Animals (wild and domestic; birds; fish; insects) in English. Baby animals Wild animals and their babies in English
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This list is simply amazing, I advise everyone to read it! Why:
You've probably watched films with Ryan Gosling; he's filming a lot of places now. And his last name turns out to be “speaking”! So don’t be surprised that the post begins with a photo of him 😉
We all know the word kid(child, baby), but do you know the first meaning of this word? (I would never have guessed that!)
Do you think nymph is “nymph”? Yes, but not only.
And who is called a joyful word joye? A colt only Colt?
All the answers are below!
bull-calf– bull (ox – bull; noun that forms)
chick- chicken, and almost any other chick, including ostrich (ostrich [‘ɔstrɪʧ] - ostrich)
squab– a nestling pigeon – a small dove; a nestling – noun chick, baby!
pup– a baby of some animals (puppy, fox cub, seal pup, wolf cub)
lamb– lamb (sheep – sheep; noun that forms)
I’ve known the word lamb for a long time, because that’s the name of a musical group.
whelp– a puppy, also a young wild animal
poult– poultry chick, for example, turkey (turkey)
larva[‘lɑːvə] – larva
cube– a cub of an animal (usually a fox, wolf, bear); puppy
nymph- pupa, larva of insects that undergo incomplete transformation, for example, grasshopper or cockroach. Also, nymph is the more familiar “nymph” to us.
eyas[‘aɪəs] - falcon (falcon)
filly– young filly (horse)
foal– foal, donkey (mule)
joey[‘ʤəuɪ]- kangaroo (kangaroo)
fawn– fawn (deer; noun that forms)
calf– the baby of some mammals (mammals), such as dolphins (dolphins)
polliwog– tadpole (frog – frog)
kid– kid (goat)
yeanling– lamb
piglet– pig
– gosling (goose; noun that forms). I’m very surprised, I couldn’t even imagine that the name of one of my favorite actors, Ryan Gosling, is somehow translated!!
leveret– little hare
kit– a kitten, a small animal (possibly a fox)
smolt– fry of downstream fish species (not only salmon) at a certain stage, when they move from fresh water into salt water (the process of restructuring the osmotic balance of the body is called smoltification)
fingerling– juvenile fish
cockerel– young cockerel (rooster)
hatchling- a baby that has just hatched from an egg
fledgling- fledgling chick
shot[ʃəʊt] - suckling pig
spat– caviar of oysters (oyster) or other shellfish
colt– foal, donkey, camel, baby zebra (I’m not sure there is such a word, but I once saw it in a children’s book...)
But perhaps the most surprising thing about these words is the absence of any visible connection with the name of an adult animal!
I never tire of thanking Victor, an active commentator on my blog, for the list!
Baby animals sometimes have names that are not obvious, and you may have even asked yourself questions like:
- What is a female ferret called?
- What is the name of a female deer, wood grouse, giraffe, peacock, woodpecker, wild boar?
- What is the name of a baby seal, walrus, swan, sheep, elk, badger?
- What is the name of a male duck, squirrel, cuckoo, pig, panther?
- What is the name of baby animals? For example, elephants, eagles and so on.
In a word, in this article we have collected the names of females - mothers, males - fathers, as well as the names of baby animals, including animals (aka mammals), birds, fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians.
If you haven’t found someone, be sure to write about it in the comments, and we will add this material as soon as possible.
The collected material is presented in the form of a table with 4 columns. The first column is the name of the male, the 2nd is the name of the female, the 3rd is the name of the baby animal, and in the last column is the name of the baby animal. plural.
Note also that there are both colloquial names , which are acceptable in speech, but use them in a scientific report, or when preparing an essay, it will be incorrect .
Names of baby animals
| Parents | Cub (child) singular | Plural cubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father (male) | Mother (female) | ||
| Ram | Sheep or ewe | Lamb | Lambs |
| Walrus | Walrus | Walrus | Walrus |
| Giraffe | Giraffe, in colloquial speech there is a name - giraffe. | A calf is the name given to all young artiodactyl animals, but there is also a baby giraffe. | Calves or colloquially - giraffes. |
| Elk | Moose | Elk calf | Elk calves |
| Seal | Female seal; in colloquial speech you can find the name seal. | Belek, and in scientific literature A baby seal is usually called a pup. | Squirrels, and in scientific literature, seal pups are usually called puppies. |
| Badger | Badger | Badger | Badgers |
| Zebra | Zebra | Foal | Foals |
| Hedgehog | Jezhikha | Hedgehog | Hedgehogs |
| Deer | That's right - a deer (Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary), and not a deer, as it might seem. The name Lanka also appears in Efremova’s dictionary. | Fawn | Fawns |
| Wild reindeer or sokzha is the name given to reindeer by the peoples inhabiting the tundra. | Wild female reindeer or female reindeer. | A fawn up to one year old is called “neblyuy” or “non-spitter”, and only the baby that is born is called “fawn”. | Fawns up to one year old are called “neblyui” or “non-spitting”, and only those born are called “fawns”. |
| Serpent | Snake | Snake | Baby snakes |
| Rhinoceros | Female rhinoceros | Calf, in colloquial speech there is also a rhinoceros. | Calves, colloquially known as rhinoceroses. |
| A boar is a male pig. Descendant of the boar. You can also meet a hog, but a hog cannot reproduce, since it is a castrated boar. | Pig | Piglet | Piglets |
| Male lynx | Lynx | A lynx cub or a kitten, since the lynx is from the cat family. | Lynx cubs or kittens. |
| Stallion (Horse) | Horse (Mare) | Foal | Foals |
| Ostrich | Ostrich | Baby Ostrich | Ostrich chicks |
| Swan | Swan | A chick, and in simple colloquial speech it is called a swan or a swan. | Chicks, swans. |
| Male panda | Panda | Panda cub, panda bear, since the panda belongs to the bear family. You can find the names “pandenok” or “pandenysh”, but the terms are not used in the scientific literature - only in common parlance. When a panda cub grows a little, it is called a little panda. | Panda cubs, panda bears. |
| Fish | Malek | Fry or juveniles | |
| Crocodile | Crocodile | Crocodile | Crocodiles |
| Raccoon | The correct name would be a female raccoon, but you can also find the names raccoon or raccoon. | Puppy | Puppies |
| Eagle | Eagle | Eaglet | eaglets |
| Male monkey | Monkey | A baby monkey, and colloquially a baby monkey can be called a “monkey.” | Baby monkeys |
| Bull | Cow | Calf | Calves |
| Whale | Female whale | In scientific publications they use either the phrase “baby whale” or “calf”; in colloquial speech you can find a baby whale. | Baby whales, calves, whales |
| Male squirrel | Squirrel | Little squirrel | Squirrels |
| Leopard | Female leopard | Kitty | Kittens |
| Donkey | Donkey | Foal | Donkeys |
| Wolf | She-wolf | Teen Wolf | Wolf cubs |
| Male toad | Toad | Zhabyonka (feminine), zhabyonok ( masculine) according to Dahl's dictionary | Toads |
| Hippopotamus (hippopotamus) | Hippopotamus | Baby hippopotamus, or you can also call the baby a hippopotamus. We also note that hippos belong to the artiodactyl family. In scientific language, the young of all artiodactyls are called calves. | Hippopotamus cubs, calves |
| Fox | Fox, fox | little fox | Fox cubs |
| Nerpa (a type of seal) | Seal | Belek (belek), and in the scientific literature seal cubs are usually called puppies. | Squirrels, and in the scientific literature seal cubs are usually called puppies. |
| Kangaroo | Kangaroo | Kangaroo | Kanguryat |
| Goat | Goat | Kid | Goats |
| Camel | camel | baby camel | Camels |
| Arctic fox | Female Arctic fox | A cub of an arctic fox, but it can also be called a puppy, since the arctic fox is a mammal of the canine family, and a puppy is called a cub not only of a dog, but also of a wolf, fox and other canids. | Arctic fox cubs or puppies |
| Male turtle | Turtle | Turtle | |
| Navy SEAL | Female fur seal | Puppy | Puppies |
| Male marten | Marten | Puppy | Puppies |
| Pigeon | Dove | A dove chick, colloquially known as a baby dove. | Dove chicks, colloquially - pigeons. |
| Gusak (Goose) | Goose | Gosling | Goslings |
| Elephant | Elephant | Baby elephant | baby elephants |
| Male magpie | Magpie | Magpie | Sorochata |
| Martin | Swallow chick. In Dahl's dictionary the name swallowtail is found. | Swallow chicks. | |
| Lion | Lioness | Lion cub | Lion cubs |
| Male mouse - colloquial version | Mouse | Mouse | Little mice |
| Male panther | Panther | A kitten, since a panther is from the cat family. In colloquial speech you can sometimes find: panther cub or little panther. | Kittens |
| Male frog | Frog | Tadpole (frog larva emerging from the egg). After the process of metamorphosis, he becomes a frog. Little frog is a young frog. | Tadpoles, frogs |
| Dolphin | Female dolphin | Baby dolphin agrees explanatory dictionary Efremova from 2000. | Baby dolphins |
| Dog | Dog | Puppy | Puppies |
| Sable | Female sable | Puppy, sable is also used in colloquial speech. | Puppies |
| Crow | Female crow (accent on 1 syllable - crow) or crow | Baby crow or chick raven. | Crows or raven chicks. |
| Male crow or corvid | Crow | Crow chick, crow. | Crow chicks, crows. |
| Stork | Stork in colloquial speech. | stork | Storks |
| Cheetah | Female cheetah | A kitten, since a cheetah is a member of the cat family. | Kittens |
| Male shark | Shark | baby shark | Baby shark |
| Hare | hare | Bunny | Bunnies. In general, hares have offspring 3 times a year. First brood at the end of March. They are called “Nastoviks”, the second brood is born in June, and they are called “Kolosoviks” and “Travniks”. Autumn hares are called “deciduous ones,” and they appear in September. Thus, late hares are called “deciduous”. |
| Tiger | Tigress | Tiger cub | Tiger cubs |
| Male red panda | Red panda | Baby panda or baby red panda | Panda cubs or red panda cubs |
| A male cuckoo, and names like: cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo are not correct. | Cuckoo | Cuckoo | Kukushata |
| A male roe deer, and the Altai people call him kuran or guran. Hunters call a male roe deer a goat. | Roe deer or roe deer. You can also find the Altai name for the female - kerekshin. And in some places the name is used - goat. | Kosulenok in Efremova's dictionary. | Roe deer |
| Lizard | Lizard | Lizard | Lizards |
| Male heron | Heron | Heron chick | Heron chicks |
| Ferret | Female ferret | Puppy | Puppies |
| Male antelope | Antelope | Calf, although in colloquial speech you can find such names as “antelope”, “antelope” or “antelope”, which should not be used in literary speech. | Calves |
| Male doe | Doe | Calf | Calves |
| Male killer whale | Killer whale, sometimes you can find the spelling killer whale, but the correct option is still killer whale. | In colloquial speech, you can use killer whale, or rather orca calf, but in general killer whale calves are called that way - baby orca. | Baby killer whales |
| Starling | Female starling | little bird | Starlings |
| Male mink | Mink | Puppy | Puppies |
| Turkey | Turkey, but when cooked, for example, fried it will be turkey. | Turkey | Turkey poults |
| Penguin | Penguin | Little Penguin | Little penguins |
| Male gorilla | Gorilla | Baby Gorilla | Baby Gorilla |
| Male weasel | Weasel | Puppy | Puppies |
| Gopher | The female is a gopher, and options like gopher, gopher, gopher are not correct. | Baby gopher. But the name like gophers is not correct. | Baby gopher |
| Mole | A female mole, but in colloquial speech a mole is allowed. | Krotenok or mole in accordance with Dahl's dictionary. | Moles |
| Sparrow or diminutive for sparrow - sparrow, sparrow | Sparrow - according to Ozhegov's dictionary | A little sparrow or colloquially a sparrow or little sparrow, and you can even find a little sparrow. | sparrow |
| Male otter | Otter | Puppy | Puppies |
| Rabbit | Rabbit | Little rabbit | Baby rabbits |
| Crane | Female crane, female crane, female crane | baby crane | Cranes |
| Polar bear | Polar bear | Teddy Bear | Bear cubs |
| Male jackdaw | Jackdaw | Galchonok | Galchata |
| Rook | Rook | Rook | Grachata |
| Buffalo | Buffalo | buffalo | Buffalo cubs |
| Bear | Ursa | Teddy Bear | Bear cubs |
| Rooster | Chicken | Chick | Chickens |
| Chipmunk | Chipmunk | Chipmunk | Burmunkata |
| Cat | Cat | Kitty | Kittens |
| Drake | Duck | Duckling | Ducklings |
| Buffalo | Buffalo | Calf | Calves |
| Beaver is also a beaver, but the word “beaver” means the animal itself, but “beaver” means the fur of this beautiful animal. Beaver is used in scientific literature, and beaver in colloquial literature. | Beaver | Beaver | Beavers |
| Goat | Goat | Kid | Goats |
| Male tit | Tit | Tit chick, colloquially known as titmouse | Tit chicks, also used colloquially as titmouse |
| Woodpecker | Woodpecker female | Woodpecker chick, woodpecker calf is used in zoology | Woodpecker chicks, zoologists use - woodpeckers |
| Boar | Kabanikha | Little boar | Boars |
| Mammoth | Mammoth or female mammoth | baby mammoth | Baby mammoths |
| Thrush | A female blackbird or a female blackbird. In colloquial speech it is found - thrush. | Thrush chick, colloquially a blackbird. | Thrush chicks |
| Muskrat or Ukrainian muskrat | Female muskrat | A baby muskrat, colloquially a muskrat calf. | Cubs muskrats, colloquially - muskrat pups. |
| Teretev, kosach, aka polyuh. | Female black grouse, you can also find names - black grouse, black grouse, female black grouse, hen. | Black grouse chick | Black grouse chicks, popular name - porshki. |
| The male owl is called owl by hunters. | Owl | Owl | Owls |
| Male partridge. Ornithologists call the male a rooster, hunters call it a partridge. Among the local names there are the following names: drummer, pitun. | Partridge, there are also many local names: hen, partridge, partridge, white grouse, talovka, alder, birch. | Partridge chick | Ptarmigan chicks |
| Skunk | Female skunk | Puppy, colloquially - skunk | Puppies |
| Ant-eater | Female anteater, colloquially - anteater | Baby anteater | Baby anteater |
| Vulture | Female vulture | Vulture chick | Vulture chicks |
| Toucan | Female toucan | Toucan chick | Toucan chicks |
| Tapir | Female tapir | Tapir foal or baby | Tapir foals or cubs |
| Male nosuhi or male coati | Nosuha, scientific name - coati. | Baby Nose or Baby Coati | Nosi babies or coati babies |
| Meerkat | Female meerkat, colloquially meerkatiha | A baby meerkat, colloquially a meerkat. | Meerkat cubs, colloquially - meerkats. |
| Tamarin or saguin | Female tamarin | Baby tamarin | Baby tamarin |
| Jackal | Female jackal | Jackal puppy or cub | Jackal puppies or cubs |
| Ermine | Female ermine | Baby stoat | Baby stoats |
| Bison or European bison | A female bison, also called a cow, colloquially known as a bison. | A calf or baby bison, colloquially known as a bison. | Calves or young bison, colloquially known as bison. |
| Male bat | Bat | Bat pup or baby | Puppies or baby bats |
| Snow leopard, snow leopard or snow leopard | Female snow leopard or female snow leopard or female snow leopard | Snow leopard kitten or cub, or snow leopard cub, or snow leopard cub | Snow leopard kittens or cubs, or snow leopard cubs, or snow leopard cubs |
| Jerboa | A female jerboa, in colloquial speech you can sometimes find a jerboa | Baby jerboa. Also on the Internet you can find the name - jerboa. This option can be considered conversational. | Baby jerboas, colloquially known as jerboas. |
| Hamster | Female hamster, female hamster. | A baby hamster, or colloquially a baby hamster. | Baby hamsters, colloquially known as hamsters. |
| Yak. Tibetans call it g-yak. | Female yak. Tibetans call a female yak dri. | Calf, baby yak or baby egg. | Calves, baby yak or baby yak. |
| Male heron | Heron | Heron chick | Heron chicks |
| Male gull or male gull. And no seagulls or gulls! | Gull | Seagull chick, chabar (outdated version from Dahl's dictionary). In colloquial speech you can find - chayonysh. A seagull chick is also called a gull chick. This name also applies to goslings and ducklings, but is used very rarely. | Seagull chicks, chabars, gulls. |
| A male pike, and in Ukraine a male pike is called a shupak. | Pike | Little pike, baby pike, there is also a name for pike. | Pike pikes, pike babies. In the fairy tale "Po pike command"The name of pike fish appears. |
| Fennec or fennec or fennec male | Fennec female | Fennec puppy or baby fennec | Fennec puppies or fennec babies |
| Male gazelle | Gazelle | Baby gazelle, colloquial version - gazelle | Baby gazelles, colloquially - gazelles |
| Parrot | Female parrot, colloquially - parrot | Parrot chick, colloquial version - parrot, little parrot | Parrot chicks, colloquial version - parrots |
| Male echidna | Echidna | Baby echidna, in English Echidna cubs are called the word puggle, which translated into Russian means “cutie” or “cute”, also the name puggle is a zoological name. In colloquial speech you can find the name - baby viper. | Baby echidnas, colloquially called echidnas. |
| Platypus | A female platypus, colloquially known as a platypus. | Baby platypus. In colloquial speech you can find the name - platypus, which is a diminutive of the name platypus. | Baby platypus, colloquially known as platypuses. |
| Bullfinch, people call them mockingbirds. | The female bullfinch, colloquially known as the bullfinch, is also popularly known as the female snow maiden. | A bullfinch chick, colloquially a bullfinch. | Bullfinch chicks, colloquially known as bullfinches. |
| Kinglet | Female kinglet | Kinglet chick | Kinglet chicks |
| Quail | Quail | Quail chick | Quail chicks |
| Swift | Strizhikha - in colloquial speech. | Haircut - in colloquial speech. | Haircuts - in colloquial speech. |
| Perch | Female perch | Perch - colloquially | Perch |
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Subject “Animals”- one of the first ones encountered when learning English. Today we will look at the names of domestic animals, wild animals, groups of animals (such as a flock) in English, and also learn how animals “speak” in English. All words are given with transcription and translation.
Pet names in English
| domestic animals | pets | |
| cow | cow | |
| bull | bull | |
| horse | horse | |
| stallion | [ˈstæljən] | stallion |
| mare | mare | |
| goat | goat | |
| he goat | goat | |
| sheep | [ʃiːp] | sheep |
| ram | ram | |
| donkey | [ˈdɒŋki] | donkey |
| mule | mule | |
| pig | pig | |
| cat | cat | |
| dog | dog | |
| calf | calf | |
| lamb | lamb | |
| foal | foal | |
| piglet | [ˈpɪglət] | pig |
| kitten | [ˈkɪtn] | kitty |
| puppy | [ˈpʌpi] | puppy |
| mouse | mouse | |
| rat | rat | |
| chinchilla | [ʧɪnˈʧɪlə] | chinchilla |
| hamster | [ˈhæmstə] | hamster |
| guinea pig (cavy) | [ˈgɪni pɪg] [ˈkeɪvi] | guinea pig |
Note:
- words mouse – mice, not mice.
- Word sheep in the plural too sheep(the shapes are the same).
Wild animals in English
| wild animal | wild animal | |
| wolf | wolf | |
| fox | fox | |
| bear | bear | |
| tiger | [ˈtaɪgə] | tiger |
| lion | [ˈlaɪən] | lion |
| elephant | [ˈɛlɪfənt] | elephant |
| ape (monkey) | [ˈmʌŋki] | monkey |
| camel | [ˈkæməl] | camel |
| rabbit | [ˈræbɪt] | rabbit |
| hare | hare | |
| antelope | [ˈæntɪləʊp] | antelope |
| badger | [ˈbæʤə] | badger |
| squirrel | [ˈskwɪrəl] | squirrel |
| beaver | [ˈbiːvə] | beaver |
| zebra | [ˈziːbrə] | zebra |
| kangaroo | [ˌkæŋgəˈruː] | kangaroo |
| crocodile | [ˈkrɒkədaɪl] | crocodile |
| rhino (rhinoceros) | [ˈraɪnəʊ] | rhinoceros |
| deer | deer | |
| lynx | lynx | |
| seal | seal | |
| tortoise (turtle) | [ˈtɔːtəs] [ˈtɜːtl] | turtle |
| cheetah | [ˈʧiːtə] | cheetah |
| hyena | hyena | |
| raccoon | raccoon | |
| giraffe | [ʤɪˈrɑːf] | giraffe |
| hedgehog | [ˈhɛʤhɒg] | hedgehog |
| leopard | [ˈlɛpəd] | leopard |
| panther | [ˈpænθə] | panther |
| elk (moose) | [ɛlk] () | elk |
| anteater | [ˈæntˌiːtə] | ant-eater |
| opossum (possum) | [əˈpɒsəm] ([ˈpɒsəm]) | opossum |
| puma (cougar) | [ˈpjuːmə] ([ˈkuːgə]) | cougar |
| wolverine | [ˈwʊlvəriːn] | wolverine |
| dinosaur | [ˈdaɪnəʊsɔː ] | dinosaur |
Note: word deer in the plural too deer the shapes are the same.
Groups of animals in English
In addition to the names of individual animals, there are names of groups of animals. In Russian we say a flock of sheep, a flock of wolves, but not a flock of wolves and a flock of sheep. Here is what groups of animals are called in English with a rough translation (rough because the exact one depends on the context):
| Group name | Transcription | Approximate translation |
|---|---|---|
| colony (of ants, rabbits) | [ˈkɒləni] | colony |
| swarm (of bees, flies, butterflies) | Roy | |
| flock (of birds, geese) | flock | |
| herd (of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats) | herd | |
| pack (of dogs, wolves) | flock, pack | |
| school (of fish) | flock, school | |
| pride (of lions) | pride, pack | |
| nest (of snakes) | nest | |
| litter (of puppies, kittens) | [ˈlɪtə] | brood, offspring, litter |
As you can see, some words are similar to Russian, some are very different: we also say “ant colony”, but we don’t say “rabbit colony”. What amused me most was that a group of kittens, puppies and other youngsters is called litter - literally, scattered things, garbage, disorder.
What do animals say in English? Song for children
One more interesting topic, concerning animals is how their “speech” is conveyed in English. For example, we say that a bird chirps “tweet-tweet” and a pig grunts “oink-oink”, but an Englishman will say that the bird chirps “tweet-tweet” and the pig grunts “oink, oink”.
Here we need to highlight two groups of words:
- Onomatopoeias like “quack-quack”, “oink-oink”.
- Verbs that name the process of “speech” itself, for example: quack, grunt.
Onomatopoeia is well demonstrated in this nursery rhyme:
And here is a list of some, let's say, verbs of speech. In brackets are the names of animals and birds to which these actions may relate.
Now let’s look at what animals these “verbs of speech” refer to:
- growl– bears, tigers, lions
- squeak– rodents (mice, chinchillas, etc.), rabbits
- scream– monkeys
- roar– lions, bears
- cluck– chickens
- moo– cows
- chirp– crickets, cicadas
- bleat– goats, sheep
- bark– dogs
- howl– dogs, wolves
- quack– ducks
- hiss– snakes
- tweet– birds
- meow, purr– cats
I will give examples with some verbs:
Can you hear the dogs barking? Go, check the backyard. - Do you hear, dogs? bark? Go check out the backyard.
Whose cat is meowing oside for like an hour? – Whose cat is this for about an hour? meows on the street?
The mouse sqeaked and hide under the pillow. - Mouse squeaked and hid under the pillow.
My neighbor's dog howls like a wolf every night. – My neighbor’s dog howls like a wolf every night.
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