Animal vocabulary - Beginners and Intermediates

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Animal flashcards for practicing vocabulary, plural forms and other nouns related to the animal kingdom
Henrique Costa Barros
Flashcards by Henrique Costa Barros, updated more than 1 year ago
Henrique Costa Barros
Created by Henrique Costa Barros about 5 years ago
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DOG Dogs only have SWEAT GLANDS in their PAWS.
CAT Cats are FELINES.
BIRD Birds HATCH their eggs in NESTS.
LION Lions live in SAVANAS.
TURTLE Turtles are REPTILES.
BUTTERFLY BUTTERFLIES are INSECTS. PS: a forma plural de butterfly altera o fim da palavra,e não simplesmente incluí-se a letra "S". Isso acontece com algumas palavras no inglês.
WOLF WOLVES live in PACKS. PS: Assim como Butterfly, o plural de Wolf não se dá apenas com a adição do "S", mas sim com uma alteração maior no fim da palavra.
MOUSE In the WILD, MICE are HERBIVORES PS: Nesse caso, a palavra toda se altera para atender à forma plural.
ANT The ants live in a COLONY with their Queen.
BAT Bats are MAMMALS, so they drink milk when they are born, like HUMANS.
ZEBRA "ZEBRA(S) use their stripes as CAMOUFLAGE. PS: O plural de zebra pode ser ZEBRA ou ZEBRAS.
BEAR Bears have a very powerful SENSE OF SMELL, even better than dogs.
WHALE Whales are social animals and travel in groups called PODS.
BEE The bees produce honey in the HIVES.
TIGER Tigers are CARNIVOROUS.
SHEEP A group of SHEEP is called FLOCK. PS: O plural de sheep sempre será sheep, sem nenhuma alteração.
CHICKEN Chickens are birds, so they are COVERED IN FEATHERS.
RABBIT Rabbits are RODENTS.
PIG Pigs are OMNIVORES and they use their SNOUT to find food in the ground.
COW Cows are red-green COLORBLIND.
DOLPHIN Dolphins have amazing SONAR skills.
DUCK Some ducks MIGRATE every year.
ELEPHANT Elephants have the longest GESTATION PERIOD of all mammals.
PENGUIN Some penguins MATE WITH the same partner season after season".
OWL Owls have powerful CLAWS and are NOCTURNAL animals.
MONKEY Monkey are PRIMATES, just like APES and HOMINIDS.
GORILLA Gorillas are APES, but not monkeys.
CHIMPANZEE Chimpanzees are 96% GENETICALLY similar to HUMANS.
KANGARRO Kangarros are ENDEMIC TO Australia.
HORSE DOMESTIC horses have a LIFESPAN of around 25 years.
GOAT Goats are RUMINANTS.
FISH FISH(ES) are VERTEBRATES. PS: O plural de fish é FISH ou FISHES.
FOX Foxes dig underground DENS where they hide from PREDATORS.
FROG Some SPECIES of frogs are POISONOUS.
GOOSE It takes about two years for GEESE to be fully MATURED. PS: Na forma de plural, a palavra goose sofre uma alteração, e não possui "S" no fim.
SHARK Sharks have two SENSORY ORGANS that humans don't have.
GIRAFFE Giraffes SAMPLE vegetation only one week after they are born.
RHINOCEROS (RHINO) RHINOCEROSES (Rhinos) can SPRINT at 30 miles per hour.
HIPPOPOTAMUS (HIPPO) Hippopotamuses (Hippos) can consume 68 kg of GRASS each night.
CHAMALEON Chameleons live in WARM varied HABITATS from RAINFORESTS through to deserts.
CRAB Most species of crabs live in COASTAL areas of SALTY, FRESH or BRACKISH water.
SQUID GIANT squids have eyeballs that are the same SIZE as a standard basketball.
SLUG Slugs have two pairs of RETRACTABLE TENTACLES on top of the their heads.
CAMEL CAMELS have three EYELIDS and two rows of EYELASHES that prevent sand to enter their eyes.
COCKROACH Cockroaches can survive being SUBMERGED under water for half an hour.
CRICKET Male crickets make music by RUBBING their wings together.
PARROT Some parrots are known for imitating human VOICES.
SNAKE Snakes have flexible JAWS which allow them to eat PREY bigger than their head.
CROCODILE Crocodiles are closely RELATED to DINOSAURS.
WASP Different from bees, wasps can STING over and over again.
SPIDER The SILK in a spider’s WEB is actually five times stronger than a strand of steel the same thickness.
DEER Male deer are usually called 'BUCKS'. Large male deer are often called 'STAGS'. PS: assim como SHEEP, o plural de Deer é igual seu singular. Não se acrescenta "S".
MOOSE Only male moose grow ANTLERS. PS: assim como SHEEP, o plural de Moose é igual seu singular. Não se acrescenta "S".
EAGLE Eagles build their nests on high CLIFFS or in tall TREES.
ARMADILLO Armadillos bodies (head, back, legs and tail) are COVERD with BONY PLATES.
SEALION Sealions can DIVE up to 1000 feet.
SEAL Seals have thick FUR and BLUBBER that offer protection against FREEZING temperatures.
LOUSE LICE will die within 1 to 2 days after being off their HOST because they no longer have a food SOURCE. PS: Assim como Mice, forma plural de Louse é LICE.
SEAGOAL Seagoals are able to drink salt water. They have special glands which eliminate excess SALT from the body.
MOUNTAIN LION, PUMA OR COUGAR Male pumas can occupy a RANGE as large as 100 square miles.
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