Forest Animals Vocabulary in English

33 Forest Animals Vocabulary

1. Antelope

2. Bear

3. Beaver

4. Bison

5. Butterfly

6. Buffalo

7. Cheetah

8. Cougar

9. Deer

10. Dragonfly

11. Eagle

12. Elephant

13. Fox

14. Gazelle

15. Gecko

16. Giraffe

17. Gorilla

18. Hare

19. Hawk

20. Leopard

21. Lion

22. Meerkat

23. Monkey

24. Moose

25. Okapi

26. Otter

27. Owl

28. Rhinoceros

29. Salamander

30. Snake

31. Squirrel

32. Tiger

33. Zebra

List of Animals in a Forest

An antelope is an animal that resembles a deer.

Antelope

/ˈæn.t̬əl.oʊp/

Example: The hunters aimed at the antelope.

A large, heavy, mammal that walks on the soles of its feet, with thick fur and a very short tail.

Bear

/ber/

Example: A bear will not touch a dead body.

A small mammal that lives in water with smooth fur, sharp teeth, and a large, flat tail

Beaver

/ˈbiː.vɚ/

Example: The hunter shot a beaver.

A large wild animal, similar to a cow but having a larger head and shoulders covered in hair

Bison

/ˈbaɪ.sən/

Example: She has never seen a real bison.

A type of insect with large, often brightly colored wings

Butterfly

/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ.flaɪ/

Example: She saw a butterfly on the wall.

A large animal of the cattle family, with long, curved horns

Buffalo

/ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/

Example: Is that a cow or a buffalo?

A wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown fur and black spots

Cheetah

/ˈtʃiː.t̬ə/

Example: A cheetah runs as fast as any animal.

A a large, brown wild cat that lives in North and South America

Cougar

/ˈkuː.ɡɚ/

Example: They caught a cougar
alive.

A quite large animal with four legs that eats grass and leaves

Deer

/dɪr/

Example: I didn’t see many deer in the forest.

A large insect with a long, thin, brightly colored body and two pairs of transparent wings

Dragonfly

 /ˈdræɡ.ən.flaɪ/

Example: There is a dragonfly on the wall.

A large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well

Eagle

/ˈiː.ɡəl/

Example: The eagle is the king of birds.

A very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose)

Elephant

/ˈel.ə.fənt/

Example: An elephant has a long nose.

A wild mammal belonging to the dog family that has a pointed face and ears, a wide tail covered in fur

Fox

/fɑːks/

Example: They set a trap to catch a fox.

A small slender antelope that typically has curved horns 

Gazelle

/ɡəˈzel/

Example: Stop! There’s a gazelle on the road.

A small lizard with wide feet found especially in warm countries

Gecko

/ˈɡek.oʊ/

Example: He has a tattoo of a gecko on his thigh.

A large African animal with a very long neck and long legs

Giraffe

/dʒɪˈræf/

Example: What sound does a giraffe make?

A large ape that comes from western Africa

Gorilla

/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/

Example: Most people think that gorillas are stupid. Is that true?

An animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears

Hare

/her/

Example: A hare raced with a tortoise. 

A type of large bird that catches small birds and animals for food

Hawk

/hɑːk/

Example: The hawk caught a mouse.

A large, solitary cat that has a yellowish-brown or brown coat with black spots 

Leopard

/ˈlep.ɚd/

Example: A leopard can’t change his spots.

A large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India

Lion

/ˈlaɪ.ən/

Example: Have you ever seen a lion?

A small, grey Southern African animal that sometimes sits up on its back legs

Meerkat

/ˈmɪr.kæt/

Example: The hawk caught a meerkat.

A small to a medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Monkey

/ˈmʌŋ.ki/

Example: The monkey fell from the tree.

A type of large deer of North America and northern Europe, having large, flat horns

Moose

/muːs/

Example: They hunted moose and deer.

An African animal, related to the giraffe that lives in the rainforests of northern Democratic Republic of Congo

Okapi

/oʊˈkɑː.pi/

Example: He ran into an okapi.

A mammal with four legs and short brown fur that swims well and eats fish

Otter

/ˈɑː.t̬ɚ/

Example: Sea otters love to eat clams.

A bird with a flat face and large eyes that hunts small mammals at night

Owl

/aʊl/

Example: Owls are active at night.

A very large, thick-skinned animal that eats plants and has one or two horns on its nose

Rhinoceros

/raɪˈnɑː.sɚ.əs/

Example: A rhinoceros is a strong animal.

A small animal that looks like a lizard but has soft skin and lives both on land and in water

Salamander

/ˈsæl.ə.mæn.dɚ/

Example: That hut is crawling with salamander and insects.

A reptile with a long body and no legs

Snake

/sneɪk/

Example: He is afraid of snakes.

A small animal covered in fur with a long tail.

Squirrel

/ˈskwɝː.əl/

Example: The squirrel climbed the tree.

A large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-orange fur with black lines that lives in parts of Asia

Tiger

/ˈtaɪ.ɡɚ/

Example: Which is stronger, a tiger or a lion?

That black-and-white striped animal that looks like a horse

Zebra

/ˈziː.brə/

Example: Zebras and Tigers are found at a zoo.