The term ANIMAL SPOTTED can be represented by five different animals: HYENA (5 letters), ELK (3 letters), OCELOT (6 letters), CHEETAH (7 letters), and CIVET (5 letters). Hyenas are scavenging carnivores native to Africa and Asia, while ELK are large deer found in North America and parts of Europe. Ocelots are small wild cats native to Central and South America, while cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world, native to Africa and parts of Iran. Civets are small mammals native to Africa and Asia, known for their distinctive odor.