Cute baby animals (66 photos). Speech development

Bear cubs, lion cubs, elephant calves, giraffes, manatees and others next to their mothers.

1. Asian baby elephant. By the way, yesterday we had a photo report about elephants; if you missed it, we recommend you take a look. (Photo by William West):

2. Swans on Avon, England. (Photo by James D. Morgan):

3. Orangutan in southern Spain. (Photo by Jon Nazca | Reuters):

4. A family of lions at the Miami Zoo. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee):

5. Two-month-old owl-faced monkey. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon):

6. This handsome kangaroo Goodfellow is large tree kangaroo, endemic to New Guinea. (Photo by Taronga Zoo):

7. Hippopotamus with his mother in the Prague Zoo. More details in the article "". (Photo by David W Cerny | Reuters):

8. Flamingo chick. (Photo by Michaela Rehle | Reuters):

9. Little koala. (Photo by Guillaume Souvant):

10. Giraffes at the Oklahoma City Zoo. (Photo by Sue Ogrocki):

11. White rhinoceros and formidable mother. (Photo by Jack Guez):

12. Little manatee. (Photo by Guillaume Souvant):

13. Kitten snow leopard. (Photo by Scott Olson):

14. The piglet lies on its mother’s legs. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters):

15. Family pygmy marmosets. They are one of the smallest representatives of the entire order of primates. (Photo by Raul Arboleda):

16. Seal mother and baby seal. (Photo by Dan Kitwood):

17. Orangutans in Borneo. (Photo by Wong Maye-E):

18. 4 year old little panda with mom. They are slightly larger in size than a cat. (Photo by Joe Klamar):

19. Newborn polar bear at a zoo in Germany. For more details, see the article "". (Photo by Carmen Jaspersen):

Everyone loves to watch cute baby animals frolic. But for many kids, such games are a process of growing up, education and learning. By training their skills in this way, the little ones are preparing to lead an independent adult life. In addition to such independent development, many cubs learn thanks to the sensitive care of their parents. But some representatives of the animal world are special examples of caring for their offspring.

Polar bear moms

Mother bears who live on even before the birth of their babies begin to take care of their well-being. They prepare a den in advance and intensively gain weight in order to provide the bear cub with food throughout the polar night. After birth, babies are completely helpless, so they need the sensitive care of their mother. For eight months she feeds her offspring. With the arrival of spring, the she-bear continues to take care of her cubs, taking them fishing and teaching them how to catch fast prey in the water. But maternal feelings don’t stop there. For several more years, the cubs follow their mother, who protects them from danger and teaches them to adapt to life in harsh lands.

Mother elephants

In elephants, gestation lasts 22 months. After birth, the baby animal is not deprived of maternal affection, which is shown to it around the clock. This attention is important because the baby elephant is born completely blind. The mother can feed her child until the next offspring appears, despite the fact that he is accustomed to solid food from the age of six months. It is also interesting that in addition to the mother, other members of the herd also take care of the baby, as if they were their own. Other “nannies” are also ready to protect babies from predators, just like their own mother.

Cat caresses

Among the most caring mothers are felines. This includes not only ordinary cats, but also dangerous ones. wild animals: tigers, pumas, lynxes and many others. The cub of an animal from this family owes its survival only to its mother, since fathers very rarely participate in upbringing. The cat takes care of the babies from their very birth. She feeds, licks and practically does not leave the kittens in the first days of their life. Over time, the mother teaches them to hunt, bringing them half-dead prey so that they develop the appropriate skills. In addition, the cat is ready to protect its offspring from dangerous animals, attacking an aggressive object, or it can carry the babies by the scruff of the neck to a calmer place. In this family, the cubs are truly lucky, since their mothers are ready to sacrifice themselves for them.

Felines have such developed maternal instincts that they are ready to raise even other people's children. There were cases when a mother cat adopted squirrels, chickens and other little ones left orphans. The photos of pets with babies in this article demonstrate how mothers “adopted” other people's babies. Sometimes the kittens were lucky too.

Alligators and their children

Oddly enough, these reptiles are also exemplary parents. Even before laying eggs, the female carefully chooses the place for “incubation.” Interestingly, the young of this animal acquire sex depending on the temperature of the place where the eggs are laid. That is why caring mother makes two different masonry. She covers one of them with cool moss, and hides the second in rotting leaves so that the temperature is higher and males appear. In addition, the mother guards her clutches throughout the entire incubation period so that all the babies remain unharmed. After waiting for the babies to appear, she transports everyone in her mouth to the water, where she protects the offspring for about another year.

Wolf families

In wolves, both parents participate in raising their offspring. This good example how animals take care of their young in pairs and teach them all the wisdom of life. After the wolf cubs appear, the female feeds them milk for about two months. Next, not only the mother, but also the father begins to take care of food for the puppies, giving them semi-digested food. When the kids grow up a little more, parents bring live prey in their teeth, teaching them to kill the victim. Having acquired such skills, wolf cubs begin to go hunting with adults. Puppies begin independent life after a year.

Primates and their babies

Almost all primates do not leave their babies after birth. But there may also be differences between representatives of the order. Thus, most macaques are not examples of the affectionate behavior of their parents: they can bite and scratch their babies. Also, if these mothers are unhappy with something, they can grab their babies by the fur. Growing up, macaques behave in the same way with their offspring, but if the baby was not hurt by his parents in childhood, he will not cause pain to his brood.

In chimpanzee families, everything is different. They care so much about their child that they are ready to die for him. Thanks to the love of the mother, the baby animal gains confidence and over time can take a good position in the monkey family. The mother always tries to keep the baby close and communicates with him using sounds, gestures and facial expressions.

"Evil" mothers

But not all animals protect their litter so carefully. Some mothers leave their babies immediately after they are born. This is mainly practiced in those animals that are prepared from birth for independent life. For example, newborn seals have sufficient fat reserves, and they do not die of hunger even though their mothers abandon them.

Also, a baby animal may be left without care after some time. The female gradually weans the baby from herself. Each time the mother can move further away from the baby, returning to him takes more and more time, and one day she simply does not come.

It is a fact that the more often an animal gives birth, the more careless it is with its babies. The proof is in the small rodents, which are very prolific. The role of the mother is not to educate, but to feed. Often, after twenty days, children leave their native nest. For example, hares grow very quickly. A few weeks after birth, the rabbits can begin to lead an independent life.

Facts about baby animals and their parents

There are many animals on earth, and each species has its own way of treating its offspring. Here are some examples of motherhood in the animal world.

Each pigeon has its own character and therefore each family is different from the others. There are males who, just like the mother, will feed and care for their chicks, others, on the contrary, are capable of pecking at their own offspring.
Even kangaroo mothers are careless. If the baby himself does not hold tightly to the nurse and does not suck on the nipple while jumping, he may fall out of the pouch, and the mother will not even notice it.
In foxes, it is not only the female who is caring. The father helps the mother feed the fox cubs, which can number up to 13.
Herons are not an example. If they see a kite, they will not even try to save their chick. In addition, they can destroy their neighbor’s nest with her chicks.
Squirrel takes care of her newborn squirrels. She wraps the naked babies in moss to keep them from freezing while she is away from the nest.

Many baby animals have the most unpredictable names. When children begin to explore the world, they ask their parents a lot of questions, for example, whose baby is the lamb? Or what is the name of a baby giraffe, or a camel, or other animals. Sometimes parents don't know it themselves. To prevent this from happening, we have collected answers to all these questions in this article.

Let's start with pets. They catch the eye of children more often, and therefore arouse greater interest.

Sheep

Let's look at what a baby sheep is called. Many people living in cities do not even realize that sheep and ram are one type of animal, only female and male. Their baby is not called a ewe or lamb, but a lamb.

This is interesting! The word lamb comes from the Latin agnus. On Old Slavonic language a baby ewe and a ram sounds like a lamb. The name of the animal contained the root “yagn”. Later, the suffix “enok” was added to it, which denotes a reduced form. Hence the name - lamb.

Pig

Pigs are one of the first animals to be domesticated by humans. They belong to the order Artiodactyls. They supply people with meat and lard. The female pig is called a sow or pig, and the male is called a boar or boar. But their baby is called not a pig or a hog, but a piglet.

This is interesting! The Slavs called a male pig a poros. The addition of the suffix “enok”, again, means a reduced form. Hence the name - piglet.

By the way, the birth of piglets is called farrowing, and a pregnant pig is called gestation.

Cow

Cows have been tamed by humans since ancient times. They give people meat and milk. The male cow is called a bull, and the baby is called a calf. Another example of the fact that children and parents have different roots.

Experts still cannot figure out where the word calf came from; there are only guesses. One of them is that among the ancient Slavs this word meant “born”, but cows bear their offspring for 9 months.

Turkey

America is the homeland of turkeys. But in recent centuries, this bird has been grown in European countries.

This is interesting! Few people know that turkeys are named after their homeland. Previously, America was called the West Indies, so the name of the birds is translated as Indian rooster.

In this case, parents and their children have the same root. A female turkey is called a gobbler or turkey, and her baby is called a poult.

Rabbit

Another pet- rabbit. The female is called a rabbit, the male is called a rabbit, and their baby is called a bunny.

Rabbits are raised for meat, hides and fur. The Angora breed of animals has valuable fur, beautiful and expensive fur coats are made from it.

Scientists are also testing on rabbits medications before releasing them for sale. Not long ago, dwarf breeds of rabbits were bred; now they are kept in apartments instead of hamsters and guinea pigs.

Goats

Unlike previous animals, goats are not so often raised by people, but there are entire farms with them. The fact is that in addition to meat and fatty milk, these animals provide people with skin and wool.

The female of these animals is a goat, the male is a goat, and their baby is a kid. The baby’s name still contains the same “diminutive” suffix “enok”.

Many people confuse kids with lambs. This is a big misconception because we're talking about about two different types animals.

Horses

Horses were domesticated more than 7,000 years ago. During this time, people developed many breeds of these animals, from miniature ponies to huge draft horses and horses.

A female horse is called a mare, a male is called a stallion or horse, and their baby is called a foal. If we are talking about two or more babies, then the word foals is used.

Speaking in general about this type of animal, two names are applied to them: horses and steeds.

Ducks

Ducks can be wild or domestic. They belong to the order of birds and are valued for the taste of their meat. The female of these birds is called a duck, mallard, the male is called a drake, and their baby is called a duckling. If we are talking about two or more chicks, then the word ducklings is used.

We looked at domestic animals, but there are many more wild and tropical animals, as well as fish and birds, that are of interest to children and adults.

Very often children ask: what is the name of a baby zebra or giraffe? But not every adult will immediately answer this question.

Zebras

Zebras belong to the order of equids. In fact, these are the same horses, only with a characteristic black and white coloring. In common parlance, zebra cubs are called baby zebras or baby zebras, but this is an incorrect endearing interpretation. Correct name- a foal, just like horses.

Giraffe

Since giraffes are the tallest animals in the world, interest in this animal is high. With their participation, many cartoons were shot, various stories and fairy tales were invented. It is not surprising that children are interested in the question: what is the name of a baby giraffe?

Since these representatives of the fauna belong to the order of artiodactyls, their babies are called calves. However, this name was not strongly attached to the offspring of giraffes. They are more often called giraffes or giraffes. But if a child is given the task of describing baby giraffes, then the correct word would be a calf.

By the way, a female giraffe is called a giraffe, and a male is called a giraffe.

Names of other animals, birds and fish

Since there are a huge number of representatives of the fauna, for convenience we present a table where we consider the names of adult individuals and their small descendants:

Adults	Cubs
Bear	Teddy Bear
Squirrel	Little squirrel
Wolf	Teen Wolf
Raccoon	Puppy
Camel	baby camel
Crow	Little crow, crow chick
Gazelle	Baby gazelle, colloquial version - gazelle
Deer	Fawn
Elephant	Baby elephant
Tiger	Tiger Cub
Frog	Little Frog
Dog	Puppy
Cuckoo	Cuckoo
Ferret	Puppy
Doe	Calf
Mink	Puppy
Ferret	Puppy
Doe	Calf
Gorilla	Baby Gorilla
Yak	Calf
Jackdaw	Little jackdaw, chick
Cheetah	Kitty
Dolphin	baby dolphin
Hedgehog	Hedgehog
Toad	Tadpole
Hare	little hare
Crocodile	Little crocodile, little crocodile
Leopard	Kitty
Mole	Little one, little one
Fox	Puppy
Elk	Calf
Frog	Frog, tadpole
Rhinoceros	Calf,
Donkey	Foal, donkey
Ostrich	Baby Ostrich
Seal	Pup
Panther	Kitty
Peacock	Chick
Lynx	Little lynx
Ostrich	Baby Ostrich
Heron	Chick
Turtle	little turtle,
Monkey	baby monkey
a lion	Lion cub
Already	Uglyok

Baby animals are cute creatures that already have personalities. Newborn babies imitate their parents and try to repeat their habits.

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT. LEXICAL TOPIC "PETS AND THEIR CHILDREN"

CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW THE NOUNS: cat, cat, kitten, dog, dog, puppy, cow, bull, calf, horse, horse, foal, pig, hog, piglet, goat, goat, kid, sheep, ram, lamb, rabbit, rabbit , baby rabbit, herd, herd, pigsty, shepherd, milkmaid, pig farm, horns, hooves, tail, mane, fur - wool, stubble, bone, paws, farm, collective farm, udder, nostrils, stable, can, collective farmer (tsa), oats, swill, hay, muzzle, head, mouth, claws, hooves, ears, jaw, leather, saddle, bridle, whip, cart, kennel, pasture, rabbitry, groom, bangs, snout, nickel, animals

ADJECTIVES: short, long, soft, fluffy, gray, red, smooth, shaggy, hard, thick, curly, domestic, smooth-haired, guard, sanitary, border, fire, circus, affectionate, kind, mustachioed, clumsy, strong, fast, weak, long-eared, loyal, funny, amusing, spotted.

VERBS: meows, moos, barks, grunts, neighs, chews, bleats, gnaws, purrs, laps, grazes, eats, digs, harnesses, gnaws, kicks, runs, butts, feed, care for, jumps, carries, gives milk, catches , guards, guards, prances, jumps, licks, tugs, plays, makes friends.

CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND VICE VERSA:
The cat has a kitten, the dog has a puppy, the goat has a kid...

SELECT SIGNS:
The puppy is small, long-eared, funny, stupid, funny...
Calf -...,
Cat - …,
Rabbit - …

DESCRIBE ANIMALS ACCORDING TO PLAN:
Name.
Appearance.
What does it eat?
Where he lives.
How he gives his voice.
What benefits does it bring?

Tell your children the benefits of pets:
- a dog and a dog guard the house;
- the cat and the cat catch mice;
- a cow gives milk and meat, but a bull only gives meat;
- horse, horse, donkey, donkey, camel and she-camel, transport goods or people on horseback;
- pig and boar provide meat and stubble;
- sheep and ram - wool and meat;
- the rabbit and the female rabbit give fur;
- a goat gives wool, a goat gives wool and milk.
Talk with the children about what they feed domestic animals, what kind of housing they live in, who the groom, pig farmer, milkmaid, and cattleman take care of.

COMPARE TWO ANIMALS ACCORDING TO PLAN:
What body?
What is it covered with?
What ears, nose, eyes, tail, muzzle...?
What do they eat?
Where live?

Game: “Tell me which one?” (Adjectives characterizing appearance).
Big, small, fluffy, spotted, purebred, large,

Game: “Name the habits” (Adjectives characterizing the habits of the animal).
Nimble, fast, slow, clumsy, agile, playful, brave,

Game: “Say the opposite” (selection of antonyms)
Big - small, thick - thin, long - short.

Game: “How does it move?” (Activation of the verb dictionary)
Jumps, runs, caresses, walks, wanders, runs, stretches.

Game: “One is many (Formation of nouns plural from the only one)
Dog - dogs, puppy - puppies, poodle - poodles, shepherd - shepherds.

Game: “Count” (Agreeing numerals with nouns in gender and number)
One dog, two dogs, three dogs, four dogs, five dogs, etc.

Game: “Whose, Whose, Whose?” (Possessive adjectives)
The muzzle is (whose?) dog’s, the paws are (whose?) dog’s, the tail is (whose?) dog’s, etc.

Game: "Complicated words"
Long hair is long-haired, short tail is short-tailed, droopy ears are lop-eared.

DOGS AND THEIR PURPOSE.

The Poodle is a circus dog: easy to train and seemingly endlessly ready to perform funny tricks. Poodles are also excellent swimmers.

The Scottish Scotch Terrier is a guard dog: you should not mistake it for a small, harmless dog. He has a well-developed guard instinct.

Dachshund – hunting dog, capable, due to its size and body structure, of getting into holes.

The shepherd is a guard, guards criminals, serves on the border.

Collie is a guide dog that helps the blind cross the street, get to the store, etc.

Bobtail is a sheep guard, guarding flocks of sheep.

Laika is a sled dog that carries people on sleds.

RETELLING OF L.N. TOLSTOY'S STORY "FIRE DOGS"

Sleeping under the porch
Ponytail in a ring,
Barks, bites,
Not allowed into the house (dog).

A dog can be a sled dog, a circus dog, a service dog, a guard dog, a guard dog, a guide dog, etc.

Let's learn about another appointment of our most faithful assistants.

It often happens that in cities during fires, children remain in houses and cannot be pulled out, because they hide and are silent from fear, and from the smoke they cannot be seen.

Dogs in London are trained for this purpose. These dogs live with firefighters, and when a house catches fire, the firefighters send the dogs to pull the children out. One such dog saved twelve children.

READING A STORY.

We read L. N. Tolstoy’s story “Fire Dogs”, sequentially setting the appropriate reference signals.

One time the house caught fire. Firefighters arrived at the house with a dog named Bob. A woman ran out to them. She cried and said that there was a two-year-old girl left in the house. The firefighters sent Bob. Bob ran up the stairs and disappeared into the smoke. Five minutes later he ran out of the house, carrying the girl by the shirt in his teeth. The mother rushed to her daughter and cried with joy that her daughter was alive.

The firefighters caressed the dog and examined it to see if it was burned; but Bob was eager to get into the house. The firefighters thought there was still something alive in the house and let him in. The dog ran into the house and soon ran out with something in its teeth. When the people looked at what she brought out, they all burst out laughing: she was carrying the girl’s favorite doll.

Did you like the story, why exactly?

We ask detailed questions about the text, seeking the most complete and accurate answer, as well as the correct construction of sentences:

What happened one time? (The house caught fire once)

Who did the firefighters bring to the house? (Firefighters arrived at the house with a dog named Bob)

Who ran out to the firefighters when they arrived? (A woman ran out to them)

What did the woman do, what did she talk about? (She cried and said that there was a two-year-old girl left in the house)

How did Bob carry the girl? (he was carrying the girl by the shirt in his teeth).

What did the girl's mother do? (The mother rushed to her daughter and cried with joy that her daughter was alive)

What did the firefighters do after the dog carried the girl out? (The firefighters caressed the dog and examined it to see if it was burned)

Where was Bob going? (Bob was rushing into the house)

What did the firefighters think? (The firefighters thought that there was still something alive in the house and let him in)

When the people considered what she had endured, what did they do? (When the people looked at what she brought out, they all burst out laughing: she was carrying the girl’s favorite doll)

READING THE STORY.

Baby chameleon sleeps in the sun. We all know very well that chameleons are capable of changing the color of their skin, and most of us mistakenly think that this happens due to the desire to merge with background. Scientists have found that chameleons change their color depending on their mood, temperature and light. Photo: Myron Karlinsky

A newborn gorilla clings to its mother. A gorilla's pregnancy lasts 8.5 months, and after giving birth, the gorilla's mother is inseparable from her baby for about three years. Photo: Ariel Shalita

2 week old rhino baby. It's hard to believe, but this baby's mother waited for his arrival for 16 months.

Baby squirrel in the palm. It is known that rodents are capable of giving birth several times a year. Despite the fact that the squirrel also belongs to the order of rodents, these animals give birth to three or four babies only twice a year, and squirrels do not reproduce in captivity. Photo: Kim Barker

A little monkey teases his relatives. Playfulness and carefreeness are one of the distinctive features primates, which makes them even more similar to humans :). Photo: Endre Viseckaite

Little rabbit in a rehabilitation center wildlife. Photographer Ermagawd

A baby hamster sleeps in his arms. This baby is just over a week old, and in hamster terms this is already a whole six months, quite an impressive age, isn’t it? Photo: Marjolein

Muskox calf. Today, these animals, which have lived on the planet for about a million years, are in danger of complete extinction. People mercilessly exterminated musk oxen for meat and wool, and only a little over thirty years ago, musk oxen were listed in the Red Book. Photo: Randy Kokesch

Little deer in arms. Photo: Jeff Moore

Elephants are excellent swimmers. This baby elephant has pulled its trunk out and is perfectly oriented while swimming underwater. Photo: Jodie McDonald

A tiger cub and a little monkey are playing together. Photo: Reuters | Stringer

Lynx mother and cub. This baby will stay with his mother for about another year, when the little lynx learns to hunt, he will begin to live independently.

Baby polar wolf howls, trying to call for his mother. Photo: Animal Press

The little foxes play together. Looking at these cute babies, it’s hard to imagine why foxes have gotten such a bad reputation. In many cultures around the world, foxes do not symbolize the most best qualities. Photographer: Ivan Kislov.

Meerkats are known to live in groups and here we see an excellent example of Group family photo, by Fajar Andriyanto.

A little owlet learns to fly. Photo: Peter Brannon

Several adult lionesses with their cubs. Most likely, these lionesses are sisters, and they can easily feed each other's cubs.

A young parrot happily takes a bath. Photo: Cesar Badilla

Mommy hippopotamus tries to communicate with her baby underwater:), photo by Phill Cousins

Baby panda says hello to you all. Photo: Catherine Fan

An adult langur grooms its young. There is a misconception that monkeys eat insects when cleaning each other, but in fact they are looking for salt crystals in their fur. Photo: Jed Weingarten

Very cute Japanese pygmy flying squirrel

Even a small alligator wants love and affection. In fact, this baby is less than a week old and does not pose any danger.

Black bear cubs are trying to climb a tree. Photo: Don Johnston

Looks like a scene from the movie 101 Dalmatians. Photography: Tim Fluck

Polar bear cubs play together while their mother lays down for a nap in the sun. Photo: Nik Zinoviev

A baby seal poses cutely for the camera. Photo: Vill Miettinen

A very humble little Malayan tapir. This coloring of the coat allows tapirs to camouflage perfectly in the thickets of the forest.

A polar bear with her cubs. Photo: Nik Zinoviev

Ten-day-old dolphin. This baby lost his parents, and now his life is completely dependent on man. Photo: Miguel Poczo.

A little rhinoceros kisses his mother. Photo: Phil Noble

African cheetah family. Photograph: Stephen Oachs | National Geographic

A cute little lion cub is up to something very insidious. Photo by: Noor Khamis

A young elephant plays on the beach. Photo: John Lindy

A little polar fox calls her mother. Photograph: Jack Stevens

Five week old caracal kittens at their first photo shoot. Photo: Michael Durham

Soldier Pat and Joey the Kangaroo, 1942. Photo: John Graf

Mother elephant and her baby.

Two cute little foxes play together. Photo: Florian Girardin

The wet lion cub most likely just took a mud bath. Photo: Nikolay Zinoviev

Chimpanzees have the same ways of showing love as humans. In the photo we see a baby and his mother just relaxing together. Photo: Graham McGeorge

Orangutan with baby. Photo: Jami Tarris

Little fox. Photo: Robert Adamec

A proud little lion walks with his older female relatives. Author: David Lazar

The little macaque has not yet acquired sufficient fur. Photograph: Tony Campbell | National Geographic

Little squirrels sleep in a basket. Photo: Owen Humphreys

A mother gorilla carefully holds her baby. Photo: Fredrik von Eriksen

Alaskan Malamute puppies. Photographer: Hannah Maria

Baby elephant. Another couple of years will pass, and in order to feed this baby he will need to eat about 230 kg of hay per day and drink up to 270 liters of water. Photo: William Albert Allard

A lioness and her cub admire the sunset. Photo: Mitsuaki Iwago

A calm lion with his cub. Photo: Emmanuel Keller

The cubs decided to borrow a boat. Photo: Sergey Ivanov

Puppy in sheep's clothing. Photo: Po Syki

Fawn in a green field. Photographer: Andy Kobel

A little giraffe sleeps sweetly in a clearing. Mitsuyoshi Tatematsu

Colored chickens from photographer Ali Jarekji | Reuters

Bear pranks. In their games, little bears always copy the behavior of adults; by playing with each other, they learn to hunt and attack. Photo: Nikolay Zinoviev