5-letter Animals that contain K

List of 5-letter Animals that contain K

1

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

A slow, eucalyptus-eating Australian marsupial with thick fur and a specialized digestive system, often called a "bear" but unrelated to true bears.

2

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

A secretive forest giraffe of the Congo Basin — the only living relative of the giraffe, despite looking more like a striped horse, and completely unknown to Western science until 1901.

3

Shark

Selachimorpha (subclass — over 500 species)

An ancient cartilaginous fish that has roamed the oceans for over 400 million years — predating dinosaurs by hundreds of millions of years — with over 500 living species ranging from the 18 cm dwarf lanternshark to the 18 m whale shark.

4

Skunk

Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk)

A black-and-white mammal famous for its sulfurous defensive spray — capable of accurate spraying up to 3 meters, with a smell so persistent it can linger for days even after washing.

5

Snake

Serpentes (suborder)

A legless reptile of nearly every habitat on Earth — over 3,800 species ranging from the 10 cm thread snake to the 6 m anaconda, with sophisticated venom systems and an extraordinary ability to swallow prey larger than their heads.

6

Takin

Budorcas taxicolor

The ungainly giant of Himalayan forest — the takin looks improbable, like a goat that has been assembled from spare parts; it has the massive body of a musk ox, the Roman nose of a wildebeest, a short tail, and a yellow-gold coat; it is the national animal of Bhutan, where it is closely associated with the Divine Madman's legend; one of the larger bovids of Asia and a herd animal of dense rhododendron and bamboo forest.