Last month's lesson looked at terms for groups of wild animals. But what about animals that live with people? They are also known as "domesticated animals" and more often as "pets."

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Some house pets are more common than others. Here are some familiar examples:

So, this little bowl belongs to my cat. I can say "It's his" or "It's hers."

Caption 30, Parts of Speech: Possessive Pronouns

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Her dog, Oscar, was happy to see her.

Caption 5, Basic Vocabulary: Common Words in Context

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While the sun is high overhead, the rabbit tries hard to cover the distance to its food,

Captions 2-3, Project Earth: California Unknown Beauty

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Get rid of the mouse and get your act together.

Caption 38, Brooklyn Nine Nine: Peralta's Desk

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Another good one is a guinea pig: it is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

Captions 10-11, English with Lauren: Contradictions

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Yeah, but he's been really busy with his new business. He's selling fish now. Fish? -Mm hm. Selling to all the pet stores in town.

Captions 30-31, Dream to Believe: aka Flying

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Some house pets are considered "exotic" because they are more often found in the wild and less commonly found in people's homes.

The parrot tells you anything you want to hear.

Caption 14, Minidisco: The Elephant

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An unsuspecting lizard just keeps basking in the open.

Caption 40, America's National Parks: Grand Canyon

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At her signal, they retreat to their lair, but the snake has smelled them.

Captions 10-11, America's National Parks: Saguaro

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Further Learning

What other house pets have you encountered? Use a dictionary to find out what they are called in English.