diff --git a/src/animal.ts b/src/animal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1593234585e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/animal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import type { Faker } from '.';
+
+export class Animal {
+  constructor(private readonly faker: Faker) {
+    // Bind `this` so namespaced is working correctly
+    for (const name of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Animal.prototype)) {
+      if (name === 'constructor' || typeof this[name] !== 'function') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      this[name] = this[name].bind(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * dog
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.dog
+   */
+  dog() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.dog);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * cat
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.cat
+   */
+  cat() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.cat);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * snake
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.snake
+   */
+  snake() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.snake);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * bear
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.bear
+   */
+  bear() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.bear);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * lion
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.lion
+   */
+  lion() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.lion);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * cetacean
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.cetacean
+   */
+  cetacean() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(
+      this.faker.definitions.animal.cetacean
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * horse
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.horse
+   */
+  horse() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.horse);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * bird
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.bird
+   */
+  bird() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.bird);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * cow
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.cow
+   */
+  cow() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.cow);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * fish
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.fish
+   */
+  fish() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.fish);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * crocodilia
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.crocodilia
+   */
+  crocodilia() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(
+      this.faker.definitions.animal.crocodilia
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * insect
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.insect
+   */
+  insect() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.insect);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * rabbit
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.rabbit
+   */
+  rabbit() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.rabbit);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * type
+   *
+   * @method faker.animal.type
+   */
+  type() {
+    return this.faker.random.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.animal.type);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 70f74f4a079..0fd77478032 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Animal } from './animal';
 import { Database } from './database';
 import { Datatype } from './datatype';
 import { _Date } from './date';
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export class Faker {
   datatype: Datatype = new Datatype(this);
 
   readonly address = new (require('./address'))(this);
-  readonly animal = new (require('./animal'))(this);
+  readonly animal: Animal = new Animal(this);
   readonly commerce = new (require('./commerce'))(this);
   readonly company = new (require('./company'))(this);
   readonly database: Database = new Database(this);