{"id":55022,"date":"2015-03-09T00:09:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T07:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=55022"},"modified":"2015-03-09T00:09:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T07:09:03","slug":"baby-animal-name-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/55022","title":{"rendered":"baby animal name quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tIn keeping with the proverbial madness of the March hare (which, by the way, refers to the phenomenon of bunnies acting bonkers during their spring breeding season) \u2026<\/p>\n

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Photo by Hardyplants via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

I thought it would be fun to quiz you on a few obscure names for animal babes. Take a gander at the list of names, below:<\/p>\n

1. Eyas
\n2. Shoat
\n3. Leveret
\n4. Cygnet
\n5. Sac Fry
\n6. Yowie<\/p>\n

Now, try to match each name to the young animal it refers to:<\/p>\n

A. Pig
\nB. Hawk
\nC. Swan
\nD. Salmon
\nE. Rabbit
\nF. Sheep<\/p>\n

You’ll find answers beneath each photo that follows, so don’t peek till you’ve made your matches.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Eyas [ahy-uhs] is a nestling hawk or falcon (eyas is a variant of the Middle French niais<\/em>, meaning “nestling”).<\/p>\n

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Photo by a United States Department of Agriculture employee via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Shoat [shoht] is a young pig that has recently been weaned from its mother’s milk.<\/p>\n

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Photo by JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Leveret [lev-er-it] is a young rabbit or hare, specifically one that is less than a year old.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Uwe Kils via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Cygnet [sig-nit] is a young swan.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Fernando de Sousa via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Sac fry [sack fry] is a newly hatched salmon that remains safely hidden in the gravel habitat of its streambed nest until its yolk sac (or “lunch box,” as scientists commonly call it) is depleted.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Keven Law via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Yowie [yow-ee] is the diminutive version of the old Scottish term yowe<\/em>, which means ewe. So, “yowie” describes a little<\/em> ewe.<\/p>\n

As a side note, you might be interested to know that “yowie” also refers to a mythical hominid reputed to live in the Australian wilderness\u2014you know, like our Mr. Bigfoot, only he appears to have less hair \u2026<\/p>\n

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Photo by Somersetpedia.paul via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

One last word to the wise: if you holler “yowie!” to summon a lamb, someone may rush to your aid, thinking you’ve dropped a hammer on your toe.<\/p>\n

Just sayin’.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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