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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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What Is a Baby Cow Called? Calf
A baby cow is called a calf. Below you will find what baby cows eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby cow is called a calf.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “calf”
A baby cow is called a calf. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young cow grows into an adult that is about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall.
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Fun fact
Cows have one stomach with four parts.
Act it outPretend to be a calf with a parent.
Write itWrite “calf” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Calfs
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Mammal
A baby bison is called a calf. The American bison is the heaviest land animal in North America. Baby bison are a reddish color and are nicknamed “red dogs”.
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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 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: Cow
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 Cows
A baby cow is called a calf. Cows have one stomach with four parts.
Baby cows drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass, hay and grain.
Cows live for about 20 years.
A group of cows is called a herd.
They grow up where their parents live: farms all over the world (farms).
Yes. The cow is a mammal.