Chardz 163 Animal Charades Ideas
Animals are the classic first charades category. Everyone knows them, and most can be acted out in seconds with a walk, a sound or one signature move. This list goes well past cats and dogs, from the anteater and chameleon to the peacock and the sloth, so regular players still get a challenge.
Use the easy ones (dog, chicken, bunny) for young kids and save the tricky ones (badger, salamander, budgerigar) for adults. In Chardz, Animals is a free deck: one player holds the phone to their forehead while everyone else acts, describes or makes the animal noise.
Animal charades words (A–Z)
- Alligator
- Anaconda
- Ant
- Anteater
- Baboon
- Badger
- Bat
- Bear
- Beaver
- Bee
- Bison
- Boar
- Budgerigar
- Buffalo
- Bull
- Bunny
- Butterfly
- Calf
- Camel
- Canary
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Chameleon
- Cheetah
- Chicken
- Chimpanzee
- Clownfish
- Cobra
- Cockroach
- Cow
- Coyote
- Crab
- Crocodile
- Crow
- Deer
- Dinosaur
- Dog
- Dolphin
- Donkey
- Dragonfly
- Duck
- Eagle
- Eel
- Elephant
- Falcon
- Ferret
- Firefly
- Flamingo
- Fly
- Fox
- Frog
- Gazelle
- Giraffe
- Goat
- Goldfish
- Goose
- Gorilla
- Grasshopper
- Grizzly Bear
- Guinea Pig
- Hamster
- Hedgehog
- Hippopotamus
- Horse
- Hummingbird
- Hyena
- Iguana
- Jaguar
- Jellyfish
- Kangaroo
- Killer Whale
- Kitten
- Koala
- Komodo Dragon
- Ladybug
- Lamb
- Lemur
- Leopard
- Lion
- Lizard
- Llama
- Lobster
- Manatee
- Meerkat
- Mole
- Monkey
- Moose
- Mosquito
- Mouse
- Nightingale
- Octopus
- Orangutan
- Orca
- Ostrich
- Otter
- Owl
- Panda
- Panther
- Parrot
- Peacock
- Pelican
- Penguin
- Pig
- Pigeon
- Piglet
- Platypus
- Polar Bear
- Pony
- Porcupine
- Pufferfish
- Puppy
- Quail
- Rabbit
- Raccoon
- Ram
- Rat
- Rattlesnake
- Red Panda
- Reindeer
- Rhino
- Rooster
- Salamander
- Scorpion
- Sea Lion
- Sea Turtle
- Seahorse
- Seal
- Shark
- Sheep
- Shrimp
- Silkworm
- Skunk
- Sloth
- Snail
- Snake
- Snow Leopard
- Sparrow
- Spider
- Spider Monkey
- Squid
- Squirrel
- Starfish
- Stingray
- Stork
- Swan
- T-Rex
- Tarantula
- Tasmanian Devil
- Termite
- Tiger
- Toad
- Toucan
- Turkey
- Turtle
- Vampire Bat
- Vulture
- Wasp
- Whale
- Wolf
- Wolverine
- Woodpecker
- Worm
- Zebra
How to act out animal charades
- Start with how the animal moves (slither, waddle, gallop) before adding details.
- Use your hands for the defining feature: a trunk, long ears, a beak or claws.
- Animal noises are fair game in the phone version, but not in classic silent charades. Agree on the rule before you start.
Best for: Kids, families and mixed-age groups.
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