How to Tame Vulture in ARK
A shoulder-mountable bird that helps preserve meat in its inventory.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Docile
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Vulture Taming Details
Vulture is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Vulture drops Raw Meat, Hide.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Vulture on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Vulture is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Vulture will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Vulture base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 125 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 50 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Vulture spawns on Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony.
Related tools & resources
Vulture — Background & Lore
The Vulture is a desert bird that rides on your shoulder and keeps meat fresh longer in its inventory.
Where to find it
Scorched Earth and Ragnarok in both games, Astraeos, Lost Colony and Genesis Part 1 in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A passive tame. See the taming calculator for its food.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 21 minutes.
- Temperature: hot, 35 to 38 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1 day at 1x.
Uses
A shoulder pet that carries meat without letting it spoil fast.
Tips
Let it hold your taming meat on long trips.