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Episode 60: Animals, Baby Animals, and More, Part 2

Actualizado: 20 oct 2021

In today's episode, we're going to continue discussing the names of different animals and their babies. In Episode 59, we talked about pets and park / outdoor animals. Today, let's focus on wild animals and those you'd find on the farm!

 
 

First, I apologize for being so late with this post. The past couple of weeks have been a bit rough as we deal with different family emergencies. Thank you so much for your patience as we process and sort through them!

One thing to note from last episode: in Spanish, you can say "cría" to refer to a baby animal (which, as I understand it, is more common than saying "bebé"). So if you don't know if there is a specific term for a baby animal, you can just say cría, like cría de ave (baby bird or chick) or cría de tortuga (baby turtle or hatchling).

*Also, I messed up in the last blog/podcast. I said a duckling in Spanish was pavipollo or pavezno, but those are actually terms for baby turkey, or poult. I don't know why, but I have been struggling with mixing those two animals. They are completely different, I know! But there it is. Duckling is el patito or anadón, since ánade means duck as well.


Los Animales de la Granja (Farm Animals)

If you have a little one that you enjoy reading to, then you're probably very familiar with farm animals. A lot of the books we read to our little one focus on farm animals. I was confused about it at first, until I realized how much she loves seeing real-live horses and goats. Now it all makes sense. :D

El Animal

Animal

La Cría

Baby Animal

El Caballo

Horse*

El Potrillo

Foal

La Vaca

Cow**

El Ternero o Becerro

Calf

La Oveja

Sheep

El Cordero o Lechazo

Lamb

La Gallina

Chicken***

El Pollito o Polluelo

Chick

El Cerdo

Pig

El Lechón

Piglet

La Llama

Llama

La Cría de Llama

Cria

El Pavo

Turkey

El Pavipollo o Pavezno****

Poult

La Alpaca

Alpaca

​La Cría de Alpaca

Calf

La Cabra

Goat

El Chivo

Kid

*Just like in English, horses have special names based on their sex, age, and reproductive state. For example, a gelding - a castrated, adult male horse - is called un caballo capón or caballo castrado and a stallion - an adult male horse that isn't castrated - is called un semental or un garañón. A mare - an adult female horse - is called una yegua.

**A female cow is called una vaca, but a male cow - a bull - is called un toro. Which reminds me of the song, "Torero", by Chayanne. If you haven't heard it, you should definitely check it out!

***A rooster is called un gallo.

****You may have noticed that this is also a more common ending - ezno. You have Pavezno (poult), Lobezno (wolf pup), Osezno (bear cub), etc.


Los Animales Salvajes (Wild Animals)

El Animal

Animal

La Cría

Baby Animal

​El Tigre

Tiger

Cachorro de Tigre

Cub or Whelp

El Elefante

Elephant

Elefante Bebé o Cría de Elefante.

Calf

La Paloma

Dove

El Pichón

Squab, Chick

El Delfín

Dolphin

El Delfinato

Calf

El Águila

Eagle*

La Cría de Águila

Eaglet, Fledgling

La Rana

​Frog

La Cría de Rana

Polliwog, tadpole, froglet**

La Jirafa

Giraffe

El Ternero de Jirafa

Calf

El Gorila o El Mono

Gorilla or Monkey

La Cría de Gorila / Mono

Infant

El Tiburón

Shark

La Cría de Tiburón

Pup

La Cebra

Zebra

El Potrillo

Foal or Colt

El Hipopótamo

Hippopatamus

La Cría de Hipopótamo

Calf

El Canguro

Kangaroo

La Cría de Canguro

Joey

El Koala

Koala

La Cría de Koala

Joey

El Dragón de Komodo

Komodo Dragon

La Cría de Dragón de Komodo

Hatchling

El León

Lion***

El Leoncillo

Cub

La Ballena

Whale

El Ballenato

Calf

El Pulpo

Octopus

La Cría de Pulpo

Fry

El Oso Gigante o Oso Panda

Giant Panda or Panda Bear

El Osezno