Baby Animal Names by Habitat

Animals live everywhere on Earth, and their babies have unique names no matter where they're found.

Farm & Domestic

Calf, foal, piglet, lamb, kid, chick, duckling, puppy, kitten — these are the names most people know first.

Forest & Grassland

Fawn — baby deer (born with no scent to hide from predators)

Kit — baby fox (play-fight to develop hunting skills)

Pup — baby wolf (raised by the entire pack)

Cub — baby bear (born weighing only 1 pound)

Infant — baby monkey (clings to mother's belly)

Ocean & Coast

Calf — baby whale (drinks 200 liters of milk/day)

Pup — baby seal (some can swim within hours)

Fry — baby fish (after consuming yolk sac)

Ephyra — baby jellyfish

Pup — baby sea otter (wrapped in kelp by mom)

Desert & Savanna

Calf — baby camel (born without a hump!)

Cub — baby lion (raised in a crèche)

Calf — baby elephant (babysat by "aunties")

Calf — baby giraffe (drops 5 feet at birth)

Foal — baby zebra (has brown stripes at first)

Arctic & Tundra

Cub — baby polar bear (born in a snow den)

Calf — baby moose (can outrun a human by day 5)

Pup — baby walrus (weighs 100+ pounds at birth)

Wetlands & Rivers

Kit — baby beaver (born knowing how to build!)

Pup — baby otter (floats on mom's belly)

Duckling — baby duck (can swim within hours)