On this page, you’ll discover a rundown of stunning animals that start with the letter K, along with fascinating realities about every creature.
You can discover more about a large number of the creatures (and see pictures and recordings) by following the connections.
Animals Beginning With K (Names & Pictures)
Find creatures starting with the letter ‘K’.
Kagu
- Scientific name: Rhynochetos jubatus.
- Conservation status: Endangered.
The kagu (otherwise called a cagou) is a bird that is just found on the islands of New Caledonia, a French region in the Pacific Ocean. It has dark white plumage, an orange bill, orange legs, and a great padded peak that can be raised and brought down.
The kagu lives on the ground and once in a while flies. This has made it defenseless against non-local hunters, and the species is currently imperiled.
Kakapo
- Scientific name: Strigops habroptila.
- Conservation status: Critically Endangered.
The kakapo is a huge flightless bird that is just found in New Zealand. It is a kind of parrot, and is once in a while known as the ‘owl parrot’.
It is helpless against obvious hunters like rodents and stoats. The species is currently fundamentally jeopardized. In a 2016 study, just 154 people remained.
Kangaroo Rat
Kangaroo rodents are a gathering of little rodents that are found in dry districts in North America.
They move around by bouncing, instead of by strolling. This kangaroo-style methods for motion gave the creatures their name, yet they are not identified with the genuine kangaroos of Australia.
Kangaroo
Kangaroos are marsupials: vertebrates whose youthful create in extraordinary pockets in their mom’s bodies. There are four types of kangaroo: the red kangaroo, eastern dim kangaroo, western dim kangaroo, and the antilopine kangaroo.
Kangaroos are the biggest species in the family Macropodidae, which signifies ‘huge foot’. Kangaroos get around by bouncing instead of strolling.
Katydid
Katydids are bugs in the family Tettigoniidae. They are known as shrub crickets outside of the USA. Katydids have long radio wires, and generally live in trees. The biggest can arrive at lengths of 13 cm (5.12 in.)
Killer Whale
- Scientific name: Orcinus orca
- Conservation status: Insufficient Data.
The killer whale, otherwise called the orca, is the biggest member of the maritime dolphin family Delphinidae. Executioner whales live and chase in packs called units.
Executioner whales are peak hunters (for example they’re top of the evolved way of life), and will eat fish, seals, different dolphins, and surprisingly grown-up whales.
Kestrel
Kestrels are hawks (see creatures that beginning with F) that can drift in one spot while chasing for food. There are a few distinct types of kestrel.
Two of the most popular are the regular kestrel – a recognizable bird in the UK and Europe – and the American kestrel, the commonest hawk in North America.
Kinkajou
- Scientific name: Potos flavus.
- Conservation status: Least Concern.
The kinkajou is a little well evolved creature in the family Procyonidae. Different individuals from this family incorporate coatis and raccoons.
The kinkajou is arboreal (for example it lives in trees) and is found in the rainforests of Central and South America, where it is infrequently experienced by people. It is a little, earthy colored creature with a long, prehensile (for example ready to grasp) tail.
Kingfisher
Kingfishers are birds in the family Alcedinidae. They are brilliantly colored, for the most part little birds, with pointed bills.
Regardless of their name not all kingfishers live by water, but rather all chase by diving down on their prey from a roost. There are 114 types of kingfishers. Just six of these are found in the Americas.
Kirk’s Dik-Dik
- Scientific name: Madoqua kirkii.
- Conservation status: Least Concern.
Kirk’s dik-dik is one of the four little elands known as dik-diks (the name comes from the alert call made by the females). Kirk’s dik-dik is found in savannas (regions with generally dispersed trees) in east Africa, where it lives two by two.
Kiwi
Kiwis are flightless birds that are just found in New Zealand. Kiwis are the tiniest of the ratites – a gathering of flightless birds that likewise imitates species like ostriches and emus.
At the point when kiwis developed, there were no mammals in New Zealand. Subsequently, the birds ended up with no normal guards when man presented creatures like felines, canines and stoats to the islands. This has prompted all kiwi species being threatened somewhat.
Kite
Kites are huge flying predators with long wings and tails. The tails of most kites are forked. Kites are regularly seen skimming and taking off.
They predominantly eat flesh, and will likewise take food from different birds. Kites are in the family Accipitridae, alongside birds like falcons and falcons.
Klipspringer
- Scientific name: oreotragus
- Conservation status: Least Concern.
The klipspringer is a little, nighttime gazelle found in eastern and southern Africa. It has a rosy dark coat and two short, pointed horns. It lives in blocked off rough territories, which implies that it is generally unaffected by chasing.
Koala
The koala is a marsupial (pouched well-evolved creature) that is just found in Australia. The eucalyptus leaves on which it thrives, contain next to no energy.
Subsequently, the koala tends not to move quick or exceptionally far, and can rest for as long as 20 hours out of each day!
Knifefish
A few gatherings of fish are known as knifefish. The most notable of these are the Gymnotiformes, since a long time ago bodied fish which can create electric fields. Most knifefish use power to discover their way around and to find their prey.
The most celebrated knifefish, the electric eel, can utilize power to assault the two its prey and possible hunters, including man.
Komodo Dragon
The Komodo dragon is an enormous, ruthless reptile. It is found on a little gathering of Indonesian islands, including the island of Komodo, after which the species is named.
The Komodo mythical serpent is the world’s biggest reptile. It grows up to 3 m (10 ft.) long. Komodo winged serpents mostly chase deer, and furthermore rummage on carcass. Their chomp is believed to be venomous.
Kouprey
- Scientific name: Bos sauveli
- Conservation status: Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct.
The kouprey is a fundamentally jeopardized (presently conceivably wiped out) types of wild steers found in Southeast Asia.
It lives in backwoods, and has a tall slender body and up bending horns. The last time a kouprey was found in the wild was in 1988.