Animals

For a list of animals, see Category:Animals.

Animals are the avatars that represent Jammers in Animal Jam Classic. There are a variety of animals for both members and non-members. Every Jammer can create and store multiple animal avatars and then switch between them. Non-members can only store two animals, but Jammers with a Membership can store one thousand animals at once. There are 65 animals in total: 53 unique animals and 12 special variant patterned animals.

Creation[]

Choose-an-Animal — An example of the old *Choose an Animal* screen

New animal avatars can be purchased through the Switch Animals menu by clicking on the "Add Animal" button where an empty slot is available. When creating an animal, Jammers must choose a name that consists of three parts, and this name will stay with the animal forever. Most Animals will cost Diamonds to create for the first time, but any more made of the same type will only be 1,000 gems like all non-diamond Animals.

Recycling[]

Jammers can recycle existing animals in storage by clicking the bin symbol in the Switch Animals menu and then selecting the animal to delete. Every Animal will return 500 Gems to the Jammer upon recycling. When an exclusive animal (such as one purchased with Diamonds or obtained through a promotional offer) is recycled, a new animal of that type can still be created at a price of 1,000 Gems; however, an animal cannot be recreated if it is currently listed as "Exploring", "Traveling", "Endangered", or is otherwise made unavailable.

Customization[]

Every animal can be customized through the Change Your Look menu. Animals have a primary color and a secondary color as well as a variety of eye shapes and Patterns to choose from. Each of the customization options includes a palette of fifty colors to make the animal unique.

Clothing[]

Beyond changing the animal itself, Jammers can also customize their animals by adding clothing accessories. Land and flying animals can wear five pieces of clothing for their head, neck, body, legs, and tail. However, ocean animals can only wear four pieces of clothing, as they do not have tail-type accessories. All clothing is either for use in land areas or ocean areas, and they are not interchangeable. Animals that can go both on land and underwater, such as the seal, can have two different sets of clothing saved, one for over and one for underwater.

Animal Types[]

There are four main types of animals: land, ocean, amphibious, and flying. Land animals were the first type to be introduced and were initially the only type available in the game; they can be used in areas that are predominantly land and the majority of Adventures. Ocean animals were first introduced in September 2011, and they can only be used in the special Ocean areas and Adventures. Amphibious animals, as the name implies, share the areas of both Land and Ocean type animals. In February 2014, the flying type of Animal was released. They can explore any map that isn't underwater much more freely as they can simply fly over walls, but are only available for very few Adventures.

Levels[]

Every animal has an Adventure Level that is increased by collecting Courage Points while playing Adventures. An animal's level determines how many hearts it has in the Adventures. If a player has not finished the Training Grounds tutorial, all of their animals will be at level 0. Once the tutorial is completed, all current and future animals will start at level 1. The Adventure Level is visible on the far left side of Nametags while in the Adventures or one of the staging areas such as the Adventure Base Camp. Outside of these areas, it can be turned on or off through the Change Your Look menu, but this feature is for members only.

List of Animals[]

Animals will stay available to specific players who have purchased them even once they are removed from the 'Create an Animal' selection, but not all animals are currently available for all players.

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Animal	Type	Members-Only	Release Date	Price	Unavailable Since
Arabian Horse	Land	Yes	September 19, 2019	10	March 8, 2024
Fennec Fox	Land	Yes	May 4, 2019	10	October 27, 2023
Great Horned Owl	Flying	Yes	December 6, 2018	10	November 30, 2023
Flamingo	Flying	Yes	August 3, 2017	10	Currently available
Red Panda	Land	Yes	November 2, 2017	10	November 24, 2023
Sabertooth	Land	Yes	April 12, 2018	10	November 28, 2023
Direwolf	Land	Yes	May 24, 2018	10	November 28, 2023
Coyote	Land	Yes	May 25, 2017	10	November 17, 2023
Arctic Fox	Land	Yes	November 19, 2015	10	January 26, 2024
Polar Bear	Land and Ocean	Yes	November 20, 2014	10	Currently available
Skunk	Land	Yes	March 7, 2019	10	November 2, 2023
Moose	Land	Yes	November 14, 2019	10	March 8, 2024
Snow Leopard	Land	Yes	November 29, 2012	10	April 5, 2024
Cheetah	Land	Yes	October 10, 2013	10	August 31, 2023
Clydesdale Horse	Land	Yes	January 18, 2018	10	July 29, 2022
Camel	Land	Yes	August 8, 2019	10	March 8, 2024
Cougar	Land	Yes	March 16, 2017	10	July 28, 2023
Llama	Land	Yes	June 25, 2015	10	October 13, 2023
Sheep	Land	Yes	January 19, 2017	10	August 5, 2022
Toucan	Flying	Yes	November 17, 2016	10	October 28, 2022
Lemur	Land	Yes	September 15, 2016	10	June 23, 2023
Kangaroo	Land	Yes	July 25, 2013	10	September 15, 2023
Sloth	Land	Yes	July 21, 2016	5	November 3, 2023
Pig	Land	No	June 9, 2016	5	Currently available
Hyena	Land	Yes	May 29, 2014	10	January 12, 2024
Arctic Wolf	Land	Yes	October 25, 2012	10	Currently available
Otter	Land and Ocean	Yes	August 21, 2014	10	June 1, 2023
Eagle	Flying	Yes	February 20, 2014	10	Currently available
Lynx	Land	Yes	August 20, 2015	10	March 8, 2024
Lion	Land	Yes	October 13, 2011	10	September 8, 2023
Owl	Flying	Yes	February 5, 2015	10	April 4, 2024
Falcon	Flying	Yes	January 21, 2016	10	December 8, 2023
Goat	Land	Yes	February 18, 2016	10	Currently available
Bunny	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Wolf	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Fox	Land	Yes	July 19, 2012	1,000	July 21, 2023
Giraffe	Land	No	May 24, 2012	1,000	September 1, 2023
Raccoon	Land	Yes	February 28, 2013	1,000	December 30, 2022
Rhinoceros	Land	No	June 9, 2011	1,000	October 6, 2023
Tiger	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Elephant	Land	Yes	April 16, 2011	1,000	Currently available
Deer	Land	Yes	December 5, 2013	1,000	Currently available
Crocodile	Land	Yes	August 18, 2011	1,000	Available on April 25, 2024
Seal	Land and Ocean	No	January 20, 2011	1,000	Currently available
Koala	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Monkey	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Shark	Ocean	Yes	September 15, 2011	1,000	September 2, 2022
Sea Turtle	Ocean	No	October 27, 2011	1,000	Currently available
Octopus	Ocean	Yes	March 29, 2012	1,000	Currently available
Horse	Land	Yes	January 5, 2012	1,000	Currently available
Dolphin	Ocean	Yes	September 15, 2011	1,000	Currently available
Panda	Land	No	July 17, 2010	1,000	Currently available
Penguin	Land and Ocean	No	February 17, 2012	1,000	Currently available

Additionally, variants of certain existing animals has started being made, typically referred to as 'Patterned Animals' by the community. They are the same as their standard variants in terms of animation, but usually have unique, themed patterns on their body and appearing as a trail beneath them. The only exception to this is the Legendary Eagle, which comes with multiple unique body patterns.

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Animal	Variant of	Type	Members-Only	Release Date	Price	Currently available?	Unavailable Since
Spring Bunny	Bunny	Land	No	April 16, 2015	Gift	No	March 3, 2022
Snowflake Arctic Wolf	Arctic Wolf	Land	Yes	May 11, 2017	10	No	February 2, 2024
Polar Arctic Fox	Arctic Fox	Land	Yes	March 1, 2018	10	No	Currently available
Enchanted Eagle	Eagle	Flying	Yes	July 5, 2018	10	Yes	August 3, 2023
Autumn Coyote	Coyote	Land	Yes	August 16, 2018	10	No	September 28, 2023
Spooky Snow Leopard	Snow Leopard	Land	Yes	September 27, 2018	10	No	November 11, 2023
Fearsome Falcon	Falcon	Flying	Yes	January 1, 2019	10	No	Currently available
Jamaaliday Deer	Deer	Land	Yes	November 29, 2018	1,000	No	Currently available
Legendary Eagle	Eagle	Flying	Yes	November 21, 2018	Gift	Yes	Currently available
Royal Red Panda	Red Panda	Land	Yes	April 18, 2019	10	Yes	July 6, 2023
Frolicking Fox	Fox	Land	Yes	August 22, 2019	10	No	August 11, 2023
Rainbow Raccoon	Raccoon	Land	Yes	June 4, 2020	10	No	July 7, 2023

Trivia[]

A majority of the animals are restricted to players with a Membership and they cost Diamonds.
The very first land animals, the Tiger, Wolf, Bunny, Koala, Panda, and Monkey are the same animals as the Alphas.
Although it was released in January 2011 before the ocean areas were available, the first amphibious animal was the Seal.
The first ocean animals were the Shark and the Dolphin.
The first flying animal was the Eagle.
The first extinct animal was the Sabertooth.
The animal with the most variants is the Eagle, with 3.
Due to a variety of glitches, it is possible to take an ocean animal into a land area; however, they will appear invisible when doing so. Similar glitches also allow Jammers to take a land animal into the oceans, but they appear frozen in place or invisible to Jammers who were in the room before them.
While changing animals, many actions will be unavailable, such as traveling to a different area.
Many non-Diamond Shop animals had their artwork redesigned in the Choose an Animal menu as of March 30, 2017.
There is a glitch when purchasing an animal with Gems. If the player does not have enough Gems and clicks on the "Earn Gems" button to play Games until they do have enough Gems, when they exit the games the purchase screen will still say they do not have enough Gems.
Originally, when a Jammer would switch animals, a sound effect would play as they'd do so. However, this feature was removed during early 2018 for reasons still unknown. It was later restored in February 2019.
The 3D models for the animals are made in Autodesk Maya.
It can take up to three months for an animal to be made and completed.
If the player changes into a flying animal and clicks the mail icon before it changes, the player becomes invisible.
There is a glitch where an animal with randomly-generated color options and clothing items would appear in a player's inventory. When clicked, the player would switch to a green version of their previous animal, and become 'invisible' after going to a different room.
If the player buys an animal that is set to be removed, they will still be able to buy that animal after it has been removed.
During the Beta Testing, non-members could only have one animal and members could only have six animals.
If a player has more than two animals and their membership expires, they will be prompted upon the next time they log in to choose two non-member animals they would like to continue using. All other animals remain in their inventory, but cannot be accessed unless they renew their membership.
- When the player picks two animals and clicks the "save animals" button, a pop-up appears confirming whether these are the animals the player wants to continue playing with. A voice asking "Are you sure these are the two animals you want to keep playing with?" plays when the pop-up appears. After the player confirms the animals they want, another pop-up appears thanking them for playing AJ Classic and asking if they want to renew their membership. This pop-up is also accompanied by a voice that says "Thanks for playing Animal Jam! Do you want to renew your club membership now?" This is one of very few instances in the game where voiceovers are used.
Jammers may still purchase an unavailable animal if they set their system time back to a date when the animal could still be purchased in stores.

Gallery[]

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