Friday, June 11, 2010

What are some names of baby animals?


Search
: baby animal names

Why
: I learned in White Oleander that a baby rabbit is called a kit.

Answer: Here are some you might not know!
  • Alpaca - cria
  • Ape - baby
  • Badger - kit, cub
  • Beaver, Ferret, Fox, Serval, Skunk, Weasel, Woodchuck - kit
  • Boar - farrow, shoat, or piglet
  • Chicken - chick, pullet (young hen), cockrell (young rooster)
  • Cicada, Cockroach, Grasshopper - nymph

  • Cod - codling, hake, sprag, sprat
  • Echidna, Platypus - puggle
  • Grouse - cheeper, chick, poult, or squealer
  • Hawk - eyas
  • Jellyfish - ephyra
  • Mosquito - nymph, tumbler, or wriggler
  • Peacock - peachick
  • Pigeon - squab, squeaker
  • Porcupine - porcupette
  • Rat - kitten, pinkie, pup
  • Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin - juvenile, larva, pluteus

  • Sheep - cosset, lamb, lambkin

  • Snake - snakelet, neonate

  • Squirrel - pup, kit, kitten

  • Swan - cygnet, flapper

  • Tiger - cub, whelp

  • Trout - fingerling, fry

  • Turkey - poult

Source: ZooBorns

The More You Know
: I am listening to White Oleander on audiobook, and it is read by Oprah. If you are ever interested in hearing Oprah yell out, "You f-ing c-word!" (but with the real words), it's on Disc 1, track 9, and so hilarious.

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