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Did you know that for some
animals, there are special names
for males and females?
Here are some of the most
common ones:
|
general name |
|
male |
|
female |
|
bear, pig |
|
boar |
|
sow |
|
cat |
|
tom |
|
tabby, queen |
|
chicken |
|
rooster |
|
hen |
cow, moose,
camel,
elephant,
walrus, whale |
|
bull |
|
cow |
|
deer |
|
buck, stag |
|
doe |
|
duck |
|
drake |
|
duck |
|
fox |
|
fox, reynard |
|
vixen |
|
goat |
|
billy |
|
nanny |
|
goose |
|
gander |
|
goose |
|
horse, zebra |
|
stallion |
|
mare |
|
lion |
|
lion |
|
lioness |
|
mule |
|
jack |
|
jenny |
|
peacock |
|
peacock |
|
peahen |
|
rabbit |
|
buck |
|
doe |
|
sheep |
|
ram |
|
ewe |
|
swan |
|
cob |
|
pen |
|
tiger |
|
tiger |
|
tigress |
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Special Notes:
| 1. |
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Notice that sometimes there is more than one name
for a male or female animal. For example, a male
deer is often called a buck,
but it can be called
a stag.
Also, a female cat is often called a tabby,
but it can be called a queen. |
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| 2. |
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For
many birds (ostrich, partridge, pigeon, quail,
robin),
the male is called a cock and the female is
called
a hen. |
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