In Britain, we have a lot of wild animals; birds, fish, insects and mammals.

We also have
domesticated animals, and animals we keep as pets.
Wild Animals in Britain
Here are some of the most common ones.
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Generic
Name
Male Female Young
Group
Name
Other
Information
Mammals


Badger(s) Boar
Sow Cub or Kit Colony
(An old
English name
for a badger is
a brock) They
live in a set.

Bat(s)
Male Female Pup Colony
Bats are a
protected
species in the
UK.

Deer (Deer)
Stag Doe Fawn Herd

Fox(es)
Dog-fox
/
Reynard
She-fox
/ Vixen
Cub Skulk
Foxes live in an
earth.

Hare(s)
Jack Jill Leveret Down
Hares live in
forms.

Hedgehog(s)
Boar Sow Piglet Prickle

Mole(s)
Male Female Pup Labour
Moles live in
holes.

Mouse
(Mice)
Buck Doe Pup Nest

Otter(s)
Dog Bitch Kitten Family
Otters live in
dens.

Rabbit(s)
Buck Doe
Kit /
Bunny
Colony
Rabbits live in
warrens.

Rat(s)
Buck Doe
Kitten /
Pup
Nest
Rats often live
in sewers.

Squirrel(s)
Buck Doe Pup Dray
There are two
kinds of
squirrel in the
UK. The
common grey
squirrel and the
rarer red
squirrel. Only
the red squirrel
is a native.

Stoat(s)
Jack Jill Kit Pack

Weasel(s)
Jack Jill Kit Sneak
Birds
Birds are
feathered,
winged,
bipedal,
warm-
blooded, egg-
laying,
vertebrate
animals.
Cock Hen
Nestling /
Hatchling/
Fledgling
Flock(s)
Most birds live
in nests.

Crow(s)
Male Female Young Murder

Dove(s)
Cock Hen Squab Cote

Duck(s)
Drake Hen Duckling Flock

Goose
(Geese)
Gander Goose Gosling
If a group
of geese is
flying, it
becomes a
"skein". If
they are
on land or
water,
they're a
"gaggle".


Hawk(s)
Hen Tiercel Eyas Aerie

Heron(s)
Hedge

Kingfisher(s)


Owl(s)
Owl Jenny Owlet Parliament

Peafowl
Peacock Peahen Peachick Pride

Pheasant(s)
Cock Hen Chick Brood

Pigeon(s)
Cock Hen Squab Flight

Robin(s)
Cock Hen Chick

Rook(s)
Cock Hen Chick Building

Sparrow(s)
Cock Hen Chick Flock

Starling(s)
Cock Hen Chick Flock

Swan(s)
Cob Pen Signet Bevy
Insects
An
invertebrate
whose body
is comprised
of three
segments and
six legs.
Swarm

Ant(s)
Prince /
Drone
Queen /
Princess
/
Worker
Antling
Army /
Nest
Ants have a
strange
matriarchal set
up. The Queen
spends her life
laying eggs,
there is only
one queen per
colony. Worker
ants are non-
reproducing
female worker
ants, the
daughters of
the queen.
Soldier ants are
sterile females
who defend the
colony. The
male ants are
small ants that
have wings.
They fly from
the colony to
mate with a
queen.

Bee(s)
Drone
Queen /
Worker
Larva Hive
There are three
types of honey
bee. The Queen
who lays the
eggs. The
workers are
females who
gather food,
make honey,
build the six-
sided
honeycomb,
tend eggs, and
guard the hive.
And the drones
are males who
mate with the
queen.

Butterfly
(Butterflies)
Male Female
Caterpillar
/ Chrysalis
Swarm

Dragonfly
(Dragonflies)
Male Female
Nymphs /
Naiads
Swarm

Fly (Flies)
Male Female Maggot Swarm

Moth(s)
Male Female
Caterpillar
/ Chrysalis
Swarm

Spider(s)
Male Female Spiderling Cluster
Spiders spin
and live on a
web.
Thankfully the
UK does not
have poisonous
spiders.
Fish
Cold-blooded
aquatic
vertebrates
usually
having scales
and breathing
through gills.

Shoal /
School


Pike
- - Fry
Shoal /
School


Salmon
Jack Hen Fry Run

Trout
Jack Hen Fry Hover
Amphibians
A class of
animals that
spend part of
their time on
land and part
in the water;
they are an
intermediate
form between
fishes and
reptiles.


Frog(s)
Male Female Tadpole(s) Army
The eggs of a
frog are called
spawn.
Tadpoles
metamorphose
into frogs.

Newt(s)
Male Female Larvae

Toad(s)
Male Female Tadpole(s) Knot
The eggs of a
frog are called
spawn.
Tadpoles
metamorphose
into toads.
Reptiles
Cold-blooded
vertebrate
that lays eggs
and has scales
or plates on
its skin


Snake(s)
Male Female Young Nest
There is only
one poisonous
snake in the
UK; the adder.
Crustaceans
A class of
invertebrates
that have a
segmented
body, a hard
external
skeleton
(exoskeleton),
two sets of
antennae and
one pair of
legs per body
segment.


Crab(s)
Male Female Zoea

Lobster(s)
Male Female Zoea
Molluscs


Clam(s)
Male Female Spat Bed

Cockle(s)
- - - Bed
Cockles are
hermaphroditic,
possessing both
male and
female sex
organs during
its life

Mussel(s)
Male Female Glochidia Bed

Oyster(s)
Male Female Spat Bed

Snail(s)
Male Female Baby Rout
Snails are not
often eaten in
the UK.
Animals on the Farm
Animals that live on a farm are domesticated animals, they may be called farm animals.

Generic
Name
Male Female Young
Group
Name
Other
Information
Mammals


Cattle
Bull Cow Calf
Herd /
Kine
Mostly
farmed for
milk and
meat (called
beef).

Deer
(Deer)
Stag Doe Fawn Herd
Deer are
farmed for
their meat
(venison) on
special deer
farms in the
UK.

Dog(s)
Dog Bitch Puppy
Pack (a
group
of
puppies
is
Mostly used
for work,
protection
and herding
on farms.
called a
litter)
Dog meat is
not eaten in
the UK.

Donkey
Jack Jenny Colt Drove
Mostlly
raised for
pleasure.
Donkey
meat is not
eaten in the
UK.

Goat(s) Billy
Nanny Kid Flock
Mostly
farmed for
milk and
cheese. Not
many people
eat goat
meat in the
UK.

Horse(s)
Stallion Mare Foal Herd
Mostly
farmed for
work, leisure
or sport
(riding etc).
Not many
people in the
UK would
knowingly
eat horse
meat,
although
there is a
trade for pet
meat.

Pig(s)
Boar Sow Piglet Litter
Mostly
farmed for
its meat
(called
pork).

Sheep
Ram Sheep Lamb Flock
Mostly
farmed for
wool and
meat (called
lamb).
Birds


Chicken(s)
Cockerel Hen Chick Brood
Farmed for
its meat and
eggs. A farm
that only
raises birds
is a poultry
farm.

Duck(s)
Drake Hen Duckling Brace
A wild fowl
and a farmed
bird. Mostly
farmed for
its meat.

Goose
(Geese)
Gander Goose Gosling Gaggle
A wild fowl
and a farmed
bird. Mostly
farmed for
its meat.
Insects



Bee(s)
Drone
Queen
/
Worker
Larva Swarm
Bees live in
hives, and
are farmed
for their
honey. A
bee farm is
often called
an apiary.
Someone
who keeps
bees is
usually
called a
beekeeper.
Fish


Salmon
Jack Hen Fry Shoal
Yes, salmon
is farmed in
the UK.

Trout
Jack Hen Fry Shoal
Yes, there
are trout
farms in the
UK too.

Animals in the House
Animals that live in the house as companions are called pets.

Generic
Name
Male Female Young
Group
Name
Other
Information
Mammals


Cat(s)
Tom Queen Kitten
Clutter
(a
group
of
kittens
is
called
a litter)


Dog(s)
Dog Bitch Puppy Pack
There are
between 6.5
million and
7.4 million
pet dogs in
the UK.

Ferret(s)
Dog Bitch Kit Cast
Domestic
pet ferrets,
Mustela furo
(sometimes
called
Mustela
putorius
furo), are
not wild
animals.

Gerbil(s)
Male Female Pup Horde

Guinea Pig(s)
Boar Sow Pup
Group


Hamster(s)
Male Female Pup Horde
I had several
hamsters as
pets when I
was a child.

Rabbit(s)
Buck Doe
Kit /
Bunny
Colony
Rabbits live
in warrens.

Rat(s)
Buck Doe
Kitten /
Pup
Nest
Seemingly
rats make
very good
pets.
Birds


Budgerigar(s)
Hen Cock Chick Flock
They come
in a variety
of colours
including
blue. One of
the most
common
pets in the
UK.
aka Budgie

Canary
(Canaries)
Hen Cock Chick Flock

Cockatiel(s)
Hen Cock Chick Flock

Cockatoo(s)
Hen Cock Chick Flock

Parrot(s)
Hen Cock Chick Flock
Insects



Spider(s)
Male Female Spiderling Cluster
Yes, people
in the UK
keep spiders
as pets.
Fish


Goldfish
Male Female Fry Shoal
Probably the
most
common pet
in the UK.
Reptiles


Snake(s)
Male Female Baby Nest
Yes, people
in the UK
keep snakes
as pets too.





Animal Sounds
Animals make distinct sounds, some of these sounds have their own word. Do you need to learn these?
Probably not, but you never know, one day you might thank us.
Bees buzz.
Cats go miaow. They purr when they're happy.
Cockerels go cock-a-doodle-doo.
Cows go moo.
Dogs bark or go woof woof. They growl when
they're angry.
Ducks quack.
Flies buzz.
Frogs croak or go ribbit.
Geese honk.
Goats bleat.
Hens cluck.
Horses neigh.
Mice squeak.
Pigs oink or grunt or squeal.
Sheep bleat or go baa.
Snakes hiss.
Toads croak.