List of Bands with Animal-Themed Names
Mammals
Canines
- Three Dog Night
- Dr. Dog
- Snoop Doggy Dog
- Nate Dog
- Temple of the Dog
- Bloodhound Gang
- Wolfmother
- Wolf Parade
- Howling Wolf
- Steppenwolf
- Fleet Foxes
Feline
- Cat Power
- Cat Stevens
- Stray Cats
- Hepcat
- John Cougar Mellencamp
- Cheetah Girls
- Pussy Cat Dolls
- One Day As A Lion
- White Lion
- Lionel Ritchie
- Def Leopard
- Atomic Kitten
Hooved
- Crazyhorse
- Band of Horses
- Zebrahead
- Young Buck
- Buck Owens
- Buck O Nine
- Buck Cherry
- Jeff Buckley
- Buckwild
- Deerhunter
- The Dear Hunter
- Deerhoof
- Deer Tick
- Caribou
- Government Mule
- Giraffe? Giraffe!
- The Giraffes
- Lamb Of God
- Buffalo Springfield
- Space Hog
- Ponytail
Primates
- The Monkees
- Monkey
- Gorillaz
- Gorilla Biscuits
- Arctic Monkeys
- Hairy Apes BMX
- The Apes
Bears!
- Grizzly Bear
- Minus The Bear
- Panda Bear
- Polar Bear
Rodents
- Modest Mouse
- Danger Mouse
- Echo & The Bunnymen
- Fruit Bats
- The Aquabats
- Screeching Weasel
- Squirrel Nut Zippers
- RATT
- Ratatat
- John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Aquatic
- Seal
- The Wailers (get it?!)
- Freelance Whales
- The Hippos
Miscellaneous
- The Wombats
- Elephant Man
Fish
- Phish
- Badfish
- Great White
- Hootie & The Blowfish
- The Eels
- Reel Big Fish
- Fishbone
- Country Joe and the Fish
- Fish
- Howard Fishman Quartet
- Lake Trout
- The Coral
- Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band
- Man of War
- Leftover Salmon
- Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel
- Lance Bass
Birds
- The Byrds
- The Flamingos
- The Yardbirds
- Andrew Bird
- Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Weird Owl
- Black Crowes
- Sheryl Crow
- Counting Crows
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Finch
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack
- An Albatross
- Pelican
- The Doves
- The Eagles
- Eagles Of Death Metal
- Department of Eagles
- Eagle Eye Cherry
- Flock of Seagulls
- Them Crooked Vultures
- Robyn
- The Jayhawks
- Dixie Chicks
- Raveonettes
- Herbie Hancock
- Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Reptiles
- Slash's Snake Pit
- White Snake
- The Stray Gators
- Cobra Starship
- The Turtles
- Tortoise
Arthropods
Insects
- Alien Ant Farm
- Adam Ant
- The Beatles
- Iron Butterfly
- Scorpions
- Papa Roach
- Buddy Holly & The Crickets
- WASP
Spiders
- Tarantulas
Mollusks
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Oysterhead
- The Octopus Project
Amphibians
- Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
- The Toadies
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
General Animal Names
- Animal Collective
- The Animals
- Beastie Boys
- Wild Beasts
- The Sound of Animals Fighting
- Super Furry Animals
Fictional/Extinct
- The Unicorns
- Dragon Force
- Phoenix
- Fenix TX
- T Rex
- Dinosaur Jr
- Mastadon
- The Dodos
The Story
This list was generated on a long 7 hour drive from New York City to Oil City, PA between me, my cousin Zach and my wife. Unfortunately, this was some time ago and we didn't really write anything down until after the fact. As a result, this might not be completely exhaustive. That's where you come in. Feel free to suggest.
However, a very simple rule applies. Bands/artists can't be TOO obscure. There are probably thousands of bands with animal names, but unless they've achieved some level of notoriety they can't be on the list. Any obscure ones that you see in the list were thought of by us in our initial brainstorm.