Animal Names in Danish

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Danish is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Danish. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Danish at the end of the page.

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20 Common Animal Names in Danish
Animal Related Words in Danish
Mammals in Danish
Birds in Danish
Insects in Danish
Marine Animals in Danish

20 Common Animal Names in Danish

English	Danish
dog in Danish	(en) hund (hunde)
cow in Danish	(en) ko (køer)
pig in Danish	(en) gris (grise)
cat in Danish	(en) kat (katte)
sheep in Danish	(et) får (får)
horse in Danish	(en) hest (heste)
monkey in Danish	(en) abe (aber)
bear in Danish	(en) bjørn (bjørne)
fish in Danish	(en) fisk (fisk)
lion in Danish	(en) løve (løver)
tiger in Danish	(en) tiger (tigre)
elephant in Danish	(en) elefant (elefanter)
mouse in Danish	(en) mus (mus)
pigeon in Danish	(en) due (duer)
snail in Danish	(en) snegl (snegle)
spider in Danish	(en) edderkop (edderkopper)
frog in Danish	(en) frø (frøer)
snake in Danish	(en) slange (slanger)
crocodile in Danish	(en) krokodille (krokodiller)
tortoise in Danish	(en) skildpadde (skildpadder)

Animal Related Words in Danish

English	Danish
animal in Danish	(et) dyr (dyr)
mammal in Danish	(et) pattedyr (pattedyr)
bird in Danish	(en) fugl (fugle)
insect in Danish	(et) insekt (insekter)
reptile in Danish	(et) krybdyr (krybdyr)
zoo in Danish	(en) zoo (zooer)
vet in Danish	(en) dyrlæge (dyrlæger)
farm in Danish	(en) gård (gårde)
forest in Danish	(en) skov (skove)
river in Danish	(en) flod (floder)
lake in Danish	(en) sø (søer)
desert in Danish	(en) ørken (ørkener)

Mammals in Danish

English	Danish
panda in Danish	(en) panda (pandaer)
giraffe in Danish	(en) giraf (giraffer)
camel in Danish	(en) kamel (kameler)
wolf in Danish	(en) ulv (ulve)
zebra in Danish	(en) zebra (zebraer)
polar bear in Danish	(en) isbjørn (isbjørne)
kangaroo in Danish	(en) kænguru (kænguruer)
rhino in Danish	(et) næsehorn (næsehorn)
leopard in Danish	(en) leopard (leoparder)
cheetah in Danish	(en) gepard (geparder)
donkey in Danish	(et) æsel (æsler)
squirrel in Danish	(et) egern (egern)
bat in Danish	(en) flagermus (flagermus)
fox in Danish	(en) ræv (ræve)
hedgehog in Danish	(et) pindsvin (pindsvin)
otter in Danish	(en) odder (oddere)

Birds in Danish

English	Danish
duck in Danish	(en) and (ænder)
chicken in Danish	(en) kylling (kyllinger)
goose in Danish	(en) gås (gæs)
owl in Danish	(en) ugle (ugler)
swan in Danish	(en) svane (svaner)
penguin in Danish	(en) pingvin (pingviner)
ostrich in Danish	(en) struds (strudse)
raven in Danish	(en) ravn (ravne)
pelican in Danish	(en) pelikan (pelikaner)
flamingo in Danish	(en) flamingo (flamingoer)

Insects in Danish

English	Danish
fly in Danish	(en) flue (fluer)
butterfly in Danish	(en) sommerfugl (sommerfugle)
bee in Danish	(en) bi (bier)
mosquito in Danish	(en) myg (myg)
ant in Danish	(en) myre (myrer)
dragonfly in Danish	(en) guldsmed (guldsmede)
grasshopper in Danish	(en) græshoppe (græshopper)
caterpillar in Danish	(en) larve (larver)
termite in Danish	(en) termit (termitter)
ladybird in Danish	(en) mariehøne (mariehøns)

Marine Animals in Danish

English	Danish
whale in Danish	(en) hval (hvaler)
shark in Danish	(en) haj (hajer)
dolphin in Danish	(en) delfin (delfiner)
seal in Danish	(en) sæl (sæler)
jellyfish in Danish	(en) vandmand (vandmænd)
octopus in Danish	(en) blæksprutte (blæksprutter)
turtle in Danish	(en) skildpadde (skildpadder)
starfish in Danish	(en) søstjerne (søstjerner)
crab in Danish	(en) krabbe (krabber)

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Animal Names in Danish

20 Common Animal Names in Danish

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Mammals in Danish

Birds in Danish

Insects in Danish

Marine Animals in Danish

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