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Neat-O-Facts about
animals...
There are so many neat facts about animals. The staff and
volunteers at TOC would like to share some of our favorites.
South Dakota Species
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Mammals |
97 |
| -bats |
13 |
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Birds |
439 |
| -raptors |
34 |
| -shorebirds |
38 |
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Fish |
108 |
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Insects |
6,000 – 7,000 |
| -butterflies |
177 |
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Reptiles |
32 |
| -snakes |
17 |
| -turtles |
7 |
| -lizards |
8 |
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Amphibians |
15 |
| Common Names for the Sexes, Young,
Groups and Birthing of Various Animals |
Animal |
Male |
Female |
Young |
Group |
| Ant |
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|
colony |
| Antelope |
buck |
doe |
kid |
herd |
| Badger |
|
|
kit, cub |
cete |
| Bear |
boar |
sow |
cub |
sloth |
| Beaver |
boar |
sow |
pup |
colony |
| Bees |
drone |
queen |
larva |
swarm |
| Bird |
cock/stag |
hen |
fledgeling/nestling |
flock |
| Bison |
bull |
cow |
calf |
herd |
| Bobcat |
tom |
lioness/queen |
kitten |
litter |
| Butterfly |
male |
female |
caterpillar |
swarm/rabble/roost |
| Caterpillar |
|
|
|
army |
| Cattle |
bull |
cow/heifer |
calf |
herd/drove |
| Chicken |
rooster/cock |
hen/pullet |
chick |
flock/peep |
| Crow |
|
|
|
murder |
| Deer |
buck/stag |
doe |
fawn |
herd |
| Duck |
drake |
hen |
duckling |
flock |
| Elk |
bull |
cow |
calf |
gang |
| Fox |
reynard |
vixen |
cub/pup |
earth/skulk |
| Frog |
|
|
|
army |
| Goat |
billy/buck |
nanny |
kid |
trip |
| Goose |
gander |
goose |
gosling |
gaggle/flock |
| Hog |
boar |
sow/gilt |
piglet |
herd/drove |
| Horse |
stallion/stud |
mare/dam |
foal/colt/filly |
stable/herd |
| Lark |
|
|
|
exaltation |
| Lion |
lion/tom |
lioness/she lion |
cub |
pride/flock |
| Locust |
|
|
|
plague |
| Owl |
owl |
jenny/howlet |
howlet/ |
flock/parliament |
| Rabbit |
buck |
doe |
kitten |
colony |
| Rat |
buck |
doe |
|
colony |
| Raven |
|
|
|
unkindness |
| Sheep |
buck/ram |
ewe/dam |
lamb/lambkin |
flock |
| Starling |
|
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chick |
murmuration |
| Swan |
cob |
pen |
cygnet |
flock/wedge |
| Toad |
male |
female |
tadpole |
knot |
| Turkey |
tom |
hen |
poult |
flock/rafter |
| Whale |
bull |
cow |
calf/cub/pup |
herd/pod |
| Wolf |
he-wolf |
she-wolf |
cub/pup |
pack/route |
Are a buffalo and bison are the same animal or is there a
difference?
The name bison is only applicable to the American bison and the European bison; the
buffaloes are the African buffalo, the Asian water buffalo, the tamarou, and the anoa.
How many buffaloes did Buffalo Bill shoot?
One! He shot a water buffalo that had escaped from a travelling circus, all the rest of
the animals he shot were bison.
How much can a caterpillar eat?
From hatching to the time a caterpillar becomes a chrysalis, the
caterpillar may increase its body size more than 3,000 times. If we ate that much from the
time of our birth, we would weigh the same as a full size school bus.
Have a Neat-O Fact for us? Send it to us at: toc@state.sd.us. We'll give you credit on our website!
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