Animal

For other things named "animal" or "animals", see the disambiguation page
Animals are LEGO pieces and figures which are designed to represent and resemble animals. Just as regular minifigures portray humans, there are also specific figures and parts which depict animals in the LEGO Universe, which are usually made up of specific or custom LEGO elements instead of being composed of standard pieces. Animal figures may consist of just one single element or piece, or can consist of a whole complement of special parts. 
Not all LEGO animals were made up of special pieces or even one single dedicated element. There were also some animals that were built of universally usable pieces. But those creatures would usually appear in only one set while the other animals could be reused more often due to their more simple and standardized design.
== History ==
The first purpose built animals designed for and to scale of minifigures were the horses introduced in several Castle sets in 1984. These first horses were only available in white and black. A brown version was introduced in 1988. Over the course of the next decade another two with different colouring were released but the basic form is still the same.
There were no new animals until the advent of the Pirates theme in 1989, when the monkey, the first shark, the first bird, and the first octopus were introduced. The bird was printed with a parrot pattern and also its shape had the basic appearance of a parrot. Nevertheless, the same piece also served as generic "bird piece" and was released in various colours to suit its many different functions. It is still in use today.
In the 1990s a greater variety of animals were introduced. Many of them, such as cats and dogs, initially appeared in Belville sets but were later also used in normal LEGO System themes. There was also a growing number of sea creatures like octopi, available in Aquazone sets, and dolphins, both introduced in 1995, and also the manta ray and the sawfish, both included in Divers sets. Smaller single-piece creatures such as crabs, scorpions, spiders, snakes, starfish, and bats also made their first appearances in the 1990s. There was also a small pony that was released in just two Paradisa sets in 1996. All of these new animals, except the sawfish (which was basically a shark with a new head-piece) consisted of only one single piece. The only more complex new animals from the 1990s were the dragon and the crocodile.
The introduction of the Harry Potter theme added the first owls to the complement of LEGO animals, as well as several mythical creatures, such as the Hippogriff, a 3-headed dog, and a Hungarian Horntail dragon. Another new dragon was introduced in the new Castle line from 2007.
The new Vikings line from 2005 brought three different dragons, the Fenris wolf and the Midgard serpent, but those creatures rather fall in the category of non-reusable designs that were only designed for the respective set they appear in. The same can be said for the bigger sea creatures included in the Aqua Raiders sets from 2007.
There were also several dinosaurs released in sets of the Dino Island, Studios, Dino Attack, and Dino lines.
More conventional animals introduced in the 2000s include two versions of a rat, a frog, an elephant, a Polar Bear, and a wolf, that would later become a police dog. A very rare animal was a lemur that was only available in the Shop-at-home set 3828 Air Temple. All of these animals except the elephant are single-piece designs.
2009 brought some new animals, such as the first LEGO cows (available in either Reddish Brown or Black and White), a small fish and a new shark, that is substantially bigger than its predecessor from 1989 and can now swallow a whole minifigure.
Many of the existing LEGO animal designs were used to create wildlife in the game LEGO Worlds.
== List of LEGO System Animal figures ==
=== Figures of existing Animals ===
==== Amphibians & reptiles ====
Alligator loki.jpg|Alligator 
Chameleon 71025.jpg|Chameleon
Cobra 71008.jpg|Cobra
Crocodile.jpg|Crocodile (1994)
2015Crocodile.PNG|Crocodile (2015)
X223.jpg|Frog
Slang rood.jpg|Snake (1997)
Nagini.jpeg|Snake (2018)
New snake green.jpg|Snake 
Sea Turtle 71027.jpg|Sea Turtle juvenile
Sea Turtle Adult 60377.jpg|Sea Turtle adult
==== Arachnids, Insects and other Invertebrates ====
Ant.jpg|Ant
Butterfly 2021.jpg|Butterfly
Ladybug 21342.jpg|Ladybug
Black Scorpion.png|Scorpion
Spider lightgray.jpg|Spider (1999)
Red Jungle Spider.png|Spider (2017)
==== Birds ====
2546.1071450822.jpg|Bird
Chicken-01.png|Chicken
60202 alt10.jpg|Eagle
Falcon 71037.jpg|Falcon
Flamingo 71025.jpg|Flamingo
Falcon_Clearer.png|Crow
Ostrichbetter.jpg|Ostrich
Brown Owl.png|Owl
Penguin 71013.jpg|Penguin
Seagull%21.jpg|Seagull
Small Bird.jpg|Small bird
Toucan 71032.jpg|Toucan
==== Land mammals ====
Bat.png|Bat
Bear.png|Bear
Unreleased.jpg|Bison
6251.png|Cat (1995)
2014_cat.jpg|Cat (2013)
88297.jpg|Camel
New_monkey.png|Chimpanzee
Gorilla01.png|Gorilla
Cow.jpg|Cow
DeerLego.png|Deer
Wolfgrey-3.jpg|Dog/Wolf (2004)
Dalmation.jpg|Dog/Wolf (2011)
Puppy 60369.jpg|Dog puppy
Elephant.jpg|Elephant (2003)
60307 Elephant.png|Elephant (2021)
Goat.png|Goat
Koala 71037.jpg|Koala
Bb787c01pb02.png|Leopard
Hare 60353.jpg|Hare
Horsewestern.jpg|Horse (1984)
Carousel horse red.jpg|Horse (2012)
Horse foal 71032.jpg|Horse foal
Lion 60301.jpg|Lion
Monkey.png|Monkey (1989)
New Monkey.png|Monkey (2021)
TBA|Mountain Lion
Mouse 71021.jpg|Mouse
Otter.jpg|Otter
Pig.png|Pig
Polar_Bear.jpg|Polar Bear (2000)
Polar Bear 60062.jpg|Polar Bear (2014)
Pony.jpg|Pony
LEGO Rabbit.jpg|Rabbit (1999)
Rabbit 71018.jpg|Rabbit (2017)
Rat.jpg|Rat (2001)
Standing rat.jpg|Rat (2004)
Scabbers 2018.jpeg|Rat (2018)
TBA|Red panda
Sheep 60346.jpg|Sheep
LEGO-Skunk-1024x684.jpg|Skunk
Squirrel gray.jpg|Squirrel
Lego-city-Tiger.jpg|Tiger
==== Sea creatures ====
Anglerfish 60264.jpg|Anglerfish
Clam.jpg|Clam
33121_Crab.jpg|Crab
Dolphin.jpg|Dolphin (1995)
Dolphin 2017.jpg|Dolphin (2017)
Fish.jpg|Fish
Hammerhead Shark 60263.jpg|Hammerhead Shark
Hermit Crab 71029.jpg|Hermit crab
3898translightblue.gif|Jellyfish
Red.jpg|Lobster
Lobster.png|Lobster (2017)
Manta_Ray.jpg|Manta ray
Black_Octopus.JPG|Octopus
Orca 60368.jpg|Orca
Sawfish.jpg|Sawfish (1997)
Seal 60376.jpg|Seal
Seal Pup 60376.jpg|Seal pup
Great White Shark.JPG|Shark (1989)
Version_2_Shark.jpg|Shark (2008)
X112_Trans-Yellow_Starfish.jpg|Starfish
Stingray 30370.jpg|Stingray
=== Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Creatures ===
LEGO dinosaur were originally introduced in the Adventures line in 2000. Later variations of dinosaurs would come to follow.
Babydino.jpg|Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex
Raptor-2.jpg|Velociraptor
Stegosaurus.jpg|Stegosaurus
17274457_Alt05.jpeg|Tyrannosaurus rex
16370461104_dcf4b29550.jpg|Pteranodon
Coelo-2.jpg|Coelophysis
Indominus_Rex.png|Indominus rex
Dilophosaurus_CH_detail_744w.jpg|Dilophosaurus
Gallimimus.png|Gallimimus
Compsognathus.png|Compsognathus
Troodon.png|Troodon
Pachycephalosaurus.png|Pachycephalosaurus
Triceratops_Tri_horned_face.png|Triceratops
Parasaurolophus_aka_The_dinosaur_with_the_pointy_head.png|Parasaurolophus
Corythosaurus_AKA_Mohawkosaurus.png|Corythosaurus
Ankylosaurus_The_Armored_Fella.png|Ankylosaurus
Apatosaurus.png|Apatosaurus
Spinosaurus_The_dino_with_a_mohawk_in_the_back.png|Spinosaurus
Brachiosaurus.png|Brachiosaurus
Baryonyx_Lego.png|Baryonyx
Dimorphodon_The_Long_Headed_Flying_Thing.png|Dimorphodon
Mosasaurus.png|Mosasaurus
Mutant Lizard.png|Mutant Lizard
Carnotaurus.jpg|Carnotaurus
Stygimolich.jpg|Stygimoloch
Lego-arctic-mammoth-25.jpg|Mammoth
4077.jpg|Plesiosaurus
Saber-toothed tiger 60193.jpg|Saber-toothed tiger
=== Fictional & Mythological animals ===
Castle_Dragon.jpg|Dragon
Jun-chi.jpg|Jun-Chi
Firax.jpg|Lava Monster
Norbertnew.png|Baby Dragon
Rock Monsters.jpg|Rock Monster (Power Miners)
Rock Monster1.jpg|Rock Monster (Rock Raiders)
Skeletal.jpg|Skeletal Horse
Tygurah3.jpg|Tygurah
Yeti.jpg|Yeti
====Harry Potter animals====
Lego-lego-harry-potter-aragogs-lair.jpg|Aragog 
4603.jpg|Basilisk
Buckbeakc01.jpg|Buckbeak
Cornish Pixie.jpg|Cornish Pixie
Erumpent.jpeg|Erumpent
Fluffy.jpg|Fluffy
Fawkes 2020.jpg|Fawkes
Grindylow 2023.png|Grindylow
Niffler.jpeg|Niffler
Occamy.jpeg|Occamy
Brick build Evil.png|Swooping Evil
Thestral 2018.jpeg|Thestral
Thunderbird.jpeg|Thunderbird
61bJjdZt-vL. SY355 .jpg|Troll
====Star Wars animals====
Tusken Raider and its Bantha.jpg|Bantha
75331 alt10.jpg|Blurrg
Corh.jpg|Corellian Hound
Imagedewback.jpg|Dewback
Dianoga.png|Dianoga
Kaadu5.png|Kaadu
Klatooine_Paddy_Frog.png|Klatooine Paddy Frog
Luggabeast.jpeg|Luggabeast
Mynock.JPG|Mynock
Minifigurines-lego-star-wars-porg-75192-001.jpg|Porg
The_Rancor.jpg|Rancor
Rathtar.jpeg|Rathtar
LSWIII_Gor2.jpg|Roggwart
Sarlacc.png|Sarlacc
Tauntaun.png|Tauntaun
BogaAnimal.jpg|Varactyl
HothWampa.jpg|Wampa
Womp_Rat.png|Womp Rat
====Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit creatures====
Lor027.jpg|Cave Troll
Goblin_King.jpg|Goblin King
Birdie.jpg|Great Eagle
79001 alt3.png|Mirkwood Spider
Shelob the Great.png|Shelob
79018_alt6.jpg|Smaug
Lego_White_warg.jpg|Warg
* Fell Beast (Video game only)
* River Troll (Video game only)
* Shadowfax (Video game only)
* Snow Troll (Video game only)
* Elk (Video game only)
====Disney animals====
104729pb01.png|Bambi
Berry Palace Pets.jpg|Berry
Bruni.png|Bruni
Cri-Kee.png|Cri-Kee
Daisy Palace Pets.jpg|Daisy
71038-11.jpg|Dante
Dreamy Palace Pets.jpg|Dreamy
Dug.jpeg|Dug
103710pb01.png|Dumbo
Idea090.png|Eeyore
41050 Flounder.jpg|Flounder
GusCinderella.jpeg|Gus
Heihei.jpeg|Heihei
41150 alt10.jpg|Kakamora
Khan.png|Khan
Lucifer.jpg|Lucifer
Maxx.jpeg|Max
Maximus.jpeg|Maximus
TheNokk.png|Nokk
Ongis.jpeg|Ongis
Chameleon.jpg|Pascal
Petite Palace Pets.jpg|Petite
PlutoSystemFigure.png|Pluto
41149 alt8.jpg|Pua
Pumpkin Palace Pets.jpg|Pumpkin
41042 tiger.jpg|Rajah
CrabSebastian.png|Sebastian
Serlot.png|Serlot
TBA|Simba
SisuDragon.jpeg|Sisu
AML248_1.jpg|Sven
Brave bear triplets.jpg|Triplet Bear Cubs
RayaTukTuk.png|Tuk Tuk
Valentino 43223.jpg|Valentino
Windflower.jpg|Windflower
LEGOIdea-Zero.jpg|Zero
====Avatar animals====
TBA|Banshee
Direhorse 75573.jpg|Direhorse
TBA|Great Leonopteryx
75575 alt3.jpg|Ilu
75576 alt2.jpg|Skimwing
75571 alt8.jpeg|Thanator
75579 alt3.jpg|Tulkun
====Other licensed theme animals====
76110-5.jpg|Ace the Bathound
76096 Front 02.jpg|Krypto the Superdog
GorillaGrodd 2015.png|Gorilla Grodd
Lemur.jpg|Momo the Flying Lemur
Garypink.png||Gary the Snail
19693598106 e1b950812a b.jpg|Scooby-Doo
Burzyciel hamond.jpg|Hammond
Winston-0.png|Winston
====Ninjago creatures====
* The Great Devourer
* Serpentine
* Ultra Dragon
* Treehorn
* Treehorn Queen
* Falcon (Ninjago)
* Mud Monster
* Cragling
* Grundal
* Starteeth
* Leviathan
====Minecraft animals and creatures====
Axolotl pink.png|Axolotl
Minecraft Bat.png|Bat
TBA|Bee
LEGO Calico.png|Cat
Minecraft Chicken.jpeg|Chicken
Better Minecraft Cow.jpeg|Cow
LEGO Creeper.jpeg|Creeper
Minecraft Donkey.jpeg|Donkey
Minecraft Dolphin.png|Dolphin
Small Enderdagon.jpeg|Ender Dragon
LEGO Minecraft Fox.jpeg|Fox
MinecraftFROG.png|Frog
Minecraft Guardian.png|Guardian
Hoglin.png|Hoglin
Minecraft Horse.jpeg|Horse
Killer Rabbit.png|Killer Rabbit
TBA|Llama
Ocelot JTH.png|Ocelot
Minecraft Parrot.png|Parrot
LEGO Minecraft Panda.jpeg|Panda
Phantom-Minecraft.png|Phantom
Pig (2014).png|Pig
Minecraft Polar Bear.jpeg|Polar Bear
Pufferfish.png|Pufferfish
Black Rabbit.png|Rabbit
TBA|Ravager
Sheep JTH.png|Sheep
Silverfish.png|Silverfish
Spider from Minecraft.jpeg|Spider
Squid-0.png|Squid
Minecraft Turtle.jpg|Turtle
Gray Wolf collar.jpeg|Wolf
== Friends animals ==
Bunny_Friends.jpg|Bunny
Friends_fawn.jpg|Deer fawn
Dolphins.jpg|Dolphin
19532pb02.png|Fox
Hamster.jpeg|Hamster
Female_Hedgehog.jpg|Hedgehog
3185-horse.jpg|Horse
Foal_tan.jpg|Horse foal
Orangutan.jpeg|Orangutan
Friends_parrot.jpg|Parrot
41043_penguin.jpg|Penguin
PandaLegoFriends.jpeg|Panda
Lamb_Friends.jpg|Sheep lamb
Squirell.png|Squirrel
FriendsTurtle.jpg|Turtle
== Miscellaneous animals ==
The following animals are from non-standard themes including Scala, Belville, and Clikits.
Butterfly.jpg|Butterfly 
X1648px1.1147654664.jpg|Flamingo 
LEGO Rabbit.jpg|Rabbit
Seahorse.jpeg|Seahorse 
== Virtual animal figures ==
Many LEGO software programs and games feature virtual animal minifigures which have never been physically created or released:
* Peacock
* Llama
* Zebra
* Buffalo
* Rhinoceros
* Musk ox
* Bighorn
* Bison
* Beaver
* Sheep
* Sugar glider
* Tasmanian Tiger/Thylacine
* Narwhal
* Aardvark
* Warthog
* Gemsbok
* Jaguar
* Sable Antelope
* Hyena
* Wild dog
* Badger
* Gallimimus
* Apatosaurus
* Corythosaurus
* Dimorphodon
* Troodon
* Baryonyx
* Pachycephalosaurus
* Gryphon
* Elk
* Walrus
* Beaver
== DUPLO animal figures ==
LEGO's DUPLO line also includes animal figures which are not considered to be minifigures since they are traditionally not included in the LEGO System Line. Unlike regular LEGO minifigure animals, DUPLO animal figures are designed to be big enough as to not pose a choking hazard to small children, much like the rest or the pieces in the DUPLO line. DUPLO animal figures usually consist of only one piece. Many DUPLO adult animal pieces include a baby counterpart.
=== List of DUPLO animal figures ===
;Figures of existing animals
* Bear
* Cat
* Chicken
* Cow
* Crocodile
* Dog
* Elephant
* Giraffe
* Fish
* Goat
* Hippo
* Horse
* Leopard
* Lion
* Monkey
* Orca
* Ostrich
* Panda
* Panther
* Penguin
* Pig
* Polar Bear
* Rabbit
* Sea lion
* Seal
* Sheep
* Tiger
* Toucan
* Turtle
* Zebra
;Dinosaur figures
* Brachiosaurus
* Tyrannosaurus rex
* Triceratops
* Pteranodon
;Mythological creatures
* Dragon 
== See Also ==
* Minifigure
* Fabuland
* Dinosaurs
Category:Animals
Category:Minifigures