Animal Terms (Names) of Females, Males, and Babies
Animal Terms
Animal names for females, males, and babies exist for most species on Earth. Our world has millions of different animal species, and for every animal, there is a specific name (like "dog", "rabbit", or "cat"). To further recognize if that specific animal is a female, male, or baby animal there are special terms used. There are some similar names, but most have a unique term.
Everyone knows the obvious examples like cow and bull, mare and stallion, or hen and rooster, but what about less common animals? For example, how do you differentiate between a male and female crocodile, hedgehog, or kangaroo?
If you’d like to find out the correct male and female names for these animals and many more, then check the list below (- means it is called a female or male).
Animal Terms for Female, Male, and Young
Animal
Alligator
Ant
Antelope
Ass
Badger
Bear
Beaver
Bee
Bird
Bison
Bobcat
Buffalo
Camel
Canary
Caribou
Cat
Cattle
Chicken
Coyote
Crocodile
Deer
Dog
Dolphin
Dove
Duck
Eagle
Echidna
Eel
Elephant
Elk
Emu
Ferret
Fish
Fly
Fox
Frog
Giraffe
Goat
Goose
Gorilla
Grouse
Guinea pig
Hare
Hawk
Hedgehog
Hippopotamus
Horse
Impala
Kangaroo
Leopard
Lion
Llama
Louse
Manatee
Mink
Monkey
Moose
Mosquito
Mouse
Mule
Muskrat
Opossum
Ostrich
Otter
Owl
Ox
Oyster
Panda
Partridge
Peacock
Pelican
Pheasant
Pig
Platypus
Possum
Quail
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Reindeer
Rhinoceros
Robin
Sea Lion
Seal
Shark
Sheep
Skunk
Squirrel
Swan
Termite
Tiger
Toad
Turkey
Walrus
Weasel
Whale
Wolf
Woodchuck
Zebra
Female
cow
queen, princess, worker
cow
jenny
cow
sow, she-bear
-
queen, queen-bee
hen
cow
queen
cow
cow
hen
cow, doe
queen
cow
hen
bitch
cow
doe
bitch
cow
hen
duck
-
-
-
cow
cow
hen
hob
-
-
vixen
-
cow
doe, nanny
goose
-
hen
sow
jill
hen
sow
cow
mare
ewe
doe, flyer, jill
leopardness
lioness
-
-
cow
sow
-
cow
-
doe
jenny
-
jill
hen
bitch, sow
-
cow
-
sow
hen
hen
hen
hen
sow
-
jill
hen
doe
sow
doe
cow
cow
hen
cow
cow
-
ewe, dam
doe
sow
pen
queen
tigress
-
hen
cow
bitch, doe, jill
cow
bitch
-
mare
Male
bull
prince, drone
bull
jack, jackass
boar
boar, he-bear
-
drone
cock
cow
tom
bull
bull
cock
bull, stag, hart
tom
bull
rooster, cock, stag
dog
bull
buck, stag
dog
bull
cock
drake
-
-
-
bull
bull
cock
jill
-
-
dog, tod, reynard
-
bull
billy, buck
gander
silverback
cock
boar
jack
tiercel
boar
bull
stallion
ram
buck, boomer
leopard
lion, tom
-
-
bull
boar
-
bull
-
buck
john
-
jack
cock
dog, boar
-
ox, steer, beef, bullock
-
boar
cock
cock
cock
cock
boar
-
jack
cock
buck
boar
buck
bull
bull
cock
bull
bull
bull
buck, ram
buck
buck
cob
king
tiger
-
tom, gobbler
bull
dog, buck, jack, hob
bull
dog
-
stallion
Young
hatchling
antling
calf, fawn, kid, yearling
foal
cub
cub
kit, kitten, pup
larva
chick, hatchling
calf
kitten, cub
calf
calf
chick
calf, fawn
kitten
calf
chick, pullet (young hen), cockerel (young rooster)
whelp, pup
hatchling
fawn
pup, puppy
calf, pup
squab, chick
duckling
eaglet, fledgling
puggle
calf
fry, juvenile, fingerling
calf
chick, hatchling
kit
fry, fingerling
maggot
kit, cub, pup
froglet
calf
kid
gosling
infant
chick, poult, squealer, cheeper
pup
leveret
eyas
piglet, pup
calf
foal, filly (f), colt (m)
calves
joey
cub
cub
cria
nit
calf
kit, cub
infant
calf
nymph, wriggler, tumbler
pup, pinkie, kitten
foal
kit
joey
chick
pup
owlet, fledging
stot, calf
spat
cub
chick
chick
chick
chick
piglet, shoat, farrow
puggle
joey
chick
kitten, bunny, kit
cub
pup, pinkie, kitten
fawn
calf
chick
pup
pup
pup
lamb
kitten
pup, kit, kitten
cygnet, flapper
nymph
cub
tadpole
chick, poult
cub
kit
calf
cub, pup
kit, cub
colt, foal