A beginner list of 19 French words for forest animals, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| un écureuil | a squirrel | L’écureuil cache ses noisettes. The squirrel hides its hazelnuts. |
| un cerf | a stag | Le cerf brame en automne. The stag bellows in autumn. |
| un blaireau | a badger | Le blaireau sort la nuit. The badger comes out at night. |
| le renard | the fox | Le renard rôde près du poulailler. The fox prowls near the henhouse. |
| le loup | the wolf | Le loup hurle à la lune. The wolf howls at the moon. |
| un sanglier | a wild boar | Le sanglier fouille la terre. The wild boar digs in the earth. |
| un castor | a beaver | Le castor construit un barrage. The beaver builds a dam. |
| un raton-laveur | a racoon | Le raton-laveur lave sa nourriture. The raccoon washes its food. |
| un ours | a bear | L’ours hiberne en hiver. The bear hibernates in winter. |
| un bison | a buffalo | Le bison vit dans les plaines. The buffalo lives on the plains. |
| le lapin | rabbit | Le lapin se cache dans le terrier. The rabbit hides in the burrow. |
| un lièvre | a hare | Le lièvre court très vite. The hare runs very fast. |
| une taupe | a mole | La taupe creuse des galeries. The mole digs tunnels. |
| un hérisson | a hedgehog | Le hérisson se met en boule. The hedgehog curls into a ball. |
| la grenouille | the frog | La grenouille coasse dans la mare. The frog croaks in the pond. |
| un faisan | a pheasant | Le faisan s’envole bruyamment. The pheasant flies up noisily. |
| un pivert | a green woodpecker | Le pivert tambourine sur l’arbre. The woodpecker drums on the tree. |
| une chouette | owl | La chouette chasse la nuit. The owl hunts at night. |
| un hibou | a male owl | Le hibou a des aigrettes. The owl has ear tufts. |
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