Animals that Start with C

Cabbage Moth

Cabbage moths are named after the vegetable they find the tastiest.

Cactus Moth

Cactus moths can cause serious damage to cacti in locations where they have no predators.

Cactus Mouse

In hot temperatures, they lower their metabolism and become inactive to reduce the amount of water they need to survive

Caecilian

Some species' babies use their hooked or scraper-like teeth to peel off and eat their mother's skin

Caiman

Can grow to up 6 meters long!

Caiman Lizard

Caiman lizards are among the largest lizards.

Cairn Terrier

Intelligent, lively and strong!

California Kingsnake

A full-grown California kingsnake can be about 3.5 feet long, though there are some cases in Mexico of the snake being almost twice this size.

Camel

Can survive without water for 10 months!

Camel Cricket

The camel crickets that are found in the USA are light brown in color. They also have dark streaks all over their body.

Camel Spider

Fast, carnivorous arachnid with a painful bite.

Canaan Dog

Has a strong survival instinct!

Canada Lynx

They have natural snowshoes

Canada Warbler

These birds travel more than 3,000 miles during migration!

Canadian Eskimo Dog

Canadian Horse

Canadian horses are believed to generate more power per pound of body weight than any other horse breed in the world.

Cane Corso

Cane Corsos nearly became extinct in the mid 1900’s, but the breed was revived by a group of Italians. Even so, they still didn’t become known in many other parts of the world until after 1988.

Cantil

Cape Lion

Despite its large, muscular body, the Cape lion actually rests more than 20 hours a day

Capybara

Excellent at both diving and swimming

Caracal

Has 20 different muscles in it's ears!

Caribbean Reef Shark

These sharks are a big part of ecotoursim in the Caribbean.

Caribou

Males and females grow antlers

Carolina Dog

Wild dog breed discovered in the 1970s!

Carolina Parakeet

The Carolina parakeet is one of the few parrots that lived as far north as the United States

Carp

The carp is one of the most popular pond fishes in the world

Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!

Carpet Python

Carpet Viper

The Carpet Viper probably bites and kills more people than any other species of snake.

Cascabel

Cascabels rely on their camouflage first, and rattle if that doesn't work.

Cashmere Goat

Cashmere goat are named after Kashmir regions of India and Pakistan

Cassowary

Can reach speeds of 30mph!

Cat

First domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians!

Cat Snake

Some cat snakes have a prehensile tail that helps them climb into trees.

Cat-Eyed Snake

Evidence indicates that females can delay fertilization and store sperm for later years to produce eggs even in the absence of contact with a male!

Catahoula Leopard

The state of Louisiana's only native dog breed

Catalan Sheepdog

This breed is called the Gos d’Atura Catala in native Catalan and Pastor Catalan in Spanish, both of which roughly translate to mean Catalan Sheepdog

Caterpillar

The larvae of a moth or butterfly!

Catfish

There are nearly 3,000 different species!

Cava Tzu

Females are more territorial than males, but you can train this behavior out of them.

Cavador

The Cavador is a good service dog.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Highly playful and affectionate!

Cavapoo

The temperament of a Cavapoo allows this breed to make an excellent family dog as well as a great therapy dog.

Cave Bear

Cave bears may have been worshiped by primitive humans.

Cave Lion

Unlike modern lions, cave lions didn't have a significant mane.

Cecropia Moth

Cecropia moths don’t have digestive tracts, so they can’t eat.

Centipede

There are about 3,000 documented species!

Central Ranges Taipan

The central ranges taipan may be among the deadliest snakes in the world.

Ceratosaurus

Cesky Fousek

An affectionate hunting dog!

Cesky Terrier

This breed is also known as the Bohemian Terrier (Bohemia was an historical Medieval kingdom and a region of the modern Czech Republic)

Chameleon

There are more than 160 different species!

Chamois

Natively found in the European mountains!

Chartreux

Cheagle

Some Cheagles have an excellent sense of smell.

Checkered Garter Snake

It has the ability to expel a stinky liquid from its body as a way to make predators (and humans) retreat!

Cheetah

The fastest land mammal in the world!

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Bright and happy disposition!

Chickadee

Chickadees are named for the sound they make: Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee!

Chicken

First domesticated more than 10,000 years ago!

Chicken Snake

Chihuahua

Curious and devoted personality!

Children’s python

These snakes come in a wide variety of patterns and colors.

Chimaera

Also called ghost shark

Chimpanzee

Has 32 teeth including fang-like canines!

Chinchilla

Natively found in the Andes Mountain range!

Chinese Alligator

Unlike other alligators, the Chinese alligator is armored all over, even on its belly.

Chinese Cobra

Juvenile Chinese cobras have the ability to start hunting almost from the moment they hatch from the eggs.

Chinese Crested Dog

A hairless breed of dog!

Chinese Geese

They are excellent “guard geese”

Chinese Paddlefish

The Chinese paddlefish is one the largest freshwater fish in the world

Chinese Shar-Pei

These dogs have a blue and black tongue.

Chinook

A calm and friendly breed!

Chinook Salmon

The Chinook salmon undertakes a long migration for the spawning season

Chinstrap Penguin

There are 7 million breeding pairs!

Chipmunk

There are 25 different species!

Chipoo

The Chipoo was first bred in the 1970s

Chipping Sparrow

Gets its nickname "hair bird" due to the fact that it lines its nest with animal hair

Chiweenie

Chiweenies travel especially well.

Chorkie

Chorkies are very fond of their owners and will love to sit in their laps for long amounts of time!

Chow Chow

Loyal and affectionate to it's family!

Chow Shepherd

The Chow Shepherd is also known as the Sheprachow.

Christmas Island Red Crab

During the breeding season, roads can dangerous for cars as well as the crab. Their shells are so hard they can puncture tires.

Cicada

Cicadas have one of the longest insect lifespans

Cichlid

There are more than 2 000 known species!

Cinereous Vulture

This vulture can fly at great heights. At least one was found a few thousand feet from the top of Mount Everest.

Cinnamon Ferret

A ferret’s heartrate is 200 to 250 beats a minute.

Clouded Leopard

Has canines that can be two inches long!

Clownfish

Also known as the anemonefish!

Clumber Spaniel

Has a thick, soft coat!

Coachwhip Snake

Coachwhip snakes pose little danger to people

Coastal Carpet Python

This subspecies can reach 13 feet, but usually tops out at 9 or 10.

Coastal Taipan

The venom in its bite starts to have adverse effects on a human within 30 minutes

Coati

Found in dense forests and wet jungles!

Cobia Fish

It has teeth not only in its jaws but in its tongue and the roof of its mouth

Cobras

Several medicines have been created using cobra venom.

Cockalier

The Cockalier has very strong hunting ancestry.

Cockapoo

Cockapoos became popular in the 1960s as a sweet, family dog.

Cockatiel

They have crests that rise or fall depending on their emotions

Cockatoo

Highly social, smart, and chatty bird.

Cocker Spaniel

Cockroach

Dated to be around 300 million years old!

Codfish

They eat other fish

Codling Moth

Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.

Coelacanth

The coelacanth first evolved almost 400 million years ago.

Collared Peccary

Form bands of up to 12 individuals!

Collett’s Snake

Collie

Gentle and devoted!

Colossal Squid

Can survive eating a single fish for months

Comet Moth

Adult comet moths do not feed at all till they die less than 12 days later.

Common Buzzard

The most common raptor in the UK!

Common Carp

Common European Adder

European adders are the only snake that lives above the Arctic Circle.

Common Frog

Found throughout the European continent!

Common Furniture Beetle

The common furniture beetle feeds exclusively on wood

Common House Spider

House spiders have the ability to eat most insects in a home.

Common Loon

Also known as the Great Northern Diver

Common Raven

A group of ravens is called an unkindness or a conspiracy.

Common Toad

Most active in wet weather!

Compsognathus

Conger Eel

The European Conger ( Conger conger) can weigh as much as an adult human!

Congo Snake

Cookiecutter Shark

The cookiecutter shark takes its name because it leaves a cookie-shaped bite hole in its prey.

Cooper’s Hawk

Eyes change color as they age

Copperhead

Copperheads get their name, unsurprisingly, from their bronze-hued heads.

Coral

There are more than 6000 species of coral in the world's oceans.

Coral Snake

There are over 80 species of coral snake worldwide.

Corgidor

Corgidors are herding dogs that typically help out on cattle farms.

Corgipoo

These dogs are highly intelligent and are easy to train.

Corkie

One of the Corkie’s parent breeds, the Cocker Spaniel, was thought to have come over on the Mayflower.

Corman Shepherd

Corman Shepherds can be great watchdogs and are often very protective of their owners.

Corn Rex Cat (Cornish Rex)

Corn Snake

Corn snakes are partly arboreal and are excellent climbers.

Cory Catfish

All Cory Catfish have three pairs of barbels around their mouth that they use to detect food.

Coton de Tulear

The soft coat of the Coton de Tulear is the result of a singular genetic mutation early in the breed's development.

Cotton-top Tamarin

Found in tropical forest edges!

Cottonmouth

The cottonmouth (also known as a water moccasin) is a highly venomous pit viper that spends most of its life near water.

Cougar

The Second Largest feline in North America

Cow

There are nearly 1.5 million worldwide!

Coyote

Also known as the Prairie Wolf!

Crab

There are 93 different crab groups

Crab Spider

Crab Spiders can mimic ants or bird droppings

Crab-Eating Macaque

Found throughout the South-East Asian jungles!

Crabeater Seal

The crabeater seal doesn’t actually eat crab at all, but instead krill

Crane

Many are critically endangered species!

Crappie Fish

The crappie is one of the most popular freshwater fish in North America.

Crested Gecko

The crested gecko can walk on glass and even has a prehensile tail.

Crested Penguin

Has long yellow eyebrows!

Cricket

Male crickets can produce sounds by rubbing their wings together

Crocodile

Have changed little in 200 million years!

Crocodile Monitor

Its tail is twice the length of its body.

Cross Fox

The cross fox’s tail is bushier than the tail of the average red fox

Cross River Gorilla

Less than 300 remaining!

Crow

A group of these birds is called a Murder.

Crucian Carp

Can survive drought by burying itself in mud.

Cuban Boa

One of the only snakes observed using cooperative hunting tactics.

Cuban Cockroach

Believed to have been introduced to the United States by being shipped with green bananas.

Cuckoo

Curly Coated Retriever

A lively and fun-loving breed!

Cuscus

Has a long, strong prehensile tail!

Cuttlefish

Found throughout the world's oceans!

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

This breed is also known as the Czechoslovakian Vlcak (the name for the German Shepherd).

Cheetah

The fastest land mammal in the world!

Carolina Dog

Wild dog breed discovered in the 1970s!

Cory Catfish

All Cory Catfish have three pairs of barbels around their mouth that they use to detect food.

Crocodile Monitor

Its tail is twice the length of its body.

Common Carp