How it works
In this baby animals baby shower game guests name the young of more than 40 animals, from a frog's tadpole to a guinea fowl's keet. A fourth round turns it around: whose baby is a cygnet?
Read the full guide
Play ten, then print a sheet for every guest
Tap an answer and the page marks it and says why. After the tenth question the score card shows Print question sheet: 20 questions with four choices each. Open More options on the same card for Print answer key, the host's page, and for the Round menu, which keeps a sheet to one round.
The baby animal names baby shower game, round by round
Round 1 is the ones most guests know, such as the whale's calf. Round 2 sorts the kits from the pups and the joeys. Round 3 has stumpers such as the codling and the pullet. Round 4 gives the name and asks for the parent.
Tips
- Some animals have more than one name. A young wolf is a pup, a cub or a whelp.
- To play aloud, read each question without its choices and let the tables call the answer.
Questions and answers
How do you play the baby animals baby shower game?
Give each guest a sheet and a pen. Guests circle what each animal's baby is called. The host reads out the answer key, guests mark their own sheets, and the highest score wins the prize.
Where is the answer key?
Finish the first ten questions, open More options on the score card and press Print answer key. All 64 questions are also listed with their answers lower on this page.
Can I save the baby shower animal game as a PDF?
Yes. Press Print question sheet, which shows after the first ten questions, and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window. No file is stored on this site.
Were the names checked?
Yes, on October 2, 2026. Most were read in the American Heritage Dictionary and nearly all the rest in Wikipedia's list of animal names. The list lower on this page names the source of every answer.