I think Minecraft's next update might literally just feature new baby mobs, and I'm not actually that mad about it
When Minecraft revealed its first drop of 2026 with a cast of adorable new baby mob designs, I knew we were in for a treat. As much as I love the animals in the overworld, the fact that the baby ones are just smaller versions of the adults with incredibly large heads never sat right with me. So, knowing they've got an all-new look coming in the first update for the year is definitely something I'm looking forward to.
Courtesy of a series of blog posts shared no the official Minecraft news blog, it seems this new look isn't limited to a handful of mobs either. Initially, only eight mobs were shared: pigs, cows, chickens, wolves, sheep, ocelots, cats, and rabbits. Now, though, it's been announced that foxes, turtles, axolotls, polar bears, camels, bees, mountain goats, llamas, and armadillos will be receiving the same treatment, too. So basically, every animal you can find in the overworld is getting this treatment.
But outside of a new look and entirely new sound effects to accompany, I don't think the drop will feature much else. We certainly haven't seen any other features teased at the very least. I thought this might make the entire update seem a bit lacklustre at first, but the more I think about it, the happier I feel about the amount of care that seems to have gone into creating such a change. After all, the Spring to Life update from last year didn't feature much outside of biome variant mobs, and that definitely gave Minecraft a necessary refresh, which I didn't expect.
Though saying that, we still don't have a release date or an official title for this drop, so we could be waiting a while for it yet, meaning there's still plenty of time for additional features to be revealed. Should the drop follow the same pattern as last year, we could be waiting another month yet, and who knows what the team is cooking up.
However, unless zombies, creepers, and skeletons start getting baby-fied, there aren't many passive overworld mobs left to target, which does make me question whether or not the update will feature something else. For now, though, I'm just going to focus on preparing multiple farms so I can admire the new set of baby mobs the very second they launch, whenever that may be.