Episode 59: Animals, Baby Animals, and More, Part 1

While reading books to my little girl, I asked myself, "Do we talk a lot about the different animal names in Spanish?" While I originally thought that all you had to do in Spanish was add "ito" or "ita" to make an animal a baby (such as perrito for perro and gatito for gato), after doing some research I've found that there are, in fact, different, more specific animal names in Spanish. Hence this new three-part series on animal names, with the first two episodes focusing on the specific terms for animals and their babies, followed by the final episode focusing on collective names (group names, like herd or flock). I hope you enjoy it! Or at the very least, that it equips you to help teach the little ones in your life the different animal names in Spanish. :)

*Also, I messed up in this episode. 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. Sorry for the confusion!*

Remember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.
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Resource Links
Episode Content

• "Baby Animal Name's Glossary" by The Animal Facts
• "Baby Animals" by Animal Facts Encyclopedia
• "Los animales en inglés y español – 140 animales y más" by Daniel Welsch from Aprende más inglés: habla como un nativo
• "Baby animal names | Nombres en inglés de los animales bebés" by Crianza Bilingüe
• "Nombres de crías de animales - Lista con fotos" by Náyade Quero Rocamora for Experto Animal, updated March 2, 2021
• "Gazapo" from the RAE online
• "Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle" by Ask a Biologist for ASU
• "Ciclo de vida de las mariposas" by Nick A. Romero H. January 18, 2021 for Experto Animal
• "What do Ladybugs Eat?" by Feeding Nature December 21, 2020
• *Ladybug" from English / Spanish online dictionary Wordreference.com
• "Mariquita: Características, significado, tipos y mucho más" by Hablemos de Insectos
• "Arañas: características, hábitat, reproducción, tipos y más" by Luria Sandoval for Magica Naturaleza
• "Saltamontes" by Mundo Insectos
• "Coyote" from BioEnciclopedia
• "Puma" from BioEnciclopedia
• "Alces alces" from Wikipedia
• "¿Cómo se suele llamar a las crías de los animales?" by DePeru
• "Snakelet" from Merriam-Webster

Cultural Tip

• "Peru" from the CIA World Factbook, updated September 22, 2021
• "Peru: One Page Summary" from the CIA World Factbook, as of September 2020
• "A BRIEF HISTORY OF PERU" by Tim Lambert for Local Histories, last revised 2020
• "Peru" by Ducksters
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• Episode 56: What's the deal with "Lo"? Part 1
• Episode 55: Acá vs. Aquí, Los Adverbios Demostrativos