AnimalsPatterns to remember
- Calf: large plant-eaters and sea mammals, such as cattle, elephants, giraffes, whales and dolphins.
- Cub: big cats, bears and foxes.
- Pup: dogs, wolves, seals, bats, mice and sharks.
- Kit: small furry animals such as rabbits, foxes and beavers.
- Joey: all marsupials, including kangaroos and koalas.
- Chick: most birds. A few have their own word, such as cygnet for a swan, duckling for a duck, owlet for an owl and squab for a pigeon.
- Hatchling: reptiles that come out of eggs, such as turtles, snakes and crocodiles.
- Tadpole: frogs and toads, while they still live in water.
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