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Minecraft's latest public testing update adds new cow variants, shrubbery fireflies, and "bush"


If you could barely contain yourself when Minecraft added a bunch of new pig variants last month, you might want to hol…

If you could barely contain yourself when Minecraft added a bunch of new pig variants last month, you might want to hold onto something solid: Mojang is back with a brand-new content update for public testing, and this time we're talking multiple cows. Elsewhere, Mojang has introduced new ambient sounds for desert biomes, which include whispering sand, chirping crickets, rustling twigs, and howling winds. Java snapshot players can also get acquainted with the new firefly bush, which does pretty much exactly what it sounds like - conjuring a dainty swirl of dancing lights around its branches at nighttime.

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