| Children's Writers Brainstorming Lists |
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| aardvark | addax | alligator | alpaca |
| anteater | antelope | aoudad | ape |
| argali | armadillo | ass | baboon |
| badger | basilisk | bat | bear |
| beaver | bighorn | bison | boar |
| budgerigar | buffalo | bull | bunny |
| burro | camel | canary | capybara |
| cat | chameleon | chamois | cheetah |
| chimpanzee | chinchilla | chipmunk | civet |
| coati | colt | cony | cougar |
| cow | coyote | crocodile | crow |
| deer | dingo | doe | dog |
| donkey | dormouse | dromedary | duckbill |
| dugong | eland | elephant | elk |
| ermine | ewe | fawn | ferret |
| finch | fish | fox | frog |
| gazelle | gemsbok | gila monster | giraffe |
| gnu | goat | gopher | gorilla |
| grizzly bear | ground hog | guanaco | guinea pig |
| hamster | hare | hartebeest | hedgehog |
| hippopotamus | hog | horse | hyena |
| ibex | iguana | impala | jackal |
| jaguar | jerboa | kangaroo | kid |
| kinkajou | kitten | koala | koodoo |
| lamb | lemur | leopard | lion |
| lizard | llama | lovebird | lynx |
| mandrill | mare | marmoset | marten |
| mink | mole | mongoose | monkey |
| moose | mountain goat | mouse | mule |
| musk deer | musk-ox | muskrat | mustang |
| mynah bird | newt | ocelot | okapi |
| opossum | orangutan | oryx | otter |
| ox | panda | panther | parakeet |
| parrot | peccary | pig | platypus |
| polar bear | pony | porcupine | porpoise |
| prairie dog | pronghorn | puma | puppy |
| quagga | rabbit | raccoon | ram |
| rat | reindeer | reptile | rhinoceros |
| roebuck | salamander | seal | sheep |
| shrew | silver fox | skunk | sloth |
| snake | springbok | squirrel | stallion |
| steer | tapir | tiger | toad |
| turtle | vicuna | walrus | warthog |
| waterbuck | weasel | whale | wildcat |
| wolf | wolverine | wombat | woodchuck |
| yak | zebra | zebu |