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Animals found on more than one continent
Angora
a type of goat, rabbit, or cat that has long soft hair
anteater
a tropical animal with a very long nose and tongue that eats ants and other small insects
antelope a brown animal with horns and long thin legs that can run very fast. Antelopes live mainly in Africa and Asia.
ass
a donkey
badger
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
a small animal that flies at night and looks like a mouse with large wings
bear
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
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.
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boar
a wild boar
buffalo
a large wild animal like a cow with a large head and thick hair on its neck and shoulders
burro
a small donkey
camel
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
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
a wild animal similar to a goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and Asia
chipmunk
a small furry Asian and North American animal with a long tail and bands of darker colour on its back
civet
an African or Asian animal similar to a cat
deer
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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
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
a small European animal similar to a mouse but with a furry tail
elk
a type of large deer that lives in Europe and Asia
ermine
a small thin animal of the weasel family whose fur is white in the winter
fallow deer
a small European deer that has white spots on its fur
ferret
a small thin furry animal with a long tail that people use for hunting rabbits and rats
fieldmouse
a type of mouse with a long tail that lives mainly in fields
flying fox
a fruitbat
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fox
a wild animal similar to a small dog, with red-brown fur , a pointed face, and a thick tail
fruitbat
a bat that eats fruit and lives in tropical regions
gazelle
a small brown African or Asian animal similar to a deer , with long thin legs and large eyes
gerbil
a small animal like a mouse with long back legs, that children often keep as a pet
goat
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
a small animal with fur , short ears, and no tail. It is often kept as a pet.
hamster
a very small furry animal with a short tail, kept as a pet
hare
an animal similar to a rabbit, but with a bigger body and longer ears and legs, that can run very fast
hedgehog
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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
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
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
a small animal similar to a mouse that travels in large groups and often follows other lemmings into dangerous situations
marmot
a small brown animal that lives underground in northern countries and sleeps during the winter
marten
a small animal that lives in trees and has a long body, short legs, and soft brown fur
mink
a small animal that is kept for its thick dark fur
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mole
a small animal with dark fur that digs underground and cannot see well
mongoose
a small furry animal with a long tail that lives in Asia and Africa and eats snakes and other small
animals
moose
a large deer that lives in North America, northern Europe, and Asia
mouse
a small furry animal with a long tail
mule
an animal that has a horse as its mother and a donkey as its father , and is used for carrying heavy loads
opossum
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
an animal that has a long body covered in brown fur and that can swim very well
pine marten
a small furry animal that lives in forests in Europe
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polar bear
a large white bear that lives in areas near the North Pole
polecat
a small European or Asian wild animal that produces an unpleasant smell
porcupine
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
an opossum
rabbit
a small animal with long ears and soft fur that some people keep as a pet
rat
an animal like a large mouse with a long tail
reindeer
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
a rhinoceros
rhinoceros
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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
a European or Asian deer that lives in forests
sable
a small animal whose fur is used for making expensive coats, hats etc
scorpion
an animal like a large insect with a long curved tail containing a poisonous sting. Scorpions live in hot dry places.
shrew
a small animal that looks like a mouse with a pointed nose
squirrel
a grey or red-brown animal with a long thick tail that lives in trees
stoat
a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals
tapir
an animal that has a long nose and lives in tropical forests
tortoise
an animal that walks slowly and can pull its head and legs into the shell on its back
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vole
a small animal similar to a mouse but with a short tail
water vole
a small furry animal like a mouse that lives near lakes and rivers
weasel
a small thin animal with brown fur , short legs, and a long tail that hunts its food
wild boar
a wild pig
wolf
a wild animal similar to a large dog that lives in groups