Do you like the animals? Do you have any pets? Do you know what the pet word means? At the? In the Spanish language the animals that live with us, in our house the floor, they call pets. But it is also a domestic animal, only all domestic animals are pets and vice versa. / Do you like animals? Do you have any pets? Do you know what the word means mascot? No? In the Spanish language, the animals that live with us in our house or apartment are called pets, but it is also common to say domestic animal, but not all domestic animals are pets and vice versa.
We see which animals are considered pets: / Let's see which animals are considered pets:
PERRO / PUPPY PITCH / FISH 
CAT / CAT TORTUGUE/ TURTLE
CONEJO/ BUNNY
The domestic animals are: / The domestic animals are:
GALLINA/ HEN PAVO/ PERU
GALLO/ ROOSTER CHIVO/ GOAT
DUCK/ DUCK DUMB/ DUMB
CERDO/ PIG CABALLO/ HORSE
COW/ COW TORO/ BULL
In addition to pets and domestic animals, we have safe animals. They are given this name because they have not been domesticated by the man and they live in the jungle, the forest, the savannas, deserts, etc. Do you want to know how to call these animales en español? / In addition to pets and domestic animals, we have wild animals. These receive this name because they were not domesticated by man and live in the jungle, forest, savannas, deserts, among others. Would you like to know what these animals are called in Spanish?
TIBURON/ SHARK CULEBRA/ SNAKE
OSO/ BEAR ZORRO/ FOX
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ELEPHANT/ ELEPHANT CAIMÁN/YACARÉ: ALLIGATOR
CEBRA/ ZEBRA LEON/ LION
Now check out a list of the Spanish names of other popular animals:
ESPAOL / SPANISH |
PORTUGUESE / PORTUGUESE |
suit |
Calf |
good |
Ox |
mule |
Mule |
The CA |
Goose |
floor |
Peru |
Paloma |
pigeon |
Pollito |
Chick |
Top |
Mole |
Erizo |
Hedgehog |
Murcielago |
Bat |
Kangaroo |
Kangaroo |
armadillo |
Armadillo |
Liebre |
Hare |
squirrel |
squirrel |
Delphin |
Dolphin |
ballena |
Whale |
sea lion |
Sealion |
rhinoceros |
rhinoceros |
camel |
camel |
Hipoppotamus |
Hipoppotamus |
wild boar |
Boar |
galaxy |
Gazelle |
jiraffe |
Giraffe |
catfish |
Leopard |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
vulture |
Vulture |
halcon |
Hawk |
Gavilan |
Hawk |
eagle |
Eagle |
Partridge |
Partridge |
Penguin |
Penguin |
Garza |
heron |
Scythe |
Stork |
Flamenco |
Flamingo |
Emu |
emu |
gull |
Seagull |
cucillo |
Cuckoo |
tucan |
Toucan |
carpenter bird |
Woodpecker |
parrot |
Parrot |
Golondrina |
swallow |
horn |
jackdaw |
Gorrion |
Sparrow |
Thrush |
You knew |
Russian |
Nightingale |
Rana |
Frog |
frog |
frog |
turtle |
Turtle |
By Nadia Rocha
Graduated in Letters - Spanish
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
ROCK, Nadia. "Los animales"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/espanhol/los-animales.htm. Accessed on June 28, 2021.
