| 100% | DIURNAL | 7 | Animals that are active during the daytime |
| 56% | DIURNAL | 7 | Active during the daytime |
| 52% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | Like animals that are active at night |
| 51% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | Active during the night, like certain animals |
| 51% | SLOTH | 5 | Animal that is the epitome of laziness |
| 50% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | A word to describe animals that are active at night |
| 50% | ZOO | 3 | Animal enclosure site that is a popular spot for families during the summer |
| 50% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | Animals that are more active at night are this |
| 49% | PETS | 4 | Animals that are part of the family |
| 49% | HUMANS | 6 | The animals that are people |
| 49% | CHIMPANZEES | 11 | Animals that are the focus of 39-Across's work |
| 49% | RAM | 3 | Animal that is the symbol for the zodiac sign Aries |
| 48% | SNOWYOWL | 8 | Arctic bird that is, surprisingly, active during the day (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BATS | 4 | Animals that could be "in the belfry" |
| 47% | DEER | 4 | Animal that may be caught in the headlights |
| 47% | COBRA | 5 | Animal that the Pokémon Arbok is based on |
| 47% | AOL | 3 | ISP that was big during the early Internet Age |
| 47% | RATS | 4 | Animals that the Pied Piper was hired to remove |
| 47% | ELEPHANTS | 9 | Animals that might be "in the room," figuratively speaking |
| 46% | BEANIEBABIES | 12 | Small stuffed animals that were very popular in the 1990s (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DOG | 3 | Animal that might be registered with the American Kennel Club |
| 46% | DEER | 4 | Animal that "do" is, in the song "Do-Re-Mi" |
| 46% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Animal that may be on the verge of an attack |
| 45% | OTTER | 5 | Playful river animal that was Hermione's Patronus (in the "Harry Potter" movies) |
| 45% | EWES | 4 | Female animals that can be the source of mutton |
| 45% | BIRDS | 5 | Animals that can be paired with the words early, lady and whirly |
| 45% | LAMB | 4 | Animal that the month of March is said to "go out like" |
| 45% | SIMLA | 5 | City that was India's summer capital during The Raj |
| 45% | BONN | 4 | German city that was a capital during the Cold War |
| 45% | LAIKA | 5 | Dog that was the first animal to orbit the Earth |