6 animals starting with the letter D — each with origin, classification, and notes.
If you've been searching for animals that start with D, you'll find 6 detailed animals below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Slender, antlered ruminants found across nearly all continents — from the white-tailed deer of North America to the European red deer to tropical muntjacs — among the most successful large mammals in human-altered landscapes.
Asia's wild dog — a highly social, pack-hunting canid of South and Southeast Asian forests that kills prey far larger than itself through cooperative strategy; dholes can drive tigers and leopards from their kills, communicate with extraordinary calls including whistles and clucks, and their packs may number over 30 individuals.
The tiny antelope of African thornbush — one of the world's smallest antelopes, barely 35–45 cm at the shoulder, with enormous dark eyes, an elongated flexible snout, and a habit of zigzagging away in a characteristic stop-start dash when alarmed; dik-diks form lifelong monogamous pairs that maintain small territories together, marking boundaries with secretions from preorbital glands beside their eyes.
Australia's wild dog — a lean, amber-coated canid that arrived from Asia at least 3,500 years ago and now sits at the top of the mainland food chain as the continent's largest terrestrial predator.
A highly intelligent marine mammal found in oceans worldwide, famous for its sophisticated social behavior, problem-solving ability, and signature whistle communication.
A patient, sure-footed working equid descended from the African wild ass — the world's primary cargo animal in mountainous and arid regions for over 5,000 years.
That's our current list of animals starting with the letter D. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite animal starting with D that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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