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Animals That Start With A

Animals That Start With A

Animals beginning with the letter A are plentiful in the world, here are some fun facts:

Anteaters have an elongated nose and tongue they use to slurp up ants and termites, along with sticky saliva.

Albatrosses can fly over oceans at speeds of faster than 80km/h.

Anacondas weigh in excess of 200kg, while angelfish are colorful fish often kept as pets in aquariums.

The aardvark has an adhesive tongue to eat termites and alligators grow up to five meters in length.

Armadillos inhabit the Americas and use armor plating defensively by curling into balls when threatened.

The axolotl, also known as the Mexican Walking Fish, lives in lakes around Mexico City and come in a variety of colors.

Antelopes graze on grasslands around the world as their long thin legs allow them to run quickly, while Abyssinian cats are among oldest domestic cat breeds and love cuddles.

List of animals that start with the letter A

  • Aardvark
  • Aardwolf
  • Abyssinian
  • Abyssinian Guinea Pig
  • Acadian Flycatcher
  • Achrioptera Manga
  • Ackie Monitor
  • Addax
  • Adelie Penguin
  • Aesculapian snake
  • Affenpinscher
  • Afghan Hound
  • African Bullfrog
  • African Bush Elephant
  • African Civet
  • African Clawed Frog
  • African Fish Eagle
  • African Forest Elephant
  • African Golden Cat
  • African Grey Parrot
  • African Jacana
  • African Palm Civet
  • African Penguin
  • African Tree Toad
  • African Wild Dog
  • Africanized bee (killer bee)
  • Agama Lizard
  • Aidi
  • Ainu
  • Airedale Terrier
  • Airedoodle
  • Akbash
  • Akita
  • Akita Shepherd
  • Alabai (Central Asian Shepherd)
  • Alaskan Husky
  • Alaskan Klee Kai
  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Alaskan Pollock
  • Alaskan Shepherd
  • Albacore Tuna
  • Albatross
  • Albertonectes
  • Albino (Amelanistic) Corn Snake
  • Aldabra Giant Tortoise
  • Alligator Gar
  • Allosaurus
  • Allosaurus
  • Alpaca
  • Alpine Dachsbracke
  • Alpine Goat
  • Alusky
  • Amano Shrimp
  • Amargasaurus
  • Amazon Parrot
  • Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphin)
  • Amazon Tree Boa
  • Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
  • Ambrosia Beetle
  • American Alligator
  • American Alsatian
  • American Bulldog
  • American Bully
  • American Cocker Spaniel
  • American Cockroach
  • American Coonhound
  • American Dog Tick
  • American Eel
  • American Eskimo Dog
  • American Foxhound
  • American Hairless Terrier
  • American Leopard Hound
  • American Paddlefish
  • American Pit Bull Terrier
  • American Pugabull
  • American Pygmy Goat
  • American Robin
  • American Staffordshire Terrier
  • American Toad
  • American Water Spaniel
  • American Wirehair
  • Amethystine Python (Scrub Python)
  • Amphicoelias Fragillimus
  • Amur Leopard
  • Anaconda
  • Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  • Anchovies
  • Andrewsarchus
  • Angelfish
  • Angelshark
  • Angled Sunbeam Caterpillar
  • Anglerfish
  • Angora Ferret
  • Angora Goat
  • Anhinga
  • Anna’s Hummingbird
  • Anole Lizard
  • Anomalocaris
  • Ant
  • Antarctic scale worm
  • Anteater
  • Antelope
  • Anteosaurus
  • Ape
  • Apennine Wolf
  • Appenzeller Dog
  • Apple Head Chihuahua
  • Apple Moth
  • Arabian Cobra
  • Arabian Wolf
  • Arafura File Snake
  • Arambourgiania
  • Arapaima
  • Archaeoindris
  • Archaeopteryx
  • Archaeotherium
  • Archelon Turtle
  • Archerfish
  • Arctic Char
  • Arctic Fox
  • Arctic Hare
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Arctodus
  • Arctotherium
  • Argentavis Magnificens
  • Argentinosaurus
  • Arizona Bark Scorpion
  • Arizona Black Rattlesnake
  • Arizona Blonde Tarantula
  • Arizona Coral Snake
  • Armadillo
  • Armadillo Lizard
  • Armenian Gampr
  • Armored Catfish
  • Armyworm
  • Arsinoitherium
  • Arthropleura
  • Aruba Rattlesnake
  • Asian Arowana
  • Asian Carp
  • Asian Cockroach
  • Asian Elephant
  • Asian Giant Hornet
  • Asian Lady Beetle
  • Asian Longhorn Beetle
  • Asian Palm Civet
  • Asian Vine Snake
  • Asian Water Monitor
  • Asiatic Black Bear
  • Asp
  • Asp Caterpillar
  • Assassin Bug
  • Assassin Snail
  • Atlantic Salmon
  • Atlantic Sturgeon
  • Atlas Beetle
  • Atlas Moth
  • Aurochs
  • Aussiedoodle
  • Aussiedor
  • Aussiepom
  • Australian Bulldog
  • Australian Cattle Dog
  • Australian Cockroach
  • Australian Firehawk
  • Australian Flathead Perch
  • Australian Gecko
  • Australian Kelpie Dog
  • Australian Labradoodle
  • Australian Mist
  • Australian Retriever
  • Australian Shepherd
  • Australian Shepherd Mix
  • Australian Terrier
  • Australopithecus
  • Avocet
  • Axanthic Ball Python
  • Axolotl
  • Ayam Cemani
  • Aye-aye
  • Azawakh

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Cristian Gonzalez

Howdy! I created this website to learn all about the amazing creatures that are the animals. I have two cats called Santiago and Valentina.
By Cristian Gonzalez •  Updated: 01/28/23