Animals that start with R

A raccoon is a medium sized animal native to North America, although they have been spread to Europe by people. They prefer to live in forests. Raccoons like to sleep during the day and hunt at night. They eat insects, plants and small animals. A baby raccoon is called a kit.

A ram is a male sheep.

Rats are like large mice. They often live near people, scavenging food scraps in rubbish tips or stored food in houses. Rats are pests and most people try and get rid of rats if they can. Rats can also kept as pets. Pet rats tend to be white or multicoloured, and wild rats tend to be plain brown or grey.

A raven is a black bird in the same family as crows and magpies. They are one of the largest members of the crow family.

Reindeer, also known as caribou, are a kind of deer that can be used for pulling sleds. Traditionally, Santa Claus' sled is pulled by flying reindeer.