11 Baby Animal Names That Are Cute Enough To Use On Your Newborn Child
Calling a creature a baby anything just makes it seem so much cuter, but these are the official names of animals when they're in their infancy.Â
A newborn hawk is called an eyas.Â
Cygnet and flapper are used interchangeably to refer to a baby swan.
A baby beaver is called a pup, kit or kitten.
It sounds pretty gross, but they're actually called larva.Â
Although they're different animals, alpaca and llama babies are both called cria.Â
Boarlet and piglet are proper names for baby boars and pigs. A group of piglets is called a farrow and newly weaned pigs are called shoats.Â
A baby fish is called a fry or a fingerling.Â
A baby jellyfish is called an ephyra and a group of jellyfish is called a smack.Â
A baby fox, which is born blind, deaf and toothless is called a kit.Â
A baby hare is called a leveret. They're often left on their own within an hour of being born, so that predators aren't attracted to them.Â
A baby platypus is called a puggle.Â