Bulls and Cows Trivia Quiz

Answer:

When many people hear of bulls and cows, they think of cattle, who have young calves. Camels, elephants, elks, gnus, hippopotamuses, moose, porpoises, reindeer, rhinoceroses, whales and yaks are all bulls and cows whose young are known as calves. Adults dolphins are bulls and cows; the young dolphins are sometimes also called calves and sometimes known as pups. Seals and sealions are also bulls, cows and pups. In a group of giraffes, the males are bulls and the young known as calves, but the females are does, not cows. Antelopes have female does and young calves, but the males are bucks.

Adult kangaroos, and koalas, are bucks and does, with the young being known as joeys. Wallabies and wombats have young joeys, but the adults are called jacks and jills. Male goats are sometimes known as bucks and sometimes called billies; the females are nannies and the young are called kids. Adult hedgehogs are boars and sows, with the young being either pups or piglets. Guinea pigs are boars, soars and pups. Adult badgers are boars and sows, but the young are cubs or kits. Bears, pandas and raccoons are also boars and sows with young cubs.

The male tiger is just called a tiger, the female is a tigress and the youngsters are cubs. Lions and lionesses, and leopards and leopardesses also have young cubs. Male foxes are known as dogs or reynards; the females are vixens; the young are cubs, kits or pups. Male zebras are called stallions, the females are mares and the young are foals. Horses can also have those names, although the stallion could be a stud, and the mare a dam; the young are foals in general, or more specifically colts if male, and fillies if female.