It is always amusing to observe how animals move. And English language has such a magnificent array of words to denote the movement of animals, birds and people. For example, when we want to speak of a lion moving about in search of its prey, we don’t simply use the word ‘walk’. We use the word ‘prowl’ instead. Human beings can dawdle, hobble, limp, lumber, march, meander, pace, plod, shuffle, slouch, stagger, stride, stroll, waddle, and walk.

But just as humans walk, there is a normal way of moving about for each animal. Here is a list of such verbs denoting animal movement. Search the name of the animal to find the word that denotes its movement.

Animals/BirdsMovement
Apesswing
Bearslumber
Beesflit
Beetlescrawl
Birdsfly
Bullscharge
Butterfliesflutter
Catssteal
Cocksstrut
Cowswander
Crowsfly, flap
Deerbound
Dogsrun
Donkeys/assesjog, trot
Dovesflutter
Duckswaddle
Eaglesswoop
Elephantsamble
Hensstrut
Horsestrot, gallop
Houndsbound
Hyenasprowl
Lambsfrisk, skip
Larkssoar
Lionsprowl
Micescamper
Monkeysclimb
Owlsflit
Parrotsflit
Pigeonsflutter, flit
Pigstrot
Rabbitsleap
Seagullsglide
Sheepfrisk
Snakesslither, glide
Sparrowsflit
Swallowsdive
Toadsleap
Turkeysstrut
Wolveslope
Wrenshop

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