Wild Animals: List of 30+ Popular Names of Wild Animals in English

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Wild Animals in English! Learn the useful list of over 30 popular wild animals with their names, and example sentences with ESL printable picture.

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Wild Animals in English

List of Wild Animals

• Squirrel
• Chipmunk
• Porcupine
• Hedgehog
• Mongoose
• Meerkat
• Otter
• Raccoon
• Hyena
• Jackal
• Fox
• Monkey
• Red panda
• Deer
• Scimitar Oryx
• Wolf
• Kangaroo
• Koala bear
• Tiger
• Cheetah
• Bear
• Lion
• Zebra
• Possum
• Giraffe
• Wombat
• Elephant
• Chimpanzee
• Gorilla
• Bison
• Hippopotamus
• Rhinoceros
• Black Leopard
• Jaguar
• Cougar (puma)

Names of Wild Animals with Example Sentences

Squirrel

• The squirrel has laid in a store of nuts for the winter.

Chipmunk

• A chipmunk dashed across the grass.

Porcupine

• A porcupine is covered with prickles.

Hedgehog

• A hedgehog often contracts its body into a ball.

Mongoose

• I remember once a large white-tailed mongoose scuttled past within a few feet of us.

Meerkat

• A meerkat investigated a clipboard during the annual animal count at London Zoo.

Otter

• She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.

Raccoon

• The raccoon has a strong preference for aquatic feeding.

Hyena

• African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.

Jackal

•  A jackal is a kind of the animal that scavenges rotten meat.

Fox

• She had never taken part in a fox hunt before.

Monkey

• The monkey was swinging in the tree.

Red panda

• Red panda does not belong to Ursidae.

Deer

• November is a good time to hunt deer.

Wolf

• The wolf dashed through the woods.

Kangaroo

• The kangaroo has a fast turn of speed.

Koala bear

• I really love this koala bear.

Tiger

• He gave me a picture of a tiger.

Cheetah

• The cheetah is generally credited as the world’s fastest animal.

Bear

• We saw a baby polar bear at the zoo.

Lion

• The lion is often called the king of the jungle.

Zebra

• The zebra galloped away from the lion.

Possum

• A possum laid down the bearded iris field.

Giraffe

• The giraffe is characterized by its very long neck.

Wombat

• Wombat wanted to wiggle along the ground.

Elephant

• The elephant is the largest land animal in existence.

Chimpanzee

• The chimpanzee stood upright and grasped the bars of its cage.

Gorilla

• The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.

Bison

• Large herds of bison used to live on the plains of North America.

Hippopotamus

• Watching her husband relaxing in the shallow waters she was reminded of a hippopotamus wallowing in mud.

Rhinoceros

• A rhinoceros lumbered towards them.

Jaguar

• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle, just turn slowly, walk away. But slowly, never look back.

Cougar (puma)

• I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.

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