| A | B |
|---|
| la ardilla | the squirrel |
| el venado | the deer |
| la venada | the doe |
| la rana | the toad |
| el sapo | the frog |
| la serpiente | the snake |
| la culebra | the snake |
| el búho | the owl |
| el lobo; la loba | the wolf |
| el amanecer | the sunrise; dawn |
| el atardecer | the sunset |
| el parque nacional | the national park |
| el desierto | the desert |
| el cacto | the cactus |
| el nopal | the catus; the prickly pear |
| la espina | the thorn |
| el elefante | the elephant (NOT found in Americas) |
| el gorila | the gorilla (NOT found in Americas) |
| el coyote | the coyote (English word comes from the Spanish word) |
| la ballena | the whale |
| la balsa | the raft |
| navegar en balsa | the go rafting |
| la canoa | the canoe |
| navegar en canoa | to go canoeing |
| la tabla de surf | surf board |
| hacer surf | to go surfing; to surf |
| surfear* (más común) | to go surfing; to surf |
| hacer surf de vela | to go windsurfing; to windsurf |
| surfear de vela* (más común) | to go windsurfing; to windsurf |
| la vela | the sail |
| la moto acuática | the jet ski |
| hacer moto acuática | to jet ski |
| el esquí acuático | the water ski |
| hacer esquí acuático | to water ski |
| dar saltos | to do somersaults (diving) |
| hacer saltos | to do somersaults (diving) |
| el trampolín; los trampolines | the diving board; the diving boards |
| escalar montañas | to go mountain climbing; to mountain climb |
| el animal salvaje | the wild animal |
| la planta silvestre | the wild plant (grows natively --wasn't planted) |
| venenoso, a, os, as | poisonous |
| el oxígeno | the oxygen |
| doméstico, a, os, as (los animales domésticos) | domestic |
| el peligro | the danger |
| peligroso, a, os, as | dangerous |
| los animales en peligro de extinción | endangered animales (animales in danger of extinction) |
| bucear | to SCUBA dive; to skin dive |
| correr | to run |
| correr el peligro de ___ | to run the risk of ___ |
| esquiar | to ski |
| los esquíes | the skiis |
| el campeón; los campeones | the champion; the champions |
| el entrenador; los entrenadores | the trainer (coach); the trainers (coaches) |
| la piscina | the swimming pool |
| el océano | the ocean |
| el mar | the sea (the ocean waters) |
