Animals & photography

Over The Hill Wildlife - Animals & Photography

Find the right area, habitat and time for 27 animals across Canada and Algeria. Match each game model to its rarity, weather conditions and first-photo reward.

28 entries · The explorer’s field guide

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Match the area, habitat, time and weather before searching. An animal may move away from a spawn, and matching conditions do not guarantee a sighting. The Pebble reward is for the first registered photo of each species.

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Animal Compendium

Photograph 27 confirmed animals across Canada and Algeria. Use the area, habitat, active time and weather fields to plan a search; rare and legendary entries need more than a casual drive past.

Field notes

Use the Safari Camera to register an animal. Ordinary scenery photos and Compendium entries serve different purposes.

This list covers animals with confirmed release-area locations. Catalog-only creatures without a documented playable area are not added to the checklist.

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Bald Eagle

Scan the lakes and cliffs of Gimli Ridge and Asgard Mountain for this large bird. Keep it in view as you line up the camera rather than driving straight toward it.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Lake, Cliff
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Black Bear

Black bears can appear in the forests of Emerald Lake and Gimli Ridge. They are rare, with both daytime and night listed as active periods in dry weather.

Rarity: Rare
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge
Habitat: Forest
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 50 Pebbles

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Moose

Moose appear in forest and wetland habitats in Emerald Lake and Gimli Ridge. Both day and night are listed, and either dry or wet weather can fit the search.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge
Habitat: Forest, Wetlands
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry, Wet
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Beaver

Beavers are a night-time river search across all three Canadian areas. A daytime pass along the same water may leave this Compendium entry unfinished.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: River
Active time: Night
Weather: Dry, Wet
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Canada Goose

Check the wetlands and lakes of Emerald Lake and Gimli Ridge during the day. Dry weather is the listed condition for this water bird.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge
Habitat: Wetlands, Lake
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Coyote

Coyotes have locations in Emerald Lake and Gimli Ridge. Watch forest edges and clearings in dry weather, with both day and night listed as active periods.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge
Habitat: Forest, Clearing
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Bighorn Sheep

Look on forested mountain terrain in Gimli Ridge and Asgard Mountain. This is a different Compendium entry from Algeria’s Barbary sheep.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Forest, Mountain
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Common Raven

Ravens are found across Canada’s three areas, in forests and mountain habitats. They offer a bird subject to watch for while working through the higher trails.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Forest, Mountain
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Elk

Elk appear in Emerald Lake and Asgard Mountain. Search forest and mountain habitats; Gimli Ridge is not one of their listed areas.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Forest, Mountain
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry, Wet
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Grizzly Bear

Grizzlies have locations in Gimli Ridge and Asgard Mountain. Search remote forest, river and lake habitats during the day in dry weather.

Rarity: Rare
Documented areas: Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Remote Forest, River, Lake
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 50 Pebbles

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Kokanee Salmon

Look in the rivers and lakes of Emerald Lake and Asgard Mountain for Kokanee salmon. Dry weather is listed, with sightings possible in both daytime and night.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: River, Lake
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Mountain Goat

Mountain goats are found in Gimli Ridge and Asgard Mountain. Their mountain habitat puts this daytime photography target alongside the steeper Canadian routes.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Gimli Ridge · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Mountain
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Mule Deer

Mule deer occupy forest and clearing habitats in Emerald Lake and Gimli Ridge. They are one of the common mammals to watch for between cabin stops.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Gimli Ridge
Habitat: Forest, Clearing
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry, Wet
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Red Fox

Red foxes have locations in Emerald Lake and Asgard Mountain. Keep an eye on forest and clearing habitats as the route leaves open mountain ground.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Forest, Clearing
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Barbary Sheep (Aoudad)

The rocky slopes of both Algerian areas are home to the aoudad. Mountain and rock habitats are the places to check when the desert floor is quiet.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert · Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Mountain, Rocks
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Dorcas Gazelle

The Aurès Mountains are the confirmed area for Dorcas gazelles. Search river, oasis and sand habitats in dry weather; both day and night are listed.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Aurès Mountains
Habitat: River, Oasis, Sand
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Dromedary Camel

Dromedaries belong to the Tassili n’Ajjer Desert area. Check its sand and oasis habitats before heading into the Aurès Mountains for a different animal.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert
Habitat: Oasis, Sand
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Egyptian Vulture

This rare bird has locations in both Algerian areas. Watch cliff and sand habitats during the day, with dry weather as its listed condition.

Rarity: Rare
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert · Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Cliff, Sand
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 50 Pebbles

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Fennec Fox

The fennec fox has locations in Tassili n’Ajjer Desert. Check river and sand habitats in dry weather; its active period includes both daytime and night.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert
Habitat: River, Sand
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Striped Hyena

Striped hyenas can appear in both Algerian areas. Plan around their night-time activity and check the listed weather before starting the search.

Rarity: Rare
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert · Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Rocks, Grassland
Active time: Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 50 Pebbles

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Saharan Cheetah

The Saharan cheetah is a legendary Tassili n’Ajjer Desert animal. Its area and conditions matter more than searching every Algerian landscape without a plan.

Rarity: Legendary
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert
Habitat: Sand
Active time: Daytime, Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 100 Pebbles

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Desert Sparrow

The desert sparrow is a small bird associated with oasis and sand habitats. Check both Algerian areas rather than mistaking this entry for a Canadian bird.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert · Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Oasis, Sand
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

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Lanner Falcon

Lanner falcons have locations in both Algerian areas. Mountain and cliff habitats in dry daytime conditions are the places to watch for this uncommon bird.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Tassili n’Ajjer Desert · Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Mountain, Cliff
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Gray Wolf

Gray wolves are a night-time forest subject in Emerald Lake and Asgard Mountain. Both dry and wet conditions are listed for this uncommon animal.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Emerald Lake · Asgard Mountain
Habitat: Forest
Active time: Night
Weather: Dry, Wet
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Sasquatch

Sasquatch is a legendary, night-time Emerald Lake subject. Remote Forest is its habitat label; it does not define a guaranteed distance from a cabin or a reliable spawn trick.

Rarity: Legendary
Documented areas: Emerald Lake
Habitat: Remote Forest
Active time: Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 100 Pebbles

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Jackal

Jackals are a night-time photography target in the Aurès Mountains. Keep that area requirement in mind when planning a trip for Algeria’s smaller mammals.

Rarity: Uncommon
Documented areas: Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Clearing, Sand
Active time: Night
Weather: Dry
First photo: 20 Pebbles

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Flamingo

Head to the oases of the Aurès Mountains for flamingos. This daytime bird needs dry conditions and is a separate Compendium entry from Algeria’s sparrows, falcons and vultures.

Rarity: Common
Documented areas: Aurès Mountains
Habitat: Oasis
Active time: Daytime
Weather: Dry
First photo: 10 Pebbles

Field notes

Birdwatcher credit for Flamingo is not confirmed; use the other listed birds when working on that goal.