Read below for information on 114 different animals that start with the letter G, from galapagos penguin to guppy. The most popular G animal is the giant panda bear, which gets up to 99% of its food from bamboo. The least popular is geoffroy’s tamarin, a small monkey located in Panama and Columbia. Some fun facts about G name animals are:
- At up to 440lbs Gorillas are the world’s largest primates
- Less than 10% of Grizzly bears make it to adulthood
- Giraffe’s distinctive black tongues can grow as long as 18 inches
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Alphabetical List of Animals That Start with G
- Gaboon Viper
- Galapagos Penguin
- Galapagos Shark
- Galapagos Tortoise
- Gar
- Garden Eel
- Gargoyle Gecko
- Garter Snake
- Gazelle
- Gecko
- Genet
- Gentoo Penguin
- Geoffroys Tamarin
- Gerberian Shepsky
- Gerbil
- German Cockroach
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd Guide
- German Sheppit
- German Sheprador
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Spitz
- Gharial
- Ghost Catfish
- Ghost Crab
- Giant African Land Snail
- Giant Armadillo
- Giant Clam
- Giant Leopard Moth
- Giant Panda Bear
- Giant Salamander
- Giant Schnauzer
- Giant Schnoodle
- Gibbon
- Gila Monster
- Giraffe
- Glass Frog
- Glass Lizard
- Glechon
- Glen Of Imaal Terrier
- Glow Worm
- Gnat
- Goat
- Goberian
- Goblin Shark
- Goldador
- Golden Dox
- Golden Lancehead
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Golden Masked Owl
- Golden Newfie
- Golden Oriole
- Golden Pyrenees
- Golden Retriever
- Golden Saint
- Golden Shepherd
- Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
- Goldendoodle
- Goldfish
- Goliath Frog
- Goliath Tigerfish
- Gomphotherium
- Goonch Catfish
- Goose
- Gopher
- Gopher Snake
- Gopher Tortoise
- Gordon Setter
- Gorilla
- Goshawk
- Gouldian Finch
- Grass Carp
- Grass Snake
- Grasshopper
- Grasshopper Mouse
- Gray Fox
- Gray Tree Frog
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Dane
- Great Danoodle
- Great Egret
- Great Plains Rat Snake
- Great Pyrenees
- Great White Shark
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Green Anaconda
- Green Anole
- Green Bee-Eater
- Green Frog
- Green Heron
- Green Mamba
- Green Rat Snake
- Green Snake
- Green Tree Frog
- Green Tree Python
- Greenland Dog
- Greenland Shark
- Grey Heron
- Grey Mouse Lemur
- Grey Reef Shark
- Grey Seal
- Greyhound
- Griffon Vulture
- Griffonshire
- Grizzly Bear
- Groenendael
- Ground Snake
- Groundhog (Woodchuck)
- Grouper
- Grouse
- Guinea Fowl
- Guinea Pig
- Guppy
Animals that Start with G

Gaboon Viper
Gaboon vipers are the largest vipers in Africa.

Galapagos Penguin
Found around the Equator!

Galapagos Shark
Galapagos sharks are cannibalistic and sometimes eat their young, so the pups stay away from the adults in shallow water.

Galapagos Tortoise
The biggest species of tortoise in the world!

Gar
Can grow to more than 3m long!

Garden Eel
Garden eel colonies are made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals.

Gargoyle Gecko
Gargoyle Geckos are about an inch long and weigh as little as 3 grams when they hatch!

Garter Snake
Female garter snakes give birth to live young rather than laying eggs!

Gazelle
Named for the Arabic word for love poems

Gecko
There are thought to be over 2,000 species!

Genet
The Genet has retractable claws like a cat

Gentoo Penguin
Found throughout the sub-Antarctic!

Geoffroys Tamarin
Has distinctive V shape on head!

Gerberian Shepsky
German Shepherds, Siberian Huskies, and Gerberian Shepskies are all popular choices for police dogs.

Gerbil
Originally known as the Desert Rat!

German Cockroach
The most common type of urban roach

German Pinscher
Highly intelligent and fast learners!

German Shepherd Guide
Highly active and fearless dogs!

German Sheppit
The German Sheppit is well-suited for guarding and police work.

German Sheprador
There is a chance that the German Sheprador may inherit a love for water from its parent.

German Shorthaired Pointer
German Shorthaired Pointers are used by the Air Force, TSA, and other organizations to sniff out explosives.

German Spitz
There are five different sub-breeds of the German Spitz.

Gharial
Found in the murky waters of Northern India!

Ghost Catfish
You can see its heart beating

Ghost Crab
Their eyestalks, which are sometimes horned, can swivel 360 degrees

Giant African Land Snail
The biggest snail species on land!

Giant Armadillo
Armadillos have a smell that’s described as strong, sweet and acrid.

Giant Clam
Can reach nearly 4ft in length!

Giant Leopard Moth
When giant leopard moths mate, their mating sessions last over 24 hours.

Giant Panda Bear
Bamboo makes up 99 per cent of their diet!

Giant Salamander
Cryptobranchus giant salamanders breathe mostly through their skin.

Giant Schnauzer
Large, powerful and dominant!

Giant Schnoodle
Both parents of the Giant Schnoodle are hypoallergenic, making this one of the Doodle breeds that's safest for dander-sensitive owners.

Gibbon
Found in dense jungles and tropical forests!

Gila Monster
It's tail acts as a fat storage facility!

Giraffe
Long, black tongue can grow to 18 inches long!

Glass Frog
You can see their internal organs.

Glass Lizard
Can grow up to 4ft long!

Glechon
Glechons are talented in the area of search and rescue, as their sense of smell makes them great at tracking.

Glen Of Imaal Terrier
This dog is also named the Wicklow Terrier after the county of its origin.

Glow Worm
Found inhabiting dense woodland and caves!

Gnat
Males form large mating swarms at dusk

Goat
Most closely related to the Sheep!

Goberian
These dogs are great around children and are very playful around them.

Goblin Shark
Goblin Sharks are called a living fossil because their family, Mitsukurinidae, can be traced back 125 million years.

Goldador
Goldadors were not intentionally bred until the early 2000s!

Golden Dox
Golden doxes don't have to be tiny. This breed looks different depending on whether the mix includes a regular dachshund or the mini version of the species.

Golden Lancehead
Golden lancehead snakes climb trees to prey on birds.

Golden Lion Tamarin
Native to the eastern rainforests of Brazil!

Golden Masked Owl
While flying high above this owl can hear a mouse moving in the tall grass of field!

Golden Newfie
These dogs love to swim and instinctively know how to swim.

Golden Oriole
Migrates between Europe and Asia!

Golden Pyrenees
Golden Pyrenees make great therapy dogs due to their intelligence and gentle nature.

Golden Retriever
Trusting, kind and gentle!

Golden Saint
Golden saints come in all kinds of colors. You can find them in tan, chocolate, yellow, brindled, spotted, and almost any other pattern you can think of.

Golden Shepherd
The Golden Shepherds were first recognized by the International Designer Canine Registry in 2009.

Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
They eat figs almost exclusively

Goldendoodle
Due to their breeding, no two Goldendoodles are alike.

Goldfish
Goldfish and common carp can mate and produce offspring

Goliath Frog
Does not have a vocal sac.

Goliath Tigerfish
Featured in River Monsters TV series

Goonch Catfish
The goonch catfish, or giant devil catfish, is one of the most fierce freshwater fish.

Goose
There are 29 different species!

Gopher
They dig large networks of tunnels!

Gopher Snake
Gopher snakes can reach up to 9 feet long.

Gopher Tortoise
It is the only species of tortoise native to Florida.

Gordon Setter
It's the largest and heaviest breed of setter.

Gorilla
The biggest of the world's primates!

Goshawk
The goshawk is a popular choice among European falconers

Gouldian Finch
The male Gouldian finch bobs its head and fluffs its feathers to court a female.

Grass Carp
The grass carp is considered to be a natural weed control agent.

Grass Snake
Use acute hearing to hunt

Grasshopper
There are 11,000 known species!

Grasshopper Mouse
The grasshopper mice attack predators using the poison of their venom.

Gray Fox
The gray fox has retractable claws and a rotating wrist that allow it to climb trees with some proficiency

Gray Tree Frog
Survives freezing temperatures by producing glycerol and maintaining slower metabolic processes

Great Blue Heron
Their wingspan is larger than an eagle’s; both males and females help hatch the eggs; rich in symbolism

Great Crested Flycatcher
This species makes use of some truly unusual nesting material, including snakeskin and garbage

Great Dane
Large and imposing in appearance!

Great Danoodle
Both Great Danes and Poodles are in the top 15 most popular AKC breeds - which makes Great Danoodles a shoo-in for popularity.

Great Egret
The male egret performs an elaborate courtship display to attract a mate

Great Plains Rat Snake
This snake vigorously shakes its tail as a way to frighten away predators.

Great White Shark
Can grow to more than 8 meters long!

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Protective and gentle by nature!

Green Anaconda
Females are often five times longer than males.

Green Anole
It communicates with head movements, color and dewlap

Green Bee-Eater
Mainly eats honeybees!

Green Frog
Green frogs will eat any animal that they can fit in their mouth.

Green Heron
Uses bait to catch prey

Green Mamba
Green mambas are fast, and can travel up to 7 miles per hour.

Green Rat Snake
The green rat snake catches its meals in midair!

Green Snake
There are two types of green snakes: smooth green snakes and rough green snakes

Green Tree Frog
Green tree frogs breathe through their skin

Green Tree Python
Green tree pythons are non-venomous, so to subdue their prey, they have a couple of very unique and highly successful hunting techniques.

Greenland Dog
Strong and speedy breed of dog!

Greenland Shark
This shark has the longest lifespan of any vertebrate.

Grey Heron
Male grey herons are picky about their mates. They'll reject a female that they don't fancy.

Grey Mouse Lemur
The largest species of mouse lemur!

Grey Reef Shark
One of the most common shark species!

Grey Seal
One of the rarest species of seal on Earth

Greyhound
Extremely fast and athletic!

Griffon Vulture
Can spot a dead animal from thousands of feet away

Griffonshire
Griffonshires are so little they are easily mistaken for puppies throughout their lives.

Grizzly Bear
Less than 10% make it into adulthood

Groenendael
Although developed as a herding dog, the breed makes an excellent guard and working dog and is used by police forces and the military.

Ground Snake
It’s sometimes called a miter snake due to the marking on its head that looks like a bishop’s miter

Groundhog (Woodchuck)
They whistle to each other to warn of approaching danger!

Grouper
Many grouper can change their sex, and it is always from female to male.

Grouse
Feathered legs and toes!

Guinea Fowl
Found in a vairety of African habitats!

Guinea Pig
Natively found in the Andes Mountain range!

Guppy
Also known as the Millionfish!
Popular Animals starting with G

Giant Panda Bear
Bamboo makes up 99 per cent of their diet!

German Shepherd Guide
Highly active and fearless dogs!
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Galapagos Shark
Galapagos sharks are cannibalistic and sometimes eat their young, so the pups stay away from the adults in shallow water.

Giant Leopard Moth
When giant leopard moths mate, their mating sessions last over 24 hours.

Gargoyle Gecko
Gargoyle Geckos are about an inch long and weigh as little as 3 grams when they hatch!

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