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List of animal names

This lists various names animals can have:

Note: there are often multiple names that can apply in each situation. Here are some of the more common.

See also: List of collective nouns

Animal	Baby	Mother	Father	Group	Notes
ass		jenny	jack
bee	larva	queen	drone	swarm
bear	cub	sow	boar	sleuth
cat	kitten	queen	tom
chicken	chick	hen	cock	flock
cow	calf	cow	bull	herd	1
crow				murder
dog	pup	bitch	dog	pack
deer	fawn	doe	buck	herd
duck	duckling	duck	drake	flock	3
eagle	eaglet
eel	elver			swarm
elephant	calf	cow	bull	herd
ferret	kit	jill	hob	business
finch	chick	hen	cock	charm
fish	fry			school
fox	cub	vixen	reynard	skulk
goose	gosling	goose	gander	gaggle	3
hawk	eyas	hen	tiercel	cast
hedgehog	pup	sow	boar	array
heron	chick	hen	cock	siege
hippopotamus	calf	cow	bull	bloat
horse	foal	mare	stallion	herd	2
jellyfish	ephyna			smack
kangaroo	joey			mob
lark				exaltation
lion	cub	lioness	lion	pride
nightingale	chick	hen	cock	watch
owl	owlet			parliament
pig	piglet	sow	boar	herd
peafowl	peachick	peahen	peacock	ostentation
rhinoceros	calf	cow	bull	crash
sheep	lamb	ewe	ram	herd
skunk	kit			surfeit
swan	cygnet	pen	cob
toad	tadpole			knot
turkey	poult	hen	tom	rafter
turtle	hatchling			bale
whale	calf	cow	bull	pod
wolf	cub	bitch	dog	pack
wombat	joey	jill	jack	mob

Notes:

1. A castrated male cow is a steer. A young female cow is a heifer[?]. See cattle for more names.
2. A castrated male horse is a gelding.
3. A group of geese or ducks in flight is a skein.

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