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Animals that Start with C

Cat is a very common noun as well as cap, but there is a huge list of animals that start with C that probably you never heard about them. Here are some of them.

Mammals that start with C

Cachalot: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.

– Whalers thought that cachalots had a reservoir of sperm in their heads.

Cervidae: deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer.

– There are fifty-five species in the Cervidae family including deer, elk, and moose.

Chacma: greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa.

– Chacma is a baboon, in fact, is the largest of the monkey family.

Chamois: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.

– The chamois is an endangered relative of sheep even antelopes.

Chow: breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China.

– I wanted do a chow badly. My boyfriend surprised me with a puppy.

Reptiles that start with C

Calliophis: Asian coral snakes.

– Scientists study calliophis venom trying to find an antidote.

Caretta: loggerhead turtles.

– Volunteers join each year to help monitor Caretta’s activities.

China: boas of western North America.

– Believe me, charinas are the ugliest boas I saw.

Crocodylus: type genus of the Crocodylidae.

– The scientific name of the crocodile is Crocodylus.

Crotaphytus: collared lizards.

– Crotaphytus are collared lizards with the most incredible colors. They are beautiful.

Birds that start with C

Cassowary: large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest.

– When Nathan and his family visited the San Diego Zoo, they saw a couple of cassowaries. They looked like if they wear black coats.

Ceryle: a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae.

– The kingfisher or ceryle likes to fly in coasts and wetlands.

Chat: songbirds having a chattering call. -birds having a chattering call.

– The pretty bird with yellow chest that is perch on the branch is a chat.

Chen: wild goose having white adult plumage.

– Never thought we’ll see some chens in the pond. We stay close to them but without disturbing them.

Insects and critters that start with C

Calosoma: any beetle of the genus Calosoma.

– Michael found a calosoma. It was green and bluish metallic colors.

Camponotus: carpenter ants.

– The head of the Camponotus looks like a strawberry.

Cerambycidae: long-horned beetles.

– It’s incredible that such a small insects have so large antennae like the Cerambycidae.

Cleridae: beetles that prey on other insects.

– The cleridae has a metallic teal color that makes it look like a gem.

Cochineal: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of red dye.

– Cochineal dye power is used to dye fabrics and yarn.