Mammal
A baby Arctic fox is called a kit. Arctic foxes have fur on the bottoms of their paws to keep warm. Their coat turns white in winter so they can hide in the snow.
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What Is a Baby Rabbit Called? Kit
A baby rabbit is called a kit. Below you will find what baby rabbits eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby rabbit is called a kit.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Kit
Say “kit”
A baby rabbit is called a kit. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young rabbit grows into an adult that is about 20 to 50 cm long.
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Fun fact
Rabbits can turn their ears to hear in different directions.
Act it outPretend to be a kit with a parent.
Write itWrite “kit” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Kits
Learn these together with the rabbit. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A baby beaver is called a kit. Beavers chew through trees with their strong orange teeth. They build dams and cozy homes called lodges from sticks and mud.
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A baby ermine is called a kit. In snowy places, the ermine’s brown coat turns white in winter. Only the tip of its tail stays black.
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A baby fox is called a kit. Red foxes have great hearing and can hear a mouse moving under the snow. They wrap their bushy tail around themselves to keep warm.
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A baby ferret is called a kit. Ferrets are playful and love to wiggle through tunnels. Long ago, farmers kept them to chase rabbits and rats out of burrows.
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A baby fennec fox is called a kit. The fennec fox is the smallest fox in the world. Its giant ears help it hear food and stay cool in the hot desert.
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A baby raccoon is called a kit. Raccoons have clever front paws that work almost like little hands. The dark fur around their eyes looks like a mask.
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A baby red fox is called a kit. Red foxes have a bushy tail with a white tip. They can hear a mouse moving under the snow.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Rabbit
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 Rabbits
A baby rabbit is called a kit. Rabbits can turn their ears to hear in different directions.
Baby rabbits drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating grass, hay and vegetables.
Rabbits live for about 8 to 12 years.
A group of rabbits is called a fluffle.
They grow up where their parents live: every continent except Antarctica (grasslands).
Yes. The rabbit is a mammal.