ANIMALS ON THE FARM

ANIMALS THAT LIVE ON A FARM ARE DOMESTICATED ANIMALS, THEY MAY

BE CALLED FARM ANIMALS.

GENERIC GROUP OTHER

MALE FEMALE YOUNG
NAME NAME INFORMATION

MAMMALS

Mostly farmed
CATTLE Herd / for milk and
Bull Cow Calf
Kine meat (called
beef).
Deer are farmed
DEER for their meat
(DEER) Stag Doe Fawn Herd (venison) on
special deer
farms in the UK.
Pack (a Mostly used for
group work, protection
DOG(S) of and herding on
Dog Bitch Puppy
puppies farms. Dog meat
is called is not eaten in
a litter) the UK.
Mostly raised for
pleasure.
DONKEY Jack Jenny Colt Drove Donkey meat is
not eaten in the
UK.
Mostly farmed
for milk and
GOAT(S) Billy cheese. Not
Nanny Kid Flock
many people eat
goat meat in the
UK.
Mostly farmed
for work, leisure
or sport (riding
etc). Not many
HORSE(S) people in the UK
Stallion Mare Foal Herd
would knowingly
eat horse meat,
although there is
a trade for pet
meat.
Mostly farmed
PIG(S) Boar Sow Piglet Litter for its meat
(called pork).
Mostly farmed
SHEEP Lamb / for wool and
Ram Ewe Flock
Mutton 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

Farmed for its

meat and eggs.
CHICKEN(S) Cockerel Hen Chick Brood A farm that only
raises birds is a
poultry farm.
A wild fowl and
DUCK(S) a farmed bird.
Drake Hen Duckling Brace
Mostly farmed
for its meat.

A wild fowl and

GOOSE a farmed bird.
(GEESE) Gander Goose Gosling Gaggle
Mostly farmed
for its meat.

INSECTS

Bees live in
hives, and are
farmed for their
honey. A bee
farm is often
BEE(S) Queen /
Drone Larva Swarm called an apiary.
Worker
Someone who
keeps bees is
usually called a
beekeeper.

FISH

Yes, salmon is
SALMON Jack Hen Fry Shoal farmed in the
UK.
 Yes, there are
TROUT Jack Hen Fry Shoal trout farms in
the UK too.

ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE

ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE HOUSE AS COMPANIONS ARE CALLED PETS.

GROUP OTHER
GENERIC NAME MALE FEMALE YOUNG
NAME INFORMATION

MAMMALS

Clutter
(a
group
CAT(S) Tom Queen Kitten of
kittens
is called
a litter)
There are
between 6.5
DOG(S) Dog Bitch Puppy Pack million and 7.4
million pet dogs
in the UK.
Domestic pet
ferrets, Mustela
furo (sometimes
FERRET(S) Dog Bitch Kit Cast called Mustela
putorius furo),
are not wild
animals.

GERBIL(S) Male Female Pup Horde

GUINEA PIG(S) Boar Sow They are not

Pup Group
related to pigs.

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

RABBIT(S) Kit / Rabbits live in

Buck Doe Colony
Bunny warrens.

Seemingly rats
RAT(S) Kitten /
Buck Doe Nest make very good
Pup
pets.
BIRDS

They come in a
variety of
colours
including blue.
BUDGERIGAR(S) Hen Cock Chick Flock 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

Yes, people in
SPIDER(S) Male Female Spiderling Cluster the UK keep
spiders as pets.

FISH
 Probably the
GOLDFISH Male Female Fry Shoal most common
pet in the UK.

REPTILES

Yes, people in
SNAKE(S) the UK keep
Male Female Baby Nest
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.
Birds sing or tweet. Some birds caw.
Cats go miaow. They purr when they're happy.
Cockerels crow, or go cock-a-doodle-doo.
Cows go moo.
Dogs bark or go woof woof. They growl when
they're angry.
Donkeys bray, or go heehaw.
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.