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Commonly Known Animals That Start With G
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Gerbil
Gerbils are very social animals and love a good cuddle pile. When not cuddling, they love chewing and need things to gnaw on. Gerbils in the wild live in underground tunnels. If a predator catches a gerbil, they are able to shed their tail, enabling them to flee. Gerbils do not use water to take a bath; they use sand!
Golden Eagle
The Golden Eagle is one of the fastest birds in North America. They can fight off bears and other large predators and dive at 150 miles per hour! Golden Eagles hunt during the day because their night vision is not the greatest. Golden Eagles tend to stay away from highly populated areas and stay away from humans as much as possible.

Goldendoodle
Goldendoodles are a dog breed that is a combination of Golden Retrievers and Poodles. Depending on the size of the poodle bred, there are various sizes of Goldendoodles. Their coats are very low shed, so they are wonderful pets for someone with pet hair allergies. Goldendoodles are very intelligent and easy to train. They make wonderful family pets!
Goose
Despite their loud honks at threatening people or prey, Geese are very social animals. They prefer to live in groups and keep the same mate for life. Geese are the collective name of a group.

Gopher
Gophers are rodents that live underground. They destroy lawns and property with their digging. Gophers use their huge incisors (teeth) to dig, and their lips are designed not to get dirt in their mouths. Gophers are very intelligent and learn how to avoid certain traps set out for them.
Gopher Snake
The Gopher Snake is one of the most widespread snakes in North America and Mexico. Gopher Snakes can range from 4 feet to 9 feet long. Gopher Snakes look like Rattlesnakes but are not venomous and use constriction to kill their prey. They prefer to eat small mammals but will eat bird’s eggs if available.

Grasshopper
Grasshoppers hear with their bellies! Their hearing organ is not located on their head but on the abdomen, where it senses vibrations from other grasshoppers. The chirping of the grasshopper is called stridulating, and it is made by grasshoppers rubbing their hind legs together like a violin.
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owls are the most common owl in North America. Despite their names, they do not have horns. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to deserts. Great Horned Owl can swivel their heads 180 degrees since their eyes do not move.

Great White Shark
Great White sharks live in the ocean’s cooler waters and prefer to live near the coast. They are capable of swimming at over 35 miles per hour. Great White Sharks have over 300 teeth arranged in seven rows. They prefer to eat small whales, sea lions, and seals and find their prey with their powerful sense of smell. Great White sharks do not sleep but have time to rest.
Greater Flamingo
Greater Flamingos are the largest of the Flamingo species, standing 5 feet tall and weighing around 8 pounds. Greater flamingoes have white and light pink feathers and yellow eyes. They enjoy eating shrimp, crabs, and plankton. Greater flamingoes prefer to live in areas with shallow water and are often found standing on one leg in those waters.

Green Sea Turtle
The Green Sea Turtle is not green; it is called the Green Sea Turtle due to its green fatty tissue. A Green Sea Turtle can weigh up to 300 pounds! It is the only sea turtle that is a herbivore, only eating algae and seagrass. Female Green Sea Turtles lay multiple nests of eggs; each can contain around 100 eggs! Once the eggs are hatched, the baby turtles make their way to the ocean.
Green Tree Frog
The American Green Tree Frog enjoys the hot, humid weather in the American South. Louisiana and Georgia have a large Green Tree Frog population, but they also live from Florida up to Delaware. The Green Tree Frog lives in trees near clean water, which is necessary for breeding. Green Tree Frogs are also known as bell frogs because of their ability to make a honking noise up to 75 times a minute. Green Tree Frogs are not always green, they can be various shades of brown, grey, or have stripes.

Grey Seal
Grey Seal were once on the brink of extinction but are now protected by American Law, so they have been removed from the endangered species list. A Grey Seal can swim up to 22 miles per hour, but their usual swimming speed is around 6 miles per hour. You can find half of the Grey Seal population living on the British Coast. Grey Seals cannot hold their breath underwater but can be underwater for up 16 minutes by slowing their heart rate to conserve oxygen.
Groundhog
Groundhogs are members of the squirrel family and are the largest member! They can be up to 13 pounds and 24 inches long. Groundhogs live underground and use their sharp nails to dig burrows. Groundhogs are only found in North America. Groundhogs are also called Woodchucks, depending on the region you live.

Guinea Pig
Guinea Pigs are active creatures and awake for around 20 hours a day! Since they are so active, they need lots of room and stimulation if kept as a pet. Guinea Pigs are not pigs; they are members of the rodent family. When a Guinea Pig is excited, it jumps and does a little spin! Guinea Pigs are herbivores and enjoy nice fresh greens.
German Wirehaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointers are a very intelligent and energetic breed of dog. Hunters use them, so they need a high-energy dog that can follow directions. Their coats have adapted to all kinds of environments and are almost weather resistant. German Wirehaired Pointers are very loyal and prefer to be owned by the same person or family their whole life.

Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees dogs are bred to be guard dogs, and they protect their flock or family. These very large dogs are distinguishable by their fluffy white coats. Since Great Pyrenees are guard dogs, they are most active at night when their family is asleep. The Great Pyrenees are very intelligent and can be trained, but they do have a stubborn side.
Other Dogs that Begin with G
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- Great Pyrenees
- Golden Retriever
- Golden Retriever Mix
- Golden Saint
- Golden Shepherd
- Goldendoodle
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees Mix
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Greyhound
- German Longhaired Pointer
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd
- German Shepherd Guide
- German Shepherd Mix
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Golden Pyrenees
- Golden Retriever
- Golden Retriever Mix
- Golden Saint
- Golden Shepherd
- Great Dane
- Great Dane Mix
- Great Pyrenees Mix
- Greyhound
Zoo Animals That Start With G

Galapagos Penguin
The Galapagos Penguin is the smallest in the world. The Galapagos Penguin lives in the Galapagos Islands, located just off Ecuador’s shores. The Galapagos Penguins live in caves on the shores of the island. Even though these penguins are small, they are fast! They can swim up to 21 miles per hour.
Galapagos Tortoise
The Galapagos Tortoise is the neighbor to the Galapagos Penguin. The Galapagos Tortoise is not native to the islands and migrated from South America 2 million years ago. Amazingly, the Galapagos Tortoise can live for a year with no food or water! The Galapagos Tortoise can live for a very long time, the oldest recorded tortoise is 175 years old.

Gazelle
Gazelles live in Africa and are in the same family as antelope, sheep, and goats. There are 19 different species of Gazelle, ranging in size from 20 inches to 5 feet tall! Since the Gazelle lives in the hot savanna of Africa, there is sometimes a lack of water, so the Gazelle can shrink its heart and liver size to conserve water.
Geoffroy’s Tamarin
Geoffroy’s Tamarin is a small monkey that lives in Central America. Not including their tail, they only grow to be 9 inches long! Geoffroy’s Tamarin have a distinctive look; they have small pointy ears and a ‘V-shaped tuft of hair on their forehead. They live in communities of 3-5 monkeys and mostly in the trees, rarely coming to the ground. They are herbivores, meaning they eat only plants.

Giant Otter
Giant otters are the largest otter in the world and can grow up to 6 feet long! The Giant Otter can be found living in the Amazon of South America. Giant otters are carnivores and eat the fish of the Amazon, including the feared Piranhas! Unfortunately, the Giant Otter is on the endangered species list due to habitat contamination. Like most otters, the Giant Otter spends 11 hours of its day sleeping.
Giant Panda
Did you know that Giant pandas pee while standing on their hands?! They do this to mark their territory and let other Pandas know they live there. Giant Pandas spend almost 16 hours a day eating. They generally only eat bamboo but occasionally will eat small fish. Due to eating so much bamboo, the Giant Panda poops 40 times a day! The black and white coloring of the Giant Panda is camouflage; the white provides camouflage in snow, and the black provides camouflage in the shade.

Gila Monster
The Gila Monster is the largest lizard native to the United States, living in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts. Gila Monsters are venomous lizards, only one of a few, but only use their venom on predators. Their jaws are extremely powerful, they can eat a whole quail egg in one bite! They spend most of their time underground and only come out to sunbathe or hunt. Their tails are huge because that is where they store fat from the things they eat.
Golden Jackal
Despite their name, the Golden Jackal is closely related to the wolf and not the Jackal. The Golden Jackal’s coat can be yellow or dark gold depending on the time of year. The Golden Jackal primarily lives in Asia, Europe, and Africa and prefers to live near the rivers and lakes of the region.

Gorilla
Did you know that humans share 95% of their DNA with Gorillas? There are two main species of Gorillas, the Eastern and Western depending on what side of a rainforest they live on in Central Africa. Gorillas are very social and prefer to live in groups. Some groups can have up to 30 members. The nose print of the Gorilla is as unique as the human fingerprint. Gorillas are very intelligent and have been seen making tools. One captive Gorilla named KoKo learned sign language and loved to paint.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Herons are native to North America and live in the wetlands and rivers of the region. Great Blue Herons live in colonies with other Blue Heron’s build their nests together in tall trees along the water’s edge. There can be up to 500 nests in one colony. The Great Blue Heron can fly up to 30 miles per hour.

Greater Flamingo
The Greater Flamingo is the tallest of the Flamingo species, standing at almost 5 feet tall. Flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat, the brine shrimp that flamingos prefer to eat produces a red dye that turns the flamingo pink. Greater Flamingos can be found in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The legs of the Flamingo are not hinged backward, that is their ankle and they are standing on their tiptoes!
Other Animals That Start With G

- Gecko
- Gaboon Viper
- Gadwall
- Galapagos Shark
- Gar
- Garden Eel
- Garden Spider
- Gargoyle Gecko
- Garter Snake
- Gastornis
- Gelada
- Genet
- Gentoo Penguin
- Gerberian Shepsky
- German Cockroach

- Giant Armadillo
- German Sheppit
- German Sheprador
- German Spitz
- Gharial
- Ghost Catfish
- Ghost Crab
- Giant African Land Snail
- Giant Anteater
- Giant Beaver
- Giant Clam
- Giant Desert Centipede
- Giant Golden Mole
- Giant House Spider
- Giant Isopod

- Gibbon
- Giant Leopard Moth
- Giant Salamander
- Giant Schnauzer
- Giant Schnoodle
- Giant Siphonophore
- Giant Trevally
- Giant Weta
- Giant Wood Moth
- Gigantopithecus
- Glass Lizard
- Glechon
- Glen Of Imaal Terrier
- Glow Worm
- Gnat

- Goat
- Gnu (Wildebeest)
- Goberian
- Goblin Shark
- Goby Fish
- Goldador
- Goldcrest
- Golden Dox
- Golden Irish
- Golden Lancehead
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Golden Masked Owl
- Golden Mole
- Golden Newfie
- Golden Oriole

- Goldfish
- Golden Shiner
- Golden Tortoise Beetle
- Golden Trout
- Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
- Golden-Crowned Kinglet
- Goliath Beetle
- Goliath Frog
- Goliath Grouper
- Goliath Tigerfish
- Gollie
- Gomphotherium
- Goonch Catfish
- Gooty Sapphire Tarantula
- Gopher Tortoise

- Gray Whale
- Goral
- Gordon Setter
- Gorgosaurus
- Goshawk
- Gouldian Finch
- Gourami
- Grapevine Beetle
- Grass Carp
- Grass Snake
- Grass Spider
- Grasshopper Mouse
- Gray Catbird
- Gray Fox
- Gray Tree Frog

- Green Frog
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Danoodle
- Great Egret
- Great Hammerhead Shark
- Great Kiskadee
- Great Plains Rat Snake
- Great Potoo Bird
- Grebe
- Green Anaconda
- Green Anole
- Green Aphids
- Green Bee-Eater
- Green Bottle Blue Tarantula
- Green Heron

- Grey Heron
- Green June Beetle
- Green Mamba
- Green Rat Snake
- Green Snake
- Green Sunfish
- Green Tree Python
- Greenland Dog
- Greenland Shark
- Grey Crowned Crane
- Grey Mouse Lemur
- Grey Reef Shark
- Griffon Vulture
- Griffonshire
- Groenendael

- Grizzly Bear
- Ground Snake
- Ground Squirrel
- Groundhog (Woodchuck)
- Groundhog Tick
- Grouper
- Grouse
- Grunion
- Guadalupe Bass
- Guanaco
- Guinea Fowl
- Gulper Catfish
- Gulper Eel
- Guppy
- Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee
- Gypsy Moth Caterpillar
- Gypsy Moth

There you have our long list of Animals that Begin with G! Hopefully, you learned about a new animal you didn’t already know about. I know I did! Be sure to leave a comment telling us which animal interests you most.
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