FUN ANIMAL NAMES
A. Canine……dog
1. stud = intact male dog
2. bitch = intact female dog
3. whelping = giving birth
4. pack = group of dogs
5. litter = multiple offspring
6. gestation = 9 weeks
B. Feline……cat
1. tom = intact male
2. queen = intact female
3. kitten = young cat
4. queening = giving birth
5. gestation = 9 weeks
C. Lagomorph……rabbit
1. buck = intact male
2. doe = intact female
3. lapin = neutered male
4. kit or bunny = young
5. kindling = giving birth
6. herd = group of rabbits
7. gestation = 30 days
D. Ferret
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hob = intact male
jill = intact female
gib = neutered male
sprite = neutered female
kit = young
kindling = giving birth
gestation = 42 days
E. Cavy……Guinea pig
1. boar = intact male
2. sow = intact female
3. pup = young G.pig
4. gestation = 9 weeks
F. Murine……mouse or rat
1. sire = intact male
2. dam = intact female
3. pup = young mouse
G. Psittacine…..parrots and birds with hard beaks to crack seeds
1. cock = intact male
2. hen = intact female
3. chick = young bird
4. flock = group of parrots
H. Groups of other birds
1. pandemonium of parrots
2. murder of crows
3. dole or flight of doves
4. convocation of eagles
5. colony of gulls
6. cast of hawks
7. watch of nightingales
8. ostentation of peacocks
9. covey of quails
I. Turkey
1. tom = intact male
2. hen = intact female
3. poult = young turkey
4. flock = group of turkeys
5. clutch = group of eggs
J. Chicken
1. rooster = intact male
2. hen = intact female
3. capon = neutered male
4. pullet = immature female
5. chick = young chicken
6. flock = group of chickens
K. Goose
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gander = intact male
goose = intact female
gosling = young goose
gaggle = group of geese
L. Duck
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drake = intact male
duck = intact female
duckling = young duck
flock = group of ducks
M. Ratite…..large, flightless bird (ostrich, emu & rhea)
1. rooster = intact male
2. hen = intact female
3. hatchling = chick up to 2 days old
4. chick = less than 6 months old
5. flock = group of ratites
N. Porcine……pig
1. boar = intact male
2. sow = intact female
3. barrow = neutered male
4. gilt = young female
5. piglet = young pig
6. farrowing = giving birth
7. herd = group of pigs
8. gestation = 3 mo, 3 weeks, 3 days
O. Equine……horse, pony, donkey, mule
1. stallion = intact male
2. colt = young male < 4 yrs
3. mare = intact female
4. filly = young female < 4yrs
5. gelding = neutered male
6. foal = very young equine
7. weanling = around 1 yr old
8. foaling = giving birth
9. herd = group of equines
10. pony = equine between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature
11. donkey = ass = burro
a. jack = intact male
b. jenny = intact female
12. mule = jack + mare…..(sterile hybrid)
13. hinney = stallion + jenny.....(sterile hybrid)
14. gestation = 11 months
P. Ovine.......sheep
1. ram = intact male
2. ewe = intact female
3. wether = neutered male
4. lamb = young sheep
5. lambing = giving birth
6. flock = group of sheep
7. gestation = 150 days
Q. Caprine.......goat
1. buck = intact male......sometimes called ”billy goat”
2. doe = intact female
3. kid = young goat
4. kidding = giving birth
5. herd = group of goats
6. wether = neutered male
7. gestation = 150 days
R. Camelids = llama, alpaca,guanaco,vicuna
1. bull = intact male
2. cow = intact female
3. gelding = neutered male
4. cria = young llama
S. Bovine.......cattle
1. bull = intact male
2. cow = intact female
3. steer = neutered male
4. heifer = young female who has not given birth
5. calf = young bovine
6. calving = giving birth
7. herd = group of cattle
8. gestation = 283 days (9.5 mo.)
T. Elephant
1. bull = intact male
2. cow = intact female
3. calf = young elephant
4. gestation = 22 months
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