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May 15, 2022 by Nicole Canún Spanish for Kids 0 comments

Zoo Animals in Spanish (Free Spanish Lessons for Kids)

Are you visiting the zoológico (zoo)? 

Help your little ones learn about zoo animals in Spanish with a vocabulary lesson and free downloadable activities!

Children love animals: reading about them, watching them on TV, looking at their pictures, and meeting them in person. 

With these lessons, worksheets, videos, and songs, they’ll be able to learn about these wonderful creatures in both Spanish and English.  

Let’s explore the world of zoo animals in Spanish!


Table of Contents:

  • Zoo Animals in Spanish – Los animales del zoológico en español
  • The Zoo in Spanish – El zoológico en español
  • Brighten Your Little One’s Future!

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Zoo Animals in Spanish – Los animales del zoológico en español

These charts about zoo animals in Spanish are divided into categories: amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles. I included a list of farm animals because that is a category easy to spot for them. 

Animals’ Gender – El género de los animales

Some zoo animals in Spanish have names that change according to gender. 

While a number of them have distinctive names like la vaca (cow) and el toro (bull), others need a gender indication:

  • Bear: el oso (male), la osa (female)
  • Cat: el gato (male), la gata (female)
  • Dog: el perro (male), la perra (female)
  • Goose: el ganso (male), la gansa (female)
  • Lion: el león (male), la leona (female)

However, for those that do not have a gender variation, you add the word hembra (female) or macho (male) afterwards:

El koala macho
The male koala

La koala hembra
The female koala

Remember, the article that indicates gender (el, la) and number (los, las).

El koala macho

Recommended reading: Animals Parts and Anatomy (Free Spanish Lessons For Kids)

Amphibians – Los anfibios

Amphibians live in water and on land. They have branquias (gills) so they can breathe underwater and aletas (fins) so they can swim. 

The word “amphibian” means “those who live in two elements.”   

EnglishSpanish
frogla rana
newtel tritón
salamanderla salamandra
toadel sapo

Among the 10 countries with the most amphibian biodiversity, Ecuador has three times more amphibian species than the next country in line. 

Take a virtual tour of Amaru Zoo Biopark in Ecuador and check out their colorful animals. 

Birds – Las aves

These zoo animals in Spanish are easy to remember! Birds have feathers, wings, and beaks. Some can be domesticated, while others are wild.

EnglishSpanish
cranela grulla
dovela paloma
duckel pato
eagleel águila
falcon, hawkel halcón
flamingoel flamenco
gooseel ganso
heronla garza
ostrichel avestruz
owlla lechuza, el búho
parrotla cotorra, el loro
peacockel pavo real
penguinel pingüino/a
el flamenco

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Mammals – Los mamíferos

As humans, we bare mammals category. We share almost all of our DNA (99%!) with the chimpanzee.

EnglishSpanish
anteaterel oso hormiguero
bearel oso/a
cheetahel guepardo
chimpanzeeel chimpancé
elephantel elefante/a
foxel zorro/a
giraffela jirafa
gorillael/la gorila
leopardel leopardo
lionel león/a
monkeyel mono/a
rhinocerosel rinoceronte
tigerel tigre, la tigresa
zebrala cebra

Reptiles – Los reptiles

Reptiles can be sneaky. While they may seem to have no intention of moving, they’re often hunting prey. 

EnglishSpanish
alligatorel lagarto
caimanel caimán
crocodileel cocodrilo
snakela culebra, la serpiente
turtle, tortoisela tortuga
el lagarto

Omaha’s Henry Doyle Zoo has the world’s largest indoor desert—one of the natural habitats of reptiles—and is ranked as one of the world’s best. 

Farm animals – Los animales de granja

Farm animals are those that humans use for food, either the animal itself or their products. You’d probably find these animals at a petting zoo.

English Spanish
beela abeja
bullel toro
chickenel pollo
cowla vaca
donkeyel burro/a
goatla cabra
henla gallina
horseel caballo
pigel cerdo/a
rabbitel conejo/a
roosterel gallo
sheepla oveja
turkeyel pavo

Watch this YouTube video with your kids to learn a song about farm animals in Spanish: Los animales de la granja (farm animals).

Groups of Animals – Los conjuntos de animales

Check out these collective nouns that refer to animals. 

EnglishSpanish
school of fish el banco de peces
cattle el ganado 
flock of birdsla bandada, la parvada de pájaros
herd of lions la manada de leones 
pack of wolves la jauría de lobos
swarm of bees el enjambre de abejas
el banco de peces

Check out: Celebrate Earth Day in Spanish

The Zoo in Spanish – El zoológico en español

No lesson about zoo animals in Spanish would be complete without a section about zoo-related words and verbs. 

EnglishSpanish
aquariumel acuario
aviaryel aviario
bathroomslos sanitarios
cagela jaula
entrancela entrada 
exitla salida
fencela reja
parking lotel aparcamiento
restaurantel restaurante
souvenir shopla tienda de recuerdos
ticketel boleto
ticket windowla taquilla 
zooel zoológico
zookeeperel cuidador
el zoológico

See also: The 5 Senses in Spanish (Free Spanish Lessons For Kids)

Actions at the Zoo – Las acciones en el zoológico

EnglishSpanish
to buy a souvenircomprar un recuerdo
to buy ticketscomprar las entradas
to feed the animalsalimentar a los animales
to look for the aquariumbuscar el acuario
to take picturestomar fotos
to touch an animaltocar un animal
to wait in lineesperar en la fila
to watch the gorillas’ behaviorobservar el comportamiento de los gorilas

Continue reading: Fun and Fascinating Facts about the Rainbow (Free Spanish Lessons For Kids)

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Blogger, content creator, and marketer. Proudly Mexican. Been to 30 countries. I love learning from different cultures and trying their cuisines. Obsessed with Asia. Fluent in Spanish and English, not so much in French.
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