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Sinomacrops is a new shoulder pet that was released with the latest Ark: Lost Island map and has a range of abilities that are very useful to the pre-TEK Survivor in Ark. A passive tame, Sinomacrops not only allow Survivors to glide, but they wing upwardly similar to the way a TEK breast piece does. It besides has the ability to scare off a variety of smaller dinos such every bit the e'er-annoying Pegomastax and Ichthyornis.

What you'll need to tame the Sinomacrops

  • Chitin: Obtained from insects that you've killed and harvested, identify this in the terminal slot of your hot bar

Where to notice the Sinomacrops

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Sinomacrops are not difficult to notice and there is a large corporeality of them across the jungle biome. They are easily distinguishable from Dimorphodons due to their fast flying speed rather and brighter colors. They are not necessarily pack animals, merely it is possible to find them together in mating pairs.

How to tame the Sinomacrops

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Sinomacrops are not-aggressive dinos, insofar every bit you do not wearable any sort of Chitin-based armor on your body. They are curious by nature, and if you stop near them, they will give off pocket-sized hearts to show their interest in you, after a few seconds they will land near your Survivor and you lot'll exist given the prompt to printing "E" and feed them.

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Once fed, they'll accept off and fly abroad, which can be problematic to track in the densely forested areas of the jungle. To overcome this, be sure to use the tame tracker available in your Survivor menu to follow these fast flyers as they move around. When they're ready to eat, they'll give off hearts and land nigh you once more, don't get too close before they're gear up or they'll spook and wing off. Feed and repeat this pattern until they're fully tamed.