Who says they're OOC? I recall one of the NPCs in Ojaveda talking about getting bear and fox hides for his work. There's honey in-game; I assume there are bees somewhere.
To be honest I'd love to see normal animals with normal names in game..."kikiri" sounds awkward in a sentence that would contain the word "chicken" in any other setting. Plus, with all the hulking monsters around, foxes, wolves, and bears would be a nice addition for newbies to train on.