[MC-306307] Baby axolotls don’t have smooth transitions when beginning to play dead, unlike adult axolotls

The Bug:

Baby axolotls don’t have smooth transitions when beginning to play dead, unlike adult axolotls.

Steps to Reproduce:

Summon a baby axolotl inside water.
Begin attacking it until it starts to play dead.
Watch its animations closely at it plays dead.

Observed Behavior:

Baby axolotls don’t have smooth transitions when beginning to play dead, unlike adult axolotls.

Expected Behavior:

Baby axolotls would have smooth transitions when beginning to play dead, just like adult axolotls.

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BugTracker_ 2026-02-11T13:04:01Z

Can confirm.

kyleisNOTmyname 2026-02-14T02:09:16Z

Can confirm as well.
(26.1-snapshot-7)

Baby axolotl at 0:34 and adult axolotl at 1:01

kyleisNOTmyname 2026-02-18T02:39:49Z

Can confirm as of 26.1-snapshot-8

[MOD] Greymagic27 2026-02-19T21:03:03Z

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.

Please note that this is not the same as Working as Intended, as this bug report correctly describes behavior in the game that might not be the intended or desirable behavior, but it will not be fixed right now. Sometimes, this is because the issue reported is minor and/or impossible to change without large architectural changes to the code base.

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