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Baby Animals A–Z: Baby Animal Names for Kids
A baby kangaroo is a joey and a baby goose is a gosling. Kids love learning what animal babies are called, and this list gives you one for every letter from A to Z. Read it together, say the names out loud and pick a favorite.
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Each animal comes with the name of its baby. Kids can tap a name to hear it said out loud.
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Baby Animals A to Z questions
A baby kangaroo is called a joey. Koalas, wombats and wallabies call their babies joeys too.
A baby goose is called a gosling. Goslings can walk and swim within a day of hatching.
A baby frog is called a tadpole. Tadpoles live in water and slowly grow legs as they turn into frogs.
Bears, lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards and pandas all have babies called cubs.
Cows, elephants, whales, dolphins, giraffes and camels all have babies called calves.
A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. Its quills are soft at birth and harden within hours.
A baby swan is called a cygnet. Cygnets are fluffy and gray or white when they hatch.
X is the hardest letter, but the xerus, an African ground squirrel, has babies called pups.
Pick one letter a day, say the adult and baby names out loud, and match them with pictures or toys. Short, playful games work best for kids ages 3 to 6.
You can print this page for free and use it as a matching game or a classroom wall chart.
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