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Animal Songs

Songs that Teach Characteristics of Animals
(Not Just for Children!)
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These animal song lyrics are available from a variety of albums. Use these animal songs for teaching about mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, and pets.

General Animal Songs
African Safari – Diana Colson 
African Zoology – Roy Moye, III of STEMusic
Animal Babble – Dan Crow
Animal Dads – Two of a Kind
Animal Groups – Gary Rosen
Animal Habitats – Jack Hartmann
Animal Parade – Vivi Melody & Family
Animal Playground – Jack Hartmann
Animal Rock – Rachel Rambach
Animal Shop (Vertebrates & Invertebrates) – Music with Mar. 
Animalia – J.P. Taylor
Animals in Danger – Johnny and the Raindrops
A Rhino Likes Popcorn – Jason Anderson
Barnyard Boogie – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Best Animal Songs Ever – Mrs. Music & Friends
Cattail Diner – Foster Brown  
Cold-Blooded – Two of a Kind  
Cool Creatures – Music, Movement & Magination
Elephant's Toenails – The Battersby Duo
Endangered Species – Dave Kinnoin
Habitat – Bill Oliver
Habitat Scat  – Music with Mar. 
Hibernation – Music, Movement & Magination
Home Is a Habitat – Judy Leonard
If I Had the Wings – Andrew Queen 
Laugh Ourselves Silly (Animal Defenses) – Lucas Miller
Let's Go To The Zoo – Two of a Kind
Mother Nature’s Animal Magic Show  – Judy Leonard 
Nocturnal Animals – Jack Hartmann
One Earth So Green and Round – Kathy Byers & Lydia Adams Davis
Plants and Animals – "Miss Jenny" Fixman
Plants and Animals – "Miss Jenny" Fixman
Save (Our World) – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Scales, Feathers or Fur – Music with Mar. 
Teeth – Musically Aligned 
To The Zoo – Music with Mar.
Undercover Creatures (Camouflage) – Lauren Mayer 
The Unicorn – Music with Mar.
Up All Night – Music, Movement & Magination 
Walkin, Wadin' & Wanderin' – Foster Brown 
Winter Sleep (Preparing for Hibernation) – Phil Rosenthal

Amphibians
Camouflage – "Miss Jenny" Fixman
The Double Life of Amphibians – Two of a Kind
Five Green and Speckled Frogs – Traditional Folk Song
Five Hopping Subtracting Frogs – Music with Mar.
Frog's Life Cycle – Jack Hartmann
The Little Green Frog – Jim Rule
Little Tree Frog – Andrew Queen 
Mr. Frog - You Just Think You're Smart! – Dianne Baker 
Metamorphosis (of a frog) – Jack Hartmann
The Night Froggies Flew – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Polliwog-Wog – Karen Rupprecht & Pam Minor  
Pollywogs – Nancy Schimmel
Save the Frogs! – Dianne Baker

Birds -- See more songs about birds.
A Bird Born in Winter – Kare Strong
Bird Migration – Music, Movement & Magination
Birdsong – Marsha Goodman-Wood
The Bird Song – Phil Rosenthal
Doing the Flamingo Walk – Diana Colson 
The Duck Song – Foster Brown 
Feathered Friends – Karen Rupprecht & Pam Minor
Fly Seagull Fly – Jenn Cleary
Hey, Mrs. Bird – Music, Movement & Magination
Honk Honk (Geese)! – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
How Do You Know It's A Bird? – Music, Movement & Magination
I Wonder (if a Penguin has a closet full of clothes) – Donna & Andy
Just Ducky – Karen Rupprecht & Pam Minor
Meadowlark – Jeff & Paige
The Nights of the Pufflings – Sam Jones
Penguin Party – Listen & Learn
The Penguin Song – Marsha Goodman-Wood
Penguin Waddle – Karen Rupprecht & Pam Minor
The Puffin Party – Kim Soleski Ward 
Roadrunner – Wayne Potash
Room to Spread Her Wings – Two of a Kind 
Six Little Ducks – Traditional
Three Short-Necked Buzzards – Traditional/Colleen and Uncle Squaty
Tweet Tweet Little Birdy– Margie La Bella
The Ugly Duckling Blues – Susan Harrison
The Vulture – Diana Colson
Way Up In the Sky – Stephanie Burton
Who Are You? – Music with Mar. 
Whoo Could It Be? – Foster Brown

Fish & Water Creatures - see more songs about fish and marine animals!
At the 'Quarium – Two of a Kind
Clickety-Clack (Dolphins) –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Dinosaurs of the Sea (Whales) – Two of a Kind
Dolphins and Whales – Music, Movement & Magination
Fascinating Sharks –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Fishes In The Water – Music, Movement & Magination
Fishing In The Deep Blue Sea – Prue Whoo
Giant & Colossal Squid – Marsha Goodman-Wood
Goin' on a Whale Watch – Jack Hartmann
The Gulp Gulp Song (Ocean Food Chain) – Music, Movement & Magination
Humpback Whales –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Jaws – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Manatee – The Battersby Duo
Migration (Gray Whales) –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
My Fish – Jeanne Nelson and Hector Marín
Pinniped Parade –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Orcas – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Salmon Circle – Fraser Lang/Stan Slaughter
Sea Otter Groovin' –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Sharks – Judy Pancoast
Sid the Squid – Two of a Kind
So Big! Blue Whale! –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Swimming with the Dolphins – Grin Brigade
Swimmy – Two of a Kind
Swishy Fishy – Music with Mar.
Underneath The Deep Blue Sea– Two of a Kind
Whales, Whales, Whales– Fred Gee

Insects & Arachnids - See more songs about bugs and insects!
Aphid Banquet For Two – Jeff & Paige
Black Widow – Jeff & Paige
Boris the Spider – Wayne Potash
Bumblebee – Thomas Moore/Linda Brown
Butterfly Quiet Down Song – Stephanie Burton
Butterfly – Andy Z
Butterfly – Pam Donkin & Greta Pedersen
Butterfly Song – Andrew Murray
The Caterpillar– Margie La Bella
Climbing Ladybugs Adding with Nine – Music with Mar.
Garden Friends – Prue Whoo
The Great Monarch Migration – Jeff & Paige
Fellini the Fabulous Flying Flea – Timmy Abell
Hey, Little Ant – Two of a Kind
I Almost Kissed a Butterfly – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
If I Were A Bee – Kare Strong
Insect Song – Foster Brown 
It's a Snail – Ron Brown
The Monarch Butterfly – Marsha Goodman-Wood
Mosquito – Jeanne Nelson and Hector Marín
Mr. Cricket – Foster Brown
Mr. Cricket in the Thicket – Andy Z
Six Leg Boogey – Stan Slaughter
Spider or an Insect? – Ron Brown 
Spin Spider Spin – Dan Crow
Spunk The Spider – Prue Whoo
Twelve Flying Subtracting Bees – Music with Mar.
Two Subtracting Marching Ants – Music with Mar.

Mammals
10 Silly Monkeys – Jack Hartmann
Baboon Baby – Diana Colson
Bat – Foster Brown 
Bats – Lyrical Learning
Bats Eat Bugs – The Banana Slug String Band
Bats (Oh Baby) – Jeff & Paige
Bella the Gorilla – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Bold Beaver–Wayne Potash
Bring Back the Bat – Nancy Schimmel and Fran Avni
Bouncing Kangaroos Adding with Six – Music with Mar.
Buttercup the Bovine  – The Battersby Duo
Dolphin Dance – Lorraine Bayes
Eight Jumping Adding Puppies – Music with Mar.
The Elephant Parade Song – Ashley De La Rocha
Elephants – Diana Colson 
Flipper the Seal – Two of a Kind 
The Fox – Traditional Song
Giraffe – Diana Colson
Groundhog Day Song – Marla Lewis and Les Julian
Growl, Growl, Stomp– Margie La Bella
Hey, Mister Monkey!– Margie La Bella
I'm A Little Bunny – Music with Mar.
I'm A Yak – Jenn Cleary
I Wanna Llama – Two of a Kind
Kooky Kangaroo – Bryan McCabe
Leaders of the Pack (Wolves) – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
Leo, The Lazy Lion – Cathy Bollinger
Lion Pride – Diana Colson 
Lion Prowl – Debbie Clement 
Mammals – Lyrical Learning 
Miguel the Magic Monkey – Jack Hartmann
Monkey, Monkey – Music with Mar.
Monkey Say, Monkey Do – Jack Hartmann
My Dewlap (Moose Song) – Kim Soleski Ward 
Orange Tiger – Thomas Moore/Linda Brown
Polar Bears – Two of a Kind
Punxsutawney Phil – Thomas Moore/Linda Brown
Ra-Ra-Racoon – Music with Mar. 
Reindeer Shuffle – Susan Harrison 
Surfing with the Seals – Sam Jones
Speaking Swahili – Diana Colson
Squirrel – Randy & Dave
The Strangest Thing (Wooly Mammoth) – Fred Gee
Ten Adding, Swinging Monkeys – Music with Mar. 
Thomson's Gazelle – Diana Colson
Three Little Smelly Skunks – Colleen and Uncle Squaty
Ungulate – Jeff & Paige
Walkin' In An Elephant's Shoes – Marla Lewis & Les Julian
Whales, Whales, Whales – Fred Gee
Where’s the Groundhog? – Mark Szabo
When You're A Bear – Grin Brigade
Yoshi the Yellow Yak – Kelly Good

Reptiles
A Song About a Snake – Music with Mar. 
The Alligator Chomp – Jack Hartmann
Big Alligator Jaws – Music with Mar. 
Green Toes – Thomas Moore/Linda Brown
Here We Go (Sea Turtles) –Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders
I Am A Turtle – Two of a Kind
My Pet Turtle – Jeanne Nelson and Hector Marín
Nine Naughty Newts – Kelly Good
Sam E. Snake – Ashley De La Rocha
Silly Snake – Bryan McCabe
Slither Like a Snake – Fran Avni 
Slow and Steady – Susan Harrison
The Snake – Dan Crow
Spiders and Snakes – Two of a Kind
Tim Turtle, No One's Happier Than He – Dianne Baker
Turtle Rap – Stephanie Burton
Venom – Two of a Kind

Pets - See our songs about dogs and about cats!
A Cat's Like That – Dan Crow
Alice the Beagle – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Animal Song – Caroline and Danny
Black Cat – Thomas Moore/Linda Brown
Chomp Chomp Snort Awoooo! – Katherine Dines
Clean the Cage – Music, Movement & Magination
Curly Cat – Randy & Dave
Doggie Dog Blues – Amy Michelle & Friends
Dogs – Dan Crow
Dancing Disco Dogs – Music with Mar.
Find the Pet That's Right For You – Music with Mar.
Five Cute, Roly-poly Puppies – Music with Mar.
For the Love of My Pet – Grin Brigade
Good for Each Other Judy Leonard 
Hound Dog – The Battersby Duo
I Love My Doggy – Music, Movement & Magination
I Love My Pets Music, Movement & Magination 
Jenny Got a Puppy  Judy Leonard
My Dog Pepper – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
My Fat Cat – Music with Mar.
My Little Dog – Randy & Dave
My Magic Pets – The Rocking Rockets
Nothing Like A Dog – Judy Pancoast
Pony Ride – Colleen & Uncle Squaty
Scoop a Doop Poop – Jeff & Paige
Wish I Had a Pet – Dianne Baker

Worms
Earthworm – Stan Slaughter
Feed It to the Worms – Stan Slaughter
Wiggle Worm – Music with Mar.
Worm Poop – Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders

Science Musical Plays
Biomes: Animals and Plants in Their Habitats - Bad Wolf Press
Environmental Show – Ron Fink and John Heath
Geology ROCKS! – Ron Fink and John Heath
The Rumpus in the Rainforest – Ron Fink and John Heath
Vacation On Mars – Ron Fink and John Heath

 

More animal songs for kids can be found on
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