Showing posts with label puppies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppies. Show all posts

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mothers Day, Pictures of Cute Baby Animals

Mother's Day is celebrated on different days all over the world, here in Canada, Mother's day is the first Sunday in May.  To celebrate this day I wanted so share with you some pictures of cute baby animals and their mothers.

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A baby horse is called a foal, it is either a filly, if female, or colt, if male.  Learn more about Horses and Foaling


A baby llama is called a cria. Learn more about Llamas


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Baby hamsters are called pups,  you can read more about Hamsters as Pets



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Baby cats are called kittens, their mother is a queen.  Read more about How Cats have Kittens.


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This is a mother dog,  her babies are called puppies, the act of giving birth in dogs is called whelping.  Read more on Whelping


Happy Mothers Day!


Note:  Although baby animals are cute, you should not let your pet breed unless you have qualified people looking to take the off spring.  This is particularly true of cats and dogs, as in the United States over 4 million excess pets are produced every year, and are euthanized.  Keep in mind that not every female animal wants to be a mother, and some will not survive the pregnancy or giving birth.  Sometimes mother animals will not care for their young, and you have to be a foster parent.