The Animal Vocabulary

Animal Name

Male

Baby

Female

Plural

Alpaca

Macho

Cria

Hembra

Alpacas

Although called an angora goat, the fiber which the animal produces is called mohair, sometimes referred to as the Diamond Fiber.

Angora Goat

Buck (Ram)

Kid

Doe

Angora Goats

Bison

Bull

Calf

Cow

Bison

Cashmere Goat

Buck (Ram)

Kid

Doe

Cashmere Goats

Camel

Bull

Calf

Cow

Camels

Cashmere derives its name from the region of Kashmir, India, where the cashmere-producing Pashmina goats are raised.

Alpacas are social animals, living in family groups composed of an alpha male, females and their young.

Bison are sometimes erroneously referred to as buffalo, though that name properly belongs to the African buffalo and water buffalo.

The guanaco, whose name is derived from the Quechua word huanaco, is one of the largest of wild South American mammals.

Guanaco

Bull

Chulengo

Cow

Guanacos

The term "camel" is derived from the Latin word camelus, the Greek kamelos and the Hebrew gamal.

Llama

Bull

Cria

Dam

Llamas

The term cria, used to describe a baby llama is Spanish for baby. Llamas have been raised by Andean peoples since pre-historic times.

Musk Ox

Bull

Calf

Cow

Muskoxen

There are over 200 sheep breeds, deriving their names from a multitude of places, including Rambouillet, France, where King Louis XVI first raised Rambouillet Merinos.

Sheep

Ram

Lamb

Ewe

Sheep

In Inukitut, musk ox is called Oomingmak, which means 'the bearded one', referring to the large beards which hang down beneath their massive jaws.

Yak

Bull

Calf

Cow

Yaks

Though the largest population of vicuñas live in Bolivia, the vicuña is the National Animal of Peru and diplayed on the Peruvian Coat of Arms.

Vicuña

Bull

Cria (Fawn)

Cow

Vicuñas