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Often you can just put the word baby in front of the name of the animal e.g. baby elephant. But there are also some special words for young animals.

  • cub: usually animals with four legs and fur, often cat or dog family: e.g. lion
  • calf: usually animals with four legs and skin, not long fur: cow (but also whale!)
  • Some animals have a separate word for their young e.g. dog – puppy.

What are these animals and their young called?

Animal Their young
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© Maros Baer/iStockphotos
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© Nicolette Wollentin/Shutterstock
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© Karel Gallas/Shutterstock
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© Pavlo Burdyak/Shutterstock
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© Ttstudio/Shutterstock
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© Lenkadan/Shutterstock
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© Dyoma/dreamstime
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© Alla Laurent/Shutterstock
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© neelsky/Shutterstock
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