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What Is a Baby Lemur Called? Pup

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

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The answer

A baby lemur is called a pup.

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Pup

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

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Growing up

A young lemur grows into an adult that is from 9 cm to 70 cm long.

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Fun fact

Lemurs live only in Madagascar in the wild.

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Write itWrite “pup” and circle the first letter.
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Similar animals

Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Pups

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A baby armadillo is called a pup. An armadillo’s shell is made of hard, bony plates. The three-banded armadillo can roll up into a tight ball to stay safe.

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A baby anteater is called a pup. Giant anteaters have no teeth at all. Their long sticky tongue can flick in and out about 150 times a minute.

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A baby bat is called a pup. Bats are the only mammals that can really fly. Many bats sleep upside down during the day.

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A baby chipmunk is called a pup. Chipmunks stuff food into stretchy cheek pouches. They carry it home and store it for winter.

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A baby dingo is called a pup. Dingoes are wild dogs that live in Australia. They howl to call to each other, but they rarely bark.

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A baby dormouse is called a pup. Dormice sleep through the cold winter months. They curl up into a tight ball in a cozy nest.

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Mammal

A baby elephant seal is called a pup. Male elephant seals have a big, floppy nose that looks a bit like a short trunk. They can swim very deep in the ocean to find food.

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A baby flying squirrel is called a pup. Flying squirrels do not really fly. They glide from tree to tree using stretchy skin between their legs.

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Quick quiz

Baby Name Quiz: Lemur

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Questions

Questions About Baby Lemurs

All FAQs

A baby lemur is called a pup. Lemurs live only in Madagascar in the wild.

Baby lemurs drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating fruit, leaves and insects.

Lemurs live for about 15 to 20 years.

A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy.

They grow up where their parents live: Madagascar (forests).

Yes. The lemur is a mammal.