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20 varies by species animals and what their babies are called — from bears (cubs) and penguins (chicks). Learn about conservation and baby animal names.
Baby: Cub
Bear cubs are born tiny — about the size of a stick of butter
🐧Baby: Chick
Emperor penguin dads balance eggs on their feet for 2 months
🐬Baby: Calf
Dolphin calves are born tail-first
🐸Baby: Tadpole
Tadpoles breathe through gills like fish
🦋Baby: Caterpillar
Caterpillars increase body mass 10,000x before pupating
🦉Baby: Owlet
Owlets are born with closed eyes and white down
🐢Baby: Hatchling
Turtle hatchlings use a special "egg tooth" to break out
🐒Baby: Infant
Infant monkeys cling to their mother's belly for weeks
🦜Baby: Chick
Parrot chicks are born blind and featherless
🦈Baby: Pup
Some shark pups eat their siblings in the womb
🐝Baby: Larva
Bee larvae are fed royal jelly for the first 3 days
🦇Baby: Pup
Bat pups are born weighing up to 40% of their mother's weight
🦎Baby: Hatchling
Chameleon hatchlings can change color immediately
🦎Baby: Hatchling
Most lizard hatchlings are independent from birth
🐍Baby: Snakelet
Baby snakes are called snakelets or neonates
🦋Baby: Caterpillar
Moth caterpillars spin silk cocoons to pupate
🕷️Baby: Spiderling
Spiderlings hatch from egg sacs with hundreds of siblings
🦎Baby: Larva
Salamander larvae look like tadpoles with legs
🐸Baby: Tadpole
Toad tadpoles are blacker and chunkier than frog tadpoles
🪲Baby: Grub
Beetle grubs are C-shaped and live in soil or wood