Animals That Start with B | List & Examples
There are many animals that start with “B.” This article contains a list of animal names that start or end with “B.”
Animals that start with B: List
Here’s a list of animals that start with “B”:
- Baboon
- Badger
- Barnacle (crustacean related to lobsters, shrimps, and crabs)
- Barracuda (fish)
- Bat
- Bear
- Beaver
- Bee
- Beetle
- Binturong (known as bearcat)
- Bird
- Bison
- Boa constrictor (snake)
- Bobcat
- Bonobo
- Buffalo
- Bull
- Bumblebee
- Butterfly
You can also download this list of animals that start with “B” as a PDF.
Animals that start with “B” PDF
Animals that end with B
Animals that end with “B” are quite rare. The only common one is “crab.” Other animal names that end with “B” are squab (baby pigeon) and lamb (baby sheep).
Animals with other letters
If you’re looking for animals that start with another letter, you can visit one of our other articles on animal names.
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