The noun 'lives' is the plural form for the noun 'life', a common, abstract noun; a word for the period of time from birth to death; a state of being alive; the length of time a thing exists or functions.
The word 'lives' is also the third person, singular, present of the verb to live.
Live is not a noun at all.
If it is live as in "to live" (short vowel), then it is a verb.
If it is live as in "live animals" (long vowel), then it is an adjective.
The noun 'elephants' is a plural, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of mammal; a word for a living things.
The noun 'woodpecker' is a common, concrete, compound, singular noun, a word for a living thing.
The noun ferret is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of animal; a word for a living thing.
The noun 'shark' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a thing, a living thing.
Yes, the noun 'rabbit' is a word for a type of animal, a living thing.
Yes, the word 'donkey' is a noun, a word for a type of animal, a word for a living thing.
The noun lion is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of animal; a word for a living thing.
No, it is a common noun, and is not capitalised.
Yes, the word 'wolves' is a noun, the plural form for the noun 'wolf'; a word for a type of animal; a word for a living thing.
Yes, the word 'ferret' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of animal; a word for a living thing.
Yes, the word 'alligator' is a noun, a word for a type of reptile, a word for a thing, a living thing.
Yes, the word 'toad' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a type of amphibious creature, a word for a living thing.