Emily Alden
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We have encountered this bug several times on our Minecraft Realms server. We have users playing on Switch, PS5, and Windows PCs. The user who has noticed this the most is the Switch user (but this may be because they spent more time around the animals). These animals all had nametags applied.
Using the World Utilities Chunk Border we did see that the enclosures from which animals have disappeared the most were on the intersection of four chunks. The animals were always noticed missing when the chunk was unloaded and then reloaded.
Probably not something you're too concerned about, but we also noticed any mob captured with a Safari Net from the World Utilities Add-On vanished after a seemingly random amount of time (one vanished a minute after release, others lasted multiple Minecraft days and loading/reloading the chunk.) I mention this only because the issues could be related or give ideas as to where to look for the issue.
I also noticed this issue with a solid block with a button on top.
I was not able to duplicate this bug. I used the exact command above (in a desert biome) with the expected results.
You are absolutely correct! I went ahead and tested some more for you (in Creative)
Ocelot Kittens do not float and drown
Wolf puppies float and drown
All other passive mobs seem to float and not drown.
I was not able to reproduce this with pigs from spawn eggs. I attempted once and fed the baby until it grew and once I allowed it to age naturally.
Is this a world that was originally generated in 1.12? Can you provide any other details that may help reproduce this glitch?
Confirmed 1.13. Item can still be retrieved by approaching the block.
Mine was fixed by going to the Microsoft Store, then Downloads, then clicking Update. I shouldn't have to open the Microsoft Store to update Minecraft. That's ridiculous.