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Saturday Stumper #3: Animals

A weekend challenge for your entertainment; identify the animals that end in each of the letter sequences below.
The length of each animal's name is indicated
Obscure, extinct animals not counted.
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Final Letters
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Animal
ig
3
Pig
6
Earwig
ingo
5
Dingo
8
Flamingo
bra
5
Cobra
5
Zebra
ail
5
Quail
5
Snail
key
6
Donkey
6
Monkey
6
Turkey
ster
7
Hamster
7
Lobster
7
Rooster
oise
8
Porpoise
8
Tortoise
pus
7
Octopus
8
Platypus
unk
5
Skunk
8
Chipmunk
oon
6
Baboon
7
Raccoon
can
6
Toucan
7
Pelican
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73 Comments
Quizzer6794
+7
Level 66
Nov 26, 2016
Nice one! Somehow missed the -sters, then got one from each pair, besides two.
Apprentice03
+9
Level 65
Jan 28, 2023
what about oyster?
kiwirage
+4
Level 63
Jan 28, 2023
Oyster does not have 7 letters. This quiz is not comprehensive.
Zupity
+3
Level 67
Jan 28, 2023
Fine suggestion, should be added.
wolfcat95
+3
Level 66
Jan 30, 2023
Yes, I tried oyster too, only to realize that it only has six letters.
sillie
+5
Level 75
Nov 26, 2016
I've watched too many cooking shows, one of the first ones I got was the Q-one. They are always cooking that. Missed the other one of the pair. They should cook more of those.
sillie
+2
Level 75
Nov 26, 2016
Also would've expected turkey to be much higher up. Considering the time of the year.
CaritasInVeritate
+3
Level 90
Nov 26, 2016
Staring at them didn't help but then started adding x's (xxxster etc) in place of letters and got them all...albeit with one second to spare!
MeMeMe333
+1
Level 71
Oct 5, 2025
Soo helpful!!!
Zooty
+15
Level 69
Nov 26, 2016
You could add oyster to the -ster animals
kiwirage
+5
Level 63
Nov 26, 2016
Nice observation! I did think about it, but I liked the trio of seven-letter answers, so limited it to that. :)
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Nov 27, 2019
Oyster was the first thing I tried before anything else, after realising it was not enough letters it took some effort to get the rodent one, even more to get the marine one and didnt get the farm animal at all... (didnt want go give away much to people that scan comments for answers...)
kbgambrill
+1
Level 75
Jan 18, 2017
agreed, lobster and earwig? no oyster?
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Jul 5, 2021
I grew up lobster fishing. The only one I didn't get.

I just couldn't get past the alphabetical order of a hipster being a definite creature.

CMC315
+1
Level 58
Aug 5, 2021
Agree with oyster. I think oyster is more common than earwig.
samiamco
+1
Level 68
Nov 27, 2016
I'm loving these, kiwi! <3
Freestatebear
+4
Level 88
Nov 28, 2016
My first thought with the -oon question was loon (4), but I did get the two longer answers.
DJVanVleet
+2
Level 76
Dec 10, 2016
Likewise. Took me forever to think of Baboon because I couldn't get loon out of my head.
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jan 14, 2017
I was loon-y, too. Great quiz!
LyRiKH
+1
Level 51
Dec 19, 2016
Nice quiz, got stuck on chipmunk for a minute or so until I got it with just over half a minute left
ferdy86
+2
Level 77
Jan 14, 2017
Why wasn't there a 6-letter example that ends in -ster? Oyster
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Jan 14, 2017
Good quiz, missed a couple that seem obvious when the answers were revealed.
Soph1
+1
Level 51
Jan 14, 2017
Nice quiz!
slimpasty
+7
Level 65
Jan 14, 2017
Chupacabra? Um, HELLO?
bkemp2001
+2
Level 60
Mar 20, 2018
Love this!
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Nov 27, 2019
Crossedthe my mind aswell, but decide not to try it. Perhaps as hidden answer, like an easteregg, if that is possible? Unless that screws with the stats maybe.
RealDad12
+1
Level 67
Jan 14, 2017
Got there with 1:09 left on the clock.
mightythor
+7
Level 68
Jan 14, 2017
Monster?
oatybiscuit32
+4
Level 51
Jan 14, 2017
That's all I could think of too!!!
steve553
+1
Level 76
Jan 14, 2017
Iguana also has 6 letters and includes 'ig'. Quite tough under pressure of time!
tamurmur
+6
Level 45
Jan 14, 2017
It has to end in -ig not include it
sleekcollins
+1
Level 67
Jan 15, 2017
A bit surprised a lot of people are familiar with a toucan but not a pelican.
jdmorgan
+11
Level 42
Jan 25, 2017
The "can" sound is much more prevalent in toucan than pelican. I pronounce it pel-i-ken, so it never came to mind. Where as, two-can jumped right out there.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Jan 28, 2023
Toucan and Pelican are pronounced with the same ending with an English pronounciation, so it must be your accent is different
Fianchetto
+3
Level 79
Dec 7, 2023
Well looking at your maps one is from the US and the other is from Europe, I agree with jdmorgan and I'm from the US so probably.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Nov 27, 2019
I doubt people are unfamiliar with the ones they missed. It is not click the checkbox of the animals you have heard of. You have to come up with them yourself. And pretty sure that more than half of the people have heard of a hamster (which is only at 48 at the moment)
NOTKimJongUn
+1
Level 77
Jan 15, 2017
Oyster?
kiwirage
+11
Level 63
Jan 15, 2017
Is this like The Candyman, where if you say the name five times he will magically appear? Ok, I'll try: Oyster. Oyster. Oyster. Oyster. Oyster.
kiwirage
+8
Level 63
Jan 15, 2017
Nope. Didn't appear!
Miqueas
+1
Level 73
Jan 16, 2017
why tho
jdmorgan
+11
Level 42
Jan 25, 2017
OMG I'M COVERED IN BARNACLES NOW!!!!!!!
Jezilly
+5
Level 80
Jan 16, 2017
Kept trying hipster. It didn't work.
mrnmama
+1
Level 63
Jan 16, 2017
I missed six but I loved this quiz!
flyingturtle123
+1
Level 32
Jan 17, 2017
Oyster?
roleybob
+1
Level 73
Jul 3, 2019
That's someone who sprinkles their conversation with Yiddishisms right?

'Oy, oy, oy...'

joanie97
+1
Level 71
Aug 19, 2019
This comment is NSFW, especially if one has a mouthful of tea.
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Jan 19, 2017
I tried monster, oyster, Mandingo, none worked. Also chupacabra is missing :)
GeneraliGeeks
+4
Level 65
Mar 9, 2017
Rooster is not an animal!

It is a male chicken.

Also a guineapig was not included.

Not impressed!

overtired
+28
Level 88
May 30, 2019
Agreed. Male chickens are vegetables not animals.
PoetsCorner
+8
Level 87
Jan 14, 2023
I just read a comment (presumably from someone who knows how to read) declaring:

"Rooster is not an animal! It is a male chicken."

I have to go lie down right now.

Areesh
+1
Level 55
Jan 28, 2023
lolllllllllll
wolfcat95
+2
Level 66
Jan 30, 2023
I can't tell you how many times I have come across people who don't think insects and other bugs are animals. I don't know what they think the critters are, but I just leave them with their delusions.
PavPanesar
+2
Level 54
Feb 3, 2023
I am concerned to how you got level 66!
SkuxxKiwi
+3
Level 39
Jan 11, 2018
Great quiz! Only missed Snail and rooster. Can people please try my few quizzes? :)
geographygenius1
+4
Level 60
Nov 29, 2020
I did. I like them.
Zefyrinus
+3
Level 74
May 1, 2018
No monster or hipster? ;)
LadyIceBear
+4
Level 54
Oct 5, 2019
How did I miss platypus? I love Perry the Platypus!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Nov 27, 2019
Missed rooster and pelican :/ but not bad at 3:16 am, after just waking up (too high fever to try and go to sleep again, but I guess the brain still works). But was so close, not sure I would ve gotten pelican anytime soon though
FolgoreCZ
+6
Level 59
Jul 13, 2020
The fact that octopus only have 7 letters while there is an 8 letter one annoys me way more than it should.
MaxStickies
+1
Level 80
Aug 17, 2020
Tried sea pig for the six letter "ig" one.
higilo
+2
Level 43
Sep 5, 2020
no fantail?
shadowcat35
+2
Level 29
Sep 30, 2020
How did I miss hamster? There's literally one scampering around her cage in the corner of my room.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 86
Oct 20, 2020
The -oise are so similar but the second one is tricky. The second -ail one I got by going through the alphabet...
trevor1919
+2
Level 63
Nov 4, 2020
Oyster
WashingMachine
+2
Level 67
Feb 27, 2021
You could add loon for -oon! That's what I thought of first...
Newroadgirl
+1
Level 69
Jun 18, 2021
Very good fun and clever...visual perception and the way the brain works both play a part, it's not just whether you know the animals or not.
Spb3590
+1
Level 71
Dec 21, 2022
Great. You could add "rail"; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_(bird)
Quizbyquiz
+1
Level 43
Jan 28, 2023
Since when is Earwig a animal?
AbiA
+4
Level 88
Jan 28, 2023
Well it’s neither a vegetable nor a mineral.
GAH1968
+1
Level 70
Jan 30, 2023
Suggestion of "loon".
thisguy786
+1
Level 40
Apr 9, 2025
I agree
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Jan 3, 2025
Managed to get “earwig”, which I was pretty happy about. Good quiz :)
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Mar 31, 2026
This made me feel pretty stupid! Didn't get earwig because I wasn't thinking of anything that small, and didn't get rooster because I wasn't thinking of male/female words for things (and even if I had been I wouldn't have been thinking of the American word for them). I also didn't get turkey because I am an idiot. I enjoy these quizzes more though when they make me feel stupid than when I get them all right - which, happily, almost never happens
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