Animals that start with D

D keeps two unrelated marine mammals that are often confused. The dolphin belongs with the whales, while the dugong’s closest living relative is the elephant. The deer, the duck and the dragonfly are here too, along with the donkey, an animal whose reputation for stubbornness is really caution, since a donkey freezes to assess danger where a horse would bolt.

7 animals in the library start with D, from the deer to the dugong. Most of them live in Asia and South America.