Animals starting with V

Animals that start with V

List of animals.

Just here looking for animals? This page gives you an alphabetical breakdown of the most popular animals, reptiles and birds, from farmyard to jungle.

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Viper

Photo of a viperPhoto by Domenico Salvagnin
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Viper is a common name for a venomous snake.

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Virus

Photo of a virusPhoto by Kat Masback
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A virus is a living organism that can only reproduce if it is inside another living thing. Viruses are contagious, and many viruses make you sick. Both plants and animals can catch viruses.

The virus in the picture is influenza, or the flu.

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Vixen

Photo of a vixen.Photo by Dana Sibera
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A vixen is a female fox.

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Vole

Photo of a volePhoto by Maria Keays
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Scientific name: subfamily: arvicolinae

A vole is very similar to a mouse, but it has a fatter body, a shorter hairy tail and smaller ears and eyes. Some people call a vole a field mouse.

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Vulture

Photo of a vulturePhoto by John Haslam
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Scientific name: families: accipitridae (aegypiinae) and cathartidae

The vulture is the common name for a large bird from two families of bird. Vultures don't hunt for food, they eat animals that are already dead. Vultures are found all over the world except Antarctica, Australia and its surrounding islands. Vultures are distinctive for having a bald head. They are related to the condor.