{"id":1195663,"date":"2026-02-18T05:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ScU2ZduNGEQqXk5g3nnbtY"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:12:39","slug":"bodega-cats-trash-pandas-and-a-great-white-shark-the-real-stars-of-the-gta-6-reveal-are-all-the-animals-hiding-in-plain-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bodega-cats-trash-pandas-and-a-great-white-shark-the-real-stars-of-the-gta-6-reveal-are-all-the-animals-hiding-in-plain-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodega cats, trash pandas, and a great white shark: the real stars of the GTA 6 reveal are all the animals hiding in plain sight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A mere 15 seconds into the new GTA 6 trailer<\/a> and we’ve already spotted something exciting. No, I’m not talking about Jason Duval’s chiseled torso. I’m talking about all the animals you can see if you’re not staring at Jason Duval’s chiseled torso.<\/p>\n

You probably saw a bunch of seagulls and pelicans flying overhead as the trailer opens: they’re easy enough to spot. But there’s also an enormous iguana ambling toward Jason’s house in the very second shot, and a raccoon can be seen, twice, digging through a trashcan in the background as Brian chastises our hunky hero. Aw, trash panda!<\/p>\n

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That’s not all the wildlife and pets on display in the trailer and screenshots Rockstar released this week, if you pull your eyes away from the action. A bodega cat sits on an ATM cleaning itself as Jason buys beer, Jason and Lucia have a pet python in their house.<\/p>\n

There’s even a great white shark that can just barely be seen lurking beneath the waves of a busy marina.<\/p>\n

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I’m thrilled to see all these creatures in the background (I feel like I spot more each time I watch) and there are also plenty on full display: along with the trailer Rockstar released a buttload of screenshots<\/a> this week featuring sea turtles, panthers, deer, gators, and don’t worry, they didn’t forget dogs.<\/p>\n

Even screens with an animal front and center, like the one below showing a couple of gators, you can still see more animals: there are some herons or maybe spoonbills to the middle-right of the image and what may be nutria or muskrats to the middle-left.<\/p>\n

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I’m glad the tradition continues: GTA 5 also has tons of animals if you know where to look. Head to the farms of Grapeseed and you’ll see pigs and chickens. Take a trip to Mount Chiliad and you might spot some elk or boars. From cougars to coyotes to cows to cats, the world is full of wildlife, livestock, and pets, so I’m happy to see GTA 6 is also bursting at the seams with feathered and furry friends.<\/p>\n

Some of my excitement is purely selfish: a mod for GTA 5 let me play the game as a shark<\/a>, which was quite honestly the most fun I had in GTA 5. Who needs guns when you can just bite your enemies in half? As long as they’re in the water, that is. If not, you might have to wriggle out on land or call for a cabbie to have a snack:<\/p>\n

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