1.0 The Animals Tree Taxonomy created with OntoLearn Reloaded (see http://ontolearn.org) vertebrate animal vertebrate vertebrate is an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column , including mammals , birds , reptiles , amphibians , and . mammal a mammal is a vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw . bird a bird is a vertebrate animals that are capable of flight and have feathers . placental mammal a placental mammal is a mammal whose offspring are born at a young stage and receive nourishment by a placenta before they are born . creature cold-blooded vertebrate animal fish a fish is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water , moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills . arthropod an arthropod is an interesting creature with a unique name . hoofed mammal hoofed mammal is a subclass of placental mammal ( ) ) ) . insect a insect is an arthropod in the class '' insecta '' , characterized by six legs , up to four wings , and a chitinous exoskeleton . domesticated animal reptile a reptile is an animal that usually lives on land and has scales instead of skin such as iguana . breed a breed is a special variety of domesticated animals within a species . rodent a rodent is a relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing . invertebrate a invertebrate is any animal lacking a spinal column or back bone . primate a primate is any placental mammal of the order primates . plant a plant is any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces , including plants and fungi . ruminant a ruminant is a hoofed mammal with specialized stomach chambers , usually four , to efficiently digest plant matter . . shellfish a shellfish is an invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell . graceful old world ruminant cat a cat is a catfish . catfish a catfish is any fish of the order '' siluriformes '' , that are mainly found in freshwater , are without scales , and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth . antelope a antelope is a graceful old world ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward . ruminant mammal a ruminant mammal is any artiodactyl mammal of the order ruminantia , including cattle , deer , and giraffes . dog a dog is an animal , member of the genus '' canis '' that has been domesticated for thousands of years race a race is a breed or strain of domesticated animal . artiodactyl mammal a artiodactyl mammal is a placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot . vegetation a vegetation is a plants collectively . seabird a seabird is any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans . horse a horse is a hoofed mammal . color a color is a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race monkey a monkey is a primate , either an old world monkey or a new world monkey . growth a growth is a vegetation that has grown . coat a coat is a growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal . crustacean a crustacean is any arthropod of the subphylum '' crustacea '' , including lobsters , crabs , shrimp , barnacles and woodlice . marsupial a marsupial is a subclass of mammals in which young develop for a short period in the uterus and complete their development outside of th mother 's body inside a pouch made of skin and hair . immature animal invertebrate animal mollusk a mollusk is another name for a shellfish . offspring a offspring is any immature animal . fur a fur is a dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals farm animal aquatic bird aquatic bird is a subclass of bird ( ) ) ) . dragon a dragon is a legendary creature that appears in worldwide cultures . . deer a deer is a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family '' cervidae '' or one of several similar animals from related families of the order '' artiodactyla '' . songbird a songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder passeri of the perching birds ( ) . sheep sheep are farm animals that are raised for wool and meat . food fish a food fish is any fish used for food by human beings . legendary creature worm a worm is a dragon or mythological serpent . young a young is a offspring . legless reptile ape a ape is any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all . snake a snake is a legless reptile of the sub-order '' serpentes '' with a long , thin body and a fork-shaped tongue . flesh a flesh is a yellowish pink color flightless bird rabbit a rabbit is any of various burrowing animals of the family leporidae having long ears and short tails . cephalopod a cephalopod is a marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles . carnivorous mammal soft-finned fish a soft-finned fish is any fish of the superorder malacopterygii . beast whale whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order cetacea . amphibian a amphibian is a vertebrates that have smooth , moist skin , webbed feet , three chambered adult heart lizard a lizard is any reptile of the order squamata , usually having four legs , external ear openings , movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail . goat a goat is any of various ruminant mammals , of the genus '' capra '' , related to the sheep . a group of goats is referred to as a or a . gastropod a gastropod is a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes . turtle a turtle is a reptile , most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell . . wading bird a wading bird is any of various long-legged birds , of the order ciconiiformes , such as cranes , herons , or storks , that wade in shallow water in search of food . freshwater fish a freshwater fish is a flesh of fish from fresh water used as food . pig a pig is an animal with dirt on his face \ his shoes are a terrible disgrace \ he has no manners when he eats his food \ he 's fat and lazy and extremely rude . ox a ox is any of various wild bovines especially of the genera bos or closely related bibos . long-legged bird arboreal marsupial venomous snake a venomous snake is a snake that uses modified saliva called venom , which is delivered through fangs in its mouth either to immobilize or kill its prey . teleost fish a teleost fish is a bony fish of the subclass teleostei . bovine a bovine is an animal of the family '' bovidae '' , including cattle , buffaloes and bison . echinodermata a echinodermata is a radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers . colony a colony is a group of insects that are offspring from one queen and live and work together in a nest . . spiny-finned fish a spiny-finned fish is a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays . fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammal echinoderm a echinoderm is any member of the echinodermata , a group of radially symmetric , spiny-skinned marine animals . examples of echinoderms include seastars , sea urchins , sea cucumbers , crinoids , and sand dollars . passerine bird browser a browser is any vertebrate animal that feeds on the twigs , shoots , and leaves of trees and shrubs . . bony fish a bony fish is a vertebrate . cartilaginous fish a cartilaginous fish is any fish of the classes chondrichthyes or elasmobranchii , such as sharks and rays . larva a larva is the young and immature form of an animal , which must change to become an adult . . mollusc mollusc is a browser for your oyster pay as you go history . african antelope an african antelope is an antelope but different markings because of its different conditions . carnivore a carnivore is a mammal belonging to the order carnivora . cnidarian a cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals , such as jellyfish , hydras , sea anemones , corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum '' cnidaria '' . toothed whale a toothed whale is a whale of the odontoceti suborder of the cetaceans , including sperm whales , beaked whales , dolphins , and others . arachnid a arachnid is an arthropod with eight legs such as a spider . . ass a ass is a beast of burden , particularly a donkey . world animal starling a starling is a gregarious birds native to the old world . bear a bear is a large mammal in the family ursidae of the order carnivora . . viverrine a viverrine is any cat of the order '' viverrinae '' . parrot a parrot is a kind of bird , many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech . terrestrial plant-eating insect baby a baby is the monkey , a character in sega 's super monkey ball gregarious bird domesticated bovine animal shorebird a shorebird is a bird , or species of birds , that is found near the edge of bodies of water . cattle a cattle is a domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age . arboreal bird annelid a annelid is a worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally . mouselike mammal bivalve mollusk a bivalve mollusk is a marine animal characterized by a shell divided into two valves hinged at one side , clams , oysters , mussels , cockles , and . pit viper a pit viper is any of various venomous snakes , of the family '' crotalinae '' , found in asia and the americas , with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared . lepidopteran a lepidopteran is any insect of the order '' lepidoptera '' butterfly a butterfly is a member of the lepidoptera that goes through a chrysalis stage rather than a cocoon stage in order to proceed with metamorphosis . male a male is an animal that produces gametes that can fertilize female gametes herbivorous mammal coelenterate a coelenterate is any of the various invertebrate animals of the phylum cnidaria , characterized by a radially symmetrical body with a saclike internal cavity , including the jellies , hydras , sea anemones and corals . . black black is the color of my true love 's hair lyrics - traditional black is the color of my true love 's hair his face is like roses so fair he 's the . nonpasserine bird a nonpasserine bird is a chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order coraciiformes . chordate animal ungulate an ungulate is any hoofed mammal , but of course , the best ones are tapirs ! this page is for reports of zoo visits and `` i saw a tapir '' stories and comments . sea animal frog a frog is a small hopping amphibian . feline a feline is a cat game bird a game bird is a bird that is hunted for sport , especially one used for food . duck a duck is an aquatic bird of the family anatidae , having a flat bill and webbed feet . stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent marmot a marmot is a stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere . grasshopper a grasshopper is a terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping . mustelid a mustelid is a fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals . bovine animal bivalve a bivalve is a shellfish that has two shell of roughly equal size . . buck a buck is the dog owned by the bundy family on married with children . fox a fox is the fur of a fox or fox fur . extinct reptile robin a robin is a various passerine birds of the families muscicapidae , turdidae and petroicidae vicuna a vicuna is a small wild cud-chewing andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller . red-brown marmot slender dog a slender dog is a much healthier dog , especially when it comes to hips and joints . meadowlark a meadowlark is any of several songbirds , of the genus '' sturnella '' , native to north america . fish-eating diving bird hydra a hydra is a small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp . sea anemone a sea anemone is a plant like flower polyp , attached at the bottom to the surface beneath it by an adhesive foot , called a pedal disk , with a column shaped body . gerbil a gerbil is a small mammal of the order rodentia . dinosaur a dinosaur is any of various extinct reptiles belonging to the dinosauria , existing between about 230 million and 65 million years ago . giant a giant is any creature of exceptional size . orangutan a orangutan is a large long-armed ape of borneo and sumatra having arboreal habits . dodo a dodo is a large , flightless bird , '' raphus cucullatus '' , related to the pigeon , that is now extinct and was native to mauritius . elasmobranch a elasmobranch is any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass '' elasmobranchii '' . mouse a mouse is any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails . bloodhound a bloodhound is a massive breed that was bred originally to hunt deer and wild boar , later used by the bloodhound is the only dog to testify in the court of law . accentor an accentor is a type of bird of the prunelliadae family . goose a goose is a tailor 's iron , heated in live coals or embers , used to press fabrics . springbok springbok is a small buck indigenous to south africa and get their name from their jumping abilities . extinct ungulate armadillo a armadillo is a burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates . hooded jacket ground squirrel a ground squirrel is any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of old and new worlds . pterosaur a pterosaur is an extinct reptile of the jurassic and cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb . chordate a chordate is any animal of the phylum chordata having a notochord or spinal column . roe deer in spain , roe deer is an important game animal and its population is increasing . mongoose-like viverrine chameleon a chameleon is a lizard of africa and madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue . fish-eating seabird crocodile a crocodile is a reptile of the family crocodylidae . . pony a pony is a small horse ( ) . gnu a gnu is a large antelope native to africa having curved horns . mosquito a mosquito is a two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals . evergreen plant in botany , an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round , with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months . piglet piglet is a pig - a baby pig . animate being packrat a packrat is any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus neotoma of western north america . groundhog a groundhog is a red-brown marmot , '' marmota monax '' , native to north america . nilgai a nilgai is a large antelope , of the genus '' boselaphus '' , from northern india cnidaria a cnidaria is a cnidarian . parasite a parasite is a plant or animal that lives in or on another plant or animal and obtains nourishment from it . . serow serow is similar to a goat with a short body and long legs . sister a sister is a butterflies , the brush-footed butterfly genus adelpha , sometimes included in the admiral butterflies carnivorous aquatic mammal carabao a carabao is a water buffalo of the philippines . peccary a peccary is a family of mammals from the americas related to pigs and hippos . gnu goat a gnu goat is a large heavily built goat antelope of eastern himalayan area . sassaby sassaby is a baby i bought yesterday and i thought i should join this site so i could better understand my complicated little friend . arctic deer hydrozoan a hydrozoan is a colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant . swine a swine is a stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals . passerine a passerine is a collective term for the songbirds or perching birds . from the latin , passer , `` sparrow , '' hence the sparrow-like birds , as distinct from waterfowl , or raptors . . agile old world viverrine two-winged insect bryozoan a bryozoan is a sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles . true frog true frog is a subclass of anura ( ) ) ) . wasp the term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order hymenoptera and suborder apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant . sturgeon a sturgeon is a large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe . shaggy-coated bovid mammal whippet whippet is a breed that is rare , such as whether to compete in professional events , dog show , can not be disqualified because of the color . fisher a fisher is a north american mustelid . scorpaenoid a scorpaenoid is a fishes having the head armored with bony plates . largest flying bird anapsid an anapsid is an amniote whose skull does not have openings near the temple s. while ` anapsid reptiles ' or ` anapsida ' are traditionally . mule in sheep farming , the term mule is used to refer to a cross between a lowland ram and a purebred upland ewe . canary a canary is any of various small birds of different countries , most of which are largely yellow in color . caterpillar a caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth . mussel a mussel is a black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine . coyote a coyote is a mammal of the order carnivora found throughout north america . . rattlesnake a rattlesnake is a pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken . bat a bat is a nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate . fetus a fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth . segmented arthropod cypriniform fish a cypriniform fish is a soft-finned fish of the order cypriniformes . new world monkey a new world monkey is a hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails . hoopoe a hoopoe is an old world bird , '' upupa epops '' , known for its distinctive plumage , fanlike crest , and slender bill . hart a hart is a male deer , especially the male of the red deer after its fifth year . pheasant a pheasant is a bird of family phasianidae , often hunted for food . periwinkle a periwinkle is an evergreen plant of genus '' vinca '' with blue or white flowers . tortoise a tortoise is a land dwelling turtle with high domed shell and columnar , elephant - shaped hind legs . wolfhound a wolfhound is a dog of one of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves . kudu a kudu is either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the african bush . australian parrot mountain sheep a mountain sheep is any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions . waterbuck a waterbuck is a big , strong deer that lives in africa . short horned grasshopper flatfish a flatfish is a fish of the order pleuronectiformes , the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down , such as a flounder , a halibut , or a sole . game animal shepherd dog a shepherd dog is a sheepdog . old world monkey carnivorous catlike animal hare a hare is any of several plant-eating animals of the family '' leporidae '' , especially of the genus '' lepus '' , being usually somewhat larger than a rabbit and with longer ears . walrus a walrus is a large arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks , tough , wrinkled skin , and four flippers . edible european bivalve mollusk coati a coati is any of several mammals , of the genus '' nasua '' , that live from southern united states to northern argentina . alpaca a alpaca is a sheeplike animal of the andes . it is a south american member of the camel family , '' camelidae '' zebu a zebu is a domesticated type of cattle that is smaller than your average cattle . wood rat a wood rat is any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with furred tails and large ears . lamb a lamb is a young sheep , of up to one year of age . rat a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy : the human cost of the animal rights . marten a marten is an agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels . web-footed swimming bird chihuahua a chihuahua is an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from mexico held to antedate aztec civilization . coral a coral is a colony of marine polyps . cockateel a cockateel is a small gray australian parrot with a yellow crested head . skink a skink is an lizard of the '' scincidae '' family , having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed . baboon a baboon is a large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles . wild goat a wild goat is a wild goat . jay a jay is a crested largely blue bird . asian starling cowbird a cowbird is a nest parasite which lays its eggs in the nests of other , generally smaller , birds , leaving the eggs to be incubated and young fed by the `` adoptive parent '' . whiting a whiting is a food fish of the atlantic waters of europe resembling the cod . anthropoid ape a anthropoid ape is any tailless ape of the families pongidae and hylobatidae . scavenger a scavenger is an animal that eats food that it finds , instead of killing the food itself . flathead a flathead is a food fish of the indonesian region of the pacific . skin a skin is the outer protective layer of the body of any animal , including of a human . locust a locust is a type of grasshopper in the family acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation . young mammal a young mammal is any immature mammal . kid a kid is an of a goat , the state of being pregnant : in kid . pet a pet is a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement . lean flesh wormlike animal mastodon a mastodon is an extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus '' mammut '' that flourished worldwide from miocene through pleistocene times myna a myna is any of several asian starlings of the family '' sturnidae '' . caribou a caribou is an arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes . wolf spider a wolf spider is a big baby snugly the virginian-pilot wolf spiders are big and there are almost 200 species in the us pierce said hers was almost 2 inches . north american mustelid squid squid are marine cephalopods of the order teuthida , which comprises around 300 species . ray a ray is a cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside . barb a barb is a breed of domestic pigeon . waterbird a waterbird is any bird that inhabits a freshwater environment thrush a thrush is a songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast . dolphinfish a dolphinfish is the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters nocturnal mammal heron a heron is a large wading bird with distinctive plumage and a long , sharp bill . . raft a raft is a group of seabirds together on the water . . mudskipper a mudskipper is any of various gobies of the subfamily '' oxudercinae '' that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs . anaconda an anaconda is a huge snake , the biggest in the world in terms of length . ant an ant is a eusocial insect that belongs to the same order as wasps and bees . . carnivorous freshwater fish barnacle a barnacle is an invertebrate animal that lives in a hard shell attached to a rock , boat bottom or other hard surface . fastest animal dragonfly a dragonfly is an insect of the suborder anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body . terrapin a terrapin is a turtle that lives in fresh or brackish water . oyster a oyster is any marine bivalve mollusk of the family '' ostreidae '' , usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts , or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers . oscine a oscine is a passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus . hyrax a hyrax is any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes . bottom-feeder a bottom-feeder is a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water . swimming bird percoid fish a percoid fish is any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order perciformes . brute earth a earth is a fox 's home or lair . livestock a livestock is a farm animals gray australian parrot nest parasite a nest parasite is a bird that lays its eggs in another species 's nest . . skunk skunk is just a strain of marijuana that is considered pretty potent if grown also if your in the uk skunk is the term they call potent weed . jerboa a jerboa is a small , mouse-like , jumping rodent resembling a miniature kangaroo , having a long tufted tail , very small fore feet , but very long hind legs , native to the deserts of asia and northern africa . blackbuck blackbuck is one of the fastest animals and can outrun most predators over long distances . whelk a whelk is a large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell . infestation a infestation is a swarm of insects that attack plants . north american raccoon swordfish a swordfish is a large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw . big game a big game is a large animals that are hunted for sport . equine mammal ibex a ibex is a wild goat of mountain areas of eurasia and northern africa having large recurved horns . ram a ram is an uncastrated adult male sheep . terrestrial viper insectivore an insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures . bloodworm a bloodworm is a segmented marine worm with bright red body . gorgonian a gorgonian is a corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton . great ape a great ape is an ape of the family hominidae , having a mostly hairless face , hands with complex fingerprints , and flat fingernails . includes the gorilla and chimpanzee . flying insect peafowl a peafowl is a pheasant of the genus '' pavo '' or '' afropavo '' , notable for the extravagant tails of the males mink a mink is the expensive fur of a mink . greyhound a greyhound is a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight . terrestrial gastropod amniote an amniote is any mammal , bird , or reptile ( ) gull a gull is a mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs . woodpecker a woodpecker is a bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects . tick tick are small arachnids in the order ixodida that , along with mites , constitute the subclass acarina . brown bear a brown bear is a species of bears native to northern america , europe and asia having brownish fur . dingo a dingo is a wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of australia . hen a hen is a female bird of any species . . giraffe a giraffe is a ruminant , of the genus '' giraffa '' , of the african savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck , which make it the tallest living animal longhorn a longhorn is a breed of beef cattle , having long horns , bred in texas and other parts of southwest united states . porpoise a porpoise is any small dolphin . female a female is an animal that produces gametes that can be fertilized by male gametes turkey a turkey is a large bird in the genus meleagris . prototherian a prototherian is any of the egg-laying mammals of the subclass prototheria giant panda a giant panda is a large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of china and tibet . tadpole tadpole is a black tom with amber eyes . bushbuck a bushbuck is an antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns . gorilla a gorilla is the largest of the apes , native to the forests of central africa , and known for its trait of knuckle-walking . tinamou a tinamou is any of the birds belonging to the south american family '' tinamidae '' , the only family in the order '' tinamiformes '' . they are related to the ratites , together with which they form the superorder '' paleognathae '' . mammoth mammoth were a large elephant-like animals that lived during the ice ages . bunny a bunny is a rabbit , especially a juvenile . ibis a ibis is a wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills . shipworm a shipworm is a wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells . australian kingfisher macaque a macaque is a short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of asia and africa . hybrid offspring cetacean a cetacean is an animal belonging to the order cetacea , including dolphins , porpoises , and whales . water buffalo a water buffalo is a large ungulate , widely used as a domestic animal in asia , south america . north africa and europe . acarine acarine is an infestation by the mite acarapis woodi . lugworm a lugworm is a large marine worm of the phylum '' annelida '' , whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide . peacock a peacock is a male peafowl . rabbit eared bandicoot dolphin a dolphin is any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout . fauna alewife alewife is a silvery green fish with a black spot behind the eye and is closely related to the herring . potoroo a potoroo is a rat-like marsupial social insect a social insect is an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the same species . musk ox a musk ox is a large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of canada and greenland . wren a wren is a small bird of similar appearance to a true wren . short-tailed furry-footed rodent clupeid fish a clupeid fish is any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas . phoronid a phoronid is a hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom . bandicoot a bandicoot is any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of australia and adjacent islands . new world blackbird a new world blackbird is any bird of the family icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black . lancelet a lancelet is a small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal . american bison a american bison is a large shaggy-haired brown bison of north american plains . harnessed antelope a harnessed antelope is any of several antelopes of the genus tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness . domestic animal a domestic animal is any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment . osprey a osprey is a bird of prey that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long , narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions . spiny finned fish brahman the brahman or brahma is a breed of zebu cattle , later exported from india to the rest of the world . howler monkey a howler monkey is a monkey of tropical south american forests having a loud howling cry . pachyderm a pachyderm is an elephant . european bison european bison is an animal which plays a significant role in plant dispersal . gibbon a gibbon is a small ape of the family '' hylobatidae '' with long limbs , which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch . wolffish wolffish is a large marine fish characterised by the prominent , canine-like teeth in the front of the jaws , the elongate body and the lack of pelvic . corvine bird a corvine bird is a birds of the crow family . fawn fawn is a light yellowish brown color that is usually used in reference to a dog 's coat color . plant louse a plant louse is any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants . fleet antelope-like ruminant oligochaete a oligochaete is a hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body . aphid a aphid is a sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily '' aphidoidea '' mare a mare is an adult female horse or other equine . agouti agouti is the color most seen on wild rats . sea slug a sea slug is any of various marine gastropods of the suborder nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body . marmoset a marmoset is a small central and south american monkey european wolf spider terrestrial a terrestrial is a ground-dwelling plant . toothless mammal ichthyosaur a ichthyosaur is any of several marine reptiles of the mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs . slug a slug is any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell . budgerigar budgerigar is a beautiful bird and the most preferred bird that can be kept as a pet at home by the people . ungulate mammal long-tailed black-and-white crow toy dog a toy dog is any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets . fluke a fluke is a barb on a harpoon or arrow . long-armed ape ctenophore a ctenophore is a marine animal belonging to the phylum ctenophora , which usually has a transparent , jellylike body and eight rows of comblike cilia for swimming . . varmint a varmint is a pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer 's livestock . killer whale a killer whale is a predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin . egg-laying mammal a egg-laying mammal is the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass prototheria . hill myna a hill myna is a glossy black asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech . porcupine a porcupine is any of several rodents covered with stiff , sharp , erectile , spines or quills and erethizontidae . stoat a stoat is a small mammal similar to a weasel which is found in britain and ireland . sandpiper a sandpiper is a small shorebird with short legs that searches for food along the sandy shore . . lepidopterous insect cockroach a cockroach is a black or brown straight-winged insect of the order '' blattodea '' , with about 3,500 species divided into six families . only a few of these take up residence with human beings . among these are '' periplaneta americana '' . owl a owl is any of various birds of prey of the order '' strigiformes '' that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking , binocular vision , limited eye movement , and good hearing . hedge sparrow a hedge sparrow is an alternative name for the bird '' prunella modularis '' , the dunnock . stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird dinocerate a dinocerate is an extinct ungulate . raccoon a raccoon is any mammal of the genus '' procyon '' . egret an egret is any of several herons , most of which are white or buff , and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season . grub a grub is an insect larva , typically of coleoptera , the beetles . thick-skinned herbivorous animal pest insect critter a critter is a creature . guinea pig a guinea pig is a tailless rodent of the '' cavia '' genus , with short ears and larger than a hamster wombat a wombat is a small mammal somewhat like a kangaroo . hairy-faced arboreal monkey decapod crustacean prawn a prawn is a shrimp or shrimplike crustacean . . cock a cock is a male bird , especially a domestic fowl . buzzard a buzzard is one of several large birds , but there are a number of meanings as detailed below . leech a leech is an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class '' hirudinea '' , especially '' hirudo medicinalis '' . edentate a edentate is any mammal that has few or no teeth , but especially the anteaters , armadillos , and sloths of the former order '' edentata '' . muskrat a muskrat is the brown fur of a muskrat . tapeworm tapeworm is one of several internal parasites of puppies , kittens , dogs and cats . llama a llama is a wild or domesticated south american cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump . coypu a coypu is an aquatic south american rodent resembling a small beaver . nyala a nyala is a south african antelope , '' tragelaphus angasii '' , with thin white stripes in the gray or brown coat , a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine , and long horns with a spiral twist . falcon a falcon is any species of raptor in the genus falco . stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animal bull a bull is the adult male of certain large mammals , such as whales , elephants and seals . . earthworm a earthworm is a worm that lives in the ground short-legged arboreal nonpasserine bird reptile family a reptile family is a family of reptiles . fruit bat a fruit bat is a large old world bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit . long-legged spotted cat cephalochordate a cephalochordate is any of the primitive fishlike creatures , of the subphylum '' cephalochordata '' , including the lancets , that lack a true spine but have a notochord which , in the case of cephalochordates , reaches into the head , contrary to the urochordata . flamingo a flamingo is a wading bird of the family '' phoenicopteridae '' . aquatic animal kinkajou a kinkajou is a kind of lemur . zebra zebra is a jumping horse . domesticated gallinaceous bird lynx a lynx is a powerful wild cat from europe , eurasia , and north america . . soft finned fish rhea rhea is the queen in twilight blue . condor a condor is the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere . blennioid fish wild dog a wild dog is any of various undomesticated mammals of the family canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves . family cyprinodontidae a family cyprinodontidae is a large family of small soft-finned fishes . homeotherm a homeotherm is a creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence . phalanger a phalanger is a small furry australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails . tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp mantis a mantis is any of various large insects of the order '' mantodea '' that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs . queen a queen is a reproductive female animal in a hive , such as an ant , bee , termite or wasp . dotterel a dotterel is a rare plover of upland areas of eurasia . american finch american songbird canid a canid is a member of the canidae , the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes the wolves , foxes , jackals , . wild boar a wild boar is a wild swine native to europe and north africa , scientific name '' sus scrofa '' . spiral-horned antelope hornbill a hornbill is any of various birds of the family bucerotidae , with bills resembling a cow 's horn . many species have a casque above the bill , and many imprison their young in a tree . agamid an agamid is a lizard of the family agamidae , and includes more than 300 species in africa , asia , australia , and a few in southern europe . camel a camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus camelus , bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back . poodle a poodle is any of various breeds of dog originating in europe as hunting dogs , and having heavy , curly fur in a solid color family passeridae family passeridae is considered sister to the fringillidae and from this group a single outgroup taxon was chosen , . mustang a mustang is a free-roaming feral horse of the north american west that first descended from horses brought to the americas by the spanish . sparrow hawk a sparrow hawk is a species of small falcon , '' falco sparverius '' , that preys grasshoppers and small mammals . pest a pest is an animal which is detrimental to humans or human concerns . beef a beef is a cattle that are reared for their meat . chick a chick is a young bird especially of domestic fowl . phasianid a phasianid is a kind of game bird in the family phasianidae . tardigrade a tardigrade is an arthropod of the division tardigrada . kiwi a kiwi is a flightless bird of the genus '' apteryx '' native to new zealand . ermine a ermine is the expensive white fur of the ermine . cyprinid a cyprinid is any fish of this family . flying fox a flying fox is an angry fox . finch a finch is any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds . ratel ratel is a small mammal ( ) , also known as a honey badger . salp a salp is a barrel-shaped , free-floating tunicate ( kingfisher a kingfisher is any of various birds of the suborder '' alcedines '' , having a large head , short tail and brilliant colouration apodiform bird a apodiform bird is a nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet . elephant-like animal jackal a jackal is a canine animal . . insect larva collared peccary a collared peccary is a small wild hog , '' tayassu tajacu '' , native to southern united states through to northern argentina . woodlouse a woodlouse is a crustacean with a rigid , segmented , long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs . short-tailed songbird wrasse a wrasse is a chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth . spider a spider is an invertebrate animal that produces silk , has eight legs and no wings . . coraciiform bird a coraciiform bird is a chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes . otter a otter is the fur of an otter . free-roaming feral horse louse a louse is any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants . lesser ape a lesser ape is a gibbons and siamangs . eel a eel is any fish of the order '' anguilliformes '' which are elongated and resemble snakes . there are freshwater and marine species . planarian a planarian is a flatworm , one of the lowest life-forms that can be considered an animal . lobster a lobster is any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families homaridae and nephropsidae and palinuridae . bullock a bullock is a young bull . rat-like marsupial viper a viper is a dart and viper falcon , types of sounding rockets based on the loki nondomesticated animal pangolin a pangolin is a toothless mammal of southern africa and asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites . hawk a hawk is a diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail . limpkin the limpkin , aramus guarauna , is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes . omnivore a omnivore is an animals who eat both meat and vegetables like marine angelfish . . salmon a salmon is a family of fishes that breed in rivers but live most of their adult lives at sea . free-floating tunicate undomesticated sheep dove a dove is a pigeon , especially one smaller in size domestic fowl a domestic fowl is a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl . gemsbok a gemsbok is a large african antelope of the oryx genus . gannet a gannet is a large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish . crinoid a crinoid is a primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk . grebe a grebe is any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family podicipedidae . they have strong , sharp bills , and lobate toes . eagle a eagle is a family of large birds of prey . . bronco a bronco is a horse of western north america that is wild or not fully broken . sheeplike animal homo a homo is the wolfhound in victor hugo 's novel the man who laughs . sparrow a sparrow is a member of the family passeridae , comprising small old world songbirds . mallard a mallard is a wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended . salmonid a salmonid is a soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters . even-toed ungulate a even-toed ungulate is a placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot . sphenisciform seabird a sphenisciform seabird is a flightless cold-water seabirds : penguins . echidna a echidna is a monster in greek mythology and namesake of the mammal . plover a plover is any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings . sea turtle a sea turtle is any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers . flea flea is the common name for insects of the order siphonaptera which are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood . nocturnal wildcat siphonophore a siphonophore is actually a colony of individuals , each performing a specific function . lemur a lemur is any prosimian of the infraorder '' lemuriformes '' , native only to madagascar and some surrounding islands . podicipitiform seabird a podicipitiform seabird is an aquatic birds related to the loons . extant archosaurian reptile cicada a cicada is an insect of the order hemiptera , suborder auchenorrhyncha , in the cicadoidea , with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent , well-veined wings . old world buffalo a old world buffalo is any of several old world animals resembling oxen including , e.g. , water buffalo . tuatara tuatara is a reptile found in new zealand and represented by two living species sphenodon punctatus and sphenodon guntheri . hyena a hyena is a meat-eating mammal that hunts and scavenges prey . . cockatoo a cockatoo is a bird of the family cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot . meerkat a meerkat is a mongoose-like viverrine of south africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes . elk a elk is a large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male . pollinator a pollinator is the plant that is the source of pollen for cross-pollination . furry-tailed squirrel-like old world rodent rottweiler a rottweiler is a large dog breed originating in germany as herding dogs . working dog a working dog is any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks , such as farming , controlling livestock , law enforcement , or assisting the blind . diapsid a diapsid is a reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye . tuna albacore tuna is a big fish and therefore tends to have higher mercury levels about 15 percent of canned light tuna is made with yellowfin , the . seal a seal is any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed . shrimp shrimp is the most popular seafood in the world , next to fish . goosefish goosefish is a fish like a flounder kinda looks like a baby fiend fish -- 360 gamertag : drunken feedle . flatworm a flatworm is a parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body . tapir a tapir is a plant-eating , hoofed mammal with a small trunk . . venomous pit viper pelagic ray snail a snail is any of very many animals manatee a manatee is any of several plant-eating marine mammals , of family '' trichechidae '' , found in tropical regions . badger a badger is a brush made of badger hair . chipmunk a chipmunk is a burrowing ground squirrel of western america and asia . game a game is any nondomesticated animal hunted for food and sport . scorpion a scorpion is an invertebrate that was actually a question my teacher asked me today . toucan toucan is the brazilian name for a bird of the tropical american family ramphastidae , characterized by their huge but light beaks . strain a strain is a race ground-dwelling plant plectognath a plectognath is a tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines . polychaete a polychaete is a chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages bearing bristles . puffin a puffin is any of various small seabirds of the genera '' fratercula '' and '' lunda '' that are black and white with a brightly colored beak . larid a larid is a long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family . racehorse a racehorse is a horse which competes in races . thoroughbred a thoroughbred is a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between arabian stallions and english mares . dipterous insect sheepdog a sheepdog is a breed of dog , used for herding sheep . goldfish goldfish is still a very popular fish in aquariums as well as in ponds and can the common goldfish is very similar to the carp from which it has been bred tailless ape meat-eating mammal soft-finned schooling food fish kite a kite is a bird of prey in the family accipitridae with long wings and weak legs , feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring . wood rabbit a wood rabbit is a common small rabbit of north america having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside . world bird magpie a magpie is a long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call . canine animal onager a onager is a wild ass , '' equus hemionus '' , especially the koulan . yak a yak is a large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated . bettong a bettong is any marsupial of the genus bettongia , closely related to kangaroos . new world oriole a new world oriole is an american songbird . wolf a wolf is a large wild canid chickadee a chickadee is a group of birds in the paridae family . . flightless cold-water seabird trout a trout is a flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes . scombroid scombroid is a class of fish that includes tuna and mackerel . kangaroo a kangaroo is a hooded jacket with a front pocket , usually of fleece material , a kangaroo jacket . elephant a elephant is a mammal of the order '' proboscidea '' , having a trunk , and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw . north american buffalo north american buffalo is one of the few mammals that has communicating pleural spaces . one-humped camel bobcat a bobcat is a small lynx of north america . pronghorn a pronghorn is a fleet antelope-like ruminant of western north american plains with small branched horns . auk an auk is a bird of the family alcidae in the order charadriiformes . vole a vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body , a shorter hairy tail , a slightly rounder head , smaller ears and eyes , and differently formed molars . heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot maggot a maggot is the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter . tiger tiger was a mixed-breed dog and animal actor owned by lou schumacher and trained by joe hornok . anthozoan a anthozoan is a sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps . smallest primate isopod a isopod is any of very many crustaceans , of the order '' isopoda '' , that have a flattened body , and no carapace . pelagic bird a pelagic bird is a bird of the open seas . velvety-furred burrowing mammal new world goldfinch a new world goldfinch is an american finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer . fishlike creature glutton a glutton is a musteline mammal of northern eurasia . gazelle a gazelle is an antelope of the genus '' gazella '' mostly native to africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods . puppy puppy is the new black : owning a dog in the city . warthog a warthog is a species of wild pig native to africa . agile ratlike terrestrial marsupial arabian camel a arabian camel is an one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern africa and southwestern asia . jawless vertebrate a jawless vertebrate is an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms . stallion a stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded ( ) . guinea fowl a guinea fowl is a west african bird having dark plumage mottled with white . scavenging bird canidae a canidae is a dogs . leopard a leopard is a large feline of african and asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots . tunicate a tunicate is a small , primitive chordate animals that live attached to rocks or to the seafloor . capybara a capybara is the largest living rodent short-tailed rodent python in greek mythology , python was the earth - dragon of delphi , always represented in greek sculpture and vase-paintings as a serpent . goat antelope a goat antelope is a bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features : mountain goats . creeper a creeper is any plant that grows by creeping . dart a dart is a fish american chameleon semiaquatic reptile hippopotamus a hippopotamus is a massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical africa . shark a shark is a group of cartilaginous fishes . hound a hound is any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears . toy a toy is any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets . plant-eating animal sea bird a sea bird is a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean : gulls . wallaby a wallaby is any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos . stingray a stingray is a sea animal with a whip-like tail . jack a jack is a male animal . short-tailed rough-haired south american rodent nuthatch a nuthatch is any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects . placental a placental is a mammals having a placenta . zooplankton zooplankton is a critical link between phytoplankton and fish in aquatic food webs . world bat dictyopterous insect a dictyopterous insect is a cockroaches and mantids . roadrunner a roadrunner is a bird in the genus geococcyx . . bushy-tailed rodent gecko a gecko is any lizard of the family '' gekkonidae '' . they are small , carnivorous , mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical surfaces . undomesticated mammal millipede a millipede is any of many elongated arthropods , of the class '' diplopoda '' , with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments . platypus a platypus is a small densely furred aquatic monotreme of australia and tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet . nematode a nematode is a small invertebrate animal of the phylum '' nematoda '' . haddock a haddock is an important food fish on both sides of the atlantic . nocturnal arboreal marsupial sambar sambar is a unique deer in that ( ) they can not be bred on farms to manipulate trophy quality , and they are . west african bird boa a boa is any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs . odd-toed ungulate a odd-toed ungulate is a placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot . cobra a cobra is any of various venomous snakes of the family '' elapidae '' . coastal diving bird sloth a sloth is mammal that sleeps a lot , and when it is awake it usually stays put in one place . bison bison is the name of the north american buffalo , bison bison . ostrich a ostrich is a large flightless bird native to africa . characin a characin is any of many diverse fish , of the order '' characiformes '' , related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra . sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial layer a layer is a hen kept to lay eggs . mole a mole is a small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet . leafhopper a leafhopper is a small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants . south american cud-chewing animal terrestrial monkey crayfish a crayfish is a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters . nocturnal mouselike mammal brownish-yellow bear domestic ass a domestic ass is a domestic beast of burden descended from the african wild ass . lemming a lemming is any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution . goby a goby is a small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker . wildfowl a wildfowl is any wild bird such as ducks , geese or swans . diurnal bird tailor a tailor is the fish '' pomatomus saltatrix '' . terrestrial burrowing rodent calf a calf is a young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo . caiman a caiman is a semiaquatic reptile of central and south america that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly . emu a emu is a large flightless bird native to australia . polyp a polyp is a sedentary form of the cnidaria which has a cylindrical body attached to a substrate . equine a equine is any horse or horse-like animal , especially one of the genus '' equus '' . monotreme a monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice . only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group . cry a cry is a group of hounds . barracuda a barracuda is any voracious marine fish of the genus sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth . gallinaceous bird leporid a leporid is a rabbits and hares . chinchilla a chinchilla is the fur of a chinchilla used for clothing . red deer a red deer is a common deer of temperate europe and asia . buffalo a buffalo is any of several old world animals resembling oxen including , e.g. , water buffalo . genet a genet is an agile old world viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail . squirrel a squirrel is any of the rodents of the family sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail . imaginary creature pinniped mammal pinniped mammal is a carnivorous aquatic mammal usually from the pinnipedia order , which include seals and walrus . duckling a duckling is a young duck . jaguarundi a jaguarundi is a species of feline ( ) native to central and south america . octopus a octopus is a soft-bodied marine animal that has eight arms covered with suction discs . eusocial insect a eusocial insect is the colony ( ) , population estimates are usually based on a tabulation of total colony numbers per unit area , despite the fact that the total . malacostracan crustacean a malacostracan crustacean is a major subclass of crustaceans . gaviiform seabird a gaviiform seabird is a seabirds of the order gaviiformes . herbivore a herbivore is a fish that mainly eats plants , algae , or plant matter . . south american monkey cow a cow is the female of larger species of mammal , including bovines , moose , whales , seals , hippos , rhinos , manatees , and elephants . impala a impala is an african antelope '' aepyceros melampus '' noted for its leaping ability bug a bug is a various species of marine crustaceans swallow a swallow is a breed of domestic pigeon . wild sheep a wild sheep is an undomesticated sheep . male horse a male horse is the male of species equus caballus . medium-large black seabird foal a foal is an equine , particularly a horse , that is one year old or younger . long-winged web-footed aquatic bird dormouse a dormouse is a small furry-tailed squirrel-like old world rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather . yellowbelly marmot a yellowbelly marmot is a heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western north america . kitten a kitten is a young cat . diminutive : kitty . guanaco a guanaco is a wild llama . fur seal a fur seal is an eared seal of the southern hemisphere . alligator an alligator is a crocodilian in the genus alligator of the family alligatoridae . cormorant a cormorant is any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family phalacrocoracidae , especially the great cormorant , '' phalacrocorax carbo '' . aquatic south american rodent bird of prey a bird of prey is a bird that hunts and kills other animals for food . grouse a grouse is any of various game birds of the family '' tetraonidae '' which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere . shrew a shrew is a small mouselike mammal with a long snout . hymenopterous insect asian wild ox orthopterous insect centipede a centipede is a segmented arthropod of class '' chilopoda '' with a large number of legs , traditionally one hundred . crocodilian a crocodilian is the reptile family that includes crocodiles , alligators , caimans and gharials . . sessile aquatic animal american bird proboscidean a proboscidean is a massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk . monster a monster is an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts . canine a canine is a dog or wolf , as distinct from a fox , which is a vulpine . ascidian ascidian is a small chordate animal and more than thousands of eggs can be prepared from one mature adult for free . titmouse a titmouse is any small passerine bird of the family paridae , which are found in the woods of the northern hemisphere and of africa . wild ass a wild ass is any of several equine mammals of asia and northeast africa . constrictor a constrictor is a snake they kills its prey by wrapping itself around its victim and suffocating it . . cyprinodont a cyprinodont is any member of the family cyprinodontidae . furry australian arboreal marsupial perch a perch is any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order perciformes . non-human mammal non-human mammal is a subclass of mammal ( ) ) ) . anoa a anoa is a small buffalo of the celebes having small straight horns . cricket a cricket is a doll made in the 1980 's by playmates toys . portuguese man of war portuguese man of war is a jellyfish like marine creature that has a blue\ purple color bladder that floats above the water surface . cuttlefish cuttlefish are cephalopods with relatively short legs , a fin along the entire mantle , and an internal cuttlebone . wildcat a wildcat is a species of cat , '' felis silvestris '' . cuculiform bird a cuculiform bird is a birds having zygodactyl feet kookaburra a kookaburra is an australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry . gadoid a gadoid is a soft-finned fish of the family gadidae . chamois a chamois is a hoofed mammal of mountains of eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips . pup a pup is a young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf . plantigrade carnivorous mammal land dwelling turtle bee a bee is a flying insect , of the order '' hymenoptera '' , group '' apiformes '' . hinny a hinny is a hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass . doll a doll is a toy in the form of a human . crow a crow is the cry of the rooster . eel-shaped vertebrate guppy a guppy is a tiny freshwater fish , '' poecilia reticulata '' , popular in home aquariums , that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males . raptor a raptor is a bird of prey , usually referring to a falcon , hawk , or owl . . jaguar a jaguar is a carnivorous spotted large cat native to south and central america . scientific name : '' panthera onca '' . mouflon a mouflon is a wild mountain sheep of corsica and sardinia . decapod a decapod is a cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones . hummingbird a hummingbird is any of various small american birds in the family '' trochilidae '' that have the ability to hover . asiatic starling fly a fly is any species of insect of the order diptera quail quail is a pretty bird , by trisha spenser at clifftop . beluga a beluga is a small northern whale that is white when adult . cud-chewing andean animal brachiopod a brachiopod is any of many marine invertebrates , of the phylum '' brachiopoda '' , that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food . albatross an albatross is a bird that sailors believed brought bad luck , hence the expression `` an albatross around your neck . african bird gaur a gaur is a wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern india . cougar a cougar is a mountain lion medium-sized kangaroo anura a anura is a frogs , toads , tree toads . hermaphrodite wormlike animal nymphalid a nymphalid is any butterfly of the order '' nymphalidae '' . adder a adder is a small terrestrial viper common in northern eurasia . aquatic mammal a aquatic mammal is a whales and dolphins . tailless rodent mixed-breed dog a mixed-breed dog is a dog whose ancestry is generally unknown and that has characteristics of two or more types of breeds . burro a burro is a small donkey used as a pack animal . abalone abalone is a shellfish or mollusk , haliotus spledens , h. rufescens , one is that suitably , tenderized and seasoned , the meat of the abalone is . macaw a macaw is any of various parrots of the genera '' ara '' and '' anodorhynchus '' of central and south america , including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails , curved powerful bills , and usually brilliant plumage . wisent wisent is the european bison ( ) having a smaller and higher head than the north american bison ( rat kangaroo a rat kangaroo is any of several small marsupials , of the family '' potoroidae '' , from coastal australia . rhinoceros a rhinoceros is a huge animal from africa that has one or two horn-like spikes on its head . roller a roller is any of various aggressive birds , of the family '' coraciidae '' , having bright blue wings and hooked beaks . civet a civet is a carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion . it is two to three feet long , with black bands and spots on the body and tail . swarm a swarm is a group of animals that aggregate and travel in the same direction . . bighorn a bighorn is a wild sheep of mountainous regions of western north america having massive curled horns . mountain lion a mountain lion is a large wild cat native to the americas . scientific name : '' puma concolor '' , previously '' felis concolor '' . procyonid a procyonid is a plantigrade carnivorous mammals . archosaur an archosaur is a diapsid that has the following characteristics , or is descended from a diapsid with the following characteristics : flat , serrated teeth set in sockets . scallop scallop is a popular type of shellfish in both eastern and western cooking . mayfly a mayfly is any of many fragile insects , of the order '' ephemeroptera '' , that develop in fresh water , and live very briefly as adults . ocelot a ocelot is a nocturnal wildcat of central america and south america having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat . hamster a hamster is a small rodent that some people keep as pets . hominid a hominid is any primate of the family '' hominidae '' . all the great apes . jackrabbit a jackrabbit is a large hare of western north america . octopod a octopod is a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell . skate a skate is the act of roller skating or ice skating . cod a cod is a major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters . cockle a cockle is any of various edible european bivalve mollusks , of the family '' cardiidae '' , having heart-shaped shells . dog breed a dog breed is a group of dogs that have very similar or nearly identical characteristics of appearance or behavior or , usually , both , primarily because they come . aardvark a aardvark is the mammal '' orycteropus afer '' , of the order '' tubulidentata '' , somewhat resembling a pig , common in some parts of sub-saharan africa . tautog a tautog is a fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern north america from nova scotia to south carolina . hunting dog a hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting . dam a dam is an of a horse : see mare . pipefish a pipefish is a fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates . sea cow a sea cow is another name for a manatee . musteline mammal a musteline mammal is a fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals . pelecaniform seabird a pelecaniform seabird is a large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet . marine animal a marine animal is any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals . roebuck a roebuck is a male roe deer . aquatic vertebrate a aquatic vertebrate is an animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water . takin takin is the gnu goat below , and tanuki is the raccoon dog above . donkey a donkey is a domestic beast of burden descended from the african wild ass . big cat big cat is a buck that we bought out of the sisters ii dispersal sale . silkworm a silkworm is any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons , especially '' bombyx mori '' which is the source of most commercial silk . booby a booby is any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera '' sula '' and '' papasula '' in the gannet family sulidae , traditionally considered to be stupid . tom a tom is a male turkey . knot a knot is a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere . martin a martin is a several species of bird similar to a swallow , family hirundinidae . lion a lion is a big cat , '' panthera leo '' , native to africa , india and formerly to much of europe . the term may apply to the species as a whole , to individuals , or to male individuals . it also applies to related species like mountain lions . krill a krill is a small crustacean that is used to increase the colors in fish . chicken a chicken is a young , attractive , slim man , usually having little body hair . '' cf. chickenhawk '' . saltwater saltwater is softer to the skin . steenbok a steenbok is a common small antelope of southern and eastern africa : '' raphicerus campestris '' . cross a cross is an animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization . eared seal a eared seal is a seal belonging in the otariidae family koala a koala is a sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat . aquatic blood-sucking annelid columbiform bird amphipod a amphipod is a kind of malacostracan crustacean . pelican a pelican is any of various seabirds of the family pelecanidae , having a long bill with a distendable pouch . brush a brush is a wild vegetation , generally larger than grass but smaller than trees . seasnail seasnail is saltwater ( ) but get apple snails ( ) and it should be ok . clam a clam is a mollusc that lives between two flattened shells . . newt a newt is an amphibian of the salamandridae family , although not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts . hog a hog is a hoofed mammal that is similar to a pig . opossum a opossum is a nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern north america to northern south america . predatory black-and-white toothed whale tern a tern is any of various sea birds of the family '' sternidae '' that are similar to gulls but are smaller , more elegant and have a forked tail . oryx a oryx is any of several antelopes , of genus '' oryx '' , native to africa , the males and females of which have long , straight horns . grizzly a grizzly is a powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western north america . water moccasin a water moccasin is a venomous pit viper that may be seen sunbathing on rocks or swimming across the top of the water . extinct elephant-like mammal salamander a salamander is an amphibian that has four legs , a long and slender body and a long tail . kiang a kiang is a large wild ass '' equus kiang '' native to the tibetan plateau . bullfrog a bullfrog is any of various large frogs of genus '' rana '' , that have a deep croak and are native to north america . dugong a dugong is a plant-eating aquatic marine mammal , of the genus '' dugong '' , found in tropical regions . '' dugong dugon '' . tarsier tarsier is the smallest primates measuring only 85 to 160 millimetres . piranha a piranha is any of the carnivorous freshwater fish living in south american rivers and belonging to the families of serrasalmus and pygocentrus . swan a swan is a stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult . lagomorph a lagomorph is a member of the rabbit and hare family . . ewe a ewe is a female sheep , as opposed to a ram . bovid a bovid is an animal of the family '' bovidae '' , for example antelopes , gazelles , goats , and sheep . hermaphroditic terrestrial homopterous insect vulture a vulture is a scavenging bird of prey . loon a loon is a large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back . minnow a minnow is a small freshwater fish of the carp family . pigeon a pigeon is one of several birds of the family columbidae . prosimian a prosimian is a primate that is not a monkey or an ape , generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears . such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder '' prosimii '' , but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade . mongoose a mongoose is a carnivores of the family herpestidae . various species range in size from small rats to large cats . species such as the indian mongoose are famed as predators of venomous snakes , but in fact the habits of mongooses vary . most mongooses are generalist predators that will eat almost anything that they can overpower , ranging from insects and scorpions to rats . saurian a saurian is any of various reptiles of the suborder sauria which includes lizards . immature mammal ratite ratite is latin for raft -- refers to their flat breastbone , lacking a keel sea urchin a sea urchin is any of many marine echinoderms , of the class '' echinoidea '' , commonly found in shallow water , having a complex chewing structure named aristotle 's lantern . furred aquatic monotreme penguin a penguin is a flightless bird from the southern hemisphere . . metatherian metatherian is a subclass of non-human mammal ( cavy a cavy is a short-tailed rough-haired south american rodent . new world vulture a new world vulture is a large birds of prey superficially similar to old world vultures . jellyfish a jellyfish is a large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles . feeder a feeder is a smoky and mysterious creature . . prey a prey is an animal that is hunted , killed and eaten by another animal anseriform bird a anseriform bird is a chiefly web-footed swimming birds . agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelid dinoceras a dinoceras is a variety of dinocerate . crab a crab is a decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers . jacket a jacket is a short coat . common raccoon a common raccoon is a north american raccoon . bassarisk bassarisk is similar to squirrel and racon is like fox bassarisk is a cousin of the raccoon , although it is sometimes called ring-tailed . manta manta is a small genus of pelagic rays in the family myliobatidae . seafood seafood refers to any sea animal or plant that is served as food and eaten by humans . mullet a mullet is a fish of the genus '' mugil '' . conch a conch is a marine mollusc of the family '' strombidae '' which lives in its own spiral shell . medusa in biology , a medusa is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shaped like an umbrella , in contrast with polyps . sable sable is a brown porcupine with pink freckles and sad , shy eyes . short-tailed monkey black-and-white herbivorous mammal chelonian a chelonian is a reptile of the order chelonia . piciform bird waterfowl waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order anseriformes , especially members of the family anatidae , which includes ducks , geese , and swans . starfish a starfish is an echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk . free-living worm crane a crane is a large bird of the order '' gruiformes '' and the family '' gruidae '' having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying . crocodilian reptile a crocodilian reptile is an extant archosaurian reptile . trilobite a trilobite is extinct marine arthropod which existed in the paleozoic era . raven a raven is a large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail . predator a predator is a carnivore that hunts and kills other animals for food . . cheetah a cheetah is a long-legged spotted cat of africa and southwestern asia having nonretractile claws . beaver a beaver is the largest of the native rodents and a major engineering force in the wetlands of the north country . ganoid a ganoid is a primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering . link in mathematics , a link is a collection of knots which do not intersect , but which may be linked together . limpet a limpet is a small mollusc , of the family '' patellidae '' with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores . mite a mite is a minute arachnid , of the order acarina , of which there are many species animal