How to find rare animals? | FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Far Cry Primal Guide

Rare animals are different than the basic ones.

Among some animals you can find rare specimens. It's hard to find them and their hide is frequently needed later on to craft better clothes. Due to that, whenever you notice a rare animal specimen, you should try to hunt it. This will save you the trouble of hunting a whole pack of animals in order to obtain one specific hide type that you need.

Locate the smell and then track the rare animal.

Rare animals differ from the regular members of their species in color and sometimes - size. Once you know how the commonly found animals look you will easily notice the unique ones. Most of all, you need luck to find rare animals as they share the territory with regular ones. Of course, you can find them much less frequently. If there is no rare animal nearby, try a different location or kill all regular animals - this might trigger the unique kind to "respawn". Use hunter vision as well - rare animals leave a trace of smell that can be easily recognized in hunter vision. The smell can lead you directly to the unique animal. However, it doesn't work on every territory.

You should also remember about searching purses. Sometimes you can find hides of rare items inside (especially in caves). Additionally, you can also summon your own animal and kill it for the hide (you can tame 4 rare animals). It's not cool, but if you urgently need a skin - this is an option.