Random Animal Wheel: Spin an Animal

Random animal wheel with 24 animals, from a lion to a penguin. Spin an animal for a science report, a drawing, charades or a guessing game.

Animal reports
Charades
Drawing

On this wheel

Lion
Elephant
Penguin
Giraffe
Dolphin
Kangaroo
Owl
Octopus
Panda
Zebra
Turtle
Monkey

Why use a random animal wheel

Twenty-four animals from land, sea and sky are already on the wheel. Spin one to research, draw or act out, or keep spinning and sort them into mammals, birds, fish and reptiles.

Hand out animals for a science report
Teachers can spin an animal for each student and hide each winner, so no two reports match.
Act out an animal for charades
Spin an animal in secret and act it out with no words until someone guesses it.
Pick an animal to draw
Kids can spin and draw the animal in its home, from a jungle to the ocean.

This wheel wears the Meadow-Go-Round theme: pastel meadow hills and wildflowers, with wildflower washes on the wheel. Your own copy keeps it, or pick another wheel theme.

How to use the random animal wheel

Click the wheel to spin it.
Wait for it to slow down and stop on a random entry. The winner pops up on screen.
Click “Hide & Respin” to take the winner out and spin again, so nothing is picked twice.
Click “Create your own animal picker” to save your own copy, change the entries, and share or embed it.

All 24 entries on the random animal wheel

Lion
Elephant
Penguin
Giraffe
Dolphin
Kangaroo
Owl
Octopus
Panda
Zebra
Turtle
Monkey
Koala
Flamingo
Polar bear
Frog
Tiger
Whale
Parrot
Fox
Rabbit
Crocodile
Horse
Butterfly

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make a wheel of farm or ocean animals?

Yes. Click “Create your own animal picker” and swap in farm animals, ocean animals or the animals your class is studying.

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Every entry has a slice of the same size, and where the wheel stops is picked with your browser’s cryptographically secure random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues), so nobody can predict or rig the result.

Can I change the entries on this wheel?

Yes. Click “Create your own animal picker” to save your own copy. You can then add, remove or rename entries, change the theme and spin settings, and share or embed your wheel.