Animals - Group Names
ants: colony
bees: swarm
chicks: clutch
crows: murder
clams: bed
ducks: brace
elks: gang
fish: school
geese: flock
hares: down
hens: brood
kangaroos: troop
leopards: leap
lions: pride
monkeys: troop
oxen: yoke
seals: pod
sheep: flock
swans: bevy
whales: pod
Source: World Almanac for Kids,
1996. p. 20.
Animals, Heart rate
(Selected Animals)
| HEART RATE (HEART
BEATS PER MINUTE) |
| CAT |
120 |
HAMSTER |
450 |
| CHICK |
350-450 |
HORSE |
44 |
| CHICKEN (ADULT) |
250-300 |
MONKEY |
192 |
| COW |
60-70 |
PIG |
55-86 |
| DOG |
100-130 |
RABBIT |
205 |
Source: Merck Veterinary
Manual Merck and Company, Inc. 8th edition. p.
2188.
Animals- Speed
| Turtle |
1 mph |
| Man |
20 mph |
| Elephant |
25 mph |
| Race Horse |
40 mph |
| Cheetah |
70 mph |
| Whale |
18 knots |
| Porpoise |
18 knots |
Source: Encyclopedia
of the Biological Sciences NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1970
Animal Names
| Animal |
Male |
Female |
Young |
| Ass |
Jack |
Jenny |
Foal |
| Bear |
Boar |
Sow |
Cub |
| Cat |
Tom |
Queen |
Kitten |
| Cattle |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Chicken |
Rooster |
Hen |
Chick |
| Deer |
Buck |
Doe |
Fawn |
| Dog |
Dog |
Bitch |
Pup |
| Duck |
Drake |
Duck |
Duckling |
| Elephant |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Fox |
Dog |
Vixen |
Cub |
| Goose |
Gander |
Goose |
Gosling |
| Horse |
Stallion |
Mare |
Foal |
| Lion |
Lion |
Lioness |
Cub |
| Rabbit |
Buck |
Doe |
Bunny or Kit* |
| Sheep |
Ram |
Ewe |
Lamb |
| Swan |
Cob |
Pen |
Cygnet |
| Swine |
Boar |
Sow |
Piglet |
| Tiger |
Tiger |
Tigress |
Cub |
| Whale |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
| Wolf |
Dog |
Bitch |
Pup |
Source: Oxford Reverse
Dictionary, 1999, Compiled by David Edmonds, New
York: Oxford University Press, p. 155.
Word Almanac and Book of Facts, 2000, World
Telegram p. 705.
*Source: House Rabbit Society.
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