Interesting facts about marine animals in English. Interesting facts about animals, in English

18.11.2019

The tiger is a big wild animal. He has a yellow color with black stripes. The tiger is strong and agile; it can growl loudly, swim well, jump and run fast. This beast lives in Asia and Russia. It can also be seen in a zoo or circus.

The bear belongs to wild animals. He is big and mobile. He has brown wool, thick legs, and small ears. The bear swims well and climbs trees. This beast lives in the forest. All winter he sleeps in his lair. Although he is a predator, he also loves berries, fruits, grains, grass and plant roots.

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The wolf is a wild forest animal. Its fur is most often gray in color, but it may also differ, for example, be white or black. He looks like a dog. This beast is very clever and clever. He can run fast and hunt well. He eats only meat from other animals.

The hare is a small wild animal that has long ears, around the bushy tail and strong hind legs. In the summer its wool is gray and in the winter it is white. He lives in a meadow or in a forest. It is hard to catch him because he runs very fast.

The lion is a predatory animal that lives in the savannah. He is called the “king” of animals. He has a beautiful thick mane and strong paws. He hunts antelope, zebras, and other animals. After eating, the lion likes to sleep for a long time. This is a very intelligent and enduring animal. He can be trained, and then he performs in a circus.

The monkey is a wild animal that lives mainly in Africa or South America. It can be big or small. This animal is very fearful and cautious. Therefore, almost all the time he climbs trees, in this way he is looking for food. Monkeys eat insects, seeds, berries, and fruits. Some of them live in a zoo, others perform in a circus.

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When studying English, it is impossible to ignore such a topic as animals. Animals are mentioned in ordinary daily conversations, films are made and books are written about them, animals are often heroes set expressions and jokes.

IN English language all animal names are neuter, they can be replaced by the pronoun it.

The whale is in the sea- Whale in the sea.
It is in the sea- He's at sea.

But in the case when it is necessary to indicate the sex of the animal or indicate its special place, you can use the pronouns he or she.

This is my wombat. She is two years old- This is my wombat. She is two years old.

We have prepared for you a list of the most common wild and domestic animals and a table of how the animals themselves "speak" in English.

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Pets

Title in Russian	Title in English	Transcription
cat	cat
dog	dog
hamster	hamster	[ˈhamstrər]
cow	cow
goose	goose
pig	pig
sheep	sheep
chicken	han
rat	rat
turtle	turtle	[ˈtərtl]
parrot	parrot	[ˈparət]
ferret	ferret	[ˈferət]
mouse	mouse
bull	bull
goat	goat
turkey	Turkish	[ˈtərkē]
gold fish	goldfish	[ˈgōldˌfiSH]
donkey	donkey	[ˈdɒŋki]
horse	horse
rooster	rooster	[ˈro͞ostər]

Forest animals

Title in Russian	Title in English	Transcription
Hare	rabbit	[ˈrabit]
Wolf	wolf
a fox	Fox
snake	snake
owl	owl
bat	bat
beaver	beaver	[ˈbēvər]
bear	bear
mole	mole
woodpecker	woodpecker	[ˈwo͝odˌpekər]
Elk	moose
squirrel	squirrel	[ˈskwər(ə)l]
Lynx	lynx
deer	deer
lizard	lizard	[ˈlizərd]
boar	boat
marten	Martin	[ˈmärtn]
Swan	swan
hedgehog	hedgehog	[ˈhɛdʒ(h)ɒɡ]
pheasant	pheasant	[ˈfezənt]

Wild animals

Title in Russian	Title in English	Transcription
a lion	lion	[ˈlīən]
Tiger	tiger	[ˈtīgər]
giraffe	giraffe
hippo	hippo	[ˈhɪpəʊ]
wombat	wombat	[ˈwämˌbat]
ostrich	ostrich	[ˈästriCH]
whale	whale	[(h)wāl]
elephant	elephant	[ˈeləfənt]
zebra	zebra	[ˈzebrə]
crocodile	crocodile	[ˈkräkəˌdīl]
monkey	monkey	[ˈməNGkē]
Dolphin	dolphins	[ˈdälfin]
Eagle	eagle	[ˈēgəl]
kangaroo	kangaroo
shark	shark
rhinoceros	rhinoceros
penguin	penguin	[ˈpeNGgwin]
walrus	walrus	[ˈwôlrəs]
koala	koala
cheetah	Cheetah	[ˈCHētə]
antelope	antelope	[ˈantlˌōp]

How do animals speak in English?

Animal	Sounds in Russian	English translation
cat (cat)	meow	meow
dog (dog)	woof	Woof!
rooster (rooster)	ku-ka-re-ku	Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
sheep (sheep)	be-e	ba-a-ba-a
goat (goat)	me-e	baaaaaah
hen (chicken)	co-co-co	cluck cluck
cow (cow)	mu	moo-moo
crow (crow)	car-car	caw, caw
mouse (mouse)	wee-wee-wee	squeak-squeak
donkey (donkey)	ia-ia	hee haw
frog (frog)	qua-qua	quack quack
pig (pig)	oink-oink	grunt grunt
snake (snake)	shhhh	ch-ch
horse (horse)	yoke	neigh-neigh
lion (lion)	rrrrrr	grrrrrrr
birds (birds)	chirp-chirp	tweet tweet tweet
owl (owl)	ear-ear	hoo-hoo
bee (bee)	zhzhzhzhzh	bzzz
cuckoo (cuckoo)	coo-coo	Cuckoo!
purr (purr)	purr purr	purr, purr

Animal names for kids

It is much easier for a child to learn the names of animals in English with the help of songs and poems, especially when they are accompanied by visuals. On the Internet you can find a lot of cartoons and short videos about domestic and wild animals and the sounds they make. We have made a small selection of such videos for you.

Interesting Facts about animals

There is an abundance of different animals on our planet. They are everywhere: in the depths of the oceans and high in the mountains. There are those who have never come to the surface and have not seen the sun. But there are those who live next to us. Nature is varied. But do we know enough about our smaller brothers? What secrets do they keep? What interesting facts about animals did we not learn in school?

I believe that our article “Interesting facts about animals” will give you not only interesting, useful, and sometimes even funny information, but will also help you learn English.
So, let's begin!

1. The shrimp's heart is in its head.
2. The pig cannot look at the sky.
3. A horse or rat cannot vomit.
4. Lipstick contains fish scales.
5. A crocodile can't chew or move its tongue.
6. An ostrich can run faster than a horse and roar like a lion.
7. It takes a sloth two weeks to digest food.
8. Shark and stingray are the only animals that do not get cancer.
9. Gorilla sleeps fourteen hours a day.
10. A skunk can spray its stinky liquid over a distance of more than 3 meters.
11. Dogs see better than humans, but they don't see all colors.
12. North American oysters create pearls of no value.
13. The birth control pill for humans is also suitable for the gorilla.
14. Since golden toads are very rare, there is a reserve for them.
15. A lioness does 90% of all hunting work.
16. The probability of seeing three albino deer at the same time is 1 in 79 billion.
17. A rat can go without water longer than a camel.
18. Cats sleep up to 18 hours a day, but they often wake up to check if everything is in order.
19. The beetle tastes like an apple, the wasp tastes like a pine nut, and the worm tastes like fried bacon.
20. Even if the cockroach loses its head, it can live for a few more weeks.
21. The elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump.
22. The heart of a hedgehog beats at a frequency of 300 beats per minute.
23. More people die from bee stings than from snake bites.
24. A camel has three rows of eyelashes for protection from a sandstorm.
25. The donkey's eyes are arranged so that he can see 4 legs at the same time.
26. A garden caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
27. Some worms eat themselves if they can't find food.
28. Dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
29. The longest flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
30. A slug has 4 noses.
31. A giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue, which is about 50 centimeters long.
32. The eye of an ostrich is larger than its brain.
33. Catfish have over 27,000 taste buds.
34. Even if a chameleon goes blind, he will still be able to change his color in accordance with the environment.
35. A butterfly tastes with its legs.
36. The polar bear is left-handed.
37. The lowing of cows can be different depending on the region.
38. A cat can climb a tree faster than a baribal bear.
39. A polar bear can win a fight with a lion.
40. The bull is color blind.
41. A mosquito has 47 teeth.
42. Medusa loves salt water, therefore, during the rainy season, the jellyfish population decreases.
43. The sex of a horse can be recognized by its teeth: a horse has 40 teeth, and a mare has 36.
44. An elephant's pregnancy lasts 2 years.
45. One poison dart frog (or as it is called in English, poison arrow frog) can kill 2,200 people.
46. Emu can't walk backwards.
47. A chicken cannot swallow when turned upside down.
48. A goldfish only remembers the last three seconds.
49. A mule, unlike a donkey, cannot drown in quicksand.
50. The penguin is the only bird that can jump into the air.
51. A pig can run a mile in seven and a half seconds.
52. A cat lives with a person for only 7,000 years.
53. The squid has 10 tentacles.
54. If the slingshot toad is angry, it shoots blood from its eyes.
55. A scallop has 35 blue eyes.
56. There is only one dog whose tongue is not pink. This is chow chow.
57. Zebra does not see orange.
58. A cow can climb stairs, but cannot descend them.
59. A gorilla can catch a cold just like a human.
60. A newborn baby Chinese water deer can fit in the palm of a person.
61. In the natural environment, a lion kills no more than 20 times a year.
62. A crocodile's stomach can digest a nail.
63. Half of all pigs in the world are in China.
64. A deer does not have a gallbladder.
65. In green areas, there are more than 50,000 spiders per 0.4 hectares.
66. The bat is the only mammal that can fly but cannot walk.
67. Tarantula can live without food for more than two years.
68. If you pick up the tail of a kangaroo from the ground, then the animal will not be able to jump.
69. If goldfish keep in a dark room, she will turn pale.
70. An alligator can live 100 years.
71. An elephant's tooth can weigh 4 kilograms.
72. A house fly buzzes in the key of the note "fa".
73. There are 50 million monkeys in India.
74. During World War II, Americans trained bats to drop bombs.
75. A flamingo can only eat if its head is down.
76. An ant never sleeps. He also doesn't have lungs.
77. A cow has 4 stomachs.
78. The anteater can reach 1.2 meters in length, and its mouth is only 2.5 centimeters wide.
79. A herd of 60 cows can produce over a ton of milk a day.
80. In Africa there is a butterfly whose poison can kill 6 cats.
81. The black panther is actually a black leopard.
82. The skin of a tiger is as striped as the fur.
83. A hippopotamus runs faster than a person.
84. There are 8 different types of tree kangaroos.
85. A starfish has no brain.
86. When a woodpecker hollows out a tree, its beak makes 20 blows per second.
87. An elephant weighs less than the tongue of a blue whale.
88. Moths don't have a stomach.
89. An elephant can feel the water for 3 kilometers.
90. Stone fish is the most poisonous fish in the world.
91. The killer whale, often referred to as the killer whale, is not a whale at all, but a species of dolphin.
92. The heart of a whale beats at a frequency of 9 beats per minute.
93. Hair grows on the skin of an elephant.
94. Fireflies are the only creatures that shine, but do not radiate heat.
95. Hummingbird makes wings from 60 to 80 strokes per second.
96. The dog has been with us for over 14,000 years.
97. An elephant drinks 200 liters of water a day.
98. Squirrel does not distinguish between red.
99. A hen lays about 260 eggs a year.
100. A hungry mouse can eat its own tail.
101. A butterfly has 12,000 eyes.
102. There are oysters in the Caribbean that can climb trees.
103. A giraffe has no vocal cords.
104. A starfish has 8 eyes - one at the end of each leg.
105. A mole can dig a tunnel over 9 km long in one night.
106. A cat can hear ultrasound.
107. Tuna can swim 64 km a day.
108. An owl cannot move its eyes.
109. A penguin can jump almost 2 meters out of the water.
110. Blue whale aortas are so large that a person can crawl through them.
111. The polar bear is the largest land predator.
112. Butterfly distinguishes only red, green and yellow colors.
113. The snake does not know how to blink.
114. A frog does not drink water, but absorbs it with its skin.
115. The brain of a crocodile is no bigger than a cigar.

Topics in English can be very different, and one of them is a description of the animal in English. It may seem that this topic, a topic about an animal, can only be useful to a schoolchild for writing an essay.

But you can’t carry knowledge behind you, and you never know what and how will come in handy in life. The peculiarity of the description of an animal is that we can use almost all known adjectives. Writing a complete and complete description of an animal will require a person to know both the parts of the body and the names of the shades of colors. In English, as in Russian, there are certain words for the name of suits that are not included in the standard vocabulary.

Where to start describing animals in English?

As always, we start with an introductory phrase. It depends on what our ultimate goal is. One thing is a school essay, and another is an announcement about the search for a missing dog. Let's consider the first option. It is best to start with an animal aphorism or proverb. For example: "A man brings home a cat in order to gain a tiger to pat"- "A man gets a cat so that he has his own tiger, which you can stroke." Naturally, such phrases-sayings and sayings are accompanied by the words "They say" etc. This removes the need to provide the author of the quote and monitor its accuracy.

Do you want to interest the listener? Express your attitude to the subject of the conversation.

Even when describing some abstract animal, one must adhere to certain rules. For example, it would be a plus to express your own opinion about the animal that is being described. It has been proven that a person is 17% better at remembering information that is somehow related to his personal experience and experiences. But the most important rule of any description is “from the general to the particular”. That is, we first describe General characteristics animal - size, color, and then - details, such as the size of the eyes, ears and tail shape. Ideally, it should look something like this:

“They say, a dog will love you anyway. I think it's true and it is the reason why I like dogs more than cats"“They say only a dog will love you forever. I think it's true. That's why I love dogs more than cats."

“I want to describe my dog. It is a terrier. His name is Spot. He is not very big but clever. His back is ash-grey and his ears are black. His nose is wet and black too. He has got small legs and a very small tail. “I want to describe my dog. This is a terrier and his name is Spot. He's not very big, but smart. The coat on his back is ash gray, and his ears are black. His nose is also black and wet. It has small paws and a very small tail."

Optionally, you can add a few words about the habits and habits of the animal. For example:

“He likes to eat meat and to sleep in my bed. He doesn't like cats but adores parrots and other birds. We often go to the forest together, and Spot runs and jumps there like a rabbit"“He likes to eat meat and sleeps in my bed. He does not like cats, but loves parrots and other birds. We often go together in the woods where Spot runs and jumps like a real rabbit.”

Finishing touches

At the end, it is advisable to write about your attitude towards the animal you are describing and what it means to you. For example:

“I can say that my dog is my best friend. He loves me and I know that he will protect me in any danger. I love him very much and often buy him something tasty"“I can safely say that my dog is my best friend. I know that he will protect me from any danger. I love him very much and often buy him something tasty.”

Now it's time to get to know each of them better and read texts about animals in English (texs about animals in English).

Texts are for different levels (beginner, intermediate) and arranged in order of increasing difficulty.

By the way, answer the question: What animal can you see in the picture?

Texts about animals in English (texts about animals in English)

Text №1 "The Dog" (beginner - for beginners)

Words for the text:

master- master
voice- voice
looks- appearance
guard- guard
train- train
hunt- to hunt
belong to- belong
tame- tame
useful- useful
kinds of dogs- dog breeds

The dog is clever. It is the only pet who knows its master and the friends of his family. Its knows the master by his voice and even by him looks.

The dog is a good companion and true friend. It will guard your life. It will work for you if you train him. It will hunt for you. It will play with you.

All dogs were wild once. They belonged to the same family as the wolf and the fox. But people tamed them, and now dogs are useful to man.

There are many kinds of dogs and you can read about some of them.

Why do people think that the dog is clever?
What can a dog do for a man?
What family does the dog belong?
What kinds of dogs do you know?

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Text №2 "Insects" (beginner - for beginners)

Words for the text:

everywhere- everywhere
desert- desert
nectar- nectar
hive- hive
sting- sting
brightly colored- brightly colored
harmful- harmful
wide- wide
study- study
entomologist— entomologist

There are more insects on the earth than all other kinds of animals. insects live everywhere– in the garden, in the pond, in the forests, and even in deserts. Some insects live in the oceans or in very cold places, such as Antarctica.

Let us go to the garden. In the daytime you can see bees, bumblebees, beetles, butterflies, dragonflies, wasps and some others. In the nightime there come mosquitoes, some beetles and night butterflies. Insects are always busy. They try to fing food – plants, other insects or nectar from flowers.

Bees collect nectar to take back to their hive for food. They visit more than two thousand flowers each day. Bees make honey and they can sting.

Butterflies are beautiful brightly colored insects. Some butterflies live for a year, others live only for a week. Butterflies don't usually fly at night.

Ladybirds are a type of beetle. Their bright colors tell other animals that they don't taste very good. Ladybirds are useful because they eat harmful insects.

Dragonflies are very big. Their wings can be 19 cm wide. They are the fastest insects and they can fly up to 97 km an hour.

People who study insects are called entomologists.

Answer the questions to the text:

Where do insects live?
What do they look like?
What do they eat?
How long do they live?
Do you know any interesting facts about some insect?
What do bees make?
Which insect bites people?
Which is the fastest insect in the world?

Text №3 "Tortoises" (intermediate)

Words for the text:

The Galapagos Islands— Galapagos Islands
species- kinds
survive- survive
be isolated- be isolated
taken off- take away
endangered- animals listed in the Red Book
are left- left

The Galapagos Islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean to the west of South America. There are many species of reptiles, birds and plants which are only found here. These animals survived on the islands because they were isolated from dangerous animals, disease and people.

The Galapagos islands are famous for huge tortoises. These tortoise can live for about 100 years and can weigh about 270 kilos. They are so heavy that only six or eight people can lift them.

Not long ago sailors, explorers, hunters and fishermen came to the islands and killed the slow, friendly animals for their meat. Some cakes were taken off the islands for zoos or private collections.

These cakes are now endangered animals. There are now only about 6,000 left. Now, they and their homes are protected.

Answer the questions to the text:

What animals live in the Galapagos islands?
What are the cakes like?
Why are they endangered animal now?

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Text No. 4 "The Giraffe" (upper-intermediate)

Words for the text:

habit- habit
reach- get
upper- top
vertebra- vertebra
stiff- rigid
spread- arrange
enable- enable
skillfully- skillfully
thorny- prickly
being pricked- prick

The giraffe is the tallest of all living animals. It is strange but the body of a giraffe is no larger than of a horse. The animal is so tall because of its long legs and especially neck.

A famous French zoologist, Jean de Lamarck, had a theory that the giraffe's neck grew so long because of the animal's habit of reaching for the tender leaves in the upper branches of trees.

The neck of a giraffe has only seven vertebrae. But each vertebra is extremely long. Because of this a giraffe always has a stiff neck. If it wants to take a drink from the ground, it has to spread its legs far apart in order to be able to reach down!

The strange shape and build of the giraffe is perfectly suited to enable it to get its food. A giraffe eats only plants, so its great height enables it to reach the leaves on trees which grow in tropical lands where there is little grass.

The giraffe's tongue is very long, and it can use it so skillfully that it can pick the smallest leaves off thorny plants without being pricked.

The task. What interesting facts have you learned about the giraffe? Retell the text.

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Text #5 "Bats" (upper intermediate)

Words for the text:

echo echo
obstacle- obstacle
brownish- brownish (cf. also greenish, etc.)
spotted- spotted
suck- suck, suck
heal- heal up
carry rabies — building to bear, to spread rage
upside down- upside down, upside down
hawk- hawk
species- kinds

Bats are strange creatures: they have legs and feet but they cannot walk. So, they fly like birds and they are the only animals that can fly.Bats are most common in the tropics, where they can find food all the year round. Most bats are brownish in colour, but others are blackish, orange, grey, greyish green, greenish white, white, yellowish, and some are even spotted.

There are fruit-eating bats and insect-eating bats. There are also bats that catch and eat small fish. And there are bats that feed on blood.

Vampire bats are the only animals that feed on blood. These small tailless creatures live in Central and South America. With their two sharp upper teeth vampire bats make a small hole in the skin of another animal and suck blood from it. They sometimes bite human beings, too, but it happens very seldom. The wound they give their victims heals quickly, but these bats may carry rabies, that is why people are afraid of them.

Bats are usually active at night, when most people are asleep. In the daytime they hang close together in their attics, caves, or other dark places where they make their homes.

Bats hang upside down when they are resting. Only when evening comes do they begin to move. They go out of the hole into the night above to search for food. In the morning they come home from their night of work to sleep until the next night.

Bats have very few enemies. Some hawks, owls, and snakes can catch them, but it isn't an easy thing for them.

Bats live as long as 10 years, some species live longer. Many strange and false legends have been told about bats. In Western countries people fear them and think that they bring bad luck. In China and Japan bats are symbols of good luck, happiness, and long life.

The task. What interesting facts did you learn about bat? Retell the text.