Editing No Animal Sign

[[File:NoAnimalSign DKC3.png|thumb|150px|Artwork of a sign that prohibits [[Squawks]] and [[Quawks]] from progressing beyond it]]
'''No Animal Signs''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 16-17.jpg|16}}|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also parsed as '''"No Animal" signs''',<ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volume 90|page=26|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are objects featured in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' as well as their handheld counterparts, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', respectively. No Animal Signs appear in any [[level]] with an [[Animal Friends|Animal Friend]], usually at the end, and prevent the Animal Friend from continuing past that point. In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, every No Animal Sign depicts a certain Animal Friend with a red {{wp|no symbol|"no" symbol}} over it, but in the [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]], only the "no" symbol is shown, meaning there are no specific variations of them. The Animal Friend disappears if the [[Kong]]s ride it beyond a No Animal Sign. If it emerged from an [[Animal Barrel]], it transforms back into the Kongs. The Kongs are usually rewarded with an [[item]], such as an [[Red Balloon|Extra Life Balloon]]. The rewards usually improve based on the level difficulty. There are a few instances where crossing a No Animal Sign reveals a [[DK Coin]].

In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', crossing a No Animal Sign may turn the Animal Friend into an object that leads to a collectible, such as a [[Steel Keg]] meant to throw behind a [[Koin]], or even a [[Bonus Barrel]]. [[Nibbla]] also has its own sign in [[Fish Food Frenzy]], but unlike the Animal Friends, it stops at the sign and does not move past it. In [[Krack Shot Kroc|Krack-Shot Kroc]], a metallic version of a No Animal Sign represents the end of [[Kroc]]'s range, with the beginning being marked by a regular triangular warning sign.

In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', No Animal Signs no longer spawn rewards when crossed. Some levels have an Animal Friend without a corresponding No Animal Sign. This means that the Animal Friend can reach and activate the [[Level Flag]], but it is still unable to access the following level. Additionally, in the [[toboggan]] levels, No Animal Signs are featured in the form of '''"No Sled" signs'''.<ref>{{cite|date=December 1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 103|page=86}}</ref>

No Animal Signs do not appear in the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', so [[Donkey Kong|DK]] and [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] can finish a level with their mounted Animal Friend. However, it cannot proceed to the next level with the Kongs. This is also the case in its modern sequels, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. Additionally, while No Animal Signs do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Rambi and Enguarde transform back into their respective Kong, DK and Lanky, if they go outside their intended region. Before this occurs, a red no symbol displays on-screen, as well as a sound effect of [[King K. Rool]]'s laughter.

No Animal Signs appear in the following variations and within the following games:

{|class="wikitable dk"
|-
!Name
!Animal Friend
!Games
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Ellie-DKC3.png]]<br>No Ellie sign<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=19|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Ellie]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Enguarde-DKC2.png]]<br>"no swordfish" sign<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=28|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Enguarde]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Nibbla-DKC3.png]]<br>{{conjectural|No Nibbla sign}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Nibbla]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Parry-DKC3.png]]<br>No Parry sign<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=35, 75|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Parry (character)|Parry]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Rambi-DKC2.png]]<br>{{conjectural|"No Rambi" sign}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rambi]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Rattly-DKC2.png]]<br>"No Rattly" sign<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=92|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rattly]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Squawks-DKC2.png]]<br>"No Squawks" sign<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=110|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squawks the Parrot]]<br>[[Quawks]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:NoAnimalSign-Squitter-DKC2.png]]<br>No Squitter sign<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=76-77|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squitter]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Topsail Trouble Animal Sign.png|The Kongs lead Rattly into a "No Rattly" sign in Topsail Trouble of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
DKL2 GB No Animal Sign sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land III''
DKC3 Kroc start sign.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKC3 Kroc stop sign.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arctic Abyss 1.png|Enguarde at a No Animal Sign in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
Bobbing Barrel Brawl Sign DKC3.png|Ellie at a No Ellie sign in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Seabed Shanty Sign DKL3.png|Enguarde at a No Animal Sign in ''Donkey Kong Land III''
No Animal Sign DKL3c sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アニマル{{hover|禁止|きんし}}サイン<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=19|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1995}}</ref>
|JapR=Animaru Kinshi Sain
|JapM=Animal Prohibited Sign
|Ita=Segnale No animali<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref>
|Ita2=Segnale nessun animale<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=51}}</ref>
|Ita3=Sengale di nessun animale<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita4=Insegna "No Animal"<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Spanish-Italian booklet|page=47}}</ref>
|Ita5=Segnale "No Animal"/Vietato agli animali<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' e-manual, section 11</ref>
|Ita6=Vietato l'accesso agli animali<ref>{{cite|date=2004|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual|page=113}}</ref>
|Ita7=Cartello di divieto<ref>{{cite|date=2005|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' manual|page=120}}</ref>
|ItaM=No animal symbol/sign
|Ita2M=No animal sign
|Ita3M=No animal sign
|Ita4M="No Animal" Sign
|Ita5M="No Animal" Symbol/Access prohibited to animals
|Ita6M=Access prohibited to animals
|Ita7M=Prohibition sign
}}

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