Baby Animal Names
Baby Animal Names: A Complete List of Common and Unique Terms
Baby animals are adorable, playful, and curious creatures that capture our hearts. From the fluffy fur of a kitten to the floppy ears of a puppy, there’s something about baby animals that makes us smile.
In this guide, we’ll explore the baby animal names of common and unique animals from all over the world. Whether you’re a curious child or a lifelong animal lover, you’re sure to learn something new.
What is your favorite baby animal called? Cub, kitten, pup, calf or chick, ZooBorns delivers the ultimate list of baby animal names, which we continue to update. Find out what just about every juvenile animal is called. Enjoy!
| Animal | Baby Name |
| Aardvark | calf, cub |
| Addax | calf |
| Agouti | pup |
| Alligator | hatchling |
| Alpaca | cria |
| Anteater | pup |
| Antelope | calf |
| Ant | antling |
| Ape | baby |
| Armadillo | pup |
| Aye-aye | baby, infant |
| Baloon | infant |
| Bat | pup |
| Bear | cub |
| Bee | larva |
| Beluga | calf |
| Binturong,Bearcat | pup, kitten |
| Bird | hatchling, chick |
| Boar | piglet, shoat, farrow |
| Bobcat | kitten or cub |
| Bongo | calf |
| Bonobo | baby |
| Butterfly | caterpillar, larva, pupa, chrysalis |
| Camel | calf |
| Caribou | calf or fawn |
| Cat | kitten |
| Cattle | calf |
| Cheetah | cub |
| Chicken | chick, pullet (young hen), cockrell (young rooster) |
| Cicada | nymph |
| Clam | larva |
| Cockroach | nymph |
| Codfish | codling, hake, sprag, sprat |
| Coyote | pup, whelp |
| Crane | chick |
| Crocodile | hatchling |
| Crow | chick |
| Deer | fawn |
| Dinosaur | hatchling, juvenile |
| Dog | pup |
| Dolphin | pup, calf |
| Donkey | colt, foal |
| Dove | squab, chick |
| Duck | duckling |
| Eagle | fledgling, eaglet |
| Echidna | puggle |
| Eel | leptocephalus (larva), elver (juvenile) |
| Elephant | calf |
| Elk | calf |
| Emu | chick, hatchling |
| Falcon | chick |
| Ferret | kit |
| Finch | chick |
| Fish | fry, fingerling |
| Fly | maggot |
| Fox | kit, cub, pup |
| Frog | tadpole, polliwog, froglet |
| Gerbil | pup |
| Giraffe | calf |
| Gnat | larva |
| Gnu | calf |
| Goat | kid, billy |
| Goose | gosling |
| Gorilla | infant |
| Grasshopper | nymph |
| Grouse | chick, poult, squealer or cheeper |
| Guinea pig | pig, pup |
| Gull | chick |
| Hamster | pup |
| Hare | leveret |
| Hawk | eyas |
| Hedgehog | piglet, pup |
| Heron | chick |
| Hippopotamus | calf |
| Hog | shoat, farrow |
| Honey Badger | kit, cub |
| Hornet | larva |
| Horse | foal, colt (m), filly (f), stat, stag, hog-colt, youngster, yearling or hogget |
| Hound | pup |
| Human | baby, infant, toddler |
| Hummingbird | chick |
| Hyena | cub |
| Jay | chick |
| Jellyfish | ephyna |
| Kangaroo | joey |
| Koala | joey |
| Lark | chick |
| Lemur | baby, infant |
| Leopard | cub |
| Llama | cria |
| Louse | nit, nymph |
| Magpie | chick |
| Mallard | duckling |
| Manatee | calf |
| Mole | pup |
| Monkey | infant |
| Moose | calf |
| Mosquito | nymph, wriggler, tumbler |
| Mouse | pup, pinkie, kitten |
| Mule | foal |
| Muskrat | kit |
| Nightingale | chick |
| Opossum | joey |
| Ostrich | chick |
| Otter | whelp, pup |
| Owl | owlet, fledgling |
| Ox | stot, calf |
| Oyster | spat |
| Panda | cub |
| Parrot | chick |
| Partridge | cheeper |
| Peacock | peachick |
| Penguin | chick |
| Pheasant | chick |
| Pig | piglet, shoat, farrow |
| Pigeon | squab, squeaker |
| Platypus | puggle |
| Porcupine | porcupette |
| Porpoise | calf |
| Possum | joey |
| Prairie dog | pup |
| Pronghorn | fawn |
| Quail | chick |
| Rabbit | kitten, bunny, kit |
| Raccoon | cub |
| Rat | pup, pinkie, kitten |
| Reindeer | calf |
| Rhinoceros | calf |
| Sand Dollar | larva, pluteus, juvenile |
| Sea Urchin | larva, pluteus, juvenile |
| Seal | pup |
| Serval | kitten |
| Shark | pup |
| Sheep | lamb, lambkin, cosset |
| Skunk | kit |
| Snake | snakelet, neonate, hatchling snake |
| Spider | spiderling |
| Squirrel | pup, kit, kitten |
| Swan | cygnet, flapper |
| Termite | larva |
| Tiger | cub, whelp |
| Toad | tadpole |
| Trout | fry, fingerling |
| Turkey | poult |
| Turtle | hatchling |
| Wallaby | joey |
| Walrus | cub, pup |
| Wasp | larva |
| Weasel | kit |
| Whale | calf |
| Wolf | pup, whelp |
| Wombat | joey |
| Woodchuck | kit, cub |
| Woodpecker | chick |
| Wren | chick |
| Yak | calf |
| Yellow Jacket | larva |
| Zebra | colt, foal |
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