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What Is a Baby Seal Called? Pup

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

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The answer

A baby seal is called a pup.

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

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

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Growing up

A young seal grows into an adult that is about 1 to 5 m long.

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Fun fact

Seals have thick blubber to stay warm.

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

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Questions

Questions About Baby Seals

All FAQs

A baby seal is called a pup. Seals have thick blubber to stay warm.

Baby seals drink their mother’s milk at first, then start eating fish, squid and shellfish.

Seals live for about 25 to 30 years.

A group of seals is called a colony.

They grow up where their parents live: cold oceans worldwide (ocean).

Yes. The seal is a mammal.