leo768.		If you have any questions about this, please start a topic on the talk page and ping TigerZhang and Leo768.
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	[[Minecraft:cs:Výskyt]]		[[Minecraft:cs:Výskyt]]
			[[Minecraft:de:Spawn]]
	[[Minecraft:es:Aparición]]		[[Minecraft:es:Aparición]]
	[[Minecraft:fr:Apparition]]		[[Minecraft:fr:Apparition]]

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	** The [[Minecraft:chunk]] the mob is in must still be loaded for the mob to despawn. Otherwise, the mob is saved until the [[Minecraft:Chunk#Chunk loading\|chunk is loaded]] again. For example, if a player enters a [[Minecraft:nether portal]] while being chased by a spider, the spider is saved, and it resumes chasing the player coming back through the same portal. In the case of a player reloading chunks, the loading happens before the player is added, meaning they may despawn.		** The [[Minecraft:chunk]] the mob is in must still be loaded for the mob to despawn. Otherwise, the mob is saved until the [[Minecraft:Chunk#Chunk loading\|chunk is loaded]] again. For example, if a player enters a [[Minecraft:nether portal]] while being chased by a spider, the spider is saved, and it resumes chasing the player coming back through the same portal. In the case of a player reloading chunks, the loading happens before the player is added, meaning they may despawn.
	* All mobs (including persistent mobs) despawn immediately at Y=-128 and below.		* All mobs (including persistent mobs) despawn immediately at Y=-128 and below.
	* Ocelots and most monster mobs (including those that are holding items) despawn if the difficulty is set to [[Minecraft:Peaceful]], regardless of where the player is located. Monster mobs that do not despawn include hoglins, piglins, and ~~shulkers~~ in all editions.		* Ocelots and most monster mobs (including those that are holding items) despawn if the difficulty is set to [[Minecraft:Peaceful]], regardless of where the player is located. Monster mobs that do not despawn include hoglins, piglins, shulkers and sulfur cubes in all editions.
	* For despawning to occur, there must be at least one non-spectator player in the dimension.		* For despawning to occur, there must be at least one non-spectator player in the dimension.
	* Chickens that originally spawned as [[Minecraft:chicken jockey]]s follow zombie despawn rules, rather than chicken despawn rules.		* Chickens that originally spawned as [[Minecraft:chicken jockey]]s follow zombie despawn rules, rather than chicken despawn rules.

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	* {{EntityLink\|Spider}}		* {{EntityLink\|Spider}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Stray}}		* {{EntityLink\|Stray}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube~~}}{{upcoming~~}}		* {{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Vex}}		* {{EntityLink\|Vex}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Vindicator}}		* {{EntityLink\|Vindicator}}
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	*{{EntityLink\|Spider}}		*{{EntityLink\|Spider}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Stray}}		*{{EntityLink\|Stray}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube~~}}{{upcoming~~}}		*{{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Witch}}		*{{EntityLink\|Witch}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Wither Skeleton}}		*{{EntityLink\|Wither Skeleton}}

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	* The difficulty must not be Peaceful.		* The difficulty must not be Peaceful.
	** Piglins, hoglins and zombie nautiluses can spawn in Peaceful, but only as part of structures, not in biomes by themselves.		** Piglins, hoglins and zombie nautiluses can spawn in Peaceful, but only as part of structures, not in biomes by themselves.
	** Ocelots cannot spawn in Peaceful due to a bug{{Only\|Java}}<ref>{{bug\|MC-1788}}</ref>.
	* For all hostiles other than guardians, drowned, and phantoms:		* For all hostiles other than guardians, drowned, and phantoms:
	** the block directly below it must have a solid, complete, top surface (this includes top [[Minecraft:slab]]s, upside-down [[Minecraft:stairs]], and others) or be [[Minecraft:soul sand]] or [[Minecraft:mud]].		** the block directly below it must have a solid, complete, top surface (this includes top [[Minecraft:slab]]s, upside-down [[Minecraft:stairs]], and others) or be [[Minecraft:soul sand]] or [[Minecraft:mud]].
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	* Spawning block and block below must be water.		* Spawning block and block below must be water.
	* In rivers, has {{frac\|1\|15}} chance to spawn.		* In rivers, has {{frac\|1\|15}} chance to spawn.
	* In oceans, has {{frac\|1\|40}} chance to spawn and must be 5 ~~block~~ below sea level.		* In oceans, has {{frac\|1\|40}} chance to spawn and must be 5 blocks below sea level.
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	\|{{EntityLink\|Ghast}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Ghast}}

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	=== ''Java Edition'' ===		=== ''Java Edition'' ===
	[[File:Mob_spawning_ranges.png\|thumb\|Various mob spawning ranges, illustrated.]]		[[File:Mob_spawning_ranges.png\|thumb\|Various mob spawning ranges, illustrated.]]
	All monster, ambient, and aquatic mobs excluding [[Minecraft:shulker]]s, [[Minecraft:wither]]s, [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s, and [[Minecraft:ender dragon]]s despawn unless they have been marked persistent. Other mobs that are not hostile, ambient, or aquatic that do despawn include, stray [[Minecraft:cat]]s, untrusted [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, and untamed [[Minecraft:trader llama]]s.		All monster, ambient, and aquatic mobs excluding [[Minecraft:shulker]]s, [[Minecraft:wither]]s, [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s, and [[Minecraft:ender dragon]]s despawn unless they have been marked persistent. Other mobs that are not hostile, ambient, or aquatic that do despawn include, stray [[Minecraft:cat]]s, untrusted [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s, [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, and untamed [[Minecraft:trader llama]]s.

	* A mob that has had no player within 32 blocks of it for more than 30 seconds, or 10 seconds if in high light levels (over 12) for monsters, has a {{frac\|1\|800}} chance of despawning on each game [[Minecraft:tick]] ({{frac\|1\|20}} of a second), which is a 2.47% chance per second. Therefore, the mob population declines so that half remains after 27.75 seconds, and the average lifetime of monsters not within 32 blocks of a player is 40 seconds (after the initial 30 seconds have elapsed). The game uses an inactivity counter to tell whether a mob should be despawned or not.		* A mob that has had no player within 32 blocks of it for more than 30 seconds, or 10 seconds if in high light levels (over 12) for monsters, has a {{frac\|1\|800}} chance of despawning on each game [[Minecraft:tick]] ({{frac\|1\|20}} of a second), which is a 2.47% chance per second. Therefore, the mob population declines so that half remains after 27.75 seconds, and the average lifetime of monsters not within 32 blocks of a player is 40 seconds (after the initial 30 seconds have elapsed). The game uses an inactivity counter to tell whether a mob should be despawned or not.

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	{{Exclusive\|Java\|section=1}}		{{Exclusive\|Java\|section=1}}

	As new [[Minecraft:chunk]]s are generated, they have a chance to generate an initial set of [[Minecraft:mob]]s from the "creature" category (i.e. most naturally-occurring land animals<ref group="A">Even though [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s are animals and count against the "creature" mob cap, their spawn in jungle biomes is configured as part of the "monster" category. ({{bug\|MC-1788}}) As a result they never spawn on chunk generation.</ref>) along with them, ignoring the [[#Java Edition mob cap\|mob cap]], any applicable [[#Spawn costs\|spawn costs]], and the setting of {{Cmd\|/gamerule ~~doMobSpawning~~}}. Any randomness affecting this entire process is derived from the [[Minecraft:world seed]] and the position of the chunk that is being generated. Even though biome distribution within the chunk is already known at this point in the generation, the biome of the north west corner of the chunk at the maximum world height is used to make all decisions about this spawning process. As a result, biomes that generate only underground can never affect the initially spawned mobs. Similarly, although structures have been generated already, their potentially configured spawn overrides are ignored. The spawn conditions for most animals prevent them from spawning on "non-terrain blocks", so they won't end up generating on the roofs (or inside) of structures.		As new [[Minecraft:chunk]]s are generated, they have a chance to generate an initial set of [[Minecraft:mob]]s from the "creature" category (i.e. most naturally-occurring land animals<ref group="A">Even though [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s are animals and count against the "creature" mob cap, their spawn in jungle biomes is configured as part of the "monster" category. ({{bug\|MC-1788}}) As a result they never spawn on chunk generation.</ref>) along with them, ignoring the [[#Java Edition mob cap\|mob cap]], any applicable [[#Spawn costs\|spawn costs]], and the setting of {{Cmd\|/gamerule spawn_mobs}}. Any randomness affecting this entire process is derived from the [[Minecraft:world seed]] and the position of the chunk that is being generated. Even though biome distribution within the chunk is already known at this point in the generation, the biome of the north west corner of the chunk at the maximum world height is used to make all decisions about this spawning process. As a result, biomes that generate only underground can never affect the initially spawned mobs. Similarly, although structures have been generated already, their potentially configured spawn overrides are ignored. The spawn conditions for most animals prevent them from spawning on "non-terrain blocks", so they won't end up generating on the roofs (or inside) of structures.

	The selected biome supplies all relevant mob spawn settings for this process:		The selected biome supplies all relevant mob spawn settings for this process:

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=21w13a\|Added a new mob cap category for [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s and [[Minecraft:glow squid]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=21w13a\|Added a new mob cap category for [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s and [[Minecraft:glow squid]].}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1\|[[Minecraft:Block light]] level now must be 0 for [[Minecraft:Light#Mobs\|many hostile mobs]] to spawn (the [[Minecraft:sky light]] can still prevent these mobs from spawning like before).}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1\|[[Minecraft:Block light]] level now must be 0 for [[Minecraft:Light#Mobs\|many hostile mobs]] to spawn (the [[Minecraft:sky light]] can still prevent these mobs from spawning like before).}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 3\|Mob spawning is now consistent at all [[Minecraft:altitude]]s~~, making~~ spawn rates ~~at all Y-levels approximately equal to the previous~~ spawn ~~rate at Y{{=}}64~~.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 3\|Mob spawning is now consistent throughout all [[Minecraft:altitude]]s increasing spawn rates in higher altitudes and decreasing spawn rates in lower altitudes.
	\|Added per-player mob caps.}}		\|Added per-player mob caps.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 5\|The spawn rate changes in experimental snapshot 3 have been reverted.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 5\|The spawn rate changes in experimental snapshot 3 have been reverted.}}

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	* {{EntityLink\|Spider}}		* {{EntityLink\|Spider}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Stray}}		* {{EntityLink\|Stray}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube~~}}{{upcoming~~}}		* {{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Vex}}		* {{EntityLink\|Vex}}
	* {{EntityLink\|Vindicator}}		* {{EntityLink\|Vindicator}}
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	*{{EntityLink\|Spider}}		*{{EntityLink\|Spider}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Stray}}		*{{EntityLink\|Stray}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube~~}}{{upcoming~~}}		*{{EntityLink\|Sulfur Cube}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Witch}}		*{{EntityLink\|Witch}}
	*{{EntityLink\|Wither Skeleton}}		*{{EntityLink\|Wither Skeleton}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=21w13a\|Added a new mob cap category for [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s and [[Minecraft:glow squid]].}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=21w13a\|Added a new mob cap category for [[Minecraft:axolotl]]s and [[Minecraft:glow squid]].}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1\|[[Minecraft:Block light]] level now must be 0 for [[Minecraft:Light#Mobs\|many hostile mobs]] to spawn (the [[Minecraft:sky light]] can still prevent these mobs from spawning like before).}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18\|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1\|[[Minecraft:Block light]] level now must be 0 for [[Minecraft:Light#Mobs\|many hostile mobs]] to spawn (the [[Minecraft:sky light]] can still prevent these mobs from spawning like before).}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 3\|Mob spawning is now consistent at all [[Minecraft:altitude]]s~~, making~~ spawn rates ~~at all Y-levels approximately equal to the previous~~ spawn ~~rate at Y{{=}}64~~.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 3\|Mob spawning is now consistent throughout all [[Minecraft:altitude]]s increasing spawn rates in higher altitudes and decreasing spawn rates in lower altitudes.
	\|Added per-player mob caps.}}		\|Added per-player mob caps.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 5\|The spawn rate changes in experimental snapshot 3 have been reverted.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=experimental snapshot 5\|The spawn rate changes in experimental snapshot 3 have been reverted.}}