![]() We think you’ll agree, though, that a lesser-known term for young swans, flappers, is pretty darn cute and seemingly appropriate for a baby bird learning to fly. The most common term for baby swans is cygnets, which is derived from an Old French term meaning little. The majority of the world’s marsupials live in Australia, and the term joey originates from an aboriginal term meaning small animal. Like all marsupials, baby opossums are called joeys. Because they have little to no fur, their pink skin is evident early in life. Mice and ratsīaby mice and rats are referred to as pups, but they are also sometimes called pinkies, likely a reference to their coloring at birth. Baby woodchucks are actually sometimes referred to as chucklings, and it doesn’t get much cuter than that. Woodchucksīaby woodchucks are called pups or kits, but we think everyone can agree that the cutest name for a baby woodchuck is a chuckling. Baby llamas and alpacas are called crias, and a baby hare is a leveret.Ĭloser to home, we see plenty of baby animals that have names that range from too cute to downright unusual. In what may be a nod to onomatopoeia, baby partridges are called cheepers. In a more straightforward naming convention, baby goats are called kids. Need more convincing? Baby platypuses (or would you rather call them platypi?) and echidnas are called puggles, although there’s a movement afoot to have baby platypuses called platypups. Case in point: A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. I'm currently considering making a small series of these, intended for sale.Almost nothing in nature is cuter than a baby animal, but some of the terms used for baby animals are almost as adorable as the babies themselves. It kinda looks like a platypus or even more like an echidna. It's not, I intended it just as a cute sculpture of a fantasy creature, I didn't base it on any real-world reference. Lots of people were confused if it were real. He writes "By popular demand, a couple of new photos of my "platypus" baby. ![]() The creation is by a fantasy artist called Vladimir Matić-Kuriljov, who took to Instagram to comment on his work of art after going viral. This adorable figure is not a baby platypus. We hate to be the bearer of bad news though, but it's all a hoax, a lie and a massive misunderstanding. ![]() XEANd6YY5f- Lotty Earns February 15, 2020 I think a baby platypus is the closest we're going to get to a baby Yoda. □ /RHPEnm3vuj- FrogDoc February 13, 2020Ī baby platypus so everybody can have a good weekend /SpSravl3ZJ- tara February 14, 2020 Just in case you needed to see a baby platypus today. One Twitter user even said, "I think a baby platypus is the closest we're going to get to a baby Yoda." I did but didn't even know it."Īnother shared the same photo, writing "A baby platypus so everybody can have a good weekend." One person writes "Just in case you needed to see a baby platypus today. The snap in question features, what many believed to be, a baby platypus. ![]() Recently, one adorable creature, in particular, is the image of choice for a lot of people online, but it's causing a bit of confusion. On days where things are a bit tough, stressful or you just generally need a bit of cheering up, adorable animal content is always a good way to go.
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