Mobs can't pick up items

There is a chance that they will pick up an item if you throw it at them, it's not guaranteed. However you can use a dispenser to give them armor and weapons manually. Out of maybe 30 husks I spawned in, 2 picked up items, so it is quite rare.

Which mobs? Which items? Is mob griefing on in world settings?

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