all about animals

A puppy is a baby dog or wolf. Dogs are generally called puppies until they are a year old. When a mother dog has puppies, there are usually about six of them born at once.

A piglet is a baby pig.

A lamb is a baby sheep.

A kitten is a baby cat.

A baby goat is called a kid.

A joey is a baby kangaroo.

A baby goose is called a gosling.

A baby donkey is called a foal.

A foal is a baby horse.

A fawn is a baby deer.

A duckling is a baby duck.

A cygnet is a baby swan.

A baby llama is called a cria.

Most baby birds are called chicks. The chicks in the picture are wren chicks.

A baby dolphin is called a calf.

A calf is a baby cow.

Thoroughbreds are kind of horse that are bred for speed. They are used mainly as racehorses, but are also used for other kinds of riding.

Horses have been used by people for thousands of years. People ride them and use them to pull carts and ploughs. Horses were the most common way of travelling before cars were invented.

Horses come in a variety of sizes, from ponies that children ride up to big cart horses that are used to pull very heavy loads. A female horse is called a mare and a baby horse is called a foal.

Shetland ponies are a breed of pony from the Shetland Isles, north of Scotland. They are strong, intelligent and hardy, and were used for pulling carts and ploughing fields. Today they are mostly used as children's pets. They can live for around 30 years.

The American Quarterhorse is a breed of horse that is very fast over very short distances, hence the name - coming from a quarter mile race. They are also used at rodeos and as working horses

A pinto horse is a white horse with patches of another colour, usually black or brown.

Percherons are a large breed of horse designed for pulling heavy loads. They are originally from France.

A palomino horse is one with a gold coat and a white mane and tail.

Mustangs are feral horses found roaming wild in North America.

A mare is a female horse. Horses have been used by people for thousands of years. People ride them and use them to pull carts and ploughs. Horses were the most common way of travelling before cars were invented.

Horses come in a variety of sizes, from ponies that children ride up to big cart horses that are used to pull very heavy loads. A male horse is called a stallion and a baby horse is called a foal.

Lipizzaners, or Lipizzans, are a breed of white horse that is today used and bred at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna as a performing horse. Lipizzaners are trained over many years to perform complicated moves.

A foal is a baby horse.

A dapple grey horse has white spots surrounded by dark hair, making an attractive pattern. Young horses that are dapple grey often slowly turn white.

Clydesdales are draft horses from the Clydesdale region of Scotland. They are large, strong, attractive horses that today are used primarily by beer companies to pull carts full of barrels, or pulling wagons at fairs and parades.

A chestnut horse is a reddish-brown colour, with a mane and tail the same colour or lighter than the rest of the horse.

A buckskin horse is a cream, gold or tan horse with a dark mane, tail and legs. Buckskin horses can be found in virtually all breeds of horse.

Brumbies are wild, feral horses in Australia. They are descended from escaped or dumped horses. They cause a lot of damage to the native environment. Every so often they are rounded up and captured or culled, and can be trained as show ponies or other domestic uses.

A bay horse is a reddish brown, with a black mane, tail and lower legs. Bay horses may have white markings on their face or feet.

Arabian horses are an ancient breed from the desert of the Middle East. They are fairly small horses with a distinctive shape and carriage. Arabians are elegant, gentle and affectionate.

An appaloosa is a breed of horse with a distinctive spotty coat. Appaloosas are usually used as a stock horse.