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Ovis
Variants
Spawn Command
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cheat summon Sheep_Character_BP_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sheep/Sheep_Character_BP.Sheep_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35Variant Aberrant Ovis
cheat summon Sheep_Character_BP_Aberrant_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sheep/Sheep_Character_BP_Aberrant.Sheep_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35Variant Ovis (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Sheep_Character_BP_STA_Cor
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Sheep_Character_BP_STA.Sheep_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35 Preferred Food
Preferred Food 
Equipment
Yes Gestation Time
4h 10m 37.593s
Baby Time
4h 52m 23.859s
Juvenile Time
19h 29m 35.438s
Adolescent Time
1d 21m 59.297s
Total Maturation Time
2d 43m 58.594s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat
Common Rare
Untameable Cave
Untameable Cave
The Ovis (Oh-vis) is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is a small, herbivorous mammal known for being an easy source of Wool, which can be used in place of Pelt, and Raw Mutton, one of the best items for taming wild carnivores.
Basic Info
Dossier
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.
“
Species
Ovis arcam
TimeCenozoic
DietHerbivore
TemperamentStupid
- Wild
Since arriving on the Island, I have encountered dozens of fascinating creatures whose behavior has never been studied or documented...and also sheep. Granted, Ovis arcam is quite different from the modern domesticated sheep - and even from wild sheep species such as Ovis orientalis. The unique markings on its face give it a striking appearance, and the males' horns possess a unique shape that is unlike any other species in the Ovis genus. As one might expect, Ovis stands little chance against this Island's many predators. Like the Dodo, its continued survival in the face of these challenges is a mystery.
- Domesticated
Some survivors have found herds of Ovis to be useful in farm life. Their wool can be repeatedly safely shorn with the proper tools, and cooked lamb chops are a popular dish among some tribes, as is their hyper-nutritious mutton. Every now and then, a survivor with a sense of humor will attempt to utilize Ovis as a mount, although the joke becomes significantly less funny once their slow Ovis is run-down by a pack of Raptors. One tribe has grown particularly attached to Ovis, perhaps uncomfortably so. I don't know the tribe's actual name, but I refer to them as "Sheep Lovers."
„
~ Helena
Behavior
One of the many peaceful creatures on the ARK, Ovis will not attempt to attack in any way, much preferring to flee to safety. The Ovis otherwise ignore other creatures and players entirely. When attacking on foot, be cautious of placement. Ovis will clamber up steep rocks with ease and leave you without easy access.
Appearance
The Ovis looks much like a modern-day domestic sheep, though slightly larger. The most prominent feature of Ovis is the horns of the males, which are highly ornate. There are six horns; two pointing straight, two spiraling like some breeds of rams and two small horns on the cheeks. None of the horns have grooves in them.
Color Scheme and Regions
Region 0:Body
Natural colors:
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Region 1:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 2:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 3:Unused
This region does not show on the body.
Region 4:Horns
Natural colors:
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Region 5:Hooves and Facial Markings
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This section displays the Ovis's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Ovis. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Ovis will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.
This information can be used to alter the Ovis's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Ovis's "body" magenta.
Body
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Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.
Horns
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Hooves and Eye Regions
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Variants
Aberrant Ovis
Aberrant Ovis is the Aberrant variant of Ovis found in Aberration. It is identical to the normal specie except for its glowing robe. It is tameable and is not 
Radiation immune.
Drops
Production (Wild/Tamed Shearing)
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
100 | +20 | +5.4% | 0.07 | |
 Stamina |
100 | +10 | +10% | ||
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 | +10% | ||
 Food |
1200 | +120 | +10% | 15% | |
 Weight |
90 | +1.8 | +4% | ||
 Melee Damage |
5 | +0.25 | +1.7% | 14% | 17.6% |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A | +1% | ||
 Torpidity |
85 | +5.1 | N/A | 0.5 | |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
- 1These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
- 2These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Wild Stats Level-up
Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[1]
Ovis
The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps
Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.
Abilities
Active
Headbutt    |
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| Jump |
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Passive
Wool Producer
The Ovis generates 
Wool that can be harvest with 
Scissors. The regeneration speed of wool scales with the 
Food stat.
Mountain Climber
The Ovis is capable of "Climbing" surfaces with an inclination of close to 80°-90° degrees, and can do so even while sprinting.
Combat
This section describes how to fight an Ovis.
General
Ovis are harmless creatures that can be easily killed by any player. Hitting an Ovis with a 
Spear is enough to kill it easily, though this runs with the risk of wasting the survivor's Spear.
Strategy
Although they are a trivial kill, they can drop a large amount of pelt that is quite heavy, so it's usually best to pick them up with 
Argentavis and fly them home before killing them. Most players prefer to tame them. (See Taming)
Weaponry
Not much weaponry is required to take down the Ovis, just make sure to bring a 
Crossbow and 
Sword for the predators that reside in their habitat.
Dangers
While the Ovis itself poses no actual threat, the area it lives in usually contains 
Yutyrannus and other dangerous predators, the spawn locations are also usually very cold so make sure to bring 
Fur Armor when hunting.
Weakness
In addition to its low health, it has low stamina, which means a tamed Ovis can't run away for long before running out of stamina.
Taming
For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.
Passive Strategy
The Ovis is a passive tame; all one has to do is walk up to it and feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake, it will only need one Sweet Vegetable Cake even at higher levels making it an easy tame, however Sweet Vegetable Cake can be expensive and spoil quickly. While the Ovis itself presents no real threat, native predators such as 
Raptor, 
Carnotaurus, 
Sabertooth and 
Tyrannosaurus can provide a threat to both the player and the Ovis.
It is strongly advised to have a air-carrier such as Argentavis to transport Ovis from the place it is tamed to your home, or use a 
Cryopod. Navigating on foot or riding the Ovis will almost always send you in front of a local predator.
Taming Food
 Level 1
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
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 Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
| Level 30
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
| Level 60
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
| Level 90
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
| Level 120
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
| Level 150
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Feeding Interval | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
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1 | 00:00 | 0:00:08 |
Ingredients for 
Sweet Vegetable Cake:
2 × 
Giant Bee Honey, 4 × 
Sap, 2 × 
Rockarrot, 2 × 
Longrass, 2 × 
Savoroot, 4 × 
Stimulant, 25 × 
Fiber, 1 × 
Water
Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.
Feeding
One piece of cake is enough to tame an Ovis at any level.
Although the Ovis is passively tamed with Sweet Vegetable Cake, they will consume berries like other 
Herbivores once tamed.
Utility
Roles
- Farm Animal: Due to the Ovis's unique shearing mechanic attacking them with a pair of Scissors adds Wool to your inventory. As of v254.5, the Ovis generates Wool faster as its Food stat increases. It is not necessary to tame the Ovis in order to shear it; any Ovis can be sheared. (Level Food)
- Mountain Climber: The Ovis has the ability to climb very steep cliffs, making an ideal mountain climber (still being beaten by the
Pulmonoscorpius). (Level Health and Speed)
- Food Source: The Ovis drops
Raw Mutton when slaughtered; a very efficient taming food for carnivores. Raw Mutton tames most carnivorous creatures approximately 1.5x faster than their preferred kibble in exchange for a slight decrease in taming effectiveness. It can also be cooked to make 
Cooked Lamb Chop; an extremely beneficial food. The amount of Raw Mutton increases with the Health stat.
- To efficiently slaughter an Ovis, wield a Sword,
Sickle or 
Metal Pick and select Slaughter from the Ovis' radial menu. The 
Health of the Ovis greatly affects the amount of Raw Mutton received, a level 10 ovis gives around 10-25, while a level 300 could give over 1000. (Level Health)
- if you can't see the slaughter option move closer to the Ovis before opening the Radial menu
- To efficiently slaughter an Ovis, wield a
- Hide Source: The Ovis drops
Hide when slaughtered, especially when using a 
Therizinosaur spec'd for Delicate, or a 
Chainsaw. Like Raw Mutton, the amount of Hide increases with the Health stat. (Level Health)
- Pet: Due to the Ovis' overall cuteness, it can make a great pet. While not being able to ride on your shoulder like a
Jerboa or 
Otter, they are small enough to fit in most locations. (Level Movement Speed and Weight)
Breeding
If a gestating ewe is on the ground when giving birth, the baby is often forced under the ground, making it impossible to reach. If she is on a ceiling, the baby often, but not always, falls through the ceiling. The best solution is to put the ewe facing uphill on a ramp or on a table, which tosses the baby into the air behind the ewe, and allows it to fall naturally onto the surface of whatever is under it.
Collectibles
The Ovis does not collect any resources by itself. However it can be sheared for Wool using Scissors which can allow survivors without access to 
Pelt to create Fur Armor and explore the snowy areas of the map, and killed for Raw Mutton, for food for taming and feeding carnivores, and cooking for feeding players.
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Ovis, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Dino Dossier revealed on 12/26/2016.[2]
- The sheep dossier was revealed in conjunction with the steam award for "best use of a farm animal". The developers stated that the sheep was going to be released with the next patch if ARK won the award. However, if ARK did not win, the sheep was going to be released regardless, just at a later date. The original post mentioning the Ovis caused some backlash in the community, and the developers reworded it and tried to clarify their intentions.
- The dossier for Ovis features two different taxonomic names - one being Ovis aries (the officially acknowledged name), and the other being Ovis arcam (which translates to Sheep of the Ark). This most likely an error.
- The Ovis aries that is mentioned in the dossier refers to domestic sheep while the name Ovis alone refers to wild sheep.
- It is a good idea to tame the Ovis whenever you see one in the wild, as they are very rare (depending on the map), and you can kill them later if you are in need of Raw Mutton.
- Ovis do a tiny amount of
Torpor damage to creatures they hit while you ride them. Due to hitbox glitchyness, the Ovis attacks in a small AOE behind them even though their attack animation is a forward headbutt. This torpor attack is almost useless for any creature with more torpor or hostility than a 
Dodo due to the extremely low health of Ovis. - While Ovis are generally non-hostile, wild male Ovis will occasionally attempt to run at the player and cause torpor. It is unknown exactly what causes this, but it has been observed when they are boxed in or cornered.
- Although Ovis is described as having a "stupid" temperament, real sheep are known to be quite intelligent.
- Real sheep are social animals that live in herds, however ARK's Ovis doesn't have this behavior, as they are incredibly rare and are found in groups of 1-3.
- Ovis can be knocked out just like other passive tames but if they are knocked out they cannot be tamed.
- The Ovis Knock out animation seems to be a reference to how modern sheep are left upside down without being able to get up due to the large amount of wool they have, which is a sign that they must be sheared.
- Helena's notes say that Ovis is from the Cenozoic period although modern current day Ovis aries did not live in this period. Although fossil records do mention that present modern animals had ancestors back then making Ovis an ancestor of the modern day domesticate sheep.
Changelog
| Patch |  ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
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| 254.0 | Ovis is added to the game
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| 254.5 | |
| 256.0 | Now has a slaughter option to instantly kill a tamed Ovis with a melee weapon, such as a Sword
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| 256.3 | Servers with the bPvEDisableFriendlyFire=True setting will now allow the harvest of a slaughtered Ovis |
| 259.0 |
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| 261.0 |
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| 262.0 | Improved LODs for Ovis |
| 265.0 | Baby Ovis should no longer fall through structures after being born |
| 275.0 Aberration Expansion Release | Added Aberrant Ovis
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| 310.80 | Reduced scaling factor of sheep harvesting health to reduce stalls |
| 311.74 | Increased Ovis corpse harvesting scaling by 4x |
| 321.14 | Fixed a typo with the  Chibi-Ovis
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Gallery
Shearing an Ovis
Aberrant Ovis have a large glowing dorsal stripe.
A lucky born of a mutated Ovis.
A mutated Ovis.
References
Categories:
- Mammals
- Herbivores
- Stupid creatures
- Creatures released in v254
- Creatures released in 2017
- Creatures released in v750
- Creatures released in v504
- Creatures released in v521
- Creatures released in 2018
- Unavailable on Mobile
- Tameable creatures
- Rideable creatures
- Breedable creatures
- Creatures that can be ridden without saddles
- Creatures that can be ridden while wielding weapons
- Creatures that drop small feces
- Gestation
- Creatures
- Extant creatures
- Torpidity Dealers Creatures