ANIMALS

1. FARM ANIMALS

• scarecrow
• irrigation system
• hay
• crop
 saddle

stirrup

• horse neighs, snorts in a STABLE

• stallion
• mare horseshoe
• pony
• donkey brays
• rooster / cock crows in a CHICKEN COOP
• hen clucks in a HEN HOUSE
• chicken / chick
• turkey in a YARD
• goat
• kid
• buck
 snout

• pig grunts, oinks in a PIGPEN

• sow
• piglet squels
 udder
• cow moos in a BARN
• calf
• herd of cattle
 horn

tail

hoof
• bull, ox, bison, wildebeest
• flock of sheep bleats
• lamb
• ram
• shepherd with a stuff
 2. PETS

whiskers
fur, hair, coat

• cat purrs and meows

• kitten
• poop / dung (cows)
 leash

collar

kennel
• dog barks, growls, pants, whines
• bitch
• puppy whimpers
• gerbil
• hamster in a CAGE
• guinea pig
• goldfish in a TANK
• canary
• parakeet
• parrot
• rabbit / bunny
• hare
 3. AFRICAN ANIMALS
tusk

trunk

• elephant trumpets
• rhinoceros, hippopotamus
• giraffe
• zebra
 mane

• lion roars
• lioness
• lion cub
• cheetah, leopard
• panther / mountain lion
 fang

• tiger
• hyena
• gazelle, antelope
 hump

• camel
 baboon

chimpanzee
monkey gibbers

• primates
gorilla
 4. AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS

pouch

• kangaroo
• koala
• platypus
 4. FOREST ANIMALS

mouse rat squirrel

• rodents
mouse trap
• skunk
• raccoon
• weasel
 antlers
doe

buck

• deer
• moose fawn
• pack of wolves howls
• wolf cub
• fox yelps in a DEN
 muzzle

paw

claw

• (black, polar, grizzla, panda) bear

• boar
• bat
• mole
 5. INSECTS

antenna pl.
antennae
• ant in an ANTHILL
• fly
• worm
• maggot
• spider on its WEB
• parasites (mosquito, flea, tick)
moth

/ cocoon
 bee swarm / cloud of
bees

honeycomb

• bee buzzes in a BEEHIVE

• grasshopper
• cricket chirps
• praying mantis
• ladybug
• dragonfly
• centipede
• millipede
• slug / snail
• beetle
• cockroach
• wasp
• bumblebee
 stinger

• scorpion
 6. BIRDS

• pigeon; dove chirps, chirrups, tweets,

sings in a NEST
• vulture
• partridge
• quail
 wing
beak

feather

• eagle screams
• hawk
• falcon talon
• peacock
• swan
 bill

• duck quacks
• goose
• hummingbird
• robin
• blue jay
• sparrow
• swallow
• owl
• woodpecker
• crow
• magpie
• stork
• heron
• crane
• flamingo
• ostrich
• penguin
7. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

• frog croaks; toad

 shell
• turtle; tortoise
• lizard
• salamander
• chameleon
• newt
• alligator; crocodile
• snake hisses; constrictor; predator
 8. SEA ANIMALS
scale

fin gill

• fish in the AQUARIUM; hermit

• seagull
• pelican
• jellyfish
• shrimp
• squid
• eel
 tentacle
• octopus
• seal
• walrus
• otter
 flipper

• dolphin clicks
• shark
• whale
• killer whale
• sea anemone
• starfish next to the CORAL
• seahorse
• sea urchin
• crab
• lobster
 pearl

• clam, shell
• oyster
 8. ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION
• MAMALS
– warm – blooded (control the temperature
of their body
– have hair / fur on their bodies
– produce milk for their babies
• REPTILES
– cold – blooded (can‘t control the temperature
of their body)
– don‘t live in cold parts of the world
– don‘t produce milk for their babies
– lay eggs

• BIRDS
– warm – blooded, have feather to keep them
warm, to fly
– lay eggs
• FISH
– cold – blooded
– lay eggs

• AMPHIBIANS
– cold – blooded
– live in fresh water and on land
– lay eggs (in water)
 9. ANIMAL IDIOMS
• To cry crocodile tears – fake sadness
• As slippery as an eel – not open or frank
• A snake in the grass – dangerous person
• As blind as a bat – can‘t see very well
• Every dog has its day – anyone can triumph
• As sly as a fox – sneeky, crafty
• As stubborn as a mule – obstinate
• To have a bee in one‘s bonnet – to talk a lot
about something you think is important
• To have ants in your pants – to be nervous
• Wolf in sheep‘s clothing – somebody very
dangerous who pretends to be harmless
 10. DESCRIBING ANIMALS
• Size (weight – fat, thin; height)
• Shape
• Colour
• Speed (swift, speeding, rushing, hasty,
bustling, rapid, snappy, brief, springy)
• Body parts (furry)
• Habitation