Baby Animals

Does everybody love baby animals, or what?

I love writing about animals–lots of series with horses, dogs, cats. I think I’ve even written three horse births, all delivering those adorable foals. They’re “foals” until they become fillies (females) or colts (males).

My father-in-law just got a black lab puppy, 8 weeks old, and it’s already housebroken. Our sweet Shih-Tzu “puppies” will soon turn 10 years old, and I confess that we’re still working on  making them 100% housebroken. But they’re still loveable.

So, here’s a quiz. You’ll find the answers below (not upside-down, so no cheating). You’ll also find these answers, and more in my new book pictured above.

I’ll list the name of the baby animal, and you shout out the name of the grown-up animal that Baby will become.

1. Cygnet
2. Joey (trick question–more than one answer gives bonus points)
3. Calf (bigger trick question; more answers, more points!)
4. Polliwog
5. Fawn
6. Poult
7. Keet
8. Squab
9. Squeakers
10. Hatchling
11. Nymph
12. Pup
13. Cub (tricky, tricky, tricky)
14. Kid
15. Fingerling
16. Skunk
17. Spat
18. Cria
19. Ephyna
20. Eyas

Answers: (No peeking!) (Answers aren’t exhaustive, just exhausting.)

1. Swan
2. Kangaroo AND Wallaby AND wombat
3. Cow, Gnu, Antelope, buffalo, camel, elephant, giraffe, hippo, moose, reindeer, rhino, whale, yak
4. Frog
5. Deer, pronghorn
6. Turkey
7. Guinea fowl
8. Pigeon
9. Pigeon (I know, I know…)
10. Lizard, Alligator, turtle, birds
11. Katydid, louse, grasshopper
12. Bat (gottcha!), Armadillo, coyote, dog, dolphin, gerbil, Guinea pig, hamster, mole, shark, rat, squirrel, wolf
13. Lion, leopard, tiger, White Sox fan (just kidding), bear, cheetah, hyena, leopard, walrus, raccoon, walrus
14. Goat, grown-up
15. Trout
16. Kit
17. Oyster
18. Llama
19. Jellyfish
20. Hawk

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