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ASL Animals
How to sign common animals in ASL, only signs that are widely used.
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- DogEnglishPat the leg, then snap the fingers, like calling a dog
- CatEnglishPinch and pull at the cheek twice, like whiskers
- BirdEnglishIndex finger and thumb open and close in front of the mouth, like a beak
- FishEnglishFlat hand swims forward, wiggling like a fish
- HorseEnglishThumb on the temple with two fingers flapping down, like horse ears
- CowEnglishThumb of a Y hand twists at the side of the forehead, like a horn
- PigEnglishFlat hand under the chin flops down twice
- RabbitEnglishTwo fingers at the side of the head bend like rabbit ears
- MouseEnglishIndex finger brushes the nose twice, like a twitching nose
- MonkeyEnglishBoth hands scratch the sides of the chest, like a monkey
- ElephantEnglishHand makes a trunk, moving out from the nose in a curve
- LionEnglishFingers sweep back over the head like a mane
- BearEnglishCross both arms and scratch the chest with clawed hands
- TurtleEnglishFist for the head pokes out from under the other cupped hand, the shell
- ButterflyEnglishHands cross at the thumbs and the fingers flap like wings
- DuckEnglishFingers and thumb snap open and shut at the mouth, like a bill
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