Yes, that's a shame. Facebook isn't currently pushing it, and who knows they might just abandon it. I don't understand it though, given that animated is such a boon for react-native users and this would only increase shareable code. It also plays in another ballpark compared to its competition.
In the webpackbin it demonstrates the use if you want to test it. You install it with: npm install animated --save
In the webpackbin it demonstrates the use if you want to test it. You install it with: npm install animated --save