What are the Names for the Adorable Baby Animals?

Whenever I reminisce my good old days as a new mom, I sit in a corner of my room with the old photo album of my son’s childhood. I don’t need sweet tea or cookies to feel warm and sweet in that moment. The happy flashback of “mom-baby” stories in our past come to my mind, putting a great big smile on my face and filling my heart with love. I believe that all moms would feel this way about their biggest gift of life, their BABIES. Speaking of babies, why don’t we brush up on special names for baby/ young animals in English today? Give it a try to match the names given below with proper animals.

leveret, polliwog, kid, smolt, hatchling,

fledgling, shoat, spat, nymph, eyas,

whelp, cygnet, larva, joey

1. young hare (especially the one that is less than a year old): _________________________

2. young frog or tadpole: __________________________

3. young alligator/ reptile: ________________________

4. young shellfish or oysters: _________________________

5. young tiger/lion/wolf/bear: _________________________

6. young nestling hawk or falcon: ________________________

7. young salmon: ________________________

8. young goat or antelope: ________________________

9. young bee: __________________________

10. any young bird: _________________________

11. young insect like grasshoppers: _________________________

12. young swan: _____________________

13. young pig or boar or hog: _____________________

14. young koala: _____________________

Answer Keys

1. leveret

2. polliwog

3. hatchling

4. spat

5. whelp

6. eyas

7. smolt

8. kid

9. larva

10. fledgling

11. nymph

12. cygnet

13. shoat

14. joey

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