Animals that start with C

Cis forChipmunk

Scientific name: genus: tamias

A chipmunk is a small rodent that is very similar to the squirrel. They will eat nuts, berries, frogs and even baby mice.

Rodents

Photo by Cyndy Sims Parr

Cicadas are big, noisy insects that can be found all over the world. Most species are about 2-5cm long but some grow to 16cm long. Only male cicadas make the noise, and they are partly hollow to make the noise louder. Female cicadas are not hollow, and as they are very big and meaty, some people eat them. Cicadas spend the first part of their life underground as nymphs, a time of their life which can last for up to 17 years. When the nymphs come to the surface, they shed their skin and emerge as winged adult cicadas.

Invertebrates

Photo by Phil Kirkpatrick

Cis forClam

A clam is related to the snail. Clams have shells in two halves with a hinge joining the halves. Clams don't have eyes or brains.

Molluscs

Photo by Possumgirl2

Cis forClydesdale

Clydesdales are draft horses from the Clydesdale region of Scotland. They are large, strong, attractive horses that today are used primarily by beer companies to pull carts full of barrels, or pulling wagons at fairs and parades.

Horses

Photo by Russ Bowling

Cis forCobra

Cobras are a kind of venomous snake found in Africa, India, the Middle East and Indonesia. They rear up and flatten out their neck like the snake in the picture when they are scared. Cobras are the snake of choice for snake charmers, who seem to hypnotise a snake by playing a musical instrument in front of it.

Snakes

Photo by Andy Roberts

Cis forCock

Most male birds are called cocks. Sometimes the word is in the common name of the bird, such as the peacock. Male birds tend to have much brighter coloured feathers than female birds, or hens.

Birds, Male

Photo by FotoosVanRobin

Cis forCockle

Scientific name: family: cardiidae

Cockles are related to clams, mussels and snails. They have a shell in two parts joined by a hinge. Cockles burrow into sandy beaches and eat tiny creatures in the water that washes over them. Cockles can be caught and eaten. They are cooked in much the same way as other similar creatures like mussels.

Molluscs, Food

Photo by treasuresthouhast

Cis forCockroach

Scientific name: German cockroach: blattella germanica

Cockroaches, sometimes just called roaches, are a type of insect. There are thousands of kinds of cockroach but only a few are pests found inside houses. The cockroach in the picture is a German cockroach. They like warm, moist places, and are particularly fond of garbage bins.

Insects

Photo by Matt Kieffer

Cis forCod

Scientific name: genus: gadus

Cod is the common name for a number of related fish. Cod eat sea snails, starfish, smaller fish and other sea creatures. Cod are caught for food, and their livers are used to make cod liver oil, which is rich in vitamin A, D and E.

Fish