We’ve all heard of lions, tigers, and bears — but what about axolotls, quokkas, and narwhals? We’ve collected the ultimate list of animal names (plus animal good news)!

Animal names often sound precise, but many are the result of early guesswork that never got corrected. Explorers, naturalists, and translators labeled creatures based on appearance or limited ...

The animal kingdom is rich with fascinating creatures, and several of them begin with the letter “V.” Although it is not the most common initial in animal names, these species range from birds and ...

A name is one of the first impressions you get about someone—or some creature. In these cases, that first impression is totally inaccurate. Binturong is the proper name for this animal that isn’t ...

When asked to name an animal that starts with the letter Z, most people think of the black-and-white stripes of a zebra. There are, however, many more kinds of animals than just one. From the ...

Stephen Hampton has been watching birds for more than 50 years, and for almost all of that time, he thought nothing of names like Townsend’s warbler or Anna’s hummingbird: “They were just the names in ...

Many of us struggle to name animals that start with Y because there are relatively few species whose names begin with this letter. But the animal kingdom is full of surprises. Animals whose names ...