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MC-280220

When a Dolphin holds an item, it is rendered upside-down

I noticed that dolphins hold items before throwing them, but they seem to be upside-down. I'm not sure when this issue started, but it seems to have gone unnoticed. I was able to get a screen shot of it.

Steps to reproduce

  1. summon a bunch of dolphins in water and toss around items where the item can easily be distinguished

  2. Do a tick freeze

  3. Do tick step 20 until a dolphin gets close

  4. Do tick step until you see the item in front of the dolphin

Observed behavior

The item is upside down

Expected behavior

The item is right-side up

Linked issues

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Comments 4

The reported behavior has been present ever since dolphins were added in Minecraft 18w15a. Note that the held item appearing in front of the dolphin’s head is considered a bug in itself, tracked in MC-272046.

I changed the report to be only about the item being upside down. The item does not appear far away in the first frame to me. Since the item is thrown, it will move over time.

Can confirm in 1.21.6 - some screenshots for comparison:

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Example commands:
/summon fox ~ ~ ~ {NoAI:1,equipment:{mainhand:{id:cobblestone}}}
/summon dolphin ~ ~ ~ {NoAI:1,equipment:{mainhand:{id:cobblestone}}}

CheeseHead

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Confirmed

Platform

Low

Entities, Rendering

dolphin, item, mob

1.21.4, 25w08a, 1.21.6

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