List of Animals: 1000+ Cool Animals List with Pictures

Having a list of animals within your English vocabulary is an excellent way to expand it as there are so many different animals to learn.

List of Animals (by Categories)

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Mammals List

• Human
• Chimpanzee
• Lion
• Tiger
• African elephant
• Grizzly bear
• Panda bear
• Gorilla
• Orangutan
• Dog
• Cat
• Horse
• Cow
• Sheep
• Goat
• Pig
• Rat
• Mouse
• Rabbit
• Squirrel
• Kangaroo
• Koala
• Bat
• Whale
• Dolphin
• Seal
• Walrus
• Otter
• Beaver
• Platypus

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List of Reptiles

• American alligator
• Green sea turtle
• Rattlesnake
• Boa constrictor
• Saltwater crocodile
• Gila monster
• Komodo dragon
• Nile monitor
• Bearded dragon
• Green iguana
• Chameleon
• Frilled lizard
• Leatherback sea turtle
• Copperhead snake
• Tuatara
• King cobra
• Western diamondback rattlesnake
• Black mamba
• Geckos
• Horned lizard

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List of Birds

• Bald Eagle
• American Robin
• Great Blue Heron
• Peregrine Falcon
• Canada Goose
• Snowy Owl
• Blue Jay
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Osprey
• Woodpecker
• Pelican
• Hummingbird
• Flamingo
• Penguin
• Seagull

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List of Amphibians

• Frog
• Toad
• Salamander
• Newt
• Caecilian
• Axolotl
• Hellbender
• Fire-bellied toad
• Poison dart frog
• Tree frog
• Giant salamander
• Spring peeper
• European common toad
• Pacific tree frog
• African clawed frog

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List of Vertebrates

• Ostrich
• Platypus
• Gorilla
• Walrus
• Raccoon
• Kangaroo
• Stingray
• Lemur
• Chameleon
• Barracuda
• Hippopotamus
• Albatross
• Iguana
• Jaguar
• Zebra
• Armadillo
• Gopher
• Orangutan
• Narwhal
• Aardvark
• Cobra
• Salamander
• Bison
• Chimpanzee
• Rhinoceros
• Beluga whale
• Lynx
• Piranha
• Moose
• Harpy eagle

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List of Invertebrates

• Tarantula
• Centipede
• Crab
• Beetle
• Snail
• Butterfly
• Squid
• Jellyfish
• Earthworm
• Octopus
• Lobster
• Ant
• Scorpion
• Grasshopper
• Slug
• Fly
• Spider
• Clam
• Mosquito
• Coral
• Leech
• Tick
• Oyster
• Mite
• Cockroach
• Sea urchin
• Barnacle
• Sea anemone
• Planarian
• Tapeworm

Find out more: Invertebrates

List of Insects

• Ant
• Bee
• Beetle
• Butterfly
• Caterpillar
• Cockroach
• Cricket
• Dragonfly
• Grasshopper
• Ladybug
• Locust
• Mosquito
• Moth
• Praying mantis
• Scorpionfly
• Silverfish
• Spider mite
• Stick insect
• Termite
• Wasp

Learn more: Insects

List of Fish

• Salmon
• Tuna
• Trout
• Catfish
• Pike
• Carp
• Bass
• Swordfish
• Halibut
• Cod
• Haddock
• Flounder
• Mackerel
• Sardine
• Anchovy
• Shark
• Ray
• Eel
• Clownfish
• Guppy

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List of Mollusks

• Snail
• Slug
• Clam
• Mussel
• Oyster
• Scallop
• Octopus
• Squid
• Cuttlefish
• Nautilus
• Abalone
• Chiton
• Cone snail
• Limpet
• Whelk

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Sea Animals List

• Whale
• Dolphin
• Shark
• Octopus
• Jellyfish
• Sea turtle
• Crab
• Lobster
• Shrimp
• Squid
• Seagull
• Seahorse
• Starfish
• Swordfish
• Seal
• Walrus
• Penguin
• Clownfish
• Ray
• Eel

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Wild Animals List

• Lion
• Tiger
• Elephant
• Rhino
• Leopard
• Giraffe
• Zebra
• Cheetah
• Gorilla
• Chimpanzee
• Koala
• Kangaroo
• Crocodile
• Hippopotamus
• Hyena
• Wolf
• Coyote
• Moose
• Deer
• Bear

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List of Animals (with Photos)

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Dog

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Chimpanzee

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Ox

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Lion

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Panda

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Walrus

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Otter

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Mouse

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Kangaroo

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Goat

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Horse

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Monkey

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Cow

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Koala

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Mole

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Elephant

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Leopard

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Hippopotamus

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Giraffe

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Fox

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Hedgehog

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Sheep

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Deer

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Pig

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Raccoon

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Mouse

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Hedgehog

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Crow

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Peacock

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Dove

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Sparrow

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Goose

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Stork

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Pigeon

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Turkey

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Hawk

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Bald eagle

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Raven

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Parrot

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Flamingo

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Seagull

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Ostrich

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Swallow

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Black bird

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Penguin

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Robin

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Swan

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Owl

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Woodpecker

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Camel

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Owl

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Tiger

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Bear

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Blue whale

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Chimpanzee

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Lion

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Arctic wolf

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Crocodile

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Dolphin

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Elephant

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Snake

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Fox

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Gorilla

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Bat

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Hare

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Toad

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Frog

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Deer

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Rat

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Badger

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Lizard

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Mole

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Hedgehog

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Otter

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Reindeer

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Rabbit

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Monkey

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Crocodile

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Antelope

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Leopard

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Shark

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Jellyfish

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Starfish

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Octopus

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Crab

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Zebra

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Woodpecker

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List of Animals (from A-Z)

Animals that Start with A

• Antelope
• Alpaca
• Aardvark
• Arctic Fox
• Armadillo
• Anaconda
• African Elephant
• American Alligator
• Angelfish
• Arctic Hare
• Atlantic Puffin
• Axolotl
• Australian Shepherd
• Asiatic Black Bear
• Amazon Parrot
• American Bison
• Arabian Horse
• African Wild Dog
• Australian Cattle Dog

Animals that Start with B

• Baboon
• Badger
• Bald Eagle
• Bat
• Beaver
• Bengal Tiger
• Bison
• Black Bear
• Black Panther
• Blue Whale
• Boa Constrictor
• Bobcat
• Bonobo
• Bottlenose Dolphin
• Brown Bear
• Bull
• Bumblebee
• Butterfly
• Barracuda
• Bactrian Camel

Animals that Start with C

• Camel
• Cat
• Cheetah
• Chimpanzee
• Cobra
• Cockroach
• Cod
• Cormorant
• Cougar
• Cow
• Coyote
• Crab
• Crocodile
• Crow
• Cuttlefish
• Carpenter Bee
• Capybara
• Caribou
• Chameleon
• Condor

Animals that Start with D

• Dachshund
• Dalmatian
• Deer
• Dingo
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dolphin
• Donkey
• Dormouse
• Dragonfly
• Duck
• Dugong
• Duiker
• Dusky Dolphin
• Desert Tortoise
• Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Damselfly
• Domestic Cat
• Domestic Goat
• Domestic Sheep
• Drongo

Animals that Start with E

• Eagle
• Earthworm
• Eastern Gorilla
• Echidna
• Edible Frog
• Egyptian Mau (cat breed)
• Electric Eel
• Elephant
• Elk
• Emu
• English Cocker Spaniel
• English Springer Spaniel
• Eurasian Lynx
• European Bison
• European Hare
• European Robin
• Eyelash Viper
• Eastern Lowland Gorilla
• Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Emerald Tree Boa

Animals that Start with F

• Falcon
• Ferret
• Firefly
• Flamingo
• Flea
• Flying Squirrel
• Fox
• Frog
• Fruit Bat
• Frigatebird
• Finch
• Fennec Fox
• Field Mouse
• Fin Whale
• Flatfish
• Fly
• Flying Fish
• Forest Elephant
• Fossa
• Four-toed Hedgehog

Animals that Start with G

• Gazelle
• Gecko
• Gentoo Penguin
• Gerbil
• Giant Panda
• Giant Otter
• Giant Anteater
• Gila Monster
• Giraffe
• Glass Frog
• Glow Worm
• Gnu
• Goat
• Golden Eagle
• Golden Lion Tamarin
• Gorilla
• Grasshopper
• Gray Wolf
• Green Sea Turtle
• Greyhound

Animals that Start with H

• Hamster
• Hare
• Harp Seal
• Hedgehog
• Hermit Crab
• Hippopotamus
• Honey Badger
• Hornbill
• Horse
• Howler Monkey
• Hummingbird
• Humpback Whale
• Hyena
• Herring
• Hammerhead Shark
• Hawk
• Hoopoe
• Housefly
• Huntsman Spider
• Highlander Cattle

Animals that Start with I

• Ibis
• Iguana
• Impala
• Indian Rhinoceros
• Indri
• Insect
• Irish Setter
• Italian Greyhound
• Indian Elephant
• Indian Cobra
• Island Fox
• Ibex
• Irish Wolfhound
• Imperial Eagle
• Indian Peafowl
• Irrawaddy Dolphin
• Isopod
• Ichthyosaur
• Indian Pangolin
• Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Animals that Start with J

• Jaguar
• Jackal
• Jellyfish
• Jay
• Jabiru
• Jerboa
• Japanese macaque
• Jungle cat
• Java sparrow
• Jaguarundi
• Japanese Chin
• Javelina
• Jumping spider
• Javanese frog
• Japanese giant salamander
• Jenday conure
• Jerdon’s courser
• Jacana
• Junglefowl
• Jerdons baza

Animals that Start with K

• Kangaroo
• Koala
• Kookaburra
• Kingfisher
• Kiwi
• Komodo dragon
• Koel
• Kodiak bear
• Kestrel
• Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
• Karelian bear dog
• Karakul sheep
• Keel-billed toucan
• Killdeer
• Klipspringer
• Knob-tailed gecko
• Knight anole
• Kribensis cichlid
• Kyi-Leo
• Kudu

Animals that Start with L

• Lion
• Leopard
• Lemur
• Lynx
• Llama
• Lobster
• Ladybug
• Labrador Retriever
• Lizard
• Lamprey
• Lark
• Locust
• Longhorn Beetle
• Least Weasel
• Long-eared Owl
• Largemouth Bass
• Leafhopper
• Loon
• Leatherback Turtle
• Lemming

Animals that Start with M

• Monkey
• Moose
• Mouse
• Manta ray
• Manatee
• Marmot
• Meerkat
• Mammoth
• Mountain lion
• Mandrill
• Macaw
• Magpie
• Markhor
• Mule deer
• Musk ox
• Malayan tiger
• Moorhen
• Mountain goat
• Mako shark
• Mandarin duck

Animals that Start with N

• Narwhal
• Newt
• Numbat
• Northern Cardinal
• Nile Crocodile
• Nutria
• Nurse Shark
• Northern Goshawk
• Nightingale
• Northern Pike
• Nectar Bat
• North American Beaver
• Nudibranch
• Nene
• North American Porcupine
• Nilgai
• Nutcracker
• North American Opossum
• Nicobar Pigeon
• Northern Fur Seal

Animals that Start with O

• Ocelot
• Ostrich
• Otter
• Orangutan
• Orca
• Octopus
• Okapi
• Opossum
• Olive baboon
• Osprey
• Oyster
• Ocean sunfish
• Orinoco crocodile
• Olingo
• Oriental short-clawed otter
• Olive Ridley sea turtle
• Orange roughy
• Ox
• Oarfish
• Olive-backed sunbird

Animals that Start with P

• Panda
• Penguin
• Platypus
• Polar bear
• Panther
• Pelican
• Puma
• Porcupine
• Python
• Parrot
• Peacock
• Pig
• Puma
• Pigeon
• Proboscis monkey
• Prairie dog
• Pufferfish
• Painted turtle
• Pacific white-sided dolphin
• Peregrine falcon

Animals that Start with Q

• Quetzal
• Quokka
• Quail
• Queen Angelfish
• Quillback
• Quirky Lobe Coral
• Quahog
• Quokka Rat
• Quirky Tiger Grouper
• Quarterhorse
• Qiviut Muskox
• Quoll
• Quiver Tree
• Quail-dove
• Queensland Heeler (a dog breed)

Animals that Start with R

• Rabbit
• Raccoon
• Rhinoceros
• Reindeer
• Red panda
• Rattlesnake
• Rat
• Raven
• Razorbill
• Red deer
• Roseate spoonbill
• Red-tailed hawk
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Rockhopper penguin
• Royal penguin
• Ruddy duck
• Rufous treepie
• Rufous hummingbird
• Round stingray
• Red-winged blackbird

Animals that Start with S

• Shark
• Snake
• Sloth
• Seal
• Seahorse
• Salamander
• Skunk
• Squirrel
• Stingray
• Spider
• Starfish
• Stork
• Swan
• Sardine
• Shrimp
• Snow Leopard
• Sable Antelope
• Siberian Tiger
• Swordfish
• Scorpion

Animals that Start with T

• Tiger
• Turtle
• Toucan
• Tarantula
• Trout
• Tuna
• Turkey
• Tarsier
• Tapir
• Tasmanian Devil
• Terrier
• Termite
• Tiger Shark
• Thorny Devil
• Tree Frog
• Toco Toucan
• Topi Antelope
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tenrec
• Trumpeter Swan

Animals that Start with U

• Uakari
• Umbrellabird
• Unicornfish
• Uinta Ground Squirrel
• Urutu
• Uguisu
• Uromastyx
• Umbrette
• Ural Owl

Animals that Start with V

• Vulture
• Vervet Monkey
• Vicuna
• Vampire Bat
• Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig
• Velvet Worm
• Vole
• Volcano Rabbit
• Vine Snake
• Variable Harlequin Toad
• Venezuelan Poodle Moth
• Violet-Backed Starling
• Varied Tit

Animals that Start with W

• Wolf
• Walrus
• Whale
• Weasel
• Wombat
• Wildebeest
• Warthog
• Woodpecker
• White-tailed Deer
• Wildcat
• White Rhinoceros
• Water Buffalo
• Western Lowland Gorilla
• White Shark
• Warbler

Animals that Start with X

• Xerus
• Xenops
• Xenopus
• X-ray Tetra
• Xanthid Crab

Animals that Start with Y

• Yak
• Yellow Warbler
• Yellowhammer
• Yellow-billed
• Yellow-Eyed Penguin
• Yellowfin Tuna
• Yellowhead Jawfish

Animals that Start with Z

• Zebra
• Zebu
• Zorilla
• Zander
• Zebra Finch

Top 100 Common Animals in English

Here is a list of the top 100 common animals in English:

1. Dog
2. Cat
3. Horse
4. Cow
5. Pig
6. Lion
7. Tiger
8. Elephant
9. Monkey
10. Bear
11. Wolf
12. Fox
13. Deer
14. Rabbit
15. Bird
16. Goose
17. Duck
18. Fish
19. Shark
20. Snake
21. Lizard
22. Frog
23. Turtle
24. Butterfly
25. Ant
26. Bee
27. Spider
28. Mosquito
29. Bat
30. Squirrel
31. Chipmunk
32. Hamster
33. Guinea Pig
34. Parrot
35. Crow
36. Falcon
37. Owl
38. Sparrow
39. Robin
40. Pigeon
41. Kangaroo
42. Gorilla
43. Chimpanzee
44. Rhinoceros
45. Hippopotamus
46. Zebra
47. Giraffe
48. Leopard
49. Cheetah
50. Jaguar
51. Lynx
52. Cougar
53. Bobcat
54. Coyote
55. Squirrel Monkey
56. Capuchin
57. Orangutan
58. Chimpanzee
59. Baboon
60. Lemur
61. Meerkat
62. Warthog
63. Skunk
64. Raccoon
65. Armadillo
66. Badger
67. Hedgehog
68. Otter
69. Seal
70. Dolphin
71. Whale
72. Polar Bear
73. Grizzly Bear
74. Black Bear
75. Panda Bear
76. Kangaroo Rat
77. Gerbil
78. Hamster
79. Rabbit
80. Rat
81. Mouse
82. Gopher
83. Mole
84. Chipmunk
85. Bat
86. Flying Squirrel
87. Marmot
88. Prairie Dog
89. Sable
90. Weasel
91. Ferret
92. Mink
93. Otter
94. Seal
95. Walrus
96. Manatee
97. Narwhal
98. Beluga Whale
99. Blue Whale
100. Sea Lion

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Last Updated on April 18, 2023