Animals Found on More than One Continent

angora noun

a type of goat, rabbit, or cat that has long soft hair

anteater noun

a tropical animal with a very long nose and tongue that eats ants and other small insects

antelope noun

a brown animal with horns and long thin legs that can run very fast. Antelopes live mainly in Africa and Asia.

ass noun

old-fashioned a donkey

badger noun

a wild animal that lives in a hole in the ground and has short legs and thick dark fur with a white area on its head

bat noun

a small animal that flies at night and looks like a mouse with large wings

bear noun

a large wild animal with thick fur. There are several different types of bears, for example the polar bear and the grizzly bear. A young bear is called a bear cub.

bison noun

a large wild animal like a cow with long hair and a big head. One type lives in North America and the other in Europe.

boar noun

a wild boar

buffalo noun

a large wild animal like a cow with a large head and thick hair on its neck and shoulders

burro noun

mainly American a small donkey

camel noun

a large animal with a long neck and one or two humps large round raised parts on its back. It is often used in deserts for carrying people or things.

cat noun

an animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and whiskers, that people keep as a pet or for catching mice. A young cat is called a kitten.

chamois noun

a wild animal similar to a goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and Asia

chipmunk noun

a small furry Asian and North American animal with a long tail and bands of darker colour on its back

civet noun

an African or Asian animal similar to a cat

deer noun

a large brown animal with long thin legs. The adult male deer is called a stag and may have antlers growing from its head. The female deer is called a doe and a young deer is called a fawn.

donkey noun

a grey or brown animal similar to a horse, but smaller and with long ears. In some countries it is used for riding and for pulling or carrying heavy loads. The sound that a donkey makes is called braying.

dormouse noun

a small European animal similar to a mouse but with a furry tail

elk noun

a type of large deer that lives in Europe and Asia

ermine noun

a small thin animal of the weasel family whose fur is white in the winter

fallow deer noun

a small European deer that has white spots on its fur

ferret noun

a small thin furry animal with a long tail that people use for hunting rabbits and rats

fieldmouse noun

a type of mouse with a long tail that lives mainly in fields

flying fox noun

a fruitbat

fox noun

a wild animal similar to a small dog, with red-brown fur, a pointed face, and a thick tail

fruitbat noun

a bat that eats fruit and lives in tropical regions

gazelle noun

a small brown African or Asian animal similar to a deer, with long thin legs and large eyes

gerbil noun

a small animal like a mouse with long back legs, that children often keep as a pet

goat noun

an animal similar to a sheep but with longer legs and a thinner coat. The male goat is called a billy goat and the female is called a nanny goat. A young goat is called a kid.

guinea pig noun

a small animal with fur, short ears, and no tail. It is often kept as a pet.

hamster noun

a very small furry animal with a short tail, kept as a pet

hare noun

an animal similar to a rabbit, but with a bigger body and longer ears and legs, that can run very fast

hedgehog noun

a small wild animal with a round body covered with sharp spikes for protection. A hedgehog forms a shape like a ball when it is threatened.

horse noun

a large animal that people ride. The sound that a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a mare. A young horse is called a foal.

ibex noun

a type of wild goat with long curved horns that lives in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and North Africa

jackal noun

a wild animal like a dog that lives in Asia and Africa

lemming noun

a small animal similar to a mouse that travels in large groups and often follows other lemmings into dangerous situations

marmot noun

a small brown animal that lives underground in northern countries and sleeps during the winter

marten noun

a small animal that lives in trees and has a long body, short legs, and soft brown fur

mink noun

a small animal that is kept for its thick dark fur

mole noun

a small animal with dark fur that digs underground and cannot see well

mongoose noun

a small furry animal with a long tail that lives in Asia and Africa and eats snakes and other small animals

moose noun

a large deer that lives in North America, northern Europe, and Asia

mouse noun

a small furry animal with a long tail

mule noun

an animal that has a horse as its mother and a donkey as its father, and is used for carrying heavy loads

opossum noun

an animal found in North America and Australia with thick fur and a long tail. The mother carries her babies inside a pouch on her body.

otter noun

an animal that has a long body covered in brown fur and that can swim very well

pine marten noun

a small furry animal that lives in forests in Europe

polar bear noun

a large white bear that lives in areas near the North Pole

polecat noun

a small European or Asian wild animal that produces an unpleasant smell

porcupine noun

a small animal whose back is covered with hairs that have sharp points that it uses to defend itself by making them point up

possum noun

an opossum

rabbit noun

a small animal with long ears and soft fur that some people keep as a pet

rat noun

an animal like a large mouse with a long tail

reindeer noun

an animal like a deer with large antlers growing from its head that lives in the Arctic and in northern regions of Europe and America

rhino noun

a rhinoceros

rhinoceros noun

a large animal with very thick grey skin and one or two horns on its nose. It lives mainly in southern Asia and Africa.

roe deer noun

a European or Asian deer that lives in forests

sable noun

a small animal whose fur is used for making expensive coats, hats etc

scorpion noun

an animal like a large insect with a long curved tail containing a poisonous sting. Scorpions live in hot dry places.

shrew noun

a small animal that looks like a mouse with a pointed nose

squirrel noun

a grey or red-brown animal with a long thick tail that lives in trees

stoat noun

a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals

tapir noun

an animal that has a long nose and lives in tropical forests

tortoise noun

an animal that walks slowly and can pull its head and legs into the shell on its back

vole noun

a small animal similar to a mouse but with a short tail

water vole noun

a small furry animal like a mouse that lives near lakes and rivers

weasel noun

a small thin animal with brown fur, short legs, and a long tail that hunts its food

wild boar noun

a wild pig

wolf noun

a wild animal similar to a large dog that lives in groups