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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)Giraffe
Long, black tongue can grow to 18 inches long!
Peacock (Pavo Cristatus)Peacock
Most commonly found on the Indian mainland!
Llama (Lama Glama)Llama
Natively found in the Andes Mountain range!
Chinchilla (Chinchilla Lanigera)Chinchilla
Natively found in the Andes Mountain range!

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Read below for information on 5 different animals that start with the letter Z, from zebra to zorse. The most popular animal that starts with Z is the zonkey, the least popular is the zebra shark. Some fun facts about Z letter animals include:

  • Both the zorse and zonkey are both crossbred animals. Zorses have one zebra and one horse parent. Zonkeys have one zebra parent and one donkey parent
  • Zebra stripes are like fingerprints and are unique to each individual animal.
Zebra (Equus zebra, Equus quagga, Equus grevyi)Zebra
Stripe patterns are unique to each individual!
Zebra Shark (Stegostoma Fasciatum)Zebra Shark
Can get to be 30 years old in the wild!
Zebu (Bos Primigenius Indicus)Zebu
There are around 75 different species!
Zonkey (Equus zebra x Equus asinus)Zonkey
The offspring of Zebra and Donkey parents!
Zorse (Equus zebra x Equus caballus)Zorse
The offspring of a Zebra and Horse parents!