Animals That Start With M: List, Facts & Free Coloring Pages

Many monkeys use their long tails to help them balance as they leap through trees. Spider monkeys can even hang by their tails.

Mice use their long whiskers to feel their way in the dark. Their front teeth never stop growing, so they chew a lot.

Moose are the biggest members of the deer family. They are good swimmers and love to munch on plants in lakes.

Meerkats live in big family groups in the deserts of southern Africa. One meerkat stands guard on its back legs and calls out if danger is near.

Manatees are gentle, slow swimmers that are sometimes called sea cows. They spend much of the day munching on water plants.

Macaws are big, colorful parrots with strong curved beaks. Their beaks are tough enough to crack open hard nuts.

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

Monarch butterflies have bright orange and black wings. Every fall, many fly all the way from Canada and the US to Mexico.

Mountain goats climb steep, rocky cliffs with ease. Their hooves have soft pads that grip the rocks like sneakers.

Manta rays glide through the sea by flapping their wide fins like wings. Giant manta rays can be about 20 feet across.

Mandrills are the largest monkeys in the world. Grown-up males have bright red and blue faces.

Male mallards have shiny green heads. The loud “quack” you hear at the pond usually comes from a female.