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A baby donkey is called a foal. Donkeys are strong and can carry heavy loads. Their loud call is called a bray and sounds like “hee-haw”.
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What Is a Baby Horse Called? Foal
A baby horse is called a foal. Below you will find what baby horses eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby horse is called a foal.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “foal”
A baby horse is called a foal. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young horse grows into an adult that is about 1.4 to 1.8 m tall at the shoulder.
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Fun fact
Horses can sleep standing up.
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
Learn these together with the horse. Tap a name to hear it.
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.
Baby: foal Read quarter horse factsMammal
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 factsAmphibian
A baby frog is called a tadpole. Frogs start life as tadpoles that swim with a tail. Many frogs can jump many times their own body length.
Baby: tadpole Read frog facts
Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Horse
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 Horses
A baby horse is called a foal. Horses can sleep standing up.
Baby horses drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass, hay and oats.
Horses live for about 25 to 30 years.
A group of horses is called a herd.
They grow up where their parents live: farms and grasslands worldwide (farms).
Yes. The horse is a mammal.