by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc. & the Fluency Project
Below are the most common African Animals that most native speakers in any language should know. Fill in all the blanks with the translation. Use a dictionary. Then move onto the next list! Every few months, come back, print it out again, and see how many you can remember. When you can fill this out without looking at a dictionary, nice job!
ANIMALS _________________
African Animals ___________________
- lion _______________________
- tiger _______________________
- giraffe _______________________
- elephant _______________________
- king cobra _____________________
- python _____________________
- aardvark _____________________
- baboon _____________________
- cheetah _____________________
- warthog _____________________
- fennec fox _____________________
- hippo _____________________
- impala _____________________
- jackal _____________________
- antelope _____________________
- mongoose _____________________
- otter _____________________
- porcupine _____________________
- rhinoceros _____________________
- wildebeest _____________________
- zebra _____________________
Related Words
- Sahara Desert _______________________
- Gobi Desert _______________________
- Africa _______________________
- Mongolia _______________________
- Arizona _______________________
- Nevada _______________________
- California _______________________
- predator _______________________
- prey _______________________
- hoof _______________________
- tail _______________________
- safari _______________________
- game hunters _______________________
- illegal poaching _______________________
- customs _______________________
- park ranger _______________________
- oasis _______________________
- mirage _______________________
- cactus / cacti ________________________
Related Verbs
- to graze on grass _______________________
- to become thirsty _______________________
- to die of thirst _______________________
- to attack the prey _______________________
- to slither ________________________
- to chase ________________________
- to escape ________________________
- to survive ________________________
Related Expressions
- to be the king of the jungle __________________________________________
- survival of the fittest
__________________________________________ - to be fooled by a mirage __________________________________________
- to get lost in the desert __________________________________________
- to go on a safari tour
__________________________________________
Common Sentences
- This year, we are thinking about going on an African safari. __________________________________________________________________
- On television, we watched an exhilarating chase. The tiger however, was too slow for the gazelle. __________________________________________________________________
- I got lost in the desert and nearly died of thirst. __________________________________________________________________
- Everyone knows about the lions, tigers, zebras, and giraffes, but not everyone has seen a rhino, a hippo, an aardvark, or a baboon. __________________________________________________________________
- My favorite African animals are the elephant, the cheetah, and the porcupine. __________________________________________________________________
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