Just about any toddler can tell you that a baby dog is called a puppy. Ask what a cat gives birth to, and you get ... a kitten, obviously. Well, not so fast. Yes, house cats give birth to kittens. But if it’s a lion, you get a cub. Tigers, too, have cubs, but you can also call their babies whelps.
Cute Baby Animal Names
Most of the animals on our planet have a designated term (or multiple) for their offspring. Plenty of these names are straightforward: You say chicken, I say chick. Many of them sound adorable. Some are straight-up odd and unexpected.
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