Actions

Actions are certain things that Animals can do. These actions are sitting, dancing, hopping, sleeping, and playing for animals on land, and posing, dancing, diving, swirling, and playing in the oceans. The way that an animal does an action depends on what animal it is. Generally, the actions of sitting, hopping, and sleeping, or diving, swirling, and posing, are fairly similar among most animals, but dancing and playing usually varies very greatly. Actions can be accessed with the "actions" tab, and then can be done by clicking on the desired action. While doing an action, the animal can only do it in the spot it is in; moving from that spot will cause the animal to stop doing the action.

Land Actions

Sit

The animal will sit in one of four directions. These directions are southwest, southeast, northwest, and northeast. Most animals do this action in a fairly similar fashion, but there are still variations depending on the animal.

Dance

The animal will do a dance of some kind. This varies greatly depending on the animal.

Sleep

The animal will (usually) lay down and sleep. This action is fairly similar among most animals, but there are some differences as well.

Hop

The animal jumps up and down. Generally, this is almost the same among animals, but often there are differences, such as how high the animal jumps.

Play

The animal does another action of some sort. This also varies greatly depending on the animal, and often has to do with something the animal does in the wild (for example, the wolf howls, the deer eats grass before looking around, and the eagle will fly in a circle and then swoop down).

Underwater Actions

Pose

This action is similar to the land's "sit" action, but the animal can only pose left or right (east/west). Like the "sit" action, it is also somewhat similar among animals.

Swirl

The animal swirls around in a circle. It is a little like the "hop" action, and is also relatively similar among animals.

Dive

The animal goes down, and then goes back up. It also is relatively similar among animals.

Dance

The animal does a dance, similar to the land version of this. This varies depending on the animal.

Play

This is similar to the "play" action on land. This varies depending on the animal.

Land Animal Dance and Play Actions

Animal	Dance	Play
Penguin	Stands on one foot, wobbles, switches to the other foot and spins.	Does some flips and then bows.
Arctic Wolf	Almost a relaxed hula-like dance.	Rolls around and then gets back up and shakes itself.
Clydesdale Horse	Spins around in a hip hop style and dabs.	Gets into a rocket and then flies up before it gets zapped back down in a flying saucer.
Otter	Slides left, claps, then slides right and claps again.	It juggles three fish before catching them in its mouth.
Wolf	Does something similar to The Twist.	Howls.
Arctic Fox	Moves side to side and waves its arms.	It chases a mouse that disappears into a hole.
Red Panda	Jumps on its paw, does a backflip, and lands on its paws.	Rolls around and jumps back to its original spot.
Snow Leopard	Moves side to side putting its arms in the air.	Jumps, then claws the air while doing a backflip.
Flamingo	Jumps around and waves its wings.	Does the limbo with a bamboo setup.
Lion	Moves side to side.	Roars.
Bunny	Does a break-dance on its ears.	Floats above the ground, moving its ears like helicopter blades.
Fox	Does a dance almost like the Hokey-Pokey.	Digs a hole, leaps in, then comes out of another hole.
Polar Bear	Does a ballet or ice skating dance.	Makes a snowman, then throws it behind itself.
Lynx	Puts its paws up and down.	Plays with a ball of yarn.
Horse	Does an Irish jig and spins around.	Jumps and kicks.
Seal	It slams its paws on the ground then spins around in almost a break-dance style.	Stands on its tail and does a backflip.
Coyote	It does a shuffle dance and kicks its legs out.	Chases its tail around.
Toucan	It flies up, then does a corkscrew to the ground ending with a jazz hands pose.	Plays with an apple.
Cougar	Does a dance similar to the "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" from "Aristocats".	Chases a laser pointer.
Hyena	Does the Sprinkler.	Slams its paws on the ground and then starts laughing uncontrollably,.
Eagle	Does almost a "tango" dance move on the ground before flying up and landing again.	Flies around in a circle before swooping down.
Rhino	Balances on its left two legs, then switches to the other two.	Kicks the ground and shakes.
Tiger	Does a dance from side to side before doing a cartwheel.	Jumps around in a circle.
Crocodile	Does the "Walk Like An Egyptian".	Stands on one of its feet and opens its jaw.
Goat	Does a tap dance from left to right.	Jumps on a trampoline.
Sheep	Prances around and does a heel-click.	Hops back and forth over a wooden fence.
Kangaroo	Does a moonwalk and jumps back.	Rolls back and does a flip.
Panda	Sits down and waves its paws in the air.	Rolls onto its back while grabbing its feet. (This action later changed its position.)
Pig	Slides left and right, hops up, spins, and comes back to the ground.	Swims in a mud puddle.
Lemur	Hops, then spins, and lands on the ground.	Spins its tail and goes into a tornado.
Deer	Does a tiptoe dance and then jumps back.	Eats grass, then looks around.
Llama	Hops around, sometimes crossing its legs.	Prances around in a circle.
Giraffe	Shuffles back and forth.	Tries to do a headstand and then falls down.
Sloth	It slams its hand on the ground and turns around.	Hangs on a wooden structure and spins around.
Koala	Waves arms left and right in an almost hula-like dance.	Twitches its ears, then scratches its ear with its foot and does a flip.
Falcon	Waves wings and head from side to side.	Flies up high and dives down.
Elephant	Moves trunk up and down.	Flaps its ears and flies a little off the ground.
Cheetah	Waves arms up and down, does a jig, then does a split and gets up.	Dashes off the screen, leaving all clothing items behind, and then dashing back while the clothing items slip back on.
Owl	Opens one wing, then the other, repeats, then spins its head and then its body around.	Turns its head around before it stops and gets dizzy.
Raccoon	Does an Irish jig.	Falls down laughing, then gets back up.
Monkey	Does a dance similar to the robot.	Hits its chest.

Ocean Animal Dance and Play Actions

Animal	Dance	Play
Penguin	Reels its flippers, then places one on its beak and sinks downward.	Acts like a balloon being blown up and deflating.
Otter	Swims back and forth, swinging their paws.	Throws a fish and chases it before catching it and pulling it towards them.
Polar Bear	Shuffles to the left and does a pose.	Waits for a bubble and swipes at it.
Seal	Moves back and forth slowly while putting one paw up in the direction it goes in.	Does a backflip and spins up.
Dolphin	Flips around, then moves back and forth twice before repeating.	Moves back and forth while kicking water with its tail fins.
Sea Turtle	Takes off its shell and does a tango with it.	Takes off its shell and catches it.
Octopus	Dances like a ballerina.	Jump-ropes with its arms.
Shark	Faces in different directions.	Bites while swimming around.

Trivia

• Certain actions cannot be done while being next to another animal. For instance, if a player sleeps and another player hops on them, the sleeping animal will stand up. This was likely done because some players were using this inappropriately.
• The "play" action for Pandas changed positions in August 2015 presumably because it looked somewhat inappropriate when it rolled on its back.
• Some dance and play options are references to popular legends, myths, and pop culture, for instance, the elephant's "play" move might reference the movie "Dumbo", and some reference what an animal may do in the wild, such as the lion roaring, or might reference its domestic counterpart, such as the coyote chasing its tail like a dog or the lynx playing with a ball of yarn.
• Pets have their own set of actions as well, and a player carrying a pet while doing an action will result in the pet doing the same action.
• Actions must sometimes be used in Adventures to advance. In seasonal Adventures they can be used alongside other players or simply just the player to reach treasure or required items.

Gallery

The toolbar for the land actions

The toolbar for ocean actions

The toolbar appears black and white in Adventures.

The toolbar seen during Beta Testing.