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A baby parrot is called a chick. Many parrots can copy sounds, and some can even say words. Their feet have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back.
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What Is a Baby Swan Called? Cygnet
A baby swan is called a cygnet. Below you will find what baby swans eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby swan is called a cygnet.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Cygnet
Say “cygnet”
A baby swan is called a cygnet. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young swan grows into an adult that is about 1 to 1.6 m long.
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Fun fact
Swans usually keep the same partner for life.
Act it outPretend to be a cygnet with a parent.
Write itWrite “cygnet” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
More Baby Animal Names
Learn these together with the swan. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A baby giraffe is called a calf. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. They use their long, dark tongues to pull leaves off thorny trees.
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A baby Komodo dragon is called a hatchling. The Komodo dragon is the biggest lizard in the world. It lives on just a few islands in Indonesia.
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A baby killer whale is called a calf. Killer whales, also called orcas, are really the biggest kind of dolphin. They live and hunt together in family groups called pods.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Swan
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 Swans
A baby swan is called a cygnet. Swans usually keep the same partner for life.
Young swans soon eat the same kind of food as adults: water plants, roots and grass.
Swans live for about 10 to 20 years.
A group of swans is called a bevy.
They grow up where their parents live: lakes worldwide (lakes).
No. The swan is a bird.