Animals that start with S

Photo by Spencer Wright

Sis forSteed

A steed is another word for a horse, particularly a quality, high-spirited horse that a knight might ride to battle.

Horses

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Sis forStingray

Scientific name: suborder: myliobatoidei

Stingrays are a type of large fish related to the shark. Stingrays do not lay eggs, but give birth to four or five baby stingrays. Stingrays have a stinging barb that can be extremely painful, and can sometimes even kill you. The barb often breaks off and stays in the victim. Stingray injuries can be treated with very hot water.

Fish

Photo by Keven Law

Sis forStoat

Scientific name: mustela erminea

A stoat, also called an ermine, is a kind of small weasel. Its coat changes from brown in summer to white in winter in cold areas. Sometimes only a white stoat is called an ermine. Stoats, like other weasels, are quick hunters and eat small animals and insects.

Weasels

Photo by Geoff Parsons

Sis forSturgeon

Scientific name: family acipenseridae

Sturgeon are a large family of fish. Some kinds of sturgeon are caught for their roe, which are used to make caviar. Some species of beluga can grow up to 5.5 metres or 18 foot long and weigh 2000 kilos or 4400 pounds.

Fish

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Sis forSugar glider

Scientific name: petaurus breviceps

The sugar glider is a small marsupial found in Australia and New Guinea that looks like a tiny possum. Sugar gliders have a flap of skin between their front and back legs on both sides that they can stretch out and use to glide. Sugar gliders can jump out of trees and glide through the air to another tree, like a flying squirrel. Sugar gliders eat the sweet sap of some trees, and some types of nectar.

Marsupials, Australian

Photo by Ferran Pestaña

Sis forSwallow (bird)

Scientific name: family: hirundinidae

Swallows are part of a large family of birds found all over the world, with the exception of Antarctica. They eat insects out of the air while they are flying around. There are many different kinds of swallows, with different habits. Many swallows have a distinctive forked tail.

Birds

Photo by Linda McGee

Sis forSwan

Scientific name: genus: cygnus

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A swan is a kind of large water bird, related to the duck and goose. A male swan is called a cob, a female swan is called a pen and a baby swan is called a cygnet. Not all swans are white. Some swans have black patches, and swans in Australia are pure black.

Birds