Mount & Pet Images, or "These Cubs are So Freaking Cute!"

You've seen the Fire Hawk, now for its friends:

Fox Pet, or "Just In Case You Missed It"

Fox Kit is a BOP drop from foxes in the normal daily questing zone of Tol Barad Peninsula.  This is not the "join for battle" zone, but it is contested which means players on PVP servers will be flagged for PVP combat.

The droprate of this pet is currently unknown, so if you plan to farm it please download the Wowhead Client to help them get accurate droprate numbers.  I'm going to guess it's a 1/1000 pet.

Oh, and it DANCES.

Razzashi Hatchling Saved, or "I Knew They'd Never Get Rid of Him for Good!"

Blue poster Lylirra said:

I can confirm that the Razzashi Hatchling, being a clever and resilient little reptile, has already found a new home, and will be migrating there shortly after the shattering.

[...] When we made the original announcement last month that certain pets and mounts would be removed, it was to inform players of changes that could potentially impact their gameplay. We know that there are many avid collectors out there and, whenever possible, we want to give players notice when a favorite item might be removed. In that same announcement, we also clarified that, while we didn't have any current plans to re-introduce the specified pets and mounts, if we happened to find a suitable location to add them back in, we would certainly consider it.

Totally reasonable, right?

Since then, we found an appropriate place for the Razzashi Hatchling, and it felt like a good opportunity to restore a pet beloved by so many. Naturally, we were excited to share this information with all of you, as we knew a lot of players were saddened to hear about the little guy's initial departure. There was no malicious intent, no crazy conspiracy behind this decision. We saw an opportunity to make the game more enjoyable that meshed with our design goals, and we went with it. Simple as that.

In the end, the worth of the Razzashi Hatchling isn't solely measured in gold, and it would be a fallacy to think that we create non-combat pets simply to provide players with something to sell on the Auction House for profit. To many, pets like the Razzashi Hatchling represent something fun and exciting, and that's just as valid a currency as any in World of Warcraft.

While I'm sorry you're at a financial disadvantage now, I'm hoping you're still be able to enjoy the pet for what it is (re: an adorable, head-bobbing reptilian sidekick) -- or, given that it will still be a rare pet, perhaps even find someone who will adopt it for a reasonable price. Good luck.

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Moonkin Photos, or "They're All Flappy!"

• Alliance Moonkin Hatchling
• Horde Moonkin Hatchling
• Lil Ragnaros

Do those Moonkins and their goggly eyes remind anyone else of Daily Squee?  Teehee!

Enchanting Pets, or "Faction Lamps"

Here's the skinny on enchanting pets: horde gets the blue lantern, alliance gets the pink lamp.

Lantern requires enchanting 525, 8 Heavenly Shards, 1 Maelstrom Crystal, 8 Hypnotic Dust.

Lamp requires enchanting 525, 8 Heavenly Shards, 1 Maelstrom Crystal, 4 Greater Celestial Essence.

The lamps are NOT bind-on-pickup.  They're currently tradable, which means you can sell them on the Neutral AH.

I'm not sure whether selling enchanting mats or manufacturing endgame enchants (+ these pets) will make you more money at the start of Cata.  I suppose it depends on your access to materials.  If you can get massive amounts of enchanting mats quickly and regularly, including the materials for these pets, you'll probably make more gold by getting to the end of your enchanting and selling products.  But if you're limited on time and resources, it would probably be best to sell enchanting mats at exorbitant prices for power-levelers and then level your own skill when prices go down.

Zul'Gurub Pets and Mounts

Removed in Cata
Zul'Gurub is being removed as a raid, so the mounts and pets are going.  You'll still have them if you have them.  Polymorph: Turtle will still be available "through other means" (no details on that).

May Return In Future
"Although we have no current plans to introduce new ways to obtain the Zul'Gurub mounts, pets, and the tribute mounts, they may return should we find a place where they fit in the future." (Lylirra)

Bird's Hypothesis
ZG mounts and pets will be available again someday, but you should absolutely farm the ZG pet to sell for massive amounts of gold after ZG is removed.  I'm not joking, people will pay a fortune in the "I can't collect this anymore" panic, and I'm betting the pet will return some way or another and then they'll feel stupid.

Pet Photos Up, or "No Time to Post Images, Follow Link"

They all look really awesome.  I'm particularly interested in Hardboiled Egg, which right now is a blue baby murloc.

Yes, a baby murloc.  Just like the Blizzcon one.

Usually, they change the skin on things like this, but even if they do... it's a baby murloc.

Good God, I want a pink one.

Cute Photos, or "Mountses and Petses"

Guild: 55 unique exalted reps

Tol Barad Faction Exalted: Alliance

Tol Barad Faction Exalted: Horde

Questline: Peacebloom vs Ghouls

Also note that a Goblin cinematic is up!

(warning: spoilers)

Give Me Kids, or "Another Pet Request for the Pile"

I want to see children as pets.

Boy and girl of each race.

We know it's possible with the Argent Squire, who can even mount his own little pony if you get him one.

I imagine children of X race mounting a little gryphon or windrider and following you around while airborn.

We could "adopt" them from the orphanages of each city or something.  Maybe as a quest chain or even an extended part of Children's Week.  (Because you have to wonder: what is Blizz going to add to Children's Week this year after returning to Azeroth?  If anything.)

Dusty would use hers for slave labor, but Windwhistler is really good with kids and would totally teach them how to play rock-paper-scissors.

Blizz could also let us have posses.  I miss my troll posse.  *pout*

Updated Mounts/Pets Lists, or "I've Stopped Actually Reading These"

Mounts

• Ultramarine Qiraji Battle Tank
• Sandstone Drake
• Mottled Drake
• Kron'Kar Annihilator

Companion Pets

• Deathy
• Guild Herald (5 min summon)
• Guild Page (5 min summon)
• Gold Mini Jouster
• Blue Mini Jouster
• Tiny Shale Spider
• Pebble
• Landro's Lil' XT
• Enchanted Lantern
• Magic Lamp
• Elementium Geode
• Mr. Grubbs 
• Brazie's Sunflower

[Edit] Added guild rewards below.

New Pets/Mounts, or "This Title is Getting Really Old, Huh?"

But I don't have time to be creative with my water shut off at 5am.

Currently, it's a duplicate of the Qiraji Blue Mount.

Check the rest of the Archaeology stuff here while I go to my brother's house to get ready for work.

Squee, or "New Stuff"

Cat on lap, must... type... slowly....

New mounts and pets and titles.

Pet Wish, or "When Pigs Fly"

After mounting my happy little flying gryphon on my 61 warrior and leaving Mr. Wiggles waaaay down below, I whispered a friend: "Wish my pig could fly.  /grumpyface"

I thought about it, and I do seriously wish Mr. Wiggles could sprout wings when I use my flying mount.  Not only because he'd be the WoW version of "When pigs fly," but because it's so sad when I lose him!

Deathy, or "Blizzcon's Weird-Looking Deathwing Murloc"

Go to Blizzcon or get their Virtual Feed and you get this guy.

Twilight Phoenix, or "Different From Dark Phoenix?"

It has (NYI) attached to the name, which means Not Yet Implemented.  The item itself is labeled a "mount" but the name is [Essence of the Underworld] and the use effect is not your normal mount info:

Teaches you how to transform into the Twilight Phoenix, allowing you to fly and carry an ally with you. This is a very fast mount.

If I'm reading this correctly, this mount transforms the user into a Twilight Phoenix and allows someone else to ride on your back.  Considering that the Dark Phoenix is already implemented, could this be another phoenix model?  There's also the possibility that it's only an item that you use for a quest line and that it is not an actual mount.

New Red Drake, or "Glory of the Cataclysm Hero (and Raider, and Collector's Pet)"

Collector's Edition pet is the mini Deathwing.  No big surprise there.

Raider mount is a "Storm Drake" (photo).  Not all-inspiring, but decent enough.

I think I prefer the 5-man mount: "Volcanic Stone Drake."

Aw, who am I kidding?  They're both great and good luck to everyone who wants one!  I'm quite happy that the raids will be shorter in Cata.  I might actually complete them all on Dusty and have a shot at that raider thing.  Not that I'll use the mount.  But it's nice to have the chance to achieve something.

Engineering Pets, or "MechanoBunny, Woo!"

A bunny and a World Destroyer, both BOP engineering pets.

Also a skeletal raptor pet (Fossilized Hatchling), which I suspect will be an Archaeology drop.

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Crawling Hand Pet, or "Rock, Paper, Scissors"

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Mini Deathwing, or "CE Pet?"

Potentially the collector's edition pet.  Not confirmed.



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Withers, or "Squee! Little Old Man Tree!"

New confirmed pet in Cataclysm!  Right now, he's a prize for a long Alliance quest chain (it's likely that Horde will just have an equivalent quest and pet, though there's no news on that front).  Withers is an angry old man Treant who starts out large and shrinks over time.  When you get him near water, he emotes "Withers absorbs the water, growing back to full size!"

Photo after break.