List of animal names
This lists various names animals can have:
Note: there are often multiple names that can apply in each situation. Here are some of the more common.
See also: List of collective nouns
Notes:
1. A castrated male cow is a steer. A young female cow is a heifer[?]. See cattle for more names.
Animal Baby Mother Father Group Notes
ass jenny jack bee larva queen drone swarm bear cub sow boar sleuth cat kitten queen tom chicken chick hen cock flock cow calf cow bull herd 1 crow murder
dog pup bitch dog pack deer fawn doe buck herd duck duckling duck drake flock 3 eagle eaglet eel elver swarm
elephant calf cow bull herd ferret kit jill hob business finch chick hen cock charm fish fry school fox cub vixen reynard skulk goose gosling goose gander gaggle 3 hawk eyas hen tiercel cast hedgehog pup sow boar array heron chick hen cock siege hippopotamus calf cow bull bloat horse foal mare stallion herd 2 jellyfish ephyna smack kangaroo joey mob
lark exaltation
lion cub lioness lion pride nightingale chick hen cock watch owl owlet parliament
pig piglet sow boar herd peafowl peachick peahen peacock ostentation rhinoceros calf cow bull crash sheep lamb ewe ram herd skunk kit surfeit swan cygnet pen cob toad tadpole knot turkey poult hen tom rafter turtle hatchling bale whale calf cow bull pod wolf cub bitch dog pack wombat joey jill jack mob
2. A castrated male horse is a gelding.
3. A group of geese or ducks in flight is a skein.