Swamp Animals

Alligator
Alligators are large, meat-eating reptiles. Go to a simple version (unlabeled and with no information).

American Crocodile
The American crocodile is a rare, meat-eating reptile with a long, tapered snout.
Anaconda
The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world; it is from South American swamps.

Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is a large bird of prey. It is the symbol of the USA and is found in many biomes.


Beaver
The beaver is a large rodent that builds dams and dens.

Black Bear
A large, black to brown bear.

Bobcat
A fierce, short-tailed wild cat from North America.

Caiman
The caiman is a meat-eating reptile from South and Central America.

Capybara
The capybara is the biggest rodent in the world; it lives in South America.

Common Egret
The common egret (also called the great egret) is a large wading bird.

Copepod
Copepods are tiny crustaceans from fresh and salt water.

Cougar
A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamont.


Coypu
Coypus (also called nutrias) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.

Crane
Large wading birds with long legs and a long neck.

Crayfish
Freshwater crustaceans with four pairs of walking legs.

Downy Woodpecker
A small black-and-white woodpecker from North America.


Dragonfly
The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen.

Earthworm
An earthworm is a little animal with a long, soft body and no legs.

Fish
Fish live in the water and breathe with gills.

Flamingo
The flamingo is a pink bird that eats shrimp.


Fly
The common house fly is a small, flying insect.

Frog
Tadpoles grow up to be frogs.

Great Blue Heron
A large wading bird with distinctive plumage and a long, sharp bill.

Great Egret
The great egret, also known as the common egret, is a large wading bird.


Mosquito
A small flying insect that is a carrier of disease.

Muskrat
Muskrats are rodents that often build dome-shaped houses.

Newt
Newts are small, brightly-colored salamanders.

Nutria
Nutrias (also called coypus) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.


Pond Skater or Water Strider
A bug that walks on water.

Raccoon
The raccoon is a mammal with mask-like markings on its face and a ringed tail.

Red-Tailed Hawk
The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey, a raptor from North America.

Red Wolf
Red wolves are endangered carnivores from the eastern USA.


River Otter
River otters are streamlined, aquatic mammals from North America.

Scorpion
A venomous arachnid with a large stinger on its tail.

Shrimp
Shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling crustaceans with a translucent exoskeleton.

Snail
A soft-bodied animal with a hard, protective shell.


Snapping Turtle
A turtle with strong jaws and a long tail.

Spectacled Caiman
The Spectacled Caiman is a common meat-eating reptile from fresh water habitats in South and Central America.

Spider
Spiders have eight legs

Toad
Toads are amphibians with poison glands; they usually have bumpy skin.

White-Tailed Deer
The White-Tailed Deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.
Zooplankton
Zooplankton are tiny animals that float in the seas and other bodies of water.