Animals & Nature

General word for any living creature that is not a plant or human.

An animal kept at home for company.

Common domestic animal kept as a pet or working animal.

A baby dog.

A baby cat.

Animal that lives in water; also kept as a pet.

Animal with wings and feathers that can usually fly.

Large farm animal that people can ride.

Large farm animal kept for milk and meat.

Farm animal kept for meat.

Farm animal kept for wool and meat; same form singular and plural.

Farm bird kept for eggs and meat.

Water bird with a wide beak, often seen on ponds.

Large wild cat from Africa, often called the king of animals.

Very large wild animal with a long trunk and big ears.

Large wild animal with thick fur.

Wild animal with red-brown fur and a bushy tail.

Wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives in groups.

Very small animal with a long tail; plural is 'mice'.

Long animal with no legs that moves along the ground.

Small green animal that lives near water and can jump.

Very small animal with six legs, such as a fly or an ant.

Small flying insect that makes honey.

Insect with large colourful wings.

Small animal with eight legs that makes webs.

Very small insect that lives in large groups.

Common small flying insect.

Small flying insect that bites people.

Friendly, clever sea animal that lives in groups.

Very large animal that lives in the sea.

Sea animal with a hard shell and claws that walks sideways.

Bird with big eyes that is active at night.

Large strong bird with very good eyesight.

Colourful bird that can copy human words; often kept as a pet.

The soft hair that covers many animals.

The long part at the back of an animal's body.

The part of a bird or insect used for flying.

One of the light, soft things that cover a bird's body.

The foot of an animal such as a dog or cat.

Describes animals that live in nature, not with people.

To give food to an animal.

A place where wild animals are kept and people can see them.

A place where people keep animals and grow food.

The home a bird builds for its eggs.

Describes an animal that is not wild and is friendly with people.

To cut or hurt something with the teeth.

A box made of bars where a bird or small animal is kept.

Common small domestic animal kept as a pet.

Small animal with long ears, kept as a pet or living in the wild.

Farm animal with horns, kept for milk and meat.

Large wild cat with orange and black stripes.

Wild animal that climbs trees and has a long tail.

Group of sea and water creatures eaten as food.

Large dangerous fish that lives in the sea.

large reptile with a shell, living in the sea or fresh water

Slow animal with a hard shell that lives in or near water. In British English 'turtle' usually means a sea turtle, while the land variety is called a 'tortoise'.

The round object a bird lays, from which a baby bird is born; also food.

The loud sound a dog makes.

A very young animal, often used with the animal's name.

To take care of an animal or person.