Zoology is an Advanced Science skill that lets you harvest rare resources from creatures in Starfield. Read on to learn the effects of the Zoology skill, how to unlock and rank up the Zoology skill, and the backgrounds that know it.
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| Zoology Skill | |
|---|---|
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Skill Tree: Science |
| Tier: Advanced |
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| No one could have expected the number of new species encountered on alien worlds, or the Importance of those skilled in their behaviour and domestication. | |
As Zoology is a higher-tier Advanced skill, it is unlocked by spending a total of 4 skill points in the Science skill tree before it can be learned.
There are no backgrounds that start with the Zoology skill.
The Zoology skill unlocks the ability to build the Animal Husbandry Facility outpost module which helps produce organic materials from the local fauna.
The research projects for the better Animal Husbandry Facility outpost modules require 1 rank of Zoology and different ranks of the Research Projects skill.
| Rank | Challenge | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spend a total of 4 Skill Points in the Science tree. | Get more common organic resources from creatures and harvest from them without harming them, learn additional info about them from the scanner, and allows you to produce animal resources at your outposts. |
| 2 | Harvest organic resources from 20 creatures. | Get more uncommon organic resources from creatures, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner. |
| 3 | Harvest organic resources from 50 creatures. | Get more rare organic resources from creatures, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner. |
| 4 | Harvest organic resources from 100 creatures. | Occasionally harvest additional rarer resources from creatures, and learn information about them more quickly using the scanner. |
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Jemison
(Alpha Centauri) |
Bardeen III
(Bardeen) |
Beta Marae I
(Beta Marae) |
Charybdis II
(Charybdis) |
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Eridani III
(Eridani) |
Gamma Vulpes I
(Gamma Vulpes) |
Hawking I
(Hawking) |
Huygens III
(Huygens) |
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Hyla II
(Hyla) |
Ixyll II
(Ixyll) |
Kumasi II
(Kumasi) |
Marduk IV
(Marduk) |
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Masada III
(Masada) |
Pyraas II
(Pyraas) |
Schrodinger III
(Schrodinger) |
Serpentis IV
(Serpentis) |
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Shoza III
(Shoza) |
Strix I
(Strix) |
Zelazny II
(Zelazny) |
Zeta Ophiuchi I
(Zeta Ophiuchi) |
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Zoology Skill Rank Up Guide
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