Alternative, Uncommon, Unique Baby Names for Boys and Girls
Want to know what infant animals are called? Here's a list, organized alphabetically in terms of the young 'uns.
| Adult Animal Name | Proper Baby Animal Name |
| Ape, Human, Chimp, Gorrilla, Space Alien | baby, infant, toddler |
| Antelope, Bison, Buffalo, Camel, Elephant, Elk, Giraffe, Gnu, Hippopotamus, Moose, Porpoise, Reindeer, Rhinoceros, Whale, Yak | calf |
| Butterfly | caterpillar, larva, pupa, chrysalis |
| Crow, Heron, Hummingbird, Lark, Ostrich, Parrot, Penguin, Pheasant, Quail, Woodpecker, Wren (i.e., most birds) | chick |
| Emu | chick, hatchling |
| Chicken | chick, pullet (young hen), cockrell (young rooster) |
| Codfish | codling, hake, sprag, sprat |
| Donkey, Zebra | colt, foal |
| Alpaca, Llama | cria (cf Spanish criar, to breed) |
| Bear, Cheetah, Hyena, Leopard, Lion, Panda, Raccoon | cub |
| Walrus | cub, pup |
| Tiger | cub, whelp |
| Swan | cygnet, flapper |
| Duck, Mallard | duckling |
| Jellyfish | ephyna |
| Falcon, Hawk | eyas |
| Deer, Pronghorn | fawn |
| Trout | fingerling |
| Eagle | fledgling, eaglet |
| Mule | foal |
| Horse | foal, colt (male), filly (female) |
| Fish | fry, fingerling |
| Goose | gosling |
| Alligator, Turtle | hatchling |
| Bird | hatchling, chick |
| Dinosaur | hatchling, juvenile |
| Kangaroo, Koala, Opossum, Wallaby, Wombat (i.e., many species from Australis) | joey |
| Goat | kid, billy |
| Ferret, Skunk, Weasel | kit |
| Badger | kit, cub |
| Fox | kit, cub, pup |
| Cat Serval | kitten |
| Rabbit | kitten, bunny, kit |
| Sheep | lamb, lambkin, cosset |
| Bee, Clam, Gnat, Hornet, Termite, Wasp, Yellow Jacket | larva |
| Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin, Seastar | larva, pluteus (free-swimming stage), juvenile (young urchin) |
| Eel | leptocephalus (larva), elver (juvenile) |
| Hare | leveret |
| Mosquito | lnymph, wriggler, tumbler |
| Fly | maggot |
| Cockroach, Grasshopper, Louse | nymph |
| Owl | owlet, fledgling |
| Peafowl | peachick |
| Hedgehog | piglet, pup |
| Boar, Pig | piglet, shoat, farrow |
| Turkey | poult |
| Platypus | puggle |
| Armadillo, Bat, Gerbil, Guinea pig, Hamster, Mole, Prairie dog, Seal, Shark | pup |
| Dog | pup, puppy |
| Dolphin | pup, calf |
| Squirrel | pup, kit, kitten |
| Beaver | pup, kitten |
| Mouse, Rat | pup, pinkie, kitten |
| Coyote, Otter, Wolf | pup, whelp |
| Hog | shoat, farrow |
| Snake | Snakelet, neonate (a newly-born snake), hatchling (a newly-hatched snake) |
| Oyster | spat |
| Spider | spiderling |
| Dove | squab, chick |
| Pigeon | squab, squeaker |
| Ox | stot, calf |
| Toad | tadpole |
| Frog | tadpole, polliwog, froglet |