Animal Vocabulary
Lambing The time of year when baby sheep (lambs)
are born.
Suckling Up Getting close to a breast to drink milk.
An animal shelter A home where unwanted or homeless
animals are looked after.
A stray A pet that has become homeless
A puppy A baby dog
House-Trained An animal that has been trained to go
outside when it needs the toilet
Companionable Friendly and Sociable
Exotic Something that is interesting or exciting
because it comes from a faraway place
Slither Move smoothly over a surface like a snake
Fangs Large sharp teeth
Roaming To move or travel without any particular
purpose
A tabby A grey or brownish cat with stripes
Blunt Not sharp
A mosaic A picture or pattern made by placing small
pieces of stone or tile together
Well-hedged When there are only very few of living
things left
Brink of extinction When there are only very few living things
left
Breed in captivity Making an animal pregnant and bringing
up the babies in a controlled environment
Free-Range A chicken that is allowed to roam around a
Chicken field freely
A pest An insect or other animal that attacks and
damages things
A rodent A type of small animal that has long sharp
front teeth, for example, a mouse
To prey An animal that is caught by another animal
and eaten
To tame To make an animal feel comfortable
around humans and responsive to their
commands
Hybridisation The process of breeding one type of animal
or plant with another type
Domestic Not wild
1. Alligator - A large animal living in both water and on land which has strong jaws, a long tail,
and sharp teeth
2. Amphibian - Any cold-blooded animal with the ability to live both on land and in water, such
as toads, frogs, etc.
3. Ape - A tailless animal similar to a monkey, such as chimpanzees and gorillas
4. Beast - An animal, usually a wild or dangerous one
5. Calf - The young offspring of a cow or bull, typically less than one year old
6. Bull - Any male member of the cow family
7. Cattle - The group of cows and bulls, kept for their meat or milk
8. Cold-blooded - Describing an animal that its body temperature changes depending on the
temperature of its surroundings
9. Creature - Any living thing that is able to move on its own, such as an animal, fish, etc.
10. Domestic - Describing an animal that can be kept on a farm or at home as a pet
11. Giraffe - A tall animal with a very long neck and long legs that has brown spots on its yellow
fur
12. Guinea pig - A small furry animal with rounded ears, short legs and no tail, which is often kept
as a pet or for research
13. Herd - A group of animals, such as cows, sheep, etc. That are from the same species, which
move and feed together
14. Pet - An animal such as a dog or cat that we keep and care for at home
15. Prey - An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
16. Primate - Any mammalian animal that belongs to the same group as humans, such as
monkeys, apes, lemurs, etc.
17. Reptile - A class of animals to which crocodiles, lizards, etc. Belong, having cold blood and
scaly skin
18. Species - A group that animals, plants, etc. Of the same type which are capable of producing
healthy offspring with each other are divided into
19. Predator - any animal that lives by hunting and eating other
animals
20. Mammal - A class of animals to which humans, cows, lions, etc. Belong, having warm
blood, fur or hair and producing live offspring
21. Fur - The thick and soft hair that covers the bodies of specific animals, such as rabbits and
foxes
22. Endangered - (of an animal, bird, etc.) at risk of extinction
23. Extinction - A situation in which a particular animal or plant no longer exists
24. Wild - (of an animal or plant) living or growing in a natural state; not tamed or
domesticated, or cultivated by people
25. Tortoise - A type of turtle that lives on land and moves very slowly, with a large shell
on its back
26. Tail - The part of the body of an animal, a bird or a fish that sticks out at the back,
which can move
