| mammal | ssak |
| rodent | gryzoń |
| reptile | gad |
| carnivore | mięsożerca |
| herbivore | roślinożerca |
| predator | drapieżca |
| docile | behaves very gently |
| tame | not afraid of humans |
| domesticated | lives with or is used by humans |
| wild | opposite of domesticated |
| savage | extremely violent or wild |
| fierce | behaves aggressively |
| natural habitat | preferred natural place for living and breeding |
| game reserves/game parks (rezerwat dzikiej zwierzyny) | areas of land where animals are protected from hunting |
| bird sanctuary/rezerwat/ | protected area where birds can live and breed |
| animal shelter | schronisko |
| blood sports | sports whose purpose is to kill or injure animals |
| the fur trade | the hunting and selling of animal furs for coats, jackets etc. |
| poachers | people who hunt animals illegally |
| the ivory trade | the buying and selling of ivory from elephants' tusks |
| animal rights activists | people who actively campaign for the protection and rights of animals |
| - / carnivorous | verb and adj of carnivore |
| - / herbivorous | verb and adj of herbivore |
| to prey (on) / predatory | verb and adj of predator |
| to poach/ - | verb and adj of poacher |
