Aardvark Babirusa Chameleon Dingo Elephant Flounder Gorilla Hyena Ibis Junglefowl Kingfisher Leopard Meerkat Nyala Opossum Panda Quetzel Raccoon Seal Tortoise Urial Vicuna Wombat Xenons Yak Zebra
Anole Bullfrog Condor Dragon (thinking komodo, flying, water dragons ) Eland Fossa Giraffe Hogfish Icefish Jacana Kokako Lorikeet Marlin Newt Ocelot Peacock Quail-dove Rattlesnake Sturgeon Toadlet Umbrellabird Vulture Weeverfish Xenops Yapok Zorilla
Aye-aye Babirusa Coati Dhole Eland Fossa Gharial Indri Jabiru Kakapo Loris Markhor Nilgai Oncilla Pangolin Quokka R??? Saiga Tuatara Uakari Vervet Wrasse Xenarthra Yapok Zorilla I realize all but five of these are mammals I wanted to do a one-word obscure animal that started with “R” but couldn’t think of one so I left it blank.
Managed to do the whole thing with ungulates! A: Addax (anoa, argali, antelope, alpaca) B: Bontebok (blesbok, bongo, bison, boar, bushpig, babirusa, brocket, barasingha, blackbuck, bushbuck..) C: Chital (chamois, cow, camel) D: Dik-dik (duiker, dibatag, dzeren, deer) E: Eland (elk, elaphure [other name for pere david's]) F: Finnsheep (breed) G: Gerenuk (gaur, goral, grysbok, gazelle, guanaco, giraffe, gnu, goat..) H: Hartebeest (hirola, hog, hippo) I: Impala (ibex) J: Jersey (cow breed) (javelina) K: Kob (kudu, klipspringer, kewel, kouprey) L: Lechwe (llama) M: Muntjac (mouflon, muskox, moose) N: Nilgai (nyala) O: Okapi (oribi, oryx) P: Pronghorn (peccary, pudu, puku) Q: Quenk (other name for javelina) R: Rhebok (reindeer, rusa, roe) S: Saiga (saola, sitatunga, serow, springbok, sambar, suni...) T: Topi (tsessebe, takin, tahr, tamaraw, thamin, taruca) U: Urial V: Vicuna W: Wisent (warthog, wapiti, waterbuck) X: Xalda (sheep breed) Y: Yak Z: Zeren (zebu)
How about one exclusively using obscure non-avian theropods? (I know one of the rules is to keep it diverse so even though I'm limiting myself to one clade, I'll use genera from all four corners of the Theropoda family tree.) A: Appalachiosaurus B: Bonapartenykus C: Chindesaurus D: Dracovenator E: Eocarcharia F: Fukuivenator G: Gojirasaurus H: Huaxiagnathus I: Indosuchus J: Jinfengopteryx K: Khaan L: Labocania M: Martharaptor (Why did you say that name?!) N: Neovenator O: Oxalaia P: Protopteryx Q: Qianzhousaurus R: Rapator S: Saltriovenator T: Thanos (This does put a smile on my face.) U: Unenlagia V: Velocisaurus W: Wiehenvenator X: Xiyunykus Y: Yi Z: Zupaysaurus
A: Amur Leopard B: Bali Mynah C: Cape Porcupine D: De Brazza’s Monkey E: Elephant F: François Langur G: Giraffe H: Hippo I: Inca Tern J: Jaguar K: Kori Bustard L: Linne’s Two Toed Sloth M: Markhor N: Naked Mole Rat O: Ostrich P: Potto Q: Quail R: Ring Tailed Lemur S: Sandhill Crane T: Tasmanian Devil U: Umbrella Cockatoo V: Violet Turaco W: Whooping Crane X: Xenops Y: Yellow Footed Tortoise Z: Zebra
Addax Banteng Cassowary Dingo Elephant Flamingo Gerenuk Hippopotamus Ibis Jaguar Koala Langur Macaw Nyala Ostrich Penguin Quail Rhea Silkworm Tinamou Urial Vaquita Wallaby Xerus Yellowhammer Zebu
This is fun, so I am going to do another. A: Aye-Aye B: Binturong C: Civet D: Dingo E: Elephant F: Fox G: Giraffe H: Hippo I: Indri J: Jaguar K: Koala L: Lemur M: Mouse N: Nyala O: Orangutan P: Penguin Q: Quail R: Roadrunner S: Siamang T: Tiger U: Urial V: Vicuña W: Walrus X: Xenops Y: Yak Z: Zebra
Here is the list from 'the animal alphabet book' by Ladybird: A: adder, alligator, ant, ape, armadillo B: baboon, badger, bandicoot, bear, beaver, bison, boa, buffalo C: camel, cat, cobra, cow, crocodile, crow. D: deer, dog, donkey, dormouse, duck E: eagle, eland, elephant, elk, emu F: falcon, ferret, fly, foal, fox G: gerbil, giraffe, goat, gorilla, gull H: hamster, hedgehog, hippopotamus, horse, hummingbird, hyena I: ibex, ibis, iguana, impala J: jackal, jackdaw, jaguar. jellyfish K: kangaroo, kestrel, kinkajou, koala, kudu L: ladybird, lapwing, leopard, lion, lizard, llama, lynx M: mamba, mandrill, mongoose, monkey, mouse N: narwhal, newt, nightingale, nightjar O: octopus, okapi, opossum, orang-utan, ostrich, otter, ox P: panda, pelican, penguin, pig, pigeon, puma Q: quagga, quail, queen bee, quetzal R: rabbit, rat, rattlesnake, razorbill, rhinoceros S: scorpion, seal, skunk, snail, squirrel, stoat T: tit, toad, tortoise, toucan, trout, turkey U: uakari, umbrella bird, urchin V: vicuna, viper, vole W: wallaby, walrus, warthog, weasel, wolf, woodpecker X: fox, ox Y: yaffingale, yak, yellowhammer Z: zebra
Aardvark Bear Condor Dhole Eland Flounder Griffonfly Hedgehog Iguana Jackrabbit Kakapo Lion Manatee Numbat Ostrich Pony Quail Rattlesnake Stork Tapir Urial Vulture Wallaby Xeme Yellowjacket Zebra
My Second One Aardwolf Buzzard Caracal Devil (Think Tasmanian devil and such .) Echidna Frogmouth Gelada Hartebeest Isoworm Jerboa Kob Lemming Motmot Nightjar Okapi Pangolin Quetzal Raccoon Saola Tuatara Urchin Viper Whippoorwill Xeme Yellowjacket Zebu
Agouti Binturong Capybara Dingiso Emu Fennec Goliath Birdeater Hyena Impala Jaguarundi Kowari Loris Mantella Narwhal Osprey Pigeon Quokka Reindeer Skunk Tapir Uakari Vicuna Waxbill Xoloitzcuintli Yapok Zorilla
