156 Animals that Start with G in English

Learning new English vocabulary can be fun, especially when it involves animals. This article is here to help you expand your English words by exploring different animals that start with the letter “G”. From common creatures to exotic species, each animal on our list comes with fascinating facts and pictures.

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Animals that Start with G

Animals that Start with G
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List of Common 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

Common Animals that Start with G | Facts & Pictures

Galapagos Penguin

Are the only penguin species to live on the Equator

Galapagos Penguin

Galapagos Tortoise

Largest species of tortoise in the world

Galapagos Tortoise

Gar

A fish who is most threatened by habitat destruction

Gar

Gecko

Their eyes are 350 times more sensitive to light than human eyes

Gecko

Gentoo Penguin

Unlike other penguin species, the rear two chicks a year

Gentoo Penguin

Geoffroy’s Tamarin

Small monkeys found in Central America

Geoffroy's Tamarin

Gerbil

Known to be tunneling experts

Gerbil

German Pinscher

Exceptional working dogs

German Pinscher

German Shepherd

WWI brought them out West

German Shepherd

Gharial

Females are capable of laying almost a hundred eggs

Gharial

Giant African Land Snail

One of the largest terrestrial gastropods

Giant African Land Snail

Giant Clam

Has only one chance to find a home

Giant Clam

Giant Panda Bear

Bamboo is essential to their diet, but they will occasionally eat other things

Giant Panda Bear

Giant Schnauzer

Great at dog sport competitions

Giant Schnauzer

Gibbon

Communicates by singing

Gibbon

Gila Monster

Largest lizard in North America

Gila Monster

Giraffe

Tallest mammal on Earth

Giraffe

Glass Lizard

Has no legs, but it’s not a snake – it’s a lizard

Glass Lizard

Glow Worm

Aren’t actually worms

Glow Worm

Goat

One of the first animals to be tamed by humans

Goat

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 Lion Tamarin

Golden Masked Owl

Known for its heart-shaped face and large dark eyes

Golden Masked Owl

Golden Oriole

Also is known as the Eurasian Oriole

Golden Oriole

Golden Retriever

Commonly used as a therapy dog

Golden Retriever

Golden-Crowned Flying Fox

A rare species that is considered to be the largest bat in the world

Golden-Crowned Flying Fox

Goose

Goose is the term for female geese, while male geese are called ganders

Goose

Gopher

Known for building underground tunnel systems

Gopher

Gorilla

We share around 98% of the same DNA

Gorilla

Grasshopper

They have many predators

Grasshopper

Great Dane

Tallest dog in the world

Great Dane

Great Pyrenees

They became royalty in France

Great Pyrenees

Great White Shark

Estimated to live for thirty years

Great White Shark

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Brought to the Alps by invading Romans

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Green Anole

A small lizard that reaches five to eight inches in length

Green Anole

Green Bee-Eater

Has one of the most complex social systems of any bird species

Green Bee-Eater

Greenland Dog

A husky-type dog used as a sled dog

Greenland Dog

Grey Mouse Lemur

Spends its entire life in trees

Grey Mouse Lemur

Grey Reef Shark

Loves warm and shallow waters near coral reefs or atolls

Grey Reef Shark

Grey Seal

Biggest land breeding mammal in the United Kingdom

Grey Seal

Greyhound

Fastest dog in the world and the second fastest animal in the world

Greyhound

Grizzly Bear

They mate with polar bears

Grizzly Bear

Grouse

A ground-dwelling bird

Grouse

Guinea Fowl

Around the size of a large chicken

Guinea Fowl

Guinea Pig

They don’t come from Guinea, and they aren’t pigs or even related to them

Guinea Pig

Guppy

One of the most popular species kept in freshwater aquariums

Guppy

Animals Beginning with G (by Locations)

Wild Animals that Start with G

  1. Giraffe
  2. Gorilla
  3. Grizzly bear
  4. Gray wolf
  5. Gnu
  6. Gazelle
  7. Golden eagle
  8. Grey seal
  9. Great white shark
  10. Green anaconda
  11. Gopher
  12. Groundhog
  13. Garter snake
  14. Golden lion tamarin
  15. Gopher snake
  16. Giant otter
  17. Golden pheasant
  18. Ghost bat
  19. Gray fox
  20. Giant anteater
  21. Green iguana
  22. Greater Flamingo
  23. Gray whale
  24. Gila monster
  25. Golden-mantled ground squirrel
  26. Green turtle
  27. Galapagos tortoise
  28. Green mamba
  29. Gray catbird
  30. Grackle

RelatedWild Animals in English

Domestic Animals Beginning with G

  1. Goat
  2. Goose
  3. Guinea pig
  4. German Shepherd
  5. Great Dane
  6. Golden Retriever
  7. Greyhound
  8. Greenfinch
  9. Goldfish
  10. Guinea fowl
  11. Galloway cattle
  12. Gypsy Vanner Horse
  13. Guernsey cattle
  14. Galician Blond Cattle

RelatedFarm and Domestic Animals in English

Sea and Ocean Animals that Start with G

  1. Great white shark
  2. Giant squid
  3. Grouper
  4. Green sea turtle
  5. Gray whale
  6. Gannet
  7. Goby
  8. Gray seal
  9. Ghost crab
  10. Giant clam
  11. Glass squid
  12. Goblin shark
  13. Gray triggerfish
  14. Green moray eel
  15. Goosefish
  16. Garfish
  17. Greater blue-ringed octopus
  18. Greenhead horsefly
  19. Golden tilefish
  20. Gulf shrimp

RelatedSea and Ocean Animals in English

Zoo Animals that Start with G

  1. Giraffe
  2. Gorilla
  3. Grizzly bear
  4. Gray wolf
  5. Gnu
  6. Golden lion tamarin
  7. Grevy’s zebra
  8. Giant panda
  9. Galapagos tortoise
  10. Green anaconda
  11. Grey seal
  12. Greater Flamingo
  13. Golden eagle
  14. Guinea baboon
  15. Green tree python
  16. Galapagos penguin
  17. Geometric tortoise
  18. Gila monster
  19. Goeldi’s monkey

RelatedZoo Animals in English

Animals with G (by Types)

Mammals that Start with G

  1. Giraffe
  2. Gorilla
  3. Grizzly bear
  4. Gray wolf
  5. Gnu
  6. Golden lion tamarin
  7. Grevy’s zebra
  8. Giant panda
  9. Gazelle
  10. Grey seal
  11. Giant otter
  12. Golden mole
  13. Gray fox
  14. Galago
  15. Greater bulldog bat
  16. Greater sac-winged bat
  17. Grey-headed flying fox
  18. Gray langur
  19. Grey whale
  20. Geoffroy’s spider monkey
  21. Gundi
  22. Giant anteater
  23. Golden jackal
  24. Gopher
  25. Groundhog
  26. Gray mouse lemur
  27. Gray-bellied night monkey
  28. Gliding possum
  29. Grison
  30. Greater bamboo lemur

RelatedMammals in English

Insects that Start with G

  1. Grasshopper
  2. Gypsy moth
  3. Green darner dragonfly
  4. Garden tiger moth
  5. Ground beetle
  6. Goliath beetle
  7. Giant water bug
  8. Grapevine beetle
  9. Ghost moth
  10. Green lacewing
  11. Glasswing butterfly
  12. Green tiger beetle
  13. Green shield bug
  14. Golden tortoise beetle
  15. Giant swallowtail butterfly
  16. Goldenrod gall fly
  17. Green dock beetle
  18. Gray hairstreak butterfly
  19. Green leafhopper
  20. Grape berry moth

Related: Insects in English

Birds that Start with G

  1. Goose
  2. Gull
  3. Goldfinch
  4. Great blue heron
  5. Grebe
  6. Great horned owl
  7. Gray jay
  8. Great egret
  9. Grosbeak
  10. Green jay
  11. Glossy ibis
  12. Gyrfalcon
  13. Gannet
  14. Garganey
  15. Grey parrot
  16. Green heron
  17. Gray catbird
  18. Golden eagle
  19. Gambel’s quail

Related: List of Birds in English

Reptiles that Start with G

  1. Gecko
  2. Garter snake
  3. Green sea turtle
  4. Gharial
  5. Glass lizard
  6. Gila monster
  7. Galapagos tortoise
  8. Green Iguana
  9. Golden lancehead
  10. Green anaconda
  11. Gray’s monitor
  12. Gidgee skink
  13. Greater earless lizard
  14. Grand Cayman rock iguana
  15. Guenther’s chameleon
  16. Ground snake
  17. Giant chameleon
  18. Giant girdled lizard
  19. Greek tortoise
  20. Green vine snake

RelatedReptiles in English

Animals Starting with the Letter “G” for Kindergarten

  1. Giraffe
  2. Gorilla
  3. Gazelle
  4. Goose
  5. Gull
  6. Goldfish
  7. Gecko
  8. Guinea pig
  9. Groundhog
  10. Grasshopper
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