Animals interact with humans in unique ways. Some, as pets, are part of the family; others, like mosquitoes, dine on us. What animal characters will you meet on an adventure?
General Menu of Animals
- elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra,
- dog, canine, wolf,
- cat, panther, feline,
- badger, wolverine,
- bear, grizzly, polar bear, panda bear, teddy bear,
- cow, bovine, calf, ox, yak, buffalo,
- dinosaur, tyrannosaurus, triceratops, stegosaurus,
- lizard, newt, salamander,
- frog, toad,
- aardvark (and it’s pirate cousin, the Aaaaaaaardvark)
- reptile, alligator, crocodile,
- insect, bug, fly, mosquito, dragonfly,
- beetle, grasshopper, cricket, lice,
- ants, termites, red ants,
- fish, crab, lobster, squid, octopus,
- snake, viper, cobra,
- butterfly, moth,
- arachnid, spider,
- whale, dolphin,
- worm,
- caterpillar,
- horses: palomino, paint, Arabian, Appaloosa, mustang,
- donkey, mule, ass, burro,
- farm animals: chicken, goose, duck, turkey, pig, sheep, lamb, pony,
- birds: sparrow, swallow, wren, nuthatch, warbler, bluejay, chickadee,
- raptors: hawk, eagle,
- great horned owl,
Animal Types and Categories
- herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,
- biped,
- nocturnal, diurnal,
- mammal,
- aquatic animals, sea creatures, freshwater fish,
- tree canopy dwellers,
- creepy crawlies,
- vermin, rodents,
- swine,
- hexapods, arthropod,
Animal Parts
Just grab a random few of these and, voila! you have a new fantastical animal!
- skin, fur, hair, scales,
- thorax, abdomen, segmented body,
- exoskeleton,
- legs, no legs, two legs, four legs, six legs, eight legs, a hundred legs, thirteen legs (very bad luck… especially when dancing), a hollow leg,
- antennae, proboscis,
- arms, tentacles, cilia, flagella,
- fangs, teeth, jaws, mandibles,
- wings, feathers,
- fins,
- paws, hooves,
Animal Stages
- egg,
- gestation,
- pupa, larva,
- cocoon,
- young,
- adolescent,
- adult,
- mature,
- old,
- ancient,
- catharsis, metamorphosis, transformation,
Notes and Idea
- you can make any animal a monster by adding some of these words to their names:
- giant, mammoth, behemoth, gargantuan, towering, monstrous,
- dire, fiendish, devilish, hell-raised, fierce, demon-born,
- formidable, terrible, malevolent,
- mutant, deformed, toxic, mutated,
- half human ______________, humanoid _____________,
- brain-sucking, face-eating, flesh-melting,
- carnivorous, deadly,
- infected, rabid, diseased, contagious,
- undead, cadaverous, decayed,
- parasite, parasitic,
- poisonous, burrowing,
- carrion,