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Below is a list of animals from the farm (la ferme), the countryside (la campagne) and the desert (le désert) - and probably a few other places too so let's be safe and use the umbrella of the zoo (le zoo). Whether or not you're a vegetarian, do you know your meats, fish and game?
Les Animaux | Animals
| French | English |
| l'alligator (m) | alligator |
| la chauve-souris | bat |
| l'ours (m) | bear |
| le castor | beaver |
| le buffle | buffalo |
| le taureau | bull |
| le veau | calf |
| le chameau | camel |
| le chat | cat |
| la vache | cow |
| le crocodile | crocodile |
| le chevreuil | deer |
| le chien | dog |
| l'âne (m) | donkey |
| l'éléphant | elephant |
| la brebis | ewe |
| le rénard | fox |
| la grenouille | frog |
| la girafe | giraffe |
| la chèvre | goat |
| le lièvre | hare |
| l'hérisson (m) | hedgehog |
| l'hippopotame (m) | hippopotamus |
| le cheval | horse |
| le kangourou | kangaroo |
| l'agneau (m) | lamb |
| le lézard | lizard |
| la taupe | mole |
| le singe | monkey |
| l'élan (m) | moose |
| le panda | panda |
| le cochon / la coche | pig |
| le porcelet | piglet |
| l'ours (m) polaire | polar bear |
| le raton laveur | racoon |
| le bèlier | ram |
| le rat | rat |
| le serpent à sonnette | rattlesnake |
| le rhinocéros | rhinoceros |
| le renne | reindeer |
| le serpent | snake |
| le mouton | sheep |
| la mouffette | skunk |
| l'écureuil (m) | squirrel |
| le crapaud | toad |
| la tortue de mer | turtle |
| le morse | walrus |
| le loup | wolf |
| le zèbre | zebra |
