This page presents a comprehensive list of animals along with the names of their young ones. Explore the table below to learn the parent and young names – like Cow and Calf – and discover more interesting pairs from the animal kingdom.
Parent Young bear cub boar (pig) piglet (pigling, archaic) buffalo calf bull (cattle) calf bull (elephant) calf camel calf cat kitten cow (cattle) calf deer fawn dog puppy dolphin calf elephant calf fox cub/kit giraffe calf goat kid hare leveret hippopotamus calf horse foal kangaroo joey koala joey leopard cub lion cub mouse pup pig piglet possum joey rabbit kit/kitten rat pup rhinoceros calf seal pup sheep lamb stallion (horse) foal tiger cub wallaby joey whale calf wolf pup zebra foal
Parent Young bird (general) nestling/fledgling chicken (cock/hen) chick cock (pigeon) / pigeon squab duck (drake/duck) duckling eagle eaglet falcon/hawk eyas gander/goose gosling grouse poult/cheeper ostrich chick owl owlet partridge poult pheasant poult swan cygnet turkey poult penguin chick parrot chick dove squab
Parent Young ant larva/grub bee larva/grub beetle larva/grub butterfly caterpillar moth caterpillar cockroach nymph dragonfly nymph damselfly nymph grasshopper nymph housefly maggot mosquito wriggler (larva) termite nymph ladybird (ladybug) larva
Parent Young eel elver oyster spat salmon alevin → fry → parr → smolt (stages) shark pup trout fry seahorse fry carp fry tuna larva
Parent Young frog tadpole (→ froglet) toad tadpole newt eft salamander larva/eft (species-dependent) turtle hatchling tortoise hatchling snake hatchling lizard hatchling crocodile/alligator hatchling
