[MCPE-236420] Items held by baby humanoid mobs float slightly in front of them

Items held by Baby Zombies are incorrectly positioned.

The item appears misaligned in the hand, floating or placed in the wrong angle/position.

The model scaling seems incorrect compared to normal zombies.

This issue did not happen in previous versions.

The bug happens consistently.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 2

MCPE-236871 Juvenile zombies, drowned, husks, and zombie villagers show abnormal size and position after picking up items Resolved

MCPE-237376 Baby Zombie, Baby Drowned, and Baby Husk do not hold Rotten Flesh properly - item is stuck to body instead of being held Resolved

relates to 1

MCPE-236381 Baby zombies no longer raised their arms while holding an items Resolved

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Automation for Jira 2026-02-18T14:42:54Z

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[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2026-02-27T14:42:41Z

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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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