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Farm Animals

This document provides information about common farm and house animals, including their: 1) Generic and male/female names, names for babies, and group names. It describes animals commonly found on farms like cattle, pigs, sheep, and poultry birds. 2) It also lists common house pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, and reptiles. 3) Finally, it provides some of the characteristic sounds made by different groups of animals.

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Farm Animals

This document provides information about common farm and house animals, including their: 1) Generic and male/female names, names for babies, and group names. It describes animals commonly found on farms like cattle, pigs, sheep, and poultry birds. 2) It also lists common house pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, and reptiles. 3) Finally, it provides some of the characteristic sounds made by different groups of animals.

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Animals that live on a farm are domesticated animals, they may be called farm

animals.

Generic
Name
Male Female Young
Group
Name
Other Information
Mammals

Cattle Bull Cow Calf
Herd /
Kine
Mostly farmed for milk
and meat (called beef).

Deer
(Deer)
Stag Doe Fawn Herd
Deer are farmed for their
meat (venison) on
special deer farms in the
UK.

Dog(s) Dog Bitch Puppy
Pack (a
group of
puppies
is called
a litter)
Mostly used for work,
protection and herding
on farms. Dog meat is
not eaten in the UK.

Donkey Jack Jenny Colt Drove
Mostly raised for
pleasure. Donkey meat
is not eaten in the UK.

Goat(s) Billy Nanny Kid Flock
Mostly farmed for milk
and cheese. Not many
people eat goat meat in
the UK.

Horse(s) Stallion Mare Foal Herd
Mostly farmed for work,
leisure or sport (riding
etc). Not many people in
the UK would knowingly
eat horse meat,
although there is a trade
for pet meat.

Pig(s) Boar Sow Piglet Litter
Mostly farmed for its
meat (called pork).

Sheep Ram Ewe
Lamb /
Mutton
Flock
Mostly farmed for wool
and meat. The meat is
called lamb from sheep
less than a year old and
mutton from older
sheep.

Thanks to John-David
Kraaikamp
for pointing out my
mistake.
Birds

Chicken(s) Cockerel Hen Chick Brood
Farmed for its meat and
eggs. A farm that only
raises birds is a poultry
farm.

Duck(s) Drake Hen Duckling Brace
A wild fowl and a farmed
bird. Mostly farmed for
its meat.

Goose
(Geese)
Gander Goose Gosling Gaggle
A wild fowl and a farmed
bird. Mostly farmed for
its meat.
- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/animals.html#farm
Animals in the House
Animals that live in the house as companions are called pets.

Generic
Name
Male Female Young
Group
Name
Other Information
Mammals

Cat(s) Tom Queen Kitten
Clutter
(a
group
of
kittens
is
called a
litter)


Dog(s) Dog Bitch Puppy Pack
There are between 6.5
million and 7.4 million
pet dogs in the UK.

Ferret(s) Dog Bitch Kit Cast
Domestic pet ferrets,
Mustela furo
(sometimes called
Mustela putorius
furo), are not wild
animals.

Gerbil(s) Male Female Pup Horde

Guinea Pig(s) Boar Sow Pup Group
They are not related
to pigs.

Hamster(s) Male Female Pup Horde
I had several hamsters
as pets when I was a
child.

Rabbit(s) Buck Doe
Kit /
Bunny
Colony
Rabbits live in
warrens.

Rat(s) Buck Doe
Kitten /
Pup
Nest
Seemingly rats make
very good pets.
Birds

Budgerigar(s) Hen Cock Chick Flock
They come in a
variety of colours
including blue. One
of the most common
pets in the UK.
aka Budgie

Canary
(Canaries)
Hen Cock Chick Flock

Cockatiel(s) Hen Cock Chick Flock

Cockatoo(s) Hen Cock Chick Flock

Parrot(s) Hen Cock Chick Flock
Insects



Spider(s) Male Female Spiderling Cluster
Yes, people in the
UK keep spiders as
pets.
Fish

Goldfish Male Female Fry Shoal
Probably the most
common pet in the
UK.
Reptiles

Snake(s) Male Female Baby Nest
Yes, people in the UK
keep snakes as pets
too.
Animal Sounds
Animals make distinct sounds, some of these sounds have their own word. Do you need to learn these?
Probably not, but you never know, one day you might thank us.
Bees buzz.
Cats go miaow. They purr when they're happy.
Cockerels go cock-a-doodle-doo.
Cows go moo.
Dogs bark or go woof woof. They growl when
they're angry.
Ducks quack.
Flies buzz.
Frogs croak or go ribbit.
Geese honk.
Goats bleat.
Hens cluck.
Horses neigh.
Mice squeak.
Pigs oink or grunt or squeal.
Sheep bleat or go baa.
Snakes hiss.
Toads croak.
- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/animals.html#farm

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