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What are male and female hippopotamus called?
A male alligator is known as a bull, a female alligator is known as a cow.
Is a calf male or female?
Both. A calf is a general term for a young bovine, regardless of sex. A calf, thus, can be either male or female. A male calf is called a bull calf, and a female calf a heifer calf. If the bull calf has been castrated, he is then called a steer calf.
What is the offspring of a cow and a bull called?
The offspring of a cow and a bull is called a calf. If the calf is female, she is referred to as a heifer calf. If the calf is male, then he, unless castrated after birth, is called a bull calf. Castrated calves are called steer calves.
What is the cow's son called?
A "daddy cow" is known as the sire. In actuality, cows are mature female bovines, or the "mommy cow," or more properly known as the dam. Bulls are intact/mature male bovines, hence being the "daddy cow" or sire of a calf or next-generation bull, steer, cow or heifer.
What is feminine of heifer?
"heifer" is a cow that has not borne a calf, or has borne only one calf. Cows are female and the male is therefore a bull.
What are male and female hippopotamus called?
A male alligator is known as a bull, a female alligator is known as a cow.
Is a calf male or female?
Both. A calf is a general term for a young bovine, regardless of sex. A calf, thus, can be either male or female. A male calf is called a bull calf, and a female calf a heifer calf. If the bull calf has been castrated, he is then called a steer calf.
What is the offspring of a cow and a bull called?
The offspring of a cow and a bull is called a calf. If the calf is female, she is referred to as a heifer calf. If the calf is male, then he, unless castrated after birth, is called a bull calf. Castrated calves are called steer calves.
What do you call the male and female twins?
The female would obviously be a freemartin if she had shared the placenta with her brother, and her brother would simply be known as a bull calf.
What is the cow's son called?
A "daddy cow" is known as the sire. In actuality, cows are mature female bovines, or the "mommy cow," or more properly known as the dam. Bulls are intact/mature male bovines, hence being the "daddy cow" or sire of a calf or next-generation bull, steer, cow or heifer.
What is a male cow's offspring called?
There is no such thing as a male cow. A cow is a mature female bovine that had had a calf, and a bull is an intact male bovine. So the young offspring of a bull and cow is a calf.
Is a baby cow called a heifer?
A calf is a heifer calf if it's female, a bull calf if it's male.
What is a male or female whale called?
a female whale is a cow and male is a bull
What are malefemale and baby dolphins called?
A male dolphin is called a bull a female is a cow and a baby is a calf
What is feminine of heifer?
"heifer" is a cow that has not borne a calf, or has borne only one calf. Cows are female and the male is therefore a bull.
What do you call a young elephant?
A young elephant is referred to as a calf.A calfa calf
What is the female name of cattle or bull?
The female bovine is referred to as a heifer if she is young or hasn't had a calf yet and a cow after she is full-grown or has a calf.
