Animals - Large Mammals

Here you will learn the names of large mammals in English such as "elephant", "whale", and "bison".

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Animals
elephant [noun]

an animal that is very large, has thick gray skin, four legs, a very long nose that is called a trunk, and mostly lives in Asia and Africa

Ex: The baby elephant clumsily followed its mother , learning to navigate the world .

a large African mammal with a thick gray skin, big jaws and tusks that lives near water

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a very large mammal with a thick gray skin and one or two horns on its nose, feeding on plants, which is native to Africa and Southern Asia

Ex: The rhinoceros 's thick , armored skin provides protection against predators and thorny vegetation alike .
giraffe [noun]

a tall animal with a very long neck and long legs that has brown spots on its yellow fur

Ex: Tourists marveled at the sight of a herd of giraffes roaming the vast grasslands , their towering silhouettes against the horizon .
gorilla [noun]

an African ape which has a large head and short neck that looks like a monkey with no tail

Ex: Visitors to the zoo watched in awe as the gorillas interacted with each other , playing and grooming in their lush enclosure .
bear [noun]

a large animal with sharp claws and thick fur, which eats meat, honey, insects, and fruits

Ex: The bear is a symbol of strength and courage in many cultures .
panda [noun]

a large mammal that looks like a bear with black and white fur and eats bamboos, usually found in China

moose [noun]

a large deer with palmate antlers, a long, drooping snout, and a hump on its shoulders, found chiefly in northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia

a large African antelope species characterized by its long, spiral horns and distinctive stripes on its sides

a large and muscular pig with a bristly black or dark brown coat, long curved tusks

mammoth [noun]

any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

yak [noun]

a large wild ox with shaggy coat and long horns that is domesticated in Tibet

Ex: A yak ’s thick , shaggy coat protects it from the sub-zero temperatures found in the Himalayan region .
camel [noun]

a large desert animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back

Ex: John read about camels ' ability to go long periods without water .
gaur [noun]

wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

manatee [noun]

a large marine mammal that is herbivorous, has a rounded tail and lives in coastal waters

sea lion [noun]

a large type of seal with external ear flaps that is mainly found on Pacific coasts

seal [noun]

a large sea animal with flippers that eats fish, can live on land and in water, and is hunted by humans for its fur

Ex: Seals use their flippers to propel themselves through the water with remarkable agility , hunting for fish and other prey .
walrus [noun]

a large marine mammal like a seal with two large tusks that lives in Arctic regions

Ex: The walrus feeds on shellfish found on the ocean floor .
boar [noun]

a wild pig with tusks

warthog [noun]

a wild pig with a pair of tusks that lives in sub-Saharan Africa and feeds on vegetables

a marine mammal known for its adorable appearance, dense fur coat, playful behavior, and remarkable tool-use ability in foraging for food

musk ox [noun]

a large mammal with hoofed limbs, a shaggy coat and two curved horns that is found in the Arctic

buffalo [noun]

the large, shaggy-haired brown bison native to the North American plains

Ex: Early settlers hunted buffalo for food and hides .
bison [noun]

a large wild mammal of the cow family covered with long hair that is found in North America or Europe

whale [noun]

a very large animal that lives in the sea, with horizontal tail fin and a blowhole on top of its head for breathing

Ex: Sarah read a book about different species of whales .