Kaprosuchus

This article is about Kaprosuchus, not to be confused with  Sarcosuchus

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Kaprosuchus

Dossier Kaprosuchus.png

Creature

Group

Reptiles

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Release Versions

248.0
Oct 21, 2016

744.0
Oct 28, 2016

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

• Eerie Kaprosuchus
• VR Kaprosuchus

Spawn Command

cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Kaprosuchus/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Race)
cheat summon Kapro_Character_BP_Race_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Race/Kapro_Character_BP_Race.Kapro_Character_BP_Race'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Retrieve)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Bog/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Retrieve.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Summoned)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Summoned.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_STA.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Kaprosuchus (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_TameSTA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Endless/Tames/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_TameSTA.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_TameSTA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Kaprosuchus (Mashup)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Kaprosuchus (Mashup)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Kaprosuchus (Maze)
cheat summon Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_CorrMaze_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Maze/CorruptedZone/Dinos/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_CorrMaze.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_CorrMaze'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Knockout

Preferred Kibble

 Regular Kibble

Preferred Kibble

 Kibble (Tapejara Egg)

Preferred Food

 Raw Mutton

Preferred Food

 Raw Prime Meat

Equipment

 Kaprosuchus Saddle (Level ?)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

20 XP

Special Loot Chance

30%

Feces Size

 Small

Drag Weight

410.23

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

 Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Bear Trap
• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap
• Net Projectile

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse

Reproduction

Egg

 Kaprosuchus Egg

Incubation Range

29 - 35 °C / 84 - 95 °F
 Egg Incubator: 32 °C / 90 °F

Incubation Time

1h 59m 59.424s

Baby Time

3h 42m 13.333s

Juvenile Time

14h 48m 53.331s

Adolescent Time

18h 31m 6.664s

Total Maturation Time

1d 13h 2m 13.328s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

• The Island
• The Center
• Scorched Earth
• Ragnarok
• Extinction
• Valguero
• Genesis: Part 1
• Crystal Isles
• Genesis: Part 2
• Lost Island

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Kaprosuchus, (Kap-roe-soo-kuss) or simply Kapro or Gator, is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. A toothy, purple swamp terror waiting to fling you off your ride.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

“

Species

Kaprosuchus paludentium

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Wild

A smaller relative of the Sarcosuchus, Kaprosuchus paludentium is water-based carnivore primarily found lurking among the island's swamps. A naturally fast runner that is even faster in the water, it is a solitary hunter that picks off small-to-medium creatures, especially those isolated from their pack. When attacking, Kaprosuchus uses two main tactics. First, it patiently waits below the water surface and when the target is sufficiently close by, will perform a lateral jump that it uses to quickly close distance with its prey and drag it underwater. Secondly, its attacks the prey's vital areas specifically to drain its stamina. These two techniques effectively prevent most creatures from escaping Kaprosuchus once an assault has begun.

Domesticated

Survivors are generally split about the usefulness of Kaprosuchus. Some love its speed both in and out of the water, essentially making it among the fastest small-sized, all-terrain mounts when travelling through the wetlands. Others do not like how relatively frail Kaprosuchus is, and do not think its high speed and ensnaring attacks make up for this shortcoming.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

Like the larger Sarcosuchus, the Kaprosuchus will swim around in the swamp regions (or their spawn locations on the Center or Scorched) attacking different creatures of prey. They are difficult to spot usually due to the density of the trees, especially if mounted, not including Scorched Earth, where they should be easier to spot if you are perched high enough on a rock or ledge, or while mounted on a flier. If the Kaprosuchus is aggroed, it will attempt to lunge at you and, if successful in its attack, will forcibly drag you from your mount and proceed to bite the powerless player in its jaws, until death from either party unless the player uses a whip to release themselves. Its attacks can drain stamina, which will make fighting it difficult when doing it solo, or even in groups of two without strong enough tames. It is worth noting that in the Scorched Earth map, Kaprosuchus relies on an entirely different yet almost more effective hunting strategy than other maps, waiting in the very few shaded areas and small ponds available. Dispite the fact that players and creatures know they're almost certainly there, sometimes even in plain sight, the desperation for water and relief from the heat is often enough to justify the risk, making them easy food for the kapros as their prey willingly comes to them. Whether their various behaviors and success result from environmental luck or an unexpected intelligence, there is no doubt they can use the environment to thier advantage better than nearly any other creature, to deadly effect.

Appearance

The Kaprosuchus bears a strong resemblance to its much larger relative, the Sarcosuchus, but still has distinct traits. It has long legs built for sprinting after land-based prey that escape its initial ambush as well as tusk-like fangs, earning it the nickname "Boar-Croc". Its hind legs are slightly longer than its front, giving it a very distinct gait and its head is smaller and more narrow than its crocodilian relative, with a small, more rectangular snout. It also has a back hump while the Sarcosuchus has a long tail. They are often lighter in color, usually a pale, purpleish gray vs the blacks and dark greens their larger counterparts, but not always.

It has two long teeth on its lower jaw. It also doesn't bear the long, flat scales on the tail that are found on later crocodiles.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Kaprosuchus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Kaprosuchus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Kaprosuchus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Kaprosuchus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Kaprosuchus's "body" magenta.

Region 0:
Body

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 1:
Top Fins

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Top Scales

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 5:
Underbelly

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	200	+40	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	350	+35	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	N/A
Food	1200	+120	+10%
Weight	140	+2.8	+4%
Melee Damage	25 / 45	+1.25 / +2.25	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	20%
Torpidity	200	+12	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	180	?	?	675	675	810	6
Swimming	220	?	?	?	?	?	?

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Kaprosuchus bites the target. This will reduce the target's Stamina by 2x the damage dealt over 4 seconds.
		0	320	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		25						4	-2	-50

Leap Attack		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Kaprosuchus leaps forward and attacks. If the creature is small enough, it will grab and carry the creature in its jaws. This will reduce the target's Stamina by 2x the damage dealt over 4 seconds.
		80	2000	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		45						4	-2	-90

Grab		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using C (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Kaprosuchus can grab and carry a creature in its jaws without leaping or inflicting serious damage. This will reduce the target's Stamina by 2x the damage dealt over 4 seconds.
		35	300	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		1						4	-2	-2

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Kaprosuchus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Kaprosuchus.

General

Kaprosuchus is an incredibly deadly adversary. To even a player moderately progressed, this assassin of the swamps can prove an extreme threat unless you're prepared, being able to snatch you right off your mount.

Strategy

Keep an eye open when traveling the swamps for Kaprosuchus, and attempt to avoid them at all costs if you wish to simply avoid conflict. Pounce will be used at mid range. Either intercept the attack, or dodge it. A strong mount, provided you've stayed on your creature, can wipe them out with little effort, due to their low Health stat.

Weaponry

A strong melee weapon, such as a pike or sword, or powerful gun is what you'll need to free yourself once the Kaprosuchus grabs you.

Shields can block its leap attack and nullify its grab.

Dangers

The Kaprosuchus' stamina-draining attacks and high power can make its attack fatal. Beware traveling in murky or dark parts of the swamp, or at night, as the cover may allow the Kaprosuchus to sneak close without you noticing and open you up to a surprise pounce. Depending on the size of your mount, it can rip you from your mount causing damage while dragging you away. If your mount runs out of stamina from the initial strike or is unable to free you, you might be as good as dead. One option to free yourself from its grip is to hit it with a bola. Killing it or knocking it out while in its jaws are the only other ways to escape its deadly grasp.

The Kaprosuchus is more of a threat in Water due to Shields being rendered unusable while swimming.

Weakness

It's not a terribly fast opponent and if it misses a pounce, there's not much it can do other than go into standard melee. Luckily the Kaprosuchus is more of a glass cannon, having around 1,000 health even at higher levels when tamed. It's fairly frail, so several strong attacks and you can easily free yourself. They also have a relatively lower torpor level compared to other animals, so a few tranq arrows can not only allow you to escape it, but leave it unconscious for a tame.

Taming

Preferred Food

• Base
• Mobile

Level 1					Time
Regular Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:01:47
Raw Mutton	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	6	0	0	0	0:05:00
Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
Cooked Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:05:50
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:03:46
Raw Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:11
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:07:43
Cooked Meat	21	0	0	0	0:08:46
Raw Fish Meat	26	0	0	0	0:10:51
Cooked Fish Meat	52	0	0	0	0:10:51
KO: × 20; × 9; × 3; × 2; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:06

Level 30					Time
Regular Kibble	3	0	0	0	0:02:40
Raw Mutton	6	0	0	0	0:05:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	11	0	0	0	0:09:10
Raw Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:06:41
Cooked Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:12:30
Raw Prime Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:07:31
Raw Meat	22	1	1	1	0:18:21
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	36	0	0	0	0:15:25
Cooked Meat	43	0	0	0	0:17:56
Raw Fish Meat	54	15	3	2	0:22:31
Cooked Fish Meat	107	14	3	2	0:22:18
KO: × 55; × 23; × 7; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:19

Level 60					Time
Regular Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:04:27
Raw Mutton	9	0	0	0	0:07:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	17	0	0	0	0:14:10
Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:11
Cooked Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:18:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	0	0	0	0:11:41
Raw Meat	33	18	4	2	0:27:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	55	2	1	1	0:23:33
Cooked Meat	65	16	4	2	0:27:06
Raw Fish Meat	82	46	10	5	0:34:11
Cooked Fish Meat	163	45	10	5	0:33:58
KO: × 91; × 38; × 11; × 6; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:23:16

Level 90					Time
Regular Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:05:20
Raw Mutton	12	0	0	0	0:10:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	22	0	0	0	0:18:19
Raw Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:12:31
Cooked Prime Meat	30	0	0	0	0:24:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:15:26
Raw Meat	44	48	11	6	0:36:41
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	73	22	5	3	0:31:16
Cooked Meat	88	48	11	6	0:36:41
Raw Fish Meat	110	91	20	10	0:45:51
Cooked Fish Meat	219	90	20	10	0:45:38
KO: × 127; × 52; × 15; × 9; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:51

Level 120					Time
Regular Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:06:13
Raw Mutton	15	0	0	0	0:12:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	28	0	0	0	0:23:19
Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:15:51
Cooked Prime Meat	37	7	2	1	0:30:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat	46	0	0	0	0:19:11
Raw Meat	55	87	19	10	0:45:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	92	53	12	6	0:39:24
Cooked Meat	110	87	19	10	0:45:51
Raw Fish Meat	138	150	33	17	0:57:31
Cooked Fish Meat	275	148	33	17	0:57:18
KO: × 163; × 67; × 19; × 11; × 8; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:29:41

Level 150					Time
Regular Kibble	9	0	0	0	0:08:00
Raw Mutton	18	0	0	0	0:15:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	33	0	0	0	0:27:29
Raw Prime Meat	23	0	0	0	0:19:11
Cooked Prime Meat	45	32	8	4	0:37:28
Raw Prime Fish Meat	56	0	0	0	0:23:21
Raw Meat	67	140	31	16	0:55:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	111	91	20	10	0:47:32
Cooked Meat	133	138	31	16	0:55:26
Raw Fish Meat	166	218	48	24	1:09:11
Cooked Fish Meat	332	218	48	24	1:09:11
KO: × 199; × 82; × 23; × 13; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:00

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:00
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:06:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Raw Meat	12	0	0	0	0:10:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:08:34
	Cooked Meat	24	0	0	0	0:10:01
	Raw Fish Meat	30	4	1	1	0:12:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	60	4	1	1	0:12:31
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:03:00
	Cooked Meat	8	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Raw Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Cooked Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 20; × 9; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:06

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:08:00
	Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	17	0	0	0	0:14:10
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:08:46
	Raw Meat	25	9	2	1	0:20:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	41	0	0	0	0:17:34
	Cooked Meat	49	8	2	1	0:20:26
	Raw Fish Meat	61	24	5	3	0:25:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	122	24	5	3	0:25:26
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:00
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:02:56
	Raw Meat	9	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:06:00
	Cooked Meat	17	0	0	0	0:07:06
	Raw Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:08:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	41	0	0	0	0:08:33
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:52
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Raw Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:01:03
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 55; × 23; × 7; × 4; × 4; × 3; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:19

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:12:00
	Raw Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:12:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	30	0	0	0	0:24:59
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:15:26
	Raw Meat	44	52	11	6	0:36:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	73	28	6	3	0:31:16
	Cooked Meat	88	52	11	6	0:36:41
	Raw Fish Meat	109	91	20	10	0:45:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	218	91	20	10	0:45:26
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:04:00
	Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Cooked Prime Meat	10	0	0	0	0:08:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:05:26
	Raw Meat	15	0	0	0	0:12:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	25	0	0	0	0:10:43
	Cooked Meat	30	0	0	0	0:12:31
	Raw Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:15:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	73	0	0	0	0:15:13
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Raw Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 109; × 45; × 13; × 7; × 7; × 5; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:25:11

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	10	0	0	0	0:20:00
	Raw Prime Meat	26	0	0	0	0:21:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	51	62	14	7	0:42:28
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	64	0	0	0	0:26:41
	Raw Meat	76	184	41	21	1:03:21
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	127	132	29	15	0:54:23
	Cooked Meat	152	184	41	21	1:03:21
	Raw Fish Meat	190	277	61	31	1:19:11
	Cooked Fish Meat	379	276	61	31	1:18:58
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:08:00
	Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	17	0	0	0	0:14:10
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:09:11
	Raw Meat	26	0	0	0	0:21:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	43	0	0	0	0:18:25
	Cooked Meat	51	0	0	0	0:21:16
	Raw Fish Meat	64	0	0	0	0:26:41
	Cooked Fish Meat	127	0	0	0	0:26:28
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Raw Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:09
	Cooked Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Raw Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:02:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:02:43
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 199; × 82; × 23; × 13; × 12; × 9; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:00

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	18	0	0	0	0:36:00
	Raw Prime Meat	47	0	0	0	0:39:11
	Cooked Prime Meat	94	298	70	35	1:18:15
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	117	70	17	9	0:48:46
	Raw Meat	140	596	139	70	1:56:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	234	468	109	55	1:40:11
	Cooked Meat	280	596	139	70	1:56:41
	Raw Fish Meat	350	823	192	96	2:25:51
	Cooked Fish Meat	700	823	192	96	2:25:51
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:12:00
	Raw Prime Meat	16	0	0	0	0:13:21
	Cooked Prime Meat	32	0	0	0	0:26:39
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	39	0	0	0	0:16:16
	Raw Meat	47	0	0	0	0:39:11
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	78	0	0	0	0:33:24
	Cooked Meat	94	0	0	0	0:39:11
	Raw Fish Meat	117	70	17	9	0:48:46
	Cooked Fish Meat	234	70	17	9	0:48:46
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Raw Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:03:26
	Cooked Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Raw Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Cooked Fish Meat	24	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:26
KO: × 379; × 155; × 43; × 25; × 22; × 16; × 18; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:39:51

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	26	66	16	8	0:52:00
	Raw Prime Meat	69	116	28	14	0:57:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	137	629	153	77	1:54:03
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	171	241	59	30	1:11:16
	Raw Meat	205	1144	278	139	2:50:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	341	919	223	112	2:25:59
	Cooked Meat	409	1141	277	139	2:50:26
	Raw Fish Meat	511	1526	371	186	3:32:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	1022	1526	371	186	3:32:56
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	9	0	0	0	0:18:00
	Raw Prime Meat	23	0	0	0	0:19:11
	Cooked Prime Meat	46	0	0	0	0:38:18
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	57	0	0	0	0:23:46
	Raw Meat	69	116	28	14	0:57:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	114	37	9	5	0:48:49
	Cooked Meat	137	112	28	14	0:57:06
	Raw Fish Meat	171	241	59	30	1:11:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	341	239	58	29	1:11:03
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:10
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Raw Meat	7	0	0	0	0:05:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:05:09
	Cooked Meat	14	0	0	0	0:05:51
	Raw Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	35	0	0	0	0:07:18
	Kibble (Tapejara Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:00
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:00:38
KO: × 559; × 229; × 63; × 36; × 32; × 24; × 26; × 13
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:49

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

KO Strategy

Kaprosuchus is one of the most powerful tames for beginners and serves as a decent guardian to yourself and your herd, and having a pack of 2-3 can safeguard you from predators like Utahraptors and Baryonyx. But taming one is incredibly tricky, considering their aggression and their dangerous habitat. It's recommended to have a small number of tough tamed animals with you, like Carbonemys, in case something goes wrong. But make sure any tames you have are at a distance and within your whistling range. Wait for a Kapro to come close to you and try to draw it in. The difficulties with these are the likely odds of being attacked by another Kaprosuchus, as they usually travel in packs. They can kill you or your tames could kill them along with the one you are trying to tame. Try to select a location with little walking interference, with plenty of space for your current tames and you to walk around, and while taming your Kaprosuchus be sure to safeguard him/her from predators. If you're alone, a rocky area or cliff will protect you from other threats. If all goes well, no other predators will interfere and your current tames will be silent, then you got yourself a killing machine. Feel free to try this without your tames and with a powerful weapon like the metal pick/hatchet to fend of other predators. Having one or two strong tames like Carbonemys, Iguanodon, or Triceratops would be beneficial to protect you from any other threats, and quickly change their attack settings if they hurt your Kaprosuchus.

Another strategy is to use a mindwipe tonic, then pump up all the points into your health and allow the kapro to grab you. Quickly knock it unconscious (use tranq arrows, Wooden Clubs, or anything else that can knock dinos unconscious) before it reaches water where it will gain the upper hand. It won't run away if it is holding you, so this is a viable strategy if you're prepared. Make sure you have meat and there are no dangerous creatures around that may harm your Kapro, as they can be easily dispatched by most creatures in the swamp due to their low health.

Traps can also prove extremely useful one example being an enclosure surrounded by ramps and attempting to lure the Kapro into said Enclosure. Note that they will often ignore flyers however this can be remedied by carrying a creature such as a  Dodo or using Rare Flowers the latter of which is less prefered due to angering other creatures such as Dimorphodons.

Utility

With its C or attack and Right Click or Left Trigger leap, it can pick up small to medium creatures.

Roles

• Low Level Defender: Due to it being a pretty good dino in general taming one at the start is a good idea, especially if you are going to live in or next to the swamp, as it is immune (mostly) to leeches. It is also not too hard to knock out so getting these as low level defenders could be viable.(Level Health and Damage)
• Taming Mount: With its ability to pick up small-medium animals would be a suitable mount for running in and snatching a quick Oviraptor or Mesopithecus before they even notice you. Unlike flyers, the Kaprosuchus is capable of regenerating its stamina while holding a target and can travel underwater, aside that, its stamina draining attack is very useful while you're attempt to taming  Spinosaurus,  Allosaurus and  Yutyrannus, as those creature are relatively fast while sprinting, once their stamina is completely drained they'll no longer be able to run, which will make the tame attempt a lot easier .(Level Health and Weight)
• Its attack will even drain the stamina of wild creatures, allowing for an easy tame.
• Cave Explorer: Its leap attack allows you to explore caves and pick off Cave creatures easily. Snatching up and killing Araneo with ease (Needs testing for other cave critters). Level Health, Melee Damage, and Speed.
• Travel: Its Leap can get you from A to B with relative ease (Level Speed and Stamina).
• PvP Raider: It can grab Players from saddles with a well placed sneak-attack leap. Allowing you to easily dispatch enemy players (Level Health, Melee Damage, Speed, and some Stamina).
• Jumping: The Kaprosuchus' leap is effective at covering terrain but can't jump very high.
• Escape Vehicle: Even though the Kaprosuchus is a good animal to use in fights and to kill enemies they have amazing speed making them quick on land and in water. With fast speed and ability to jump they can be used to escape from dangerous threats.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Fish Meat	★★★☆☆
Raw Meat	★☆☆☆☆
Hide	★☆☆☆☆

• The Kaprosuchus can carry almost any creature with a Drag Weight of 100 or less. This does not (by itself) damage or draw aggro from the creature.

Aquatic Creatures

• Note that the Kaprosuchus is no longer able to carry purely aquatic creatures.

• Eurypterid
• Trilobite

Terrestrial Creatures

• Achatina
• Araneo
• Archaeopteryx
• Beelzebufo
• Bulbdog
• Bunny Dodo
• Bunny Oviraptor
• Compy
• Dilophosaur
• Diplocaulus
• Dodo
• Dung Beetle
• Ferox
• Ferox (Large)
• Giant Bee
• Glowtail
• Hesperornis
• Human
• Hyaenodon
• Jerboa
• Jug Bug
• Kairuku
• Leech
• Lystrosaurus
• Megalania
• Meganeura
• Mesopithecus
• Moschops
• Otter
• Oviraptor
• Ovis
• Pachy
• Pegomastax
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Purlovia
• Raptor
• Shinehorn
• Skeletal Jerboa
• Terror Bird
• Titanomyrma
• Troodon
• Zomdodo

Flying Creatures

• Archaeopteryx
• Dimorphodon
• Featherlight
• Ichthyornis
• Microraptor
• Onyc

A Kaprosuchus can knock you off the following mounts:

• Ankylosaurus
• Araneo
• Argentavis
• Arthropluera
• Baryonyx
• Beelzebufo
• Carbonemys
• Carnotaurus
• Castoroides
• Daeodon
• Dire Bear
• Direwolf
• Doedicurus
• Equus
• Gallimimus
• Gigantopithecus
• Iguanodon
• Kaprosuchus
• Lymantria
• Mantis
• Megalania
• Megaloceros
• Morellatops
• Moschops
• Ovis
• Pachy
• Pachyrhinosaurus
• Parasaur
• Pelagornis
• Phiomia
• Pteranodon
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Raptor
• Ravager
• Sabertooth
• Tapejara
• Tek Parasaur
• Tek Raptor
• Terror Bird
• Thorny Dragon
• Thylacoleo
• Triceratops
• Velonasaur
• Wyvern

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Kaprosuchus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• Dossier released on 8/31/2015
• Kaprosuchus translates into "Boar-Crocodile", and was named so due to its large tusk-like fangs.
• It is important to note that paleontologists have limited fossil material for the Kaprosuchus and actual have little idea as to what the body, legs, and tail of the animal looked like, so for all we know, the Ark Kaprosuchus could either be extremely accurate or highly inaccurate to the true creature.
• Kaprosuchus skull has more boar teeth than Arks kapro yet most ark creatures have features that are heavily exaggerated.
• Despite the dossier stating that Kaprosuchus is skilled on both land and water, it was most likely entirely land-based.
• Like the  Sarcosuchus and  Carbonemys, the Kaprosuchus does not have an  Oxygen meter and thus cannot drown despite being a terrestrial reptile.
• The design for Kaprosuchus is surprisingly similar in appearance to the concept design for Primal Carnage: Genesis, as both designs are falsely depicted with long back legs.
• It's the first terrestrial animal capable of picking up and carrying smaller animals.
• In Patch 265.04 the Kaprosuchus dealt 500000 Damage to players & wild creatures when performing its pounce attack, this could briefly be used to one shot most bosses.
•  Alpha Raptors cannot be grabbed, so farming XP from them will require direct combat.
• While lots of things can't be picked up for a simple kill, they can still be dived upon, dealing massive  Damage with a single bout of lunges. Be sure to save some  Stamina or a hill to launch from for a quick escape to build more stamina, and return to the hit-and-run tactic. Try testing this technique on other animals that can't be picked up, such as a  Stegosaurus,  Trike or something that cant fight back like a  Parasaur until you master it; at least enough to take on other things, or risk quickly losing your tame. Do note that this is best used in open areas, although the Kapro can fit into most caves its not suggested to jump around gathering groups of dino's, especially ones that can't be easily dispatched with it's commonly low  Health pool.
• It is unknown but Kaprosuchus could have been one of the many creatures that lived on the ARK now known as Aberration. Due to the degradation and the radiation caused the surviving creatures to become Aberration creatures. While the other creatures became mutated Kaprosuchus was probably one of the creatures that couldn't adapt and survive the damaged ARK.
• The real Kaprosuchus lived in the Niger region in central-west Africa, and though it lived in similar regions to the  Sarcosuchus, they actually did not live at the same time according to what data is available. The Kaprosuchus did however indeed coexist with  Spinosaurus.
• Shields can block its Leap+Grab attack, causing it to miss players.
• Never punch a Kaprosuchus with your bare hands in the mission "Along Came Pollen” in Genesis as it will injure you very badly.
• When a Kaprosuchus picks you up, it’s attacks ignore armour.
• The Kaprosuchus ingame is about 7.5 meters long, but original estimates put it at 6+ meters.
• It is the apex (and only) aquatic/subaquatic predator on the Scorched Earth ark.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
248.0	Kaprosuchus is added to the game
253.2	Fixed Kaprosuchus carrying on PVE servers
253.3	Made it so Kaprosuchus is able to continue holding a grabbed creature after player dismounts Added a "drop prey" option for the Kaprosuchus Fixed some movement logic that accidentally got clobbered into the Kaprosuchus
253.8	Flyer grabbed by Kaprosuchus falling through the world client fix
254.894	Fixed a timer bug that especially impacted Kaprosuchus jumping
259.0	Fixed issue with Kaprosuchus where when attacking was able to force a target under the world geometry, rendering the victim creature or player unable to be moved or ridden Fixed issue where unconscious players could be pushed through terrain by a Kaprosuchus
261.0	Lowered Kaprosuchus rotation rate to avoid it running or swimming in circles when trying to attack
303.1	Modified the drag weight of the Kaprosuchus so that it can no longer be picked up or grabbed by any creature except the  Tusoteuthis, and can no longer be trapped by a  Bola

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