4 Letter Animals: Names With Four Letters

Many bears sleep through most of the winter in a cozy den. Mother bears often have their tiny cubs while they are still in the den.

Most crabs walk sideways. They have a hard shell and two strong claws called pincers.

Ducks have waterproof feathers that keep them dry. Their webbed feet work like paddles when they swim.

In most kinds of deer, only the males grow antlers. The antlers fall off and grow back every year.

Doves make a soft cooing sound. They are close cousins of pigeons.

Frogs start life as tadpoles that swim with a tail. Many frogs can jump many times their own body length.

Goats are great climbers and love to stand on rocks and hills. Their pupils are shaped like little rectangles.

Hawks have super sharp eyes for spotting food from high in the sky. They catch it with strong, curved claws called talons.

Ibises have long, curved beaks for poking in the mud. They find worms, bugs and little crabs to eat.

Ibexes are wild goats that climb steep, rocky cliffs. The males have big horns that curve back over their heads.

Kiwis are birds from New Zealand that cannot fly. Their nostrils are at the tip of their long beak to help them sniff out worms.

Lions live together in family groups called prides. A lion’s roar can be heard from about 5 miles away.

A lynx has tufts of black fur on the tips of its ears. Its big, furry paws work like snowshoes in deep snow.

Loons are great divers that chase fish underwater. Their wild, wailing call echoes across quiet lakes at night.

Moles spend almost their whole lives digging tunnels underground. Their wide front paws work like little shovels.

Newts are small salamanders that live part of their lives in water and part on land. They can regrow a lost leg or tail.

The nene is a goose that lives only in Hawaii. It is the state bird of Hawaii.

Orcas are also called killer whales, but they are really the biggest kind of dolphin. They live and hunt together in family groups called pods.

Seals are great swimmers but wiggle on their bellies when they are on land. A thick layer of fat called blubber keeps them warm in icy water.

Swans are large birds with long, curvy necks. Baby swans are called cygnets.

Tuna are fast, strong fish that have to keep swimming to breathe. Some kinds can swim all the way across an ocean.

Toads have dry, bumpy skin and short legs, so they hop in little steps. They eat lots of bugs, which makes them great garden helpers.

Unau is another name for the two-toed sloth. It hangs upside down and moves very slowly through the trees.

Voles are small, chubby rodents that look like mice with short tails. They make little tunnels and paths through the grass.

Wolves live and hunt in family groups called packs. They howl to call each other from far away.

Zebus are cattle with a big hump on their shoulders and loose, floppy skin under their necks. They handle hot weather well, so farmers in India and Africa keep many of them.