Fans are discovering a hidden feature of dinosaur fossils in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, thanks to a Reddit post. The whimsical island decorating game has many collectibles to round up, including fossils of dinosaurs and other extinct critters. These fossils can be appraised by the island's hardworking museum curator, Blathers the owl, and most end up on display in the museum. Some players take the extras and put them up as decorations around their island, but it turns out that some of the fossil displays hide a secret.
Reddit user BRAIN__WORMS shared a brief video of their character interacting with a Triceratops fossil head, causing it to move. The comments to the post are full of delighted fans who had no idea this was a feature in the beloved cozy game. Only four fossils are interactive in the game, and their discovery is always a fun surprise for fans.
The interactive element of fossils is restricted to only a handful of the dinosaur bone displays. This aspect of the game has technically been known for a while, but it's so rare and well-hidden that it gets rediscovered every few years. The following fossils can be interacted with when they're...
