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What Is a Baby Bison Called? Calf

A baby bison is called a calf. Below you will find what baby bison eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.

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A baby bison is called a calf.

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A baby bison is called a calf. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.

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Growing up

A young bison grows into an adult that is up to 3.5 m (11 ft) long and 1.8 m tall.

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Fun fact

A bison is the heaviest land animal in North America.

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Similar animals

Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Calfs

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A baby antelope is called a calf. Antelopes are speedy runners that live in Africa and Asia. Many of them have long, twisty horns.

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A baby blue whale is called a calf. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived. It eats tiny shrimp-like animals called krill.

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A baby cow is called a calf. Cows have a stomach with four parts to help them break down grass. A baby cow is called a calf.

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A baby camel is called a calf. A camel’s hump stores fat, not water. Camels can go for days without a drink in the hot desert.

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A baby dolphin is called a calf. Dolphins are mammals, so they swim up to the surface to breathe air. They talk to each other with clicks and whistles.

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A baby dugong is called a calf. Dugongs are gentle sea mammals that munch on seagrass. They are close cousins of manatees.

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A baby dik-dik is called a calf. The dik-dik is one of the smallest antelopes in Africa. Its name comes from the whistling sound it makes when it is scared.

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A baby elephant is called a calf. Elephants are the biggest animals that live on land. They use their trunks to smell, drink, grab food and even say hello.

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Quick quiz

Baby Name Quiz: Bison

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Questions

Questions About Baby Bison

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A baby bison is called a calf. A bison is the heaviest land animal in North America.

Baby bison drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass and sedges.

Bison live for about 15 to 20 years.

A group of bison is called a herd.

They grow up where their parents live: North American plains and parts of Europe (grasslands).

Yes. The bison is a mammal.