# Wild Animals Basics

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- CEFR: A1 (Beginner)
- Theme: Nature & Environment
- Words: 12
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Beginner wildlife vocabulary that spans sea animals like the shark, whale and dolphin and small creatures such as the bee, ant and butterfly.

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## Word list

* **shark** /ʃɑrk/: A big fish with rows of sharp teeth that hunts in the sea. — “Someone spotted a **shark** and the whole beach emptied in a minute.”
* **whale** /weɪl/: The biggest animal in the sea, which comes up for air at the top. — “A **whale** came up right beside the boat and everyone screamed.”
* **dolphin** /ˈdɑlfən/: A clever grey sea animal with a beak that leaps out of the water. — “Three **dolphins** followed the ferry the whole way across.”
* **crab** /kræb/: A sea animal with a hard shell and ten legs that walks sideways. — “A **crab** scuttled under a rock before I could get near it.”
* **seal** /sil/: A smooth grey sea animal with flippers that lies about on rocks. — “A dozen **seals** were sunbathing on the sandbank at low tide.”
* **fish** /fɪʃ/: An animal that lives in water and swims. — “We saw a big **fish** in the river.”
* **shell** /ʃɛl/: The hard outer cover of an animal such as a crab or a snail. — “She picked up a pink **shell** on the beach.”
* **bee** /bi/: A yellow and black insect that makes honey and can sting. — “A **bee** got in through the window and everyone panicked.”
* **ant** /ænt/: A tiny black or red insect that lives in a big group under the ground. — “There's a line of **ants** going right across the kitchen floor.”
* **butterfly** /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ/: A colourful insect with large wings that visits flowers in the daytime. — “A **butterfly** landed on my sister's shoulder and stayed there.”
* **insect** /ˈɪnˌsɛkt/: A very small animal with six legs. — “An **insect** landed on the back of my hand.”
* **bug** /bʌɡ/: A small insect, especially one you do not want in the house. — “There's a **bug** in my glass!”

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