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Cute, cuddly, squeezable are names we use to describe adorable baby animals. But, do you know their real names? Take this quiz to see how many animal names you can figure out. Be careful, some of these are tricky!
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What is this animal called?
sea turtle
In sea turtles, the sex of a hatchling is determined by incubation temperature. Turtle hatchlings will instinctively swim against waves to to reach safety.
snake
lizard
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What is this animal called?
zebra
giraffe
A giraffe calf can stand up and walk within an hour of its birth! Giraffes are not only the tallest mammals on earth, but they can also run as fast as 35 mph.
horse
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What is this animal called?
fish
turtle
polliwog
Frogs begin their lives as tadpoles, or polywogs that are hatched in the water from tiny jelly-covered eggs. The mother frog will lay thousands of eggs at one time.
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What is this animal called?
sheep
lama
goat
Goats were one of the first animals to be tamed by humans and were being herded 9,000 years ago. Their average birth rate is 2.2 kids per year.
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What is this animal called?
pigeon
turtle
goose
Geese fly in a “V†formation. If one goose is injured, other geese will stay with it until it dies or can rejoin the flock.
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What is this animal called?
chipmunk
bird
Chicks refer to a variety of baby birds. At hatching, a flamingo chick has grey down feathers and is the size of a tennis ball.
squirrel
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What is this animal called?
horse
monkey
Like humans, baby monkeys are also called infants. Scientist have discovered 264 known spices of monkeys.
sloth
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What is this animal called?
elephant
Baby elephants are called calves and adult males are called bulls and the females cows. Elephants are pregnant for a whopping 22 months and their babies weigh an average of 200 lbs at birth.
hippo
rhinoceros
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What is this animal called?
panther
lion
Lion cubs are born with tawny black spots which eventually disappear as they grow older. Mothers can give birth to up to 6 cubs at a time!
jaguar
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What is this animal called?
snake
eel
Though they look like snakes, eels are actually fish! Eel is a delicacy in some cultures, but it's blood is toxic, so it needs to be cooked thoroughly.
catfish
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What is this animal called?
beluga
Beluga whales are known for being vocal. They are social creatures and tend to travel in large groups.
killer whale
shark
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What is this animal called?
ungulate
Zebra
horse
It takes roughly 11 months for a foal to fully develop inside of the horse. They can get sick easily due to their poor immune system.
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What is this animal called?
whale
dolphin
shark
Baby sharks, or pups, instinctively know how to survive immediately after birth. The mother shark goes about her business without giving her baby a second thought.
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What is this animal called?
boar
The smallest boar is the pygmy hog. It grows to a length between 1.8 and 2.4 feet tall from hoof to shoulder.
raccoon
rabbit
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What is this animal called?
possum
lemur
kangaroo
A newborn joey can't suckle or swallow, so the kangaroo mom must use her muscles to help pump milk down her baby's throat.
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What is this animal called?
bat
duck
A male duck is called a drake, a female duck a hen, and a baby duck a duckling.
mouse
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What is this animal called?
bongo
Bongos are a type of antelope that live in African lowland rain forests.
goat
sheep
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What is this animal called?
Owl
Lark
Chicks can see in full color, just like humans!
parrot
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What is this animal called?
camel
Camels humps are used to store fat and not water as popularly believed. Their humps help the camels stay cool in hot climates and their fat can be converted to food and water when their bodies need it.
giraffe
ram
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What is this animal called?
pony
sheep
llama
A baby llama is called a cria, and can weigh 20-30 pounds at birth. Crias are usually up and walking around within one hour of being born!
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What is this animal called?
caribou
Are you my brother? Twin fawns are separated by their mother and typically not reunited until several weeks later.
elk
deer
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What is this animal called?
rabbit
hippo
manatee
Manatees are nicknamed sea cows due to their large stature. They are herbivores and can safely move between salty and fresh water without being harmed.
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What is this animal called?
cat
wolf
Baby wolves are known as pups or puppies. Pups grow rapidly, and gain between 2.6 and 3.3 pounds per week for the first 14 weeks of their lives!
duck
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What is this animal called?
cat
All kittens are born with blue eyes, but most of them will eventually turn green, yellow, or brown. Melanin, the pigment responsible for determining eye color, doesn’t move into a kitten’s eyes until she’s nearly 12 weeks old.
mouse
lion
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What is this animal called?
cow
Cows can't vomit. The average cow drinks 30 to 50 gallons of water each day and they're masters at keeping their liquids down. Cows have FOUR compartments in their stomachs! The rumen, reticulum, omasum and the abomasum.
pony
ape
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What is this animal called?
cheetah
Baby cheetas are blind at birth and are covered with a thick coat of fur, called a mantle, which helps to protect them from predators.
lion
tiger
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What is this animal called?
cuckoo
quail
chicken
The ostrich is the tallest and the heaviest of all birds! While the huge ostrich is a bird, it cannot fly- it simply runs.
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What is this animal called?
muskrat
beaver
Unfortunately for the kit, their small size makes them highly vulnerable to woodland predators like bears and wolves. At birth, they only weighs about 1 pound!
bear
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What is this animal called?
dog
cat
fox
Fox Kits are born blind, deaf, and toothless, but mature quickly. Around 4-5 weeks, their blue eyes darken to amber; within the first month, they develop their trademark white face patches; and they reach adult proportions in as little as six months.
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What is this animal called?
fish
squid
jellyfish
The Ephyna is a baby jellyfish. A group of jellyfish is called a 'bloom', 'swarm' or 'smack'.
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What is this animal called?
pig
platypus
Platypus babies, or puggles, are born smaller than a jelly bean!
anteater
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What is this animal called?
ferret
Newborn ferrets are tiny at birth! They can fit into a teaspoon. On average, ferrets live to be 6 or 7 years old.
rat
chinchilla
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What is this animal called?
antelope
Antelopes can live in diverse terrain that range from desserts to mountains to grasslands and wetlands. They have very sensitive senses that allow them to escape predators before it's too late.
deer
goat
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What is this animal called?
bearcat
Bearcats smell like freshly made popcorn! They like to climb trees and use their tails, like monkeys do, to help them move from branch to branch.
polar bear
rat
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What is this animal called?
skunk
eagle
A fledgling is a baby bird that has some feathers and can hop around. Their parents push them out of the nest on purpose to help it learn to fly.
lizard
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What is this animal called?
mouse
sloth
hawk
Eyases eat a ton of food and double their weight in only six days. At three weeks, they are ten times birth size.
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What is this animal called?
tiger
alpaca
Cria comes from the Spanish word crÃa, meaning "baby". Twin crias are rare and dangerous, approximately  1â„1000, slightly rarer than the proportion of twins in human births.
camel
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What is this animal called?
frog
fish
The name for baby fish is quite ironic: fry, a common method of preparing the edible varieties to eat.
chicken
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What is this animal called?
rat
bat
Bat pups grow up quickly. Some species start hunting on their own within a month of being born.
bird
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What is this animal called?
rabbit
ox
A Stoat has a similar appearance to a weasel, although the stoat is considerably larger and has a distinctive black tip to its tail. They mainly feast off rabbits.
elk
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What is this animal called?
owl
dove
Once a squab leaves the nest for the first time, it ignores its parents, begins to feed itself, and joins a flock (like a true teenager). The flock is very particular to the area, sort of like a gang.
duck
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What is this animal called?
deer
mouse
Mice, dogs, seals and sharks, oh my! Several animals are called pups at birth. Even baby beavers are referred to as pups.
chinchilla
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What is this animal called?
jackalope
opossum
hare
Rather than sheltering their newborn young from potential dangers in their environment, a mother hare will leave her leveret behind for long periods of time -- within an hour of their birth -- in order to avoid attracting predators to them.
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