Saturday, April 27, 2013

Spring Is Here: Baby Animal Names





Spring is in the air, and we have chicks in our shed! (I almost wrote "baby chicks," which would be a little redundant since chicks are babies!) Anyway, here are some "domestic" animal parent and baby names for you (well, somewhat domestic...animals you might see around the farm/near a farm home) to get you into the spring baby animal mode!

donkey--colt, foal
mallard---duckling
turkey--poult
sheep--lambkin, lamb
turtle--hatchling
skunk--kit
toad--tadpole
dog--pup
frog--tadpole, polliwog, froglet
squirrel--pup, kit, kitten
fox--kit, cub, pup
goose--gosling
goat--kid, billy
bison/buffalo--calf
cat--kitten
guinea pig--pup
deer--fawn
coyote--pup, whelp
hamster--pup
hare--leveret
rabbit--kitten, bunny, kit
hog--shoat, farrow
rat--pup, kitten
horse---foal, colt
rabbit--kitten, bunny, kit
mule--foal
cattle--calf
duck--duckling

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