Animal names in German (pets, mammals, birds, ...)

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In this chapter you will learn the names of animals in German. You will learn the names of some mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, sea animals and insects. Besides this you will learn the names of your pets and the names of animals that live on a farm. At the end of this chapter you will find some questions that you can ask if you want to talk about animals.

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1.German animal names
1.1.Mammals
1.2.Amphibians + Reptiles
1.3.Birds
1.4.Sea animals
1.5.Insects
2.German pets
2.1.Pets
2.2.Farm animals
3.Talking about animals
4.Exercises
4.1.Translate mammals, amphibians and reptiles into German
4.2.Translating birds, sea animals and insects into German
4.3.Translating pets and farm animals into German
4.4.Complete the sentences with the German animal names

German animal names

Here you will find the names for some wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, sea animals and insects in German!

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Mammals

Mammals are called 'Säugetiere' in German.

English	German
the monkey	Der Affe
the bear	Der Bär
the elephant	Der Elefant
the kangaroo	Das Känguru
the giraffe	Die Giraffe
the rhinoceros	Das Nashorn
the hippopotamus	Das Nilpferd
the lion	Der Löwe
the tiger	Der Tiger
the camel	Das Kamel
the deer	Der Hirsch / Das Reh

amphiabians and reptiles in Dutch

Amphibians + Reptiles

The amphibians and reptiles are called 'Amphibien' and 'Reptilien' in German.

English	German
the snake	Die Schlange
the crocodile	Das Krokodil
the turtle	Die Schildkröte
the lizard	Die Eidechse
the newt	Der Molch
the frog	Der Frosch
the toad	Die Kröte

birds in dutch

Birds

Below you will find a selection of 'Vögel' (birds) translated in German.

English	Dutch
the duck	Die Ente
the swan	Der Schwan
the goose	Die Gans
the sparrow	Der Spatz
the pigeon/dove	Die Taube
the blackbird	Die Amsel
the seagull	Die Möwe
the bird of prey	Der Raubvogel
the owl	Die Eule
the ostrich	Der Strauß
the penguin	Der Pinguin
the parrot	Der Papagei

sea animals in dutch

Sea animals

Below you will find a couple of 'Meerestiere' translated to German.

English	German
the seal	Die Robbe / Der Seehund
the dolphin	Der Delfin
the shark	Der Hai
the fish	Der Fisch
the killer whale	Der Schwertwal / Killerwal

insects in dutch

Insects

'Die Insekten' below have been translated from English to German.

English	German
the spider	Die Spinne
the bee	Die Biene
the wasp	Die Wespe
the mosquito	Die Mücke / Der Moskito
the fly	Die Fliege
the ant	Die Ameise
the caterpillar	Die Raupe
the butterfly	Der Schmetterling
the beetle	Der Käfer

German pets

Here you will learn the names of the animals that are commonly held as pets (Haustiere) in Germany. In addition, you will learn the names of animals that live on a farm (Farmtiere/Nutztiere).

pets in dutch

Pets

English	German
the dog	Der Hund
the cat	Die Katze
the rabbit	Das Kaninchen
the guinea pig	Das Meerschweinchen
the mouse	Die Maus
the rat	Die Ratte
the hamster	Der Hamster
the goldfish	Der Goldfisch

farm animals in dutch

Farm animals

English	German
the cow	Die Kuh
the bull	Der Bulle / Der Stier
the horse	Das Pferd
the pig	Das Schwein
the donkey	Der Esel
the sheep	Das Schaf
the chicken	Das Huhn
the rooster	Der Hahn

Talking about animals

Below you will find some questions and answers you can use if you want to talk about animals!

German	English
Hast du Haustiere? Ja, ich habe einen Hund. Nein, ich habe keine Haustiere	Do you have pets? Yes, I have a dog. No, I don't have any pets.
Was ist dein Lieblingstier? Mein Lieblingstier ist...	What is your favourite animal? My favourite animal is...
Hast du Angst vor Tieren? Nein, ich habe keine Angst vor Tieren Ja, ich habe Angst vor...	Are you scared of animals? No, I am not scared of animals. Yes, I am scared of ...
Gehst du in den Zoo mit uns? Ja, ich komme mit! Nee, ich komme nicht mit.	Are you going to the zoo with us? Yes, I will join! No, I am not joining.
Wie heißt dein Hund / deine Katze? Mein Hund heißt Bello. Meine Katze heißt Cleo.	What is your dog / cat called? My dog is called Bello. My cat is called Cleo.

Hopefully, you gained enough knowledge about the animals in German, now it is time to put the theory into practice in one of the exercises on the page.