I've been having this issue, where every once in a while, my mobs would despawn. This included pets I have tamed and even nametagged. I've noticed it happens to all mobs within a certain distance of me. I realized this after one of my llamas that was further away from the area was not affected. It's happened almost 3 times and I'm worried that it's going to affect my gameplay.
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