Animations
6 of these were recorded inside the running game, so the movement is the animation Mojang shipped rather than an imitation of it. Transparent background, free to download.
Gallery
1 variant of this mob, each animated. Rendered here from the game’s own model and textures.
Sounds
5 sound events for this mob, 15 files in all. Where an event lists more than one file the game picks one at random.
| Event | Sound | Closed caption | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambient | Sheep baahs | entity.sheep.ambient | subtitles.entity.sheep.ambient | |
| death | Sheep dies | entity.sheep.death | subtitles.entity.sheep.death | |
| hurt | Sheep hurts | entity.sheep.hurt | subtitles.entity.sheep.hurt | |
| shear | Shears click | entity.sheep.shear | subtitles.item.shears.shear | |
| step | Footsteps | entity.sheep.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps |
Stats
Mojang publishes these numbers in the Bedrock behaviour pack (bedrock-samples); the Java edition keeps them in code, not in any data file. Most values match across editions, but not all — treat them as the Bedrock figures.
| Health points | 8 |
|---|---|
| Movement speed | 0.25 |
| Hitbox size | 0.9 blocks wide, 1.3 blocks tall |
| Mob type | sheep, mob |
Advancements
Advancements whose own criteria name this entry. Recipe-unlock entries are left out — they never appear on the player’s Advancements screen.
History
Worked out by reading the registry of every Minecraft build Mojang has published, in release order.
| Version | Date | What the files show |
|---|---|---|
| before 18w50a | — | Already in the game when Mojang’s data generator first shipped, in 18w50a (12 December 2018). The files do not say which earlier version added it. |
Registry entry
| Identifier | minecraft:sheep |
|---|---|
| Registry | minecraft:entity_type |