{"id":42189,"date":"2024-10-04T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7748318a-0f2d-44ce-b66e-5e6647b2457a"},"modified":"2024-10-04T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:27:38","slug":"12-animals-beginning-with-y-including-the-fearsome-looking-yacare-caiman","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/12-animals-beginning-with-y-including-the-fearsome-looking-yacare-caiman\/","title":{"rendered":"12 animals beginning with ‘Y\u00a0‘ including the fearsome-looking Yacar\u00e9 caiman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are 12 animals starting with the letter ‘Y’, but which ones have we forgotten? Let us know <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 04 October 2024 at 11:45 AM<\/p>

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From the Yak to the rare yellow-eyed penguin, here are 12 animals starting with the letter’Y’.<\/p>

12 animals starting with ‘Y<\/strong>‘<\/h2>

Yellowjacket<\/h3>
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Yellowjacket (or yellow jacket) is an American term for the predatory social insects usually referred to as \u201cwasps<\/a>\u201d elsewhere, typically species from the\u00a0Vespula<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Dolichovespula<\/em>\u00a0genera). It is also used for some of the bloodwood and eucalyptus trees native to Queensland in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>

Yellowhammer<\/p>

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A distinctive yellow and brown-chestnut bird, the yellowhammer<\/a> is a farmland bird (and one of the 19 species in the UK Farmland Bird Indicator). Males are brighter than females, and sing a song likened to the phrase \u201ca little bit of bread and no cheese\u201d.<\/p>

\u00a0Yak<\/h3>
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The yak has both a wild species and a domesticated species. It is a long-haired bovine found in the Himalayas, which is extremely well adapted for living at high altitudes. Wild yaks are dark in colouration, whilst domestic yaks are more variable.<\/p>

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    Yellow-necked mouse<\/h3>
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    Similar in appearance to the wood mouse<\/a>, the yellow-necked mouse<\/a> is slightly larger and has \u2013 as the name suggests \u2013 a yellow band of fur on its neck. It is restricted to southern England and parts of Wales.\u00a0<\/p>

    \u00a0Yeti crab<\/p>