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Highland Cow and other mob variants

The skeleton and the zombie both have biome specific variants right?

So why not the cow? The Highland Cow should spawn in cold biomes and have the same drops as a normal cow but with the rare Highland Cow pelt which can be worn as a chestplate just as protective as leather armour, if not slightly more, with better durability. Also the creeper, for example, sticks out like a sore thumb in non plains biomes, perhaps it should have some chameleon ability where it slowly changes to the colour of the block it's standing on. This would make them harder to see and therefore, more dangerous.

[EDIT] Also I was thinking, perhaps it can occasionally drop a horn (highland cows are known for their long horns). The horn can be used as a weapon and could also have other uses.

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    No! No camouflaged creepers! Please! I’m scared of those for a reason! 

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    The temperature specific mob variants for cows are good. 

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    I just remembered about the Mooshroom...

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    Very good suggestion. What if we could also add Minecraft Earth mobs into the game too? As of now, the game’s over world land still feels a bit lackluster. These mob variants could have special abilities or features like speed nutrition or saturation from the meat, or anything else like that. This can also give another reason to explore. I’m sure a lot of us had the idea of making a petting zoo. And hey! The land isn’t alone the Update Aquatic still lacks a few things. Maybe things like whales and squid variants maybe the squids could drop a piece of their body that can make a good food source. Now they won’t be useless other than say black dye.

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    I love the idea for Camoflauged Creepers, and I think it makes sense as they are supposed to creep around and being able to hide would make that easier. The Camoflauge Creeper Mod does this, but I wouldn't do it exactly the same. In that mod, they seem to perfectly change color to match the block they are on, but I would make it so they keep the same texture but the colors are just changed. At the very least, Creepers should match the color of the grass in whatever biome they are in. Then, they could turn more grey with stone, beige with sand, and maybe even brown for planks. For all other blocks, they shouldn't be able to blend in well or at all. They may only do this on Hard Difficulty