English Nature Vocabulary (Lesson 3): Describe Wild Animals

LEARN HOW TO DESCRIBE WILD ANIMALS

1. This is a large wild animal of the cattle family. It has two horns that curve upwards. It is herbivorous and can be found in Asia, Europe and Africa.

An ox

A cow

A buffalo

A European bison

Question 1 of 12

2. This is a small wild animal that belongs to the dog family. Its fur is reddish-brown. Its tail is thick and bushy. It is carnivorous. These animals are known to be clever.

A rabbit

A fox

A goat

A cat

Question 2 of 12

3. This is a large wild animal of the cat family. It is powerful and its female hunts in groups. It is carnivorous and its fur is yellowish. It is also known as the king of the jungle.

A leopard

A tiger

A cheetah

A lion

Question 3 of 12

4. This is a large farm animal. It is herbivorous. Farmers keep it for its skin, milk and meat.

A horse

A cow

An ox

A sheep

Question 4 of 12

5. This is the largest land animal on earth. It is hairless and has a long nose. It uses this trunk to pick things up. People hunt this animal for its ivory tusks. It lives in Africa and Asia.

A giraffe

An elephant

A rhinoceros

A buffalo

Question 5 of 12

6. This is a small land animal with long ears and large front teeth. It is also a symbol of Easter.

A rabbit

A fox

A lion

A snake

Question 6 of 12

7. This is a nocturnal and carnivorous wild animal that lives in Africa and Asia. It looks like a dog and 'laughs' when threatened or attacked.

A hyena

A cheetah

A fox

A wolf

Question 7 of 12

8. This is a farm animal that farmers keep for its meat, skin or heavy wool.

A rabbit

A sheep

A cow

A goat

Question 8 of 12

9. This is a large wild cat that you can find in Africa and Asia. It is carnivorous. It also has a yellow fur and black spots.

An antelope

A zebra

A cheetah

A leopard

Question 9 of 12

10. This is a large and herbivorous land animal. It has a thick skin and one or two horns on its nose. It lives in Africa and Asia. It is heavy and powerful.

An elephant

A giraffe

A rhinoceros

A buffalo

Question 10 of 12

11. This is a land animal that looks like a large dog. It is nocturnal, carnivorous and hunts in groups. These groups are known as packs. They can be found in Asia, Europe and North America.

A hyena

A wolf

A rabbit

A fox

Question 11 of 12

12. This is a farm or wild animal that has hairs on its chin. These hairs  look like a beard. They are found in Africa, Asia and Europe and are herbivorous. They often live in rocky regions. They are kept on the farm for their milk, meat, wool or hide.

A cow

A chicken

A goat

A horse

Question 12 of 12

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Hello and welcome to our website!

In today’s lesson, you’re going to learn how to describe wild animals in a thorough way.

Last week, we talked about animals in the jungle. If you want to know more about this subject, you can find more information here.

Now it’s time to discover what we have in store for you today.

Are you ready?

Here we go!

List of animals

• Bear
• Deer
• Wolf
• Alligator
• Python
• Buffalo
• Fox
• Pronghorn
• Cougar
• Moose
• Wild boar
• Lynx
• Coyote
• Bison
• Bighorn sheep

First of all, are the above animals familiar to you? Have you ever seen them before? Where did you see them?

Was it in a zoo? A national park? A game reserve? A nature sanctuary?

Secondly, at what age did you see them? Were you ten? Twenty? Thirty or older? Maybe you were even younger!

Thirdly, if you haven’t seen any of these animals, would you like to see one in the near future?

If you have seen one of these animals, were you…

• amazed?
• unfazed?
• Terrified?
• Surprised?
• Worried?
• Careful?
• Shy?
• Satisfied?
• Mad?
• Happy?
• Delighted?

Describe Wild Animals: Examples

• I often see deer in the forest when I walk. They are not that hard to see.
• My daughter doesn’t know what a pronghorn is. As for me, I haven’t seen one in real life before but I think that it is magnificent.
• Wild boars are a common sight near wooded areas.
• Children’s books always feature wolves as mean and dangerous animals. A wolf actually looks like a dog or a dingo.
• I think that I’d be very scared if I came across an alligator in real life.
• Cougars are quite impressive animals but I wouldn’t want to have one as a pet.
• Bisons, like many wild animals, existed in large numbers in the past before human activity made their population drop.
• Pythons are not friendly animals but they rarely attack human beings unless they are provoked.

We can also use the above Adjectives to describe wild animals.

Let’s look at a few examples:

• A kangaroo is so engrossing when it carries its baby in its pocket.
• Coyotes and wolves look alike and they are both powerful. They actually hunt other wild animals.
• Foxes are often described as clever and lively in children’s books.
• Frankly speaking, toads are not beautiful animals. Their skin is rather repulsive.
• Chipmunks are cute and captivating because of how they look and how they behave.
• Beware of porcupines! They are small but their sharp quills can hurt you.
• Bighorn sheep have elegant and impressive horns.
• A hare runs very fast unlike the scorpion.
• Human beings often encounter large bears in the forest. I would love to see a bear from far but I wouldn’t want to be so close to it!
• Pangolins are endangered, harmless animals. These scaly-skinned mammals are hunted for their meat and scales.

Your Turn: Make at least 5 sentences to describe animals in the jungle using the Adjectives in the picture above.

Further Exploration: (Describe wild animals)

Download worksheets:

• English Nature Vocabulary (Lesson 3): Describe Wild Animals, Learn English With Africa, March 2021
• English Nature Vocabulary (Lesson 2): Describe Wild Animals (PDF), Learn English With Africa, March 2021

Listen to the Lesson:

Read:

• English Nature Vocabulary (Lesson 2): Describe Animals in the Jungle, Learn English With Africa, March 2021
• Short Story, When Lions Come to Town, with Adverbs of Time, Level A-A2, Learn English With Africa, May 2020
• A Sampling of Rainforest Animals by enchantedlearning.com

Watch: How to Describe Wild Animals

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Thandi Ngwira Gatignol is the founder of Learn English With Africa. She was born on June 11th, 1981 in Blantyre, Malawi. When she was 19, she left her country of birth for France. She currently lives with her two daughters and husband in Poland.

Thandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in English studies obtained at the Université Paris X Nanterre in France and a Certificate in Journalism from Malawi. She has taught English as a French Ministry of Education certified teacher both in France and in Poland. She speaks six languages fluently, including French, Polish and Italian. She is now learning Kiswahili, German and Spanish. Salt No More is her debut novel and you can find her other books here on the website or on Amazon.