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A baby Arctic fox is called a kit. Arctic foxes have fur on the bottoms of their paws to keep warm. Their coat turns white in winter so they can hide in the snow.
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What Is a Baby Beaver Called? Kit
A baby beaver is called a kit. Below you will find what baby beavers eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby beaver is called a kit.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Kit
Say “kit”
A baby beaver is called a kit. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young beaver grows into an adult that is about 1 m (3 ft) long with the tail.
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Fun fact
Beaver teeth are orange because they contain iron.
Act it outPretend to be a kit with a parent.
Write itWrite “kit” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Kits
Learn these together with the beaver. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A baby ermine is called a kit. In snowy places, the ermine’s brown coat turns white in winter. Only the tip of its tail stays black.
Baby: kit Read ermine factsMammal
A baby fox is called a kit. Red foxes have great hearing and can hear a mouse moving under the snow. They wrap their bushy tail around themselves to keep warm.
Baby: kit Read fox factsMammal
A baby ferret is called a kit. Ferrets are playful and love to wiggle through tunnels. Long ago, farmers kept them to chase rabbits and rats out of burrows.
Baby: kit Read ferret factsMammal
A baby fennec fox is called a kit. The fennec fox is the smallest fox in the world. Its giant ears help it hear food and stay cool in the hot desert.
Baby: kit Read fennec fox factsMammal
A baby rabbit is called a kit. Rabbits have long ears that help them hear danger coming. Their front teeth never stop growing, so they chew a lot to keep them short.
Baby: kit Read rabbit factsMammal
A baby raccoon is called a kit. Raccoons have clever front paws that work almost like little hands. The dark fur around their eyes looks like a mask.
Baby: kit Read raccoon factsMammal
A baby red fox is called a kit. Red foxes have a bushy tail with a white tip. They can hear a mouse moving under the snow.
Baby: kit Read red fox facts
Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Beaver
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Beavers
A baby beaver is called a kit. Beaver teeth are orange because they contain iron.
Baby beavers drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating bark, twigs, leaves and water plants.
Beavers live for about 10 to 20 years.
A group of beavers is called a colony.
They grow up where their parents live: North America and Europe (rivers & swamps).
Yes. The beaver is a mammal.