Mojang is back with a brand-new Minecraft snapshot for Java Edition. After last week's snapshot introduced trading-related changes, some fans might have thought the developers were done with animal updates. However, Minecraft snapshot 25w08a is here to prove them wrong.This snapshot adds adorable new sounds for various wolf variants introduced in the Armored Paws game drop. Mojang has also revamped the design of every mob spawn egg and introduced new spawn eggs for different mob variants.With so many mobs in Minecraft, it had become increasingly confusing to determine which spawn egg would summon which mob. The new snapshot finally addresses this issue by giving each spawn egg a unique design. The Minecraft snapshot 25w08a also brings many other exciting changes.Minecraft snapshot 25w08a patch notesNew FeaturesAdded new sound variants for WolvesOverhauled the visuals of each Spawn Egg to improve readability and accessibilityFarm Animal variantsSheep wool color in warm and cold biomesReverted the change from last week that allowed Blue, Light Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Orange and Red Sheep to spawn naturally in different biomesBlack Sheep will still be the most common type to spawn in cold biomes, and Brown Sheep will be the most common type in warm biomesPink Sheep will still be very rare and able to spawn anywhere where Sheep can spawnUncommon Sheep colors in Cold Biomes are gray, light gray, white and brownUncommon Sheep colors in Warm Biomes are gray, light gray, white and blackLeaf LitterLeaf Litter is tinted based on which biome it's inSpawn Egg visuals overhaulThere are new spawn eggs for all mobs (Image via Mojang)Each Spawn Egg now has its own unique visual which captures the personality and character of the mob it spawnsEach egg visual varies in shape to reflect the in-world size of the mob it spawnsFor example, smaller mobs tend to have a smaller Spawn EggWolf Sounds VariantsAdded 6 new Wolf sound variants with unique ambient, hurt, death, growl, whine, and pant soundsThe new sounds are part of variants that are called big, cute, puglin, angry, grumpy and sadThe original Wolf sounds now are used for the variant called classicEvery Wolf will have a random sound variant assigned to it from the 6 new variants and the original oneThe sound variant is not related to the texture variantChangesSheep's wool undercoat is now also colored when dyed, matching existing behaviour in Bedrock EditionSheep can now eat Fern blocks to match Bedrock EditionTechnical ChangesThe Data Pack version is now 68The Resource Pack version is now 53Data Pack Version 68Added data driven sound variants for WolvesBiome effects has a new field dry_foliage_color that defines the color used for tinting blocks using dry foliage tintingWolf Sound VariantsWolf sound variants can be data-driven by adding entries to data/<namespace>/wolf_sound_variant/<id>.jsonThe file contains the following fields which correspond to sound events to use for the specific behaviour:ambient_sounddeath_soundgrowl_soundhurt_soundpant_soundwhine_soundItem Componentsblocks_attacks componentIf the blocked damage has no position, the compared angle will be assumed to be the maximum 180 for horizontal_blocking_angle field of damage_reductionsEntity componentsNew componentwolf/sound_variant - namespaced id from wolf_sound_variant registryResource Pack Version 53Added possibility to tint blocks based on a dry foliage color mapUpdated textures for Spawn EggsNew and updated sounds for Wolf sound variantsAdded colormap texture for tinting dry foliage tinted blocksName of sheep_fur texture has been renamed to sheep_woolSheep now has a separate texture for its wool undercoat, which is dynamically recolored in-gameThe name of this undercoat texture is sheep_wool_undercoatUpdated textures for Spawn EggsNew textures have been added for all Spawn EggsRemoved spawn_egg.png and spawn_egg_overlay.pngEquipment AssetsEquipment layers configured to be dyeable will now show if the dyed_color component is present on the item, even if the item is not in the #dyeable tagNew and updated Wolf sound variantsSound files for the classic Wolf sounds have been moved into classic folder for the Wolf sound filesRemoved unused howl soundAdded sounds for the new Wolf sound variants: big, cute, puglin, angry, grumpy and sadFixed bugs in Minecraft snapshot 25w08aMC-177522 - Wolf barking and whining sounds are subtitled as "Wolf pants"MC-280182 - Shields can block some environmental damage sourcesMC-280230 - DeathLootTable field is incorrectly named DeathLoothTableMinecraft snapshot 25w08a was short compared to the last few we received for the Spring Drop update. However, the features and changes are still much appreciated and will help elevate 2025's first game drop experience. A shorter snapshot might also hint that the update is nearing completion. Minecraft fans can expect Mojang to release pre-release versions in the coming weeks.