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What Is a Baby Elk Called? Calf

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

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The answer

A baby elk is called a calf.

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

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Growing up

A young elk grows into an adult that is about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall at the shoulder.

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Fun fact

Male elk make a loud call called a bugle.

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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 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 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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Quick quiz

Baby Name Quiz: Elk

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Questions

Questions About Baby Elk

All FAQs

A baby elk is called a calf. Male elk make a loud call called a bugle.

Baby elk drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass, leaves and bark.

Elk live for about 10 to 20 years.

A group of elk is called a gang.

They grow up where their parents live: North America and East Asia (mountains).

Yes. The elk is a mammal.