Random Animal Generator
Get random animals with a picture of each one. Choose easy or hard animals, hide the names for a guessing game, or show one at a time with a timer for Pictionary.
seal
mouse
elephant
cow
turtle
pig
eagle
fox
turkey
goat
deer
fly
spider
bird
wolf
dog
No animals match. Set Difficulty to Any or turn a toggle back on.
Tap a card to keep it. Turn on "Hide names" for a guessing game.
How to use the random animal generator
- Pick how many animals. Get one at a time or up to 50 at once, each with a picture.
- Choose a difficulty. Easy animals (cat, lion, frog) are ones young kids know. Hard ones (orangutan, rhinoceros) are less familiar.
- Include or skip extras. Extinct animals are on by default. Turn on fantasy animals for unicorns and dragons.
- Play. Use "One animal" with a timer for Pictionary or charades, or "Hide names" to guess each animal from its picture.
Ways to use random animals
Pictionary and drawing practice
Draw the animal before the timer runs out. Easy animals suit kids; hard ones challenge adults.
Guess the animal
Turn on "Hide names", show the pictures, and let players call out each animal.
Animal reports
Give each student a random animal to research: where it lives, what it eats, and one surprising fact.
Story characters
Pair a random animal with the random adjective generator for characters like a nervous octopus.
All 99 animals in the generator
Every animal the generator can pick, by difficulty. Fantasy animals (unicorn, dragon) only appear when you turn them on.
Easy (42)
bat, bear, bee, bird, butterfly, cat, chick, chicken, cow, deer, dog, donkey, duck, eagle, elephant, fish, fly, fox, frog, goat, goose, horse, lion, monkey, mouse, pig, rabbit, rat, seal, shark, sheep, shrimp, snake, spider, T. rex, tiger, turkey, turtle, water buffalo, whale, wolf, worm
Medium (46)
ant, badger, beaver, beetle, bison, boar, camel, caterpillar, cockroach, crab, cricket, crocodile, dodo, dolphin, dove, giraffe, gorilla, hamster, hedgehog, jellyfish, kangaroo, leopard, lizard, lobster, mammoth, moose, mosquito, octopus, otter, owl, ox, oyster, panda, parrot, peacock, penguin, polar bear, raccoon, rooster, scorpion, skunk, snail, squid, swan, tropical fish, zebra
Hard (11)
brontosaurus, chipmunk, flamingo, hippopotamus, koala, ladybug, llama, orangutan, pufferfish, rhinoceros, sloth
Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (Flat style), MIT license.
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Frequently asked questions
How many animals are in the generator?
99 real animals, from cats and lions to koalas and sloths, plus 2 fantasy animals you can turn on.
Can I get only easy animals for kids?
Yes. Set Difficulty to Easy, or tap the "Easy animals" preset. Easy animals are ones young children usually know.
What do the extinct and fantasy toggles do?
Extinct animals (mammoth, dodo, T. rex, brontosaurus) are included by default; turn them off for living animals only. Fantasy animals (unicorn, dragon) are off by default.
How do I play guess the animal?
Turn on "Hide names". Each card shows only the picture; tap a card to reveal the animal.
Is it good for Pictionary?
Yes. Tap the Pictionary preset to show one easy animal at a time with a 60-second timer.
Where do the pictures come from?
They are Microsoft Fluent Emoji (Flat style), an open-source icon set released under the MIT license.
Is the generator random?
Yes. Animals are picked with your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so every animal that matches your settings has the same chance.
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