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Reason: They are just the baby version of frogs, and this article is small enough to be merged
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A tadpole is a passive mob and the baby variant of the frog.

Spawning

Tadpoles don't spawn naturally. They can only be spawned by a spawn egg, through commands and by hatching from frog spawn.

Behavior

Tadpole swimming

Tadpoles swim aimlessly in water. On land, they flop around like fish and seek out nearest water. They quickly die on land. Tadpoles shortly grow up into one of the variants of a frog depending on the place it grew up.[more information needed]

Unlike frogs, tadpoles are hunted by axolotls.

Sounds

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Friendly CreaturesTadpole dyingmob.tadpole.death0.651.0
Friendly CreaturesTadpole gets hurtmob.tadpole.hurt0.651.0

History

October 16, 2021File:Tadpole BE1.png Tadpoles are announced at Minecraft Live 2021.
Bedrock Edition
Wild Update (experimental)beta 1.18.10.24File:Tadpole BE1.png Added tadpoles behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.
beta 1.18.10.26Tadpoles now have their unique sounds.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
Wild Update (experimental)beta 1.18.20.21Tadpole hitbox is now larger.
beta 1.18.20.23The health of tadpoles has been increased to 6♥♥♥.

Issues

Issues relating to "Tadpole" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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