20 Wild Animal Names in English with Pictures

Perhaps you might recently visited a zoo and noticed a lot of animals there. They are all wild animals. By wild animals I mean they are born and brought up in the wild not domestically. Every animal has several species.

Species are a group of living organisms having similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. Names of few wild animals and its species are as follow: 

List of Wild Animals Names

Animal     Name  Description 
Monkey It is a specie which include Squirrel monkey, baboon, tailed wooly monkey etc.
Panda The panda bear is a bear native to south central China, having large, black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. 
Zebra Zebras are native animals of Africa. They are stripy member of horses and donkeys family having distinctive black-and-white striped coats.
Jellyfish Jellyfish are invertebrates with smooth, bag-like body and tentacles armed with tiny, stinging cells.
Giraffe Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals with legs  taller than many humans—about 6 feet. These long legs allow them to run as fast over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles an hour over longer distances.
Alligator Alligators have a long, rounded snout that has upward facing nostrils at the end to allow breathing to occur while the rest of the body is underwater.
Owl Owls are enigmatic birds, by turns mysterious and lovable. There are around 200 species of owls.
Elephant Elephant is the largest living land animal having long trunk, columnar legs, and huge head with temporal glands. Elephants are grayish to brown in color.
Tiger The tiger is a wild animal with powerful forelimbs, a large head and a tail.
Kangaroo  Kangaroos are found only in Australia. They have muscular tails, strong back legs, large feet, short fur and long, pointed ears.
Frog  Frogs are amphibians that are known for their jumping abilities, croaking sounds, bulging eyes and slimy skin. They have about 6000 species. 
Deer  Deer are commonly found in North and South America and animals that having antlers.
Dolphin  Dolphin are highly intelligent marine mammals that live in water and breathe through a blowhole on the top of their head.
Fox  Foxes are small sized omnivorous mammals that are light on their feet.
Camel  Camel are mammals with long legs, a big-lipped snout and a humped back. Their humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce.
Rabbit  Rabbit are small, furry, mammals with long ears, short fluffy tails, and large hind legs. They have 2 pairs of front teeth, one pair on top and one pair on the bottom.
Bat  Bats are the only mammals that can really fly. They can echolocate and are great at hanging upside down
Snake  Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivores. 
Bear  Bears have large bodies, stocky legs, shaggy hair, paws with claws, and a short tail. They are good at running, climbing and swimming. Bears have a large brain and are among the intelligent mammals.
Mouse  Mouse are omnivorous, which means that they eat both plant and animal matter for their survival.

We have prepare a list of worksheets to help your kids learn wild animal vocabulary.

  1. Pet and Wild Animals Sorting
  2. Wild Animals Activity Workbook
  3. Wildlife Animals Coloring Page

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