Do you know any animals that start with G? Below you’ll find an alphabetical list of animals starting with the letter g. Each animal has an interesting fact to go along with it, so that you can get a feel of the amazing diversity of different animals around the world – whether that’s size, origin, traits, diets, habits, and the list goes on!
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Animals that Start with G
List of Animals Starting with G
Here, we provide a list of animals that start with G in English.
- Galapagos Penguin
- Galapagos Tortoise
- Gar
- Gecko
- Gentoo Penguin
- Geoffroy’s Tamarin
- Gerbil
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd
- Gharial
- Giant African Land Snail
- Giant Clam
- Giant Panda Bear
- Giant Schnauzer
- Gibbon
- Gila Monster
- Giraffe
- Glass Lizard
- Glow Worm
- Goat
- Goblin Shark
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Golden Masked Owl
- Golden Oriole
- Golden Retriever
- Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
- Goose
- Gopher
- Gorilla
- Grasshopper
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Great White Shark
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Green Anole
- Green Bee-Eater
- Greenland Dog
- Grey Mouse Lemur
- Grey Reef Shark
- Grey Seal
- Greyhound
- Grizzly Bear
- Grouse
- Guinea Fowl
- Guinea Pig
- Guppy
Animals that Start with G | Facts & Pictures
Galapagos Penguin
Are the only penguin species to live on the Equator
Galapagos Tortoise
Largest species of tortoise in the world
Gar
A fish who is most threatened by habitat destruction
Gecko
Their eyes are 350 times more sensitive to light than human eyes
Gentoo Penguin
Unlike other penguin species, the rear two chicks a year
Geoffroy’s Tamarin
Small monkeys found in Central America
Gerbil
Known to be tunneling experts
German Pinscher
Exceptional working dogs
German Shepherd
WWI brought them out West
Gharial
Females are capable of laying almost a hundred eggs
Giant African Land Snail
One of the largest terrestrial gastropods
Giant Clam
Has only one chance to find a home
Giant Panda Bear
Bamboo is essential to their diet, but they will occasionally eat other things
Giant Schnauzer
Great at dog sport competitions
Gibbon
Communicates by singing
Gila Monster
Largest lizard in North America
Giraffe
Tallest mammal on Earth
Glass Lizard
Has no legs, but it’s not a snake – it’s a lizard
Glow Worm
Aren’t actually worms
Goat
One of the first animals to be tamed by humans
Goblin Shark
It shrinks when it gets older
Golden Lion Tamarin
There are around 1,500 left in the wild, and around 500 live in zoos
Golden Masked Owl
Known for its heart-shaped face and large dark eyes
Golden Oriole
Also is known as the Eurasian Oriole
Golden Retriever
Commonly used as a therapy dog
Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
A rare species that is considered to be the largest bat in the world
Goose
Goose is the term for female geese, while male geese are called ganders
Gopher
Known for building underground tunnel systems
Gorilla
We share around 98% of the same DNA
Grasshopper
They have many predators
Great Dane
Tallest dog in the world
Great Pyrenees
They became royalty in France
Great White Shark
Estimated to live for thirty years
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Brought to the Alps by invading Romans
Green Anole
A small lizard that reaches five to eight inches in length
Green Bee-Eater
Has one of the most complex social systems of any bird species
Greenland Dog
A husky-type dog used as a sled dog
Grey Mouse Lemur
Spends its entire life in trees
Grey Reef Shark
Loves warm and shallow waters near coral reefs or atolls
Grey Seal
Biggest land breeding mammal in the United Kingdom
Greyhound
Fastest dog in the world and the second fastest animal in the world
Grizzly Bear
They mate with polar bears
Grouse
A ground-dwelling bird
Guinea Fowl
Around the size of a large chicken
Guinea Pig
They don’t come from Guinea, and they aren’t pigs or even related to them
Guppy
One of the most popular species kept in freshwater aquariums
Animals Starting with G | Picture
Names of Animals that Start with G in English
