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aardvark An aardvark is an animal with a long nose, long ears, short fur, and powerful claws for digging. Aardvarks dig so that they can find insects to eat. Aardvarks live in Africa and make their homes in burrows.
admit When you admit a person or an animal, you let them in. [1/2 definitions]
adult An adult person or animal is one that is grown up. An adult person can get married or drive a car, but a child cannot. An adult female dog can have puppies, but a female that has not grown up yet cannot. [2 definitions]
amphibian An amphibian is a type of animal. Amphibians live in the water for one part of their lives and on land for the other. Frogs and toads are some animals that are amphibians.
animal An animal is a living thing that is not a plant. Animals move around to find food. Animals eat plants or other animals. Some animals are elephants, people, dogs, birds, snakes, fish, insects, frogs, and worms. [1/2 definitions]
anteater An anteater is a furry animal that has a long, sticky tongue. Anteaters don't have teeth, and they use their tongues to catch and eat ants and other insects. Anteaters live in Central America and South America.
antenna An antenna is a long, thin thing that sticks out from the head of insects and some kinds of sea animals. Each insect or sea animal has two of them. Butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, crabs, and lobsters are some animals that have antennas. Animals with antennas use them to feel and to smell. Antennas help them find things like food and also each other! [1/2 definitions]
ape An ape is a certain type of animal. One kind of ape is the gorilla. Apes are similar to monkeys, but they have no tail, and they are quite large. Apes are also very intelligent. They live in the forests of Africa and Asia.
arthropod An arthropod is a kind of animal. Arthropods have hard shells on the outsides of their bodies and no bones inside their bodies. They often have six, eight, or ten legs, and their legs are made of parts that are joined together. Some arthropods have even more than ten legs! All insects are arthropods. Spiders, scorpions, lobsters, and crabs are arthropods too.
badger A badger is a strong animal with thick fur. Badgers have stripes on their faces. They also have sharp teeth and long claws. A badger's body is a little long, but it has short legs. A badger usually has its home in the forest.
barnacle A barnacle is a small sea animal that lives in water close to the shore. Like crabs and lobsters, barnacles grow a shell around their bodies. When a barnacle is an adult, it attaches its shell to rocks, the bottom of boats, or other hard surfaces.
bear2 A bear is a large, powerful animal with thick fur, sharp claws, and a short tail. Bears usually live in the forest or in cold places with a lot of ice and snow. Most people are afraid of bears because they can be very dangerous. Some kinds of bears are black bears, grizzly bears, and polar bears.
beast A person or imaginary animal that is bad or cruel is sometimes called a beast. Beast can be another word for monster. [1/2 definitions]
beaver1 A beaver is an animal that lives in and out of the water in rivers and lakes. It has long, sharp front teeth that can cut wood, and it has thick brown fur and a wide flat tail. Beavers are famous for working hard to make their homes out of tree branches.
behavior When we talk about animal behavior we are talking about how that kind of animal lives. We are talking about how it makes its home, how it gets its food, and how it takes care of its babies. Many scientists study animal behavior. There are other scientists who study human behavior. [1/2 definitions]
bird A bird is an animal that has two wings, two feet, and a body covered with feathers. Most birds can fly. Robins, chickens, and ducks are birds.
birth Birth is when a new baby, or new baby animal, enters the world.
bison A bison is a big, powerful animal that is a member of the same animal family as the cow. It has a large head and body, and it has horns and hoofs. In the United States, bison are often called buffalo, but their true name is bison.
body A body is all the parts that make up a person or animal. [1/3 definitions]
breed A breed of an animal is a certain kind of that animal. There are many breeds of dogs, for example, and each breed looks different from others. Bulldog, poodle, and collie are the names of some dog breeds. [1/2 definitions]
buffalo A buffalo is a large animal that is a member of the same animal family as the cow. It has a large body, horns, and hooves. Different kinds of buffaloes live in Africa and Asia. In North America, there is an animal like this that people call a buffalo, but the true name of this animal is "bison."