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Top 20 Favorite Animals In US

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Author Kiah Bettison

tibetan mastiff dog
Tibetan mastiff dog. Image by Vanessa Serpas via Unsplash

Get ready to discover some of the US top selected ‘favorites’ with us. From mans best friend to alarming alligators, the list includes all the varied favorites. All though there are so many preferences from person to person, this is our take on the top 20!

1. Dogs

cute mops pug dog puppy looking up into the camera. Image via depositphotos.

2. Cats

Cuddling Cats - Image created by Chris with MiJourney
Cuddling Cats – Image created by Chris with MiJourney

3. Bald Eagle

Bald eagle
Bald eagles build some of the largest nests of any bird species, often reaching up to 10 feet in diameter and weighing hundreds of pounds. Image by Andreas Barth via Pexels

4. Horses

Lipizzan Horses Galloping. Image via depositphotos.

5. Deer

baby deer
Baby deer. Image by Julie Marsh via Unsplash

6. Bears (including grizzly and black bears)

Baby Black Bear.
Baby Black Bear. Image by jill@ghostbear.org via Depositphotos

7. Dolphins

Dolphins are renowned for their remarkable intelligence, rivaling that of great apes and even humans in certain cognitive tasks. Image by Daniel Torobekov via Pexels

8. Wolves

Wolves in Yellowstone National Park.
Wolves in Yellowstone National Park. By NPS Photo – NPGallery, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80049851

9. Squirrels

Squirrel
Squirrel on a fence. Image via Deposit Photos

10. Rabbits

tortoise vs. hare
Image by 12019 via Pixabay

11. Sea Otters

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) preening itself in Morro Bay.
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) preening itself in Morro Bay. By “Mike” Michael L. Baird, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3101074

12. Foxes

Endangered swift fox in the wild
Endangered swift fox in the wild Image by jill@ghostbear.org via Depositphotos

13. Owls

barred owl
Image by Collins93 via depositphotos.com

14. Sea Turtles

Loggerhead Sea Turtle. ukanda, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Loggerhead Sea Turtle. ukanda, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

15. Bison

Bison
Bison via Unsplash

16. Hummingbirds

hummingbird
Image by Djalma Paiva Armelin via Pexels

17. Hawks

Hawk
The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. Image of Hawk via Deposit Photos

18. Raccoons

Racoon
Raccoon hiding behind leaves. Image by Joshua J. Cotten via unsplash.com Image by Joshua J. Cotten via Unsplash

19. Coyotes

Coyote
Coyote Image by karlumbriaco.hotmail.com via Depositphotos

20. Alligators

Alligator
Alligator. Image via Deposit Photos

There you have it! What better way to make your day than looking at beautiful animals and throwing in some educational elements too.

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