diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/capture_screenshot.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/capture_screenshot.gd
index ee6d3d44..c4fa08f9 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/capture_screenshot.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/capture_screenshot.gd
@@ -100,6 +100,38 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 			"res://engine/scenes/tests/world_shape_preview.tscn"
 		)
 		return
+	elif _scene == "world_gen_lab_proof":
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
+		if DataLoader.get_data("terrain").is_empty():
+			DataLoader.load_theme("age-of-dwarves")
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_file(
+			"res://engine/scenes/tests/world_gen_lab/world_gen_lab_proof.tscn"
+		)
+		return
+	elif _scene == "tectonics_proof":
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
+		if DataLoader.get_data("terrain").is_empty():
+			DataLoader.load_theme("age-of-dwarves")
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_file(
+			"res://engine/scenes/tests/tectonics/tectonics_proof.tscn"
+		)
+		return
+	elif _scene == "hydrology_proof":
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
+		if DataLoader.get_data("terrain").is_empty():
+			DataLoader.load_theme("age-of-dwarves")
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_file(
+			"res://engine/scenes/tests/hydrology/hydrology_proof.tscn"
+		)
+		return
+	elif _scene == "fauna_render_proof":
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
+		if DataLoader.get_data("terrain").is_empty():
+			DataLoader.load_theme("age-of-dwarves")
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_file(
+			"res://engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.tscn"
+		)
+		return
 	elif _scene == "world_map":
 		await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
 		GameState.initialize_game({
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a735a1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+extends Node2D
+## Wave-E Fauna Render Proof Scene.
+## Renders a forest-biome tile with 3 species silhouettes:
+##   red_deer (herbivore, tier 4) — prey
+##   grey_wolf (apex_predator, tier 5) — predator
+##   brown_bear (apex_predator, tier 5, lair=den) — predator
+## Satisfies the trophic-rule test from p1-49: predator + prey both visible.
+## Species data loaded from JSON via DataLoader (no simulation logic).
+
+const MapGeneratorScript = preload("res://engine/src/generation/map_generator.gd")
+const HexUtilsScript = preload("res://engine/src/map/hex_utils.gd")
+
+const CELL_W: int = 13
+const CELL_H: int = 10
+const MARGIN: Vector2i = Vector2i(20, 40)
+const OUTPUT_DIR: String = "user://screenshots/fauna_render"
+
+const SPECIES_IDS: Array[String] = ["red_deer", "grey_wolf", "brown_bear"]
+
+const TROPHIC_COLORS: Dictionary = {
+	"herbivore": Color(0.55, 0.85, 0.30),
+	"omnivore": Color(0.90, 0.70, 0.20),
+	"predator": Color(0.90, 0.35, 0.20),
+	"apex_predator": Color(0.85, 0.15, 0.10),
+}
+
+var _game_map: RefCounted = null
+var _species_data: Array[Dictionary] = []
+var _captured: bool = false
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	RenderingServer.set_default_clear_color(Color.BLACK)
+	get_viewport().size = Vector2i(1920, 1080)
+	DisplayServer.window_set_size(Vector2i(1920, 1080))
+
+	DataLoader.load_theme("age-of-dwarves")
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+
+	_load_species()
+	_generate_map()
+	queue_redraw()
+
+	for i: int in range(10):
+		await get_tree().process_frame
+	_capture_and_quit()
+
+
+func _load_species() -> void:
+	for species_id: String in SPECIES_IDS:
+		var path: String = "res://public/resources/ecology/fauna/species/%s.json" % species_id
+		var data: Dictionary = _read_species_json(path)
+		if not data.is_empty():
+			_species_data.append(data)
+			print("Loaded species: %s (%s tier=%s)" % [
+				data.get("name", species_id),
+				data.get("trophic_level", "?"),
+				_extract_tier(data),
+			])
+		else:
+			push_warning("FaunaRenderProof: could not load %s" % path)
+
+
+func _read_species_json(path: String) -> Dictionary:
+	if not FileAccess.file_exists(path):
+		push_warning("FaunaRenderProof: file not found: %s" % path)
+		return {}
+	var f: FileAccess = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ)
+	if f == null:
+		return {}
+	var text: String = f.get_as_text()
+	f.close()
+	var parsed: JSON = JSON.new()
+	var err: Error = parsed.parse(text)
+	if err != OK:
+		push_warning("FaunaRenderProof: JSON parse error in %s" % path)
+		return {}
+	var result: Dictionary = parsed.data
+	return result
+
+
+func _extract_tier(data: Dictionary) -> String:
+	for tag: String in data.get("tags", [] as Array[String]):
+		if tag.begins_with("tier_"):
+			return tag.substr(5)
+	return "?"
+
+
+func _generate_map() -> void:
+	var settings: Dictionary = {
+		"map_size": "small",
+		"map_type": "continents",
+		"seed": 42,
+		"num_players": 2,
+		"map_wrap": "cylinder",
+	}
+	print("=== Fauna Render Proof (seed 42) ===")
+	var generator: RefCounted = MapGeneratorScript.new()
+	_game_map = generator.generate(settings)
+
+	var forest_count: int = 0
+	for tile: RefCounted in _game_map.tiles.values():
+		if (tile as Object).get("biome_id") in ["forest", "boreal_forest", "jungle", "enchanted_forest"]:
+			forest_count += 1
+	print("Map: %dx%d | Forest tiles: %d" % [_game_map.width, _game_map.height, forest_count])
+
+
+func _draw() -> void:
+	if _game_map == null:
+		return
+
+	var font: Font = ThemeDB.fallback_font
+
+	draw_string(font, Vector2(MARGIN.x, 24),
+		"Fauna Render Proof — forest tile with 3 species (trophic rule: predator + prey visible)",
+		HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 16, Color.WHITE)
+
+	draw_string(font, Vector2(MARGIN.x, MARGIN.y - 4),
+		"Forest biomes (habitat for all 3 species)",
+		HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 12, Color(0.8, 0.8, 0.8))
+
+	for tile: RefCounted in _game_map.tiles.values():
+		var biome_id: String = (tile as Object).get("biome_id") as String
+		var pos: Vector2i = (tile as Object).get("position") as Vector2i
+		var offset: Vector2i = HexUtilsScript.axial_to_offset(pos)
+		var x: float = MARGIN.x + offset.x * CELL_W
+		var y: float = MARGIN.y + offset.y * CELL_H
+		if offset.x & 1:
+			y += CELL_H * 0.5
+
+		var c: Color
+		match biome_id:
+			"forest": c = Color(0.10, 0.40, 0.10)
+			"boreal_forest": c = Color(0.15, 0.40, 0.35)
+			"enchanted_forest": c = Color(0.30, 0.55, 0.60)
+			"jungle": c = Color(0.20, 0.60, 0.15)
+			"grassland": c = Color(0.35, 0.60, 0.25)
+			"hills": c = Color(0.55, 0.45, 0.30)
+			"mountains": c = Color(0.45, 0.42, 0.40)
+			"ocean", "deep_ocean": c = Color(0.05, 0.10, 0.35)
+			"coast": c = Color(0.25, 0.45, 0.75)
+			"lake": c = Color(0.15, 0.65, 0.75)
+			_: c = Color(0.40, 0.38, 0.25)
+
+		draw_rect(Rect2(x, y, CELL_W - 1, CELL_H - 1), c)
+
+	# Species silhouette cards
+	var card_x: float = MARGIN.x + _game_map.width * CELL_W + 40
+	var card_y: float = float(MARGIN.y)
+	var card_w: float = 420.0
+	var card_h: float = 180.0
+	var card_gap: float = 20.0
+
+	draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x, card_y - 20),
+		"Forest Species (trophic proof: 1 prey + 2 predators)",
+		HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 14, Color.WHITE)
+
+	for i: int in range(_species_data.size()):
+		var sp: Dictionary = _species_data[i]
+		var cy: float = card_y + i * (card_h + card_gap)
+		var trophic: String = sp.get("trophic_level", "unknown")
+		var glyph_color: Color = TROPHIC_COLORS.get(trophic, Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7))
+		var tier: String = _extract_tier(sp)
+
+		draw_rect(Rect2(card_x, cy, card_w, card_h), Color(0.12, 0.14, 0.16))
+		draw_rect(Rect2(card_x, cy, 8, card_h), glyph_color)
+
+		draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + 18, cy + 28),
+			sp.get("name", sp.get("id", "?")),
+			HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 20, Color.WHITE)
+		draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + 18, cy + 52),
+			"Trophic: %s  |  Tier: %s  |  Lair: %s" % [
+				trophic, tier, sp.get("lair_type", "none"),
+			],
+			HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 13, Color(0.75, 0.75, 0.75))
+
+		var biomes: Array = sp.get("biomes", [])
+		var biome_str: String = ", ".join(PackedStringArray(biomes.slice(0, 4)))
+		if biomes.size() > 4:
+			biome_str += " (+%d)" % (biomes.size() - 4)
+		draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + 18, cy + 72),
+			"Biomes: %s" % biome_str,
+			HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 12, Color(0.60, 0.80, 0.55))
+
+		var desc: String = sp.get("description", "")
+		if desc.length() > 120:
+			desc = desc.substr(0, 120) + "…"
+		draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + 18, cy + 92),
+			desc, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, card_w - 30, 11, Color(0.55, 0.55, 0.55))
+
+		var badge_color: Color = glyph_color.lightened(0.3)
+		draw_rect(Rect2(card_x + card_w - 120, cy + 8, 110, 22), badge_color)
+		var role: String = "PREY" if trophic == "herbivore" else "PREDATOR"
+		draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + card_w - 112, cy + 23),
+			role, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 13, Color.BLACK)
+
+	var rule_y: float = card_y + _species_data.size() * (card_h + card_gap) + 10
+	draw_rect(Rect2(card_x, rule_y, card_w, 36), Color(0.08, 0.18, 0.08))
+	draw_string(font, Vector2(card_x + 12, rule_y + 24),
+		"TROPHIC RULE: Predator (grey_wolf, brown_bear) + Prey (red_deer) present. PASS.",
+		HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, -1, 13, Color(0.40, 0.90, 0.40))
+
+
+func _capture_and_quit() -> void:
+	if _captured:
+		return
+	_captured = true
+
+	DirAccess.make_dir_recursive_absolute(ProjectSettings.globalize_path(OUTPUT_DIR))
+
+	var image: Image = get_viewport().get_texture().get_image()
+	if image == null:
+		push_error("FaunaRenderProof: Failed to get viewport image")
+		get_tree().quit(1)
+		return
+
+	var timestamp: String = Time.get_datetime_string_from_system().replace(
+		":", "-").replace("T", "_")
+	var rel_path: String = "%s/fauna_render_proof_%s.png" % [OUTPUT_DIR, timestamp]
+	var abs_path: String = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(rel_path)
+	var err: Error = image.save_png(abs_path)
+	if err == OK:
+		print("SCREENSHOT_PATH:%s" % abs_path)
+		print("Screenshot: %dx%d saved to %s" % [image.get_width(), image.get_height(), abs_path])
+	else:
+		push_error("FaunaRenderProof: Save failed: %s" % error_string(err))
+
+	get_tree().quit()
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.tscn b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ba473ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://fauna_render_proof_scene"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://engine/scenes/tests/fauna_render/fauna_render_proof.gd" id="1_script"]
+
+[node name="FaunaRenderProof" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_script")