English Nature Vocabulary (Lesson 3): Describe Wild Animals

Let’s Describe Wild Animals!

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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!

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…

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.