What are names of female animals?

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Below is a list of female animal names:

  • Bear โ€“ sow
  • Pig โ€“ sow
  • Cattle โ€“ cow
  • Deer โ€“ doe
  • Fox โ€“ she-fox / vixen
  • Rabbit โ€“ doe
  • Duck โ€“ duck
  • Horse โ€“ mare
  • Lion โ€“ lioness
  • Tiger โ€“ tigress
  • Sheep โ€“ ewe
  • Swan โ€“ pen
  • Dogย  โ€“ bitch
  • Cat โ€“ queen / tommy
  • Kangaroo โ€“ doe
  • Whale โ€“ cow
  • Wolf โ€“ bitch
  • Goose โ€“ goose

Many female birds, such as a chicken or a robin are called โ€œhensโ€ and many male birds are called โ€œcocksโ€.

As you may have noticed, โ€œdoeโ€ is used a lot for different animals. โ€œDoeโ€ can be used for female kangaroos, rabbits, deer. The equivalent to โ€œdoeโ€ in male terms is โ€œbuckโ€.

The equivalent to a โ€œbitchโ€ in male terms is a โ€œdogโ€, a male wolf or a male dog can be called a dog but a female wolf or dog is called a โ€œbitchโ€.

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