Wild Animals

 There are many millions of animals that roam wild across every continent and country in the world, from the fiercest predators to giants of the sea, to the birds in the sky, and even to the relatively ordinary.  Some of the most treasured sights that people can see are those of rare or fascinating animals in their natural habitat.

 

What are Wild Animals?

Wild animals are animals that live in their natural habitat without the intervention of humans.  They are not domesticated in any way and are not fed or looked after or owned by humans.  They are animals that are free to roam where they please, forage or hunt for their own food and breed and raise their young when and where they want.  Wild animals do not interact with people on a daily basis and they maintain their natural fear of humans.

 

List of Wild Animals

There are far too many wild animals to list, but here are some of the wild animals that you can find, from the birds in your back garden to the rarest beauties of the land.

 

White Rhino

Black Rhino

Elephant

Lions

Antelope

Kangaroo

Wombat

Koala Bear

Polar Bear

Penguins

Duck-billed Platypus

Jaguar

Bobcat

Rattlesnake

Anaconda

Wild Rabbits

Black Birds

Robins

Chaffinch

Eagle

Buzzard

Sharks

Porpoise

Alligator

Armadillo

Barn Owl

Lemurs

Manta Ray

 

 

Facts

l Hyena’s “laugh” to communicate to other members of their pack, usually when hunting.

 

l Coyotes can run at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.

 

l Polar bears are technically classed as marine mammals.

 

l The call of a buzzard is often mistaken as being the sound of a cat meowing.

 

l A cougar is often known as a mountain lion.

 

l The duck-billed platypus produces venom in glands that are on spurs on their hind legs that they use when they feel threatened.  Although it would sting, the venom is not thought to be lethal to humans.

 

l The duck-billed platypus is a unique shape that looks like a mix of several different animals.  It has webbed feet and a bill shaped like a duck’s (hence the name), a body like an otter and a tail that resembles that of a beaver.

 

l Although they don’t look anything like antelope, wildebeest are actually part of the antelope family.

 

l There are three species of zebra - Grevy’s, plains, and mountain zebras.

 

l Canada geese are the biggest species of geese in the world.

 

l Canada geese mate for life unless one of them dies.

 

l Of all the different species of bat, only two of them have the ability to walk on the ground.  Most bats cannot walk because their back legs are too weak to support them.

 

l Penguins cannot fly - their “wings” are actually flippers.

 

l When the Amazon river floods, the Amazon river dolphin can be seen swimming through the trees.

 

l According to myth, the Amazon river dolphin, also known as a Boto, is magical and can turn into a human and come ashore.

 

l Armadillos appear to be wearing armour and in fact, the armadillo gets it’s name from the Spanish word for “armour”.