Animals are things that walk, slither, fly, or swim. Most are cute and cuddly, but there are some exceptions, especially pinnipeds.
There are six classes of animal:
- Invertebrates are the animals of dirt. Unlike the others, they don't have vertebrae. They include bugs, molluscs, and crustaceans.
- Fish are the animals of water. They swim and swim all day around lakes, rivers, oceans, and aquariums.
- Amphibians are the animals of slime. They undergo radical metamorphosis, starting as tadpoles. The most famous amphibians are frogs.
- Reptiles are the animals of fire. Divided into turtles, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and tuatara, their prehistoric counterparts were bigger than you'd imagine.
- Birds are the animals of air. They all have beaks and hatch from eggs, and most can fly, though there are some exceptions, like ostriches, penguins, and kiwis.
- Mammals are the animals of furry. They are the most familiar animals to us all. In fact, we humans are mammals. However, seals are also mammals. Ew...
A general list of animals
Mammals
- Pinniped
- Walrus
- Antarctic fur seal
- Brown fur seal
- Galápagos fur seal
- Guadalupe fur seal
- Juan Fernández fur seal
- New Zealand fur seal
- South American fur seal
- Subantarctic fur seal
- Northern fur seal
- Steller sea lion
- Australian sea lion
- South American sea lion
- New Zealand sea lion
- California sea lion
- Galápagos sea lion
- Hooded seal
- Bearded seal
- Grey seal
- Ribbon seal
- Leopard seal
- Weddell seal
- Crabeater seal
- Northern elephant seal
- Southern elephant seal
- Mediterranean monk seal
- Hawaiian monk seal
- Ross seal
- Harp seal
- Spotted seal
- Harbor seal
- Caspian seal
- Ringed seal
- Nerpa
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Dromedary
- Bactrian camel
- Giraffe
- Okapi
- Guanaco
- Alpaca
- Vicuña
- Llama
- Pig
- Wild boar
- Collared peccary
- Babirusa
- Warthog
- Deer
- Elk
- Java mouse-deer
- Moose
- Reindeer
- Hippopotamus
- Cow
- Gaur
- Yak
- Bison
- Eland
- Gemsbok
- Waterbuck
- Buffalo
- Wildebeest
- Klipspringer
- Kudu
- Gazelle
- Springbok
- Impala
- Dik-dik
- Gerenuk
- Blackbuck
- Muskox
- Takin
- Mountain goat
- Ibex
- Mouflon
- Bighorn sheep
- Sheep
- Goat
- Zebra
- Donkey
- Onager
- Przewalski's horse
- Mule
- Horse
- Rhinoceros
- Tapir
- Meerkat
- Mongoose
- Civet
- Binturong
- Genet
- Linsang
- Otter
- Skunk
- Wolverine
- Raccoon
- Weasel
- Kinkajou
- Badger
- Honey badger
- Stoat
- Coati
- Ferret
- Mink
- Stoat
- Lion
- Cat
- Leopard
- Clouded leopard
- Snow leopard
- Ocelot
- Leopard
- Jaguar
- Tiger
- Cheetah
- Caracal
- Wildcat
- Lynx
- Bobcat
- Cougar
- Bear
- Dog
- African wild dog
- Coyote
- Dingo
- Arctic fox
- Fox
- Fennec fox
- Wolf
- Bat
- Monkey
- Gibbon
- Siamang
- Gorilla
- Chimpanzee
- Orangutan
- Human
- Galago
- Lemur
- Tarsier
- Loris
- Aye-aye
- Squirrel
- Marmot
- Capybara
- Beaver
- Agouti
- Lemming
- Hamster
- Chipmunk
- Kangaroo rat
- Jerboa
- Rat
- Mouse
- Guinea pig
- Naked mole-rat
- Chinchilla
- Mara
- Viscacha
- Nutria
- Gopher
- Porcupine
- Rabbit
- Hare
- Pika
- Elephant
- Hedgehog
- Shrew
- Mole
- Armadillo
- Sloth
- Anteater
- Pangolin
- Opossum
- Possum
- Wallaby
- Wallaroo
- Kangaroo
- Sugar glider
- Tree kangaroo
- Ringtail
- Wombat
- Numbat
- Bilby
- Tasmanian devil
- Koala
- Quoll
- Bandicoot
- Echidna
- Platypus
