So I thought (when I started the game) that I had lost my first tame (a dodo, I did it for the pursuit reward) but I checked tames and it was there. I requested it and it appeared. I walked across a reasonably shallow river (it was swimming pool depth) to my base. I had experienced these a million times, and when I saw 9 of these coming towards me I swam quicker and my dodo fell behind. They went to town on Pringles the Dodo.

1 up for Pringles