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Baby Animals Word Search

Young animals often get names of their own, so a young swan is a cygnet and a young hare is a leveret. A few of these words may be new even to a careful reader.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • bunny
  • calf
  • chick
  • cub
  • duckling
  • fawn
  • foal
  • gosling
  • joey
  • kid
  • kitten
  • lamb
  • piglet
  • puppy
  • tadpole

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Words in the Baby Animals word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

puppy
Young dog, with eyes that stay shut for about two weeks.
kitten
Young cat that drinks milk before it can eat solid food.
chick
Young chicken, already covered in soft down when it hatches.
duckling
Young duck that can swim within a day of hatching.
lamb
Young sheep, usually born in late winter or early spring.
calf
Young cow, and also the name for a baby whale or elephant.
foal
Young horse that can stand and walk within a few hours.
piglet
Young pig, born in litters that often reach eight or more.
cub
Young bear, lion, tiger, wolf or fox.
bunny
Everyday name people use for a young rabbit.
kid
Young goat, able to climb and jump when only days old.
joey
Young kangaroo or koala that rides in its mother's pouch.
fawn
Young deer with white spots that hide it in dappled light.
gosling
Young goose that follows its parents in a line.
tadpole
Young frog with a tail and gills, growing legs later.
cygnet
Young swan, grey brown before its white feathers come in.
owlet
Young owl covered in fluffy down before real feathers grow.
eaglet
Young eagle raised in a huge nest of sticks.
colt
Young male horse, under about four years old.
filly
Young female horse, under about four years old.

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