Animals & Their Babies
Baby animals grow up to look like their parents, and many animal parents help keep their babies safe.
A lamb grows into a sheep, a chick grows into a hen, and a calf grows into a cow. Many babies look a lot like their grown-ups, but some, like tadpoles and caterpillars, look totally different at first!
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Did you know?
- A baby kangaroo is called a joey and lives in its mother’s pouch.
- Emperor penguin dads keep their eggs warm on their feet.
- Fur is thick hair. Birds are the only animals with feathers.
- A baby horse can stand up within an hour of being born.
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Questions to ask while you read, play or walk.
- How do you look like the grown-ups in your family?
- How do animal parents take care of their babies?
- Which baby animal would you like to hold?
For teachers
What this topic supports:
- NGSS 1-LS3-1: young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents
- NGSS 1-LS1-2: behaviors of parents and offspring help offspring survive
- NGSS K-LS1-1: what animals need to survive