diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
index 038c9198b..2e8056c21 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,9 @@ uint32_t DFHackAPIImpl::InitReadCreatures()
     int creatures = offset_descriptor->getAddress("creatures");
     creature_pos_offset = offset_descriptor->getOffset("creature_position");
     creature_type_offset = offset_descriptor->getOffset("creature_type");
-    assert(creatures && creature_pos_offset && creature_type_offset);
+    creature_flags1_offset = offset_descriptor->getOffset("creature_flags1");
+    creature_flags2_offset = offset_descriptor->getOffset("creature_flags2");
+    assert(creatures && creature_pos_offset && creature_type_offset && creature_flags1_offset && creature_flags2_offset);
     p_cre = new DfVector(dm->readVector(creatures, 4));
     return p_cre->getSize();
 }
@@ -642,6 +644,8 @@ bool DFHackAPIImpl::ReadCreature(const uint32_t &index, t_creature & furball)
     //read creature from memory
     Mread(temp + creature_pos_offset, 3 * sizeof(uint16_t), (uint8_t *) &(furball.x)); // xyz really
     Mread(temp + creature_type_offset, sizeof(uint32_t), (uint8_t *) &furball.type);
+    Mread(temp + creature_flags1_offset, sizeof(uint32_t), (uint8_t *) &furball.flags1);
+    Mread(temp + creature_flags2_offset, sizeof(uint32_t), (uint8_t *) &furball.flags2);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.h b/library/DFHackAPI.h
index 93e9faad5..3d42b5238 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.h
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ private:
     
     uint32_t creature_pos_offset;
     uint32_t creature_type_offset;
+    uint32_t creature_flags1_offset;
+    uint32_t creature_flags2_offset;
     
     ProcessManager* pm;
     Process* p;
diff --git a/library/DFTypes.h b/library/DFTypes.h
index 9220cb06b..0002cc584 100644
--- a/library/DFTypes.h
+++ b/library/DFTypes.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ struct t_creature
     uint16_t y;
     uint16_t z;
     uint32_t type;
+    uint32_t flags1;
+    uint32_t flags2;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index 541930402..d09632a4a 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@
         <!-- creature offsets -->
         <Offset name="creature_position">0x4C</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_type">0x44</Offset>
+        <Offset name="creature_flags1">0x90</Offset>
+        <Offset name="creature_flags2">0x94</Offset>
         
         <!-- tree and shrub offsets -->
         <Offset name="tree_desc_offset">0x40</Offset>
diff --git a/tools/creaturedump.cpp b/tools/creaturedump.cpp
index a910d71e3..dce12fd25 100644
--- a/tools/creaturedump.cpp
+++ b/tools/creaturedump.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Creature dump
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <climits>
 #include <integers.h>
 #include <vector>
 using namespace std;
@@ -8,6 +9,18 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFTypes.h>
 #include <DFHackAPI.h>
 
+template <typename T>
+void print_bits ( T val, std::ostream& out )
+{
+    T n_bits = sizeof ( val ) * CHAR_BIT;
+    
+    for ( unsigned i = 0; i < n_bits; ++i ) {
+        out<< !!( val & 1 ) << " ";
+        val >>= 1;
+    }
+}
+
+
 int main (void)
 {
     vector<t_matgloss> creaturestypes;
@@ -33,6 +46,11 @@ int main (void)
         t_creature temp;
         DF.ReadCreature(i, temp);
         cout << "creature type " << creaturestypes[temp.type].id << ", position:" << temp.x << " " << temp.y << " "<< temp.z << endl;
+        cout << "flags1: ";
+        print_bits(temp.flags1, cout);
+        cout << endl << "flags2: ";
+        print_bits(temp.flags2, cout);
+        cout << endl << endl;
     }
     DF.FinishReadCreatures();
     delete pDF;