Bear

a large strong animal with thick fur, that eats flesh, fruit, and insects.

Cat

a small animal with four legs that people often keep as a pet.

Dolphin

a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose.

Elephant

a very large grey animal with four legs, two tusks and a trunk that it can use to pick things up.

tusk = long curved teeth

trunk = long nose

Frog

a small green animal that lives near water and has long legs for jumping

Giraffe

a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur.

Hippo

a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water.

Kangaroo

an Australian animal that moves by jumping and carries its babies in a pouch on its stomach.

pouch = a special pocket of skin

Lion

a large animal of the cat family that lives in Africa and parts of southern Asia. Lions have gold-coloured fur and the male has a mane.

mane = long hair around its neck

Monkey

a small brown animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries.

Owl

a bird with large eyes that hunts at night.

Penguin

a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming.

Rhino

a large heavy African or Asian animal with thick skin and either one or two horns on its nose.

Sheep

a farm animal that is kept for its wool and its meat.

Tiger

a large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family.

Whale

a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal.

mammal=a type of animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young. Humans, dogs, and whales are mammals.

Zebra

an animal that looks like a horse but has black and white lines all over its body.