ADJ
dead, live, living
The children watched the living animals at the farm during their school trip.
cold-blooded, warm-blooded | higher, lower | dumb
stuffed
My daughter sleeps with a collection of stuffed animals on her bed every night.
dangerous | endangered, rare | extinct | social, solitary | tame | feral, stray, wild | exotic
caged, trapped, wounded
The injured dog was limping slowly, a wounded animal that needed immediate veterinary care.
domestic, farm, laboratory, zoo | forest, land, marine
draught, pack
Horses were commonly used as draught animals to pull heavy carts and wagons across the countryside.
VERB + ANIMAL
have, keep
My grandmother has three cats and two dogs on her farm.
breed, raise, rear
The farmer raises cattle and sheep on his land every year.
tame, train
The circus trainer spent months trying to tame the wild elephant for the show.
hunt, trap | butcher, slaughter
ANIMAL + NOUN
life, species | behaviour, instinct | lover | husbandry
experiments, testing/tests
Researchers are developing new methods to reduce animal testing in the cosmetics industry.
rights, welfare | fat, products
PHRASES
the animal kingdom/world
Scientists have discovered thousands of new species living in the animal kingdom every year.