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What Is a Baby Donkey Called? Foal

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

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The answer

A baby donkey is called a foal.

Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.

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

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Growing up

A young donkey grows into an adult that is about 1 to 1.4 m tall at the shoulder.

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Fun fact

Donkeys make a loud call that sounds like “hee-haw”.

Act it outPretend to be a foal with a parent.
Write itWrite “foal” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals

Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Foals

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Mammal

A baby horse is called a foal. Horses can sleep standing up. A baby horse is called a foal.

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Mammal

A baby quarter horse is called a foal. The American quarter horse got its name from racing a quarter of a mile. Over short distances, it is one of the fastest horses in the world.

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Mammal

A baby zebra is called a foal. Every zebra has its own stripe pattern, so no two zebras look exactly alike. Zebras live in groups called herds and can sleep standing up.

Baby: foal Read zebra facts
Bird

A baby chicken is called a chick. Chickens are birds, but they can only fly short distances. A baby chicken is called a chick.

Baby: chick Read chicken facts
Quick quiz

Baby Name Quiz: Donkey

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

Questions About Baby Donkeys

All FAQs

A baby donkey is called a foal. Donkeys make a loud call that sounds like “hee-haw”.

Baby donkeys drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass, hay and straw.

Donkeys live for about 25 to 30 years.

A group of donkeys is called a drove.

They grow up where their parents live: farms worldwide (farms).

Yes. The donkey is a mammal.