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A baby skunk is called a kit. A skunk can spray a very stinky smell to keep enemies away. Before it sprays, it often stomps its feet as a warning.
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What Is a Baby Turkey Called? Poult
A baby turkey is called a poult. Below you will find what baby turkeys eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby turkey is called a poult.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “poult”
A baby turkey is called a poult. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young turkey grows into an adult that is about 1 to 1.2 m long.
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Fun fact
Wild turkeys can fly short distances.
Act it outPretend to be a poult with a parent.
Write itWrite “poult” 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 turkey. Tap a name to hear it.
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A baby squirrel is called a kit. Squirrels bury nuts in the fall to eat later in winter. Some of the nuts they forget grow into new trees!
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A baby bald eagle is called an eaglet. A bald eagle is not really bald. Its head is covered in bright white feathers.
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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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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Turkey
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 Turkeys
A baby turkey is called a poult. Wild turkeys can fly short distances.
Young turkeys soon eat the same kind of food as adults: seeds, nuts, berries and insects.
Turkeys live for about 3 to 5 years in the wild.
A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
They grow up where their parents live: North America and farms worldwide (farms).
No. The turkey is a bird.