Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain animal locations guide

Africa (page 1) 

African Bullfrog

Frog, Rare. Capture Cage

Can be caught in a capture cage placed in the stream just north of the broken bridge by 17: Ngumba Industrial Zone, West Guard Post. The cage needs to be upgraded to capture function [2] to catch the African Bullfrog.

African Civet

Civet, Super Rare. Capture Cage

Can be caught in a capture cage placed in the area in the middle of 04: Bampeve Plantation, SW Guard Post, 05: Ditadi Abandoned Village, NE Guard Post, and 09: Ditadi Abandoned Village, North Guard Post - directly under the helicopter landing/extraction point. The cage needs to be upgraded to capture function [3] to catch the African Civet.

African Fat-tailed Gecko

Gecko, Common. Capture Cage

Can be caught in a capture cage placed on the rocky outcrop in east Ditadi Abandoned Village - directly under the helicopter landing/extraction point. The Africa Fat-tailed Gecko is actually pretty rare, so you may have to try a number of times before you catch it.

African Wild Dog

Dog, Rare. Fulton recover

Found on the road heading east directly out of the Mfinda Oilfield.

Anubis

Dog, Super Rare. Fulton recover
Can only be found during Side Op 50 - Capture the Legendary Jackal, which is unlocked after completing Mission 31.

Black Mamba

Snake, Uncommon. Capture Cage

Can be caught in a capture cage placed in the marshy area northeast of 11: Masa Village, East Guard Post - just west of the helicopter landing/extraction point.

Boer Goat

Goat, Rare. Fulton recover

Found in several locations to the northwest of Africa, including this road northeast of 11: Masa Village, East Guard Post. Go during the day for best results.

Emperor Scorpion

Scorpion, Common. Capture Cage

Can be caught in a capture cage placed in the hilly area just northwest of 11: Masa Village, East Guard Post.

Jump to Section:

Both Countries
Afghanistan (page 1)
Afghanistan (page 2)
Africa (page 1)
Africa (page 2)
Africa (page 3)

Iain Wilson
Guides Editor

Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 500 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.