This is a blog post about how animals and their babies are named in English. I will be discussing the naming conventions for some of the more popular animals. For each animal, I will list the name of the baby, and the name of the parents.
Animals And Their Babies Names
| Animal Name | Baby Name |
| Hippo (Bull) | Calf |
| Ape | baby |
| Otter | whelp, pup |
| Antelope | calf |
| Deer | Fawn |
| Duck(Drake) | Duckling |
| Camel | calf |
| Hummingbird | chick |
| Bonobo | baby |
| Crocodile | Hatchling |
| Guinea pig | pig, pup |
| Fox | kit, cub, pup |
| Manatee | calf |
| Wombat | Joey |
| Alpaca | cria |
| Kangaroo | joey |
| Goat | kid, billy |
| Raccoon(Boar) | Kits |
| Otters(Boars) | Pups Or Kittens |
| Crocodile | hatchling |
| Owl | owlet, fledgling |
| Crane | chick |
| Fox(Tod’s Or Reynard’s) | Cubs |
| Hedgehog | piglet, pup |
| Duck | duckling |
| Possum | joey |
| Monkey | Infant |
| Rat | Kitten |
| Magpie | chick |
| Deer | fawn |
| Walrus | cub, pup |
| Fish | Juvenile Fish |
| Raccoon | cub |
| Serval | kitten |
| Gull | chick |
| Whales | Calf |
| Toad | tadpole |
| Boar | piglet, shoat, farrow |
| Armadillo | pup |
| Dolphin(Bull) | Calves |
| Gnat | larva |
| Bear | cub |
| Mole | pup |
| Gerbil | pup |
| Reindeer | Calves |
| Goose | Gosling |
| Weasel | kit |
| Louse | nit, nymph |
| Seal | pup |
| Elephant | Calf |
| Dog | pup |
| Porpoise | calf |
| Fly | maggot |
| Tiger | Cub |
| Rabbit | Bunny |
| Agouti | pup |
| Cattle | calf |
| Jay | chick |
| Cattle | Calf |
| Rabbit | kitten, bunny, kit |
| Dinosaur | hatchling, juvenile |
| Giraffe | calf |
| Squirrels(Boars) | Pup, Kit, Kitten |
| Bobcat | kitten or cub |
| Addax | calf |
| Beluga | calf |
| Zebra(Stallion) | Foal |
| Zebra | colt, foal |
| Nightingale | chick |
| Lark | chick |
| Chipmunk | Kits |
| Parrots | Chick |
| Yellow Jacket | larva |
| Wolf | pup, whelp |
| Caribou | calf or fawn |
| Cat | Kitten |
| Emu | chick, hatchling |
| Bat | pup |
| Finch | chick |
| Mole(Boars) | Pups |
| Hare | leveret |
| Elephant | calf |
| Donkey | colt, foal |
| Bear | Cub |
| Whale | calf |
| Bee | larva |
| Monkey | infant |
| DUCK | Duckling |
| Woodchuck | kit, cub |
| Partridge | cheeper |
| Rhinoceros | calf |
| Turtles | Hatchlings |
| Hamster | pup |
| Leopard | cub |
| Quail | chick |
| Peacock | Peachicks |
| Fish | fry, fingerling |
| Dolphin | pup, calf |
| Mule | foal |
| Sheep | Lamb |
| Lemur | baby, infant |
| Aye-aye | baby, infant |
| Heron | chick |
| Rhinoceros(Bull) | Calf |
| Swan | cygnet, flapper |
| Cicada | nymph |
| Yak | calf |
| Swine | Piglet |
| Koala | joey |
| Hippopotamus | calf |
| Mallard | duckling |
| Ass | Foal |
| Binturong, Bearcat | pup, kitten |
| Parrot | chick |
| Reindeer | calf |
| Dog | Pup |
| Prairie dog | pup |
| Termite | larva |
| Ant | antling |
| Wolf | Pup |
| Ferret | kit |
| Ostrich | chick |
| Cheetah | cub |
| HARE | Leveret |
| Hyena | cub |
| Wombat | joey |
| Hog | shoat, farrow |
| Swan | Cygnet |
| Wallaby | joey |
| Trout | fry, fingerling |
| Llama | cria |
| Whale | Calf |
| Pheasant | chick |
| Goose | gosling |
| Opossum | joey |
| eagle | eaglets |
| Hornet | larva |
| Tiger | cub, whelp |
| Gorilla | infant |
| Owl (Coco) | Owlet |
| Sheep | Lamb |
| Falcon | chick |
| Binturong, Bearcat | pup, kitten |
| Muskrat | kit |
| Lion | Cub |
| Dove | squab, chick |
| Bird | hatchling, chick |
| Elk | calf |
| Bats | Pups |
| Hound | pup |
| Rat | pup, pinkie, kitten |
| Jellyfish | ephyna |
| Crabs(Jimmy) | Zoea |
| Crow | chick |
| Platypus | puggle |
| Turtle | hatchling |
| Cattle | Heifer |
| Pigeon | squab, squeaker |
| Cat | kitten |
| Bongo | calf |
| Hedgehog(Boars) | Hoglets |
| Ox | stot, calf |
| Echidna | puggle |
| Oyster | spat |
| Horse | Foal |
| Leopard | Cub |
| Hawk | eyas |
| Penguin | chick |
| Panda | cub |
| Monkey | Infants |
| Baboon | infant |
| Spider | spiderling |
| Wren | chick |
| KANGAROO(BUCK) | Joeys |
| Gorilla | Infant |
| Grasshopper | nymph |
| Eagle | fledgling, eaglet |
| Clam | larva |
| Koala(Buck) | Joeys |
| Peacock | peachick |
| Coyote | pup, whelp |
| Skunk | kit |
| Fox | Cub |
| Chicken | Chick |
| Gnu | calf |
| Alligator | hatchling |
| Woodpecker | chick |
| Cheeta | Cub |
| Cockroach | nymph |
| Moose | calf |
| Turkey | poult |
| BADGER(BOAR) | Cub |
| Wasp | larva |
| Honey Badger | kit, cub |
| Pronghorn | fawn |
| Giraffe | Calves |
| Anteater | pup |
| Porcupine | porcupette |
| Squirrel | pup, kit, kitten |
