The animal kingdom comprises more than two million species; some beautiful and colorful while others are odd-looking and bizarre. If you are asked to name 10 popular animals that begin with the letter A, how would you do it? Below is my own list of popular animals that start with the letter A.
Agama
An agama is a long-tailed lizard inhabiting forests and bushes across Africa. Some agamas can be five inches long while others can be a foot long in length and can come in different colors. Read More
Nature present us with beautiful, strange, odd and fascinating creatures. The animal kingdom itself have millions of amazing and special species that many of us have not known or seen. Below is a list of 10 intriguing animals that begin with the letter B.
Binturong
The Binturong (Arctictis binturong) or the Asian Bearcat is a relatively unknown animal inhabiting trees in the jungles of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. Read More
Nature present us with beautiful, strange, odd and fascinating creatures. The animal kingdom itself have millions of amazing and special species that many of us have not known or seen. Below is a list of 10 fascinating animals whose names begin with the letter C.
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths. A voracious feeder, it eat leaves or other parts of plants. Read More
From the fascinating mallard ducks to the gentle Dugongs, these animals whose names start with the letter D simply capture the imaginations of many.
Dugong
The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is a large marine mammal which are related to manatees, is one of four extant species of the order Sirenia. But do you know that both mammals are related to the elephant. Read More
Guess, the first five animals that you could give are: elephant, eagle, emperor penguin, elephant seal and earthworm. Below is my own list of popular animals that start with the letter E.
Earwig
Earwigs are dark, reddish-brown insects in the order Dermaptera which are characterized by the pincer-like projections (cerci) on the tip of the abdomen. There are more than 1,000 extant species of earwigs found in North America and Europe. Read More
Ask any kid to name 10 animals whose names start with the letter F, and probably these animals will occupy a place in his list: fish, frog, fox, and flamingo. But the animal kingdom offers us with dozens of F animals. Read on to find out what these animals are.
Firefly
Fireflies or winged beetles have over 2,000 species found in marshes, wet wooden throughout tropical and temperate areas around the world. They are a familiar sights during summer evenings flashing their signature “cold light”. Read More
From the tallest animal, to the burrowing rodents and to the high-leaping insect; these animals whose names start with the letter G are simply gorgeous-looking.
Galah
The Galah(Eolophus roseicapilla) also known as the Roseate Cockatoo, Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo is found in open habitats in almost all parts of mainland Australia. Read More
If you're asked to name 10 animals whose names start with the letter H, most probably you will have: horse, hare, hounds, husky, housefly, hummingbird on top of your list. But how about adding “ Hoiho and Hoopoe on your list. Have you seen these animals? Probably not! Read on to know more about these animals and eight others whose names begin with H.
Hoopoe
The Hoopoe (Upupa epops), is an exotic looking bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia. A remarkable feature of hoopoe is its distinctive ‘crown’ of feathers. Read More
From a one-horned rhinoceros, to a rare Japanese cat, down to the biggest living lemur…meet these intriguing animals whose names start with the letter I.
Ibis
The ibises are a group of medium-sized wading birds with long, slender, down curved bills comprising the family Threskiornithidae. Ibises are found in warm areas worldwide except on South Pacific islands. Read More
Whether on land, water, or air, these J animals demonstrate amazing skills. In search of food or just evading threats, these animals apply different means; sprint, glide, hop, or jump. Whatever the trick is, these J animals have amazing ways to finish the job.
Jumping spider
The jumping spider (Salticidae) is the largest spider family comprising of about 5,000 known species. They live in a wide range of habitat including; scrub lands, forests, deserts, and mountains. Read More
Kangaroo, koala, kingfisher and killer whale are some of the more popular animals whose names start with the letter K. However, there are more names, one can include to the list. Below is a compilation of 10 more intriguing K animals.
Krill
Krill or euphausiids, are shrimp-like marine crustaceans swarming in all oceans of the world. These pink, translucent invertebrate have a hard exoskeleton consisting of the cephalon (head), the thorax, and the abdomen. Read More
Langur, Lemmings, Limpkins, Leonberger, What do these animals have in common? They may not be as popular as lion, leopard, lizards, ladybugs and llamas, these L animals are marvelous in their own right. Read on to know more about these animals whose names start with the letter L.
Lynx
A lynx is a long-legged, medium-sized wild cat inhabiting forests of Europe, Canada, the United States and Asia. This endangered cat has short head, long whiskers, tufted ears, large paws, and a short tail. Read More
From a huge but gentle dog, to a bird with elongated tail feathers down to a white-black-orange banded pet snake, these animals are modish in their own way. Read to learn more about these M animals.
Macaque
The macaques comprise 19 species of Old World monkeys that are widespread in Asia. One species, Barbary ape ( M. sylvanus ) is found in northern Africa. Read more
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The Dugongs always fascinate me. I think they are near extinct too?
ReplyDeleteOmg! I didnt know that some of these creatures exist. Its not all being taught in school. Amazing creatures froma to z
ReplyDeleteI never knew till now that roseate cockatoo is called Galah. Interesting. Will try that word in the next WWF game. That hoopoe is very cute in that photo.
ReplyDeleteThat caterpillar looks interestingly different compared to the ones that I've seen. This is the first time that I've heard about the Binturong and I'm proud that we have it here in PH.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've seen a caterpillar up close. It has a face! Lol.
ReplyDeletegreat informative post! i haven't heard of half of these
ReplyDeleteThe moment I saw the words Agama I read it twice, because Agama means religion is my country national language. Now I know that Agama is also a type of lizard, thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteGood Information you mention in your post. Jumping spider sounds so scary to me as i am so scared of spiders otherwise too.
ReplyDeleteHaha... Yes, indeed we often forget that these animals/insects whenever we are given the alphabets to think! Earwig is something I relate to most because I often read about them in Enid Blyton books but never knew how it look like!
ReplyDeleteThe Jumping Spider looks really colorful. It's nice that you went with the rare animals on the list so we'll learn more.
ReplyDeleteThese animals are so adorable! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThough some of the pictures are insects, I found them amusing and cute. Maybe it was the way the picture was taken that made them less threatening.
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