Baby Animal

Baby Animal is an educational game from Nau.kids built around a single, very appealing topic: what animals are like when they are babies. Its description promises that children will learn the baby phase of each animal in a fun way.

That topic opens up a lot of vocabulary. Many young animals have their own special names: a baby cow is a calf, a baby sheep is a lamb, a young horse is a foal, a baby kangaroo is a joey and a young swan is a cygnet. Some babies look like tiny copies of their parents, while others, such as tadpoles or caterpillars, look nothing like the adults they will become. Learning these differences is a natural first step into the natural world.

The game’s own text is short, so think of it as a simple starting point for curious preschoolers. It is most rewarding with an adult nearby to name each baby out loud and ask which grown-up animal it belongs to.

1. Start the game on your phone, tablet or computer.
2. Look at the animals shown in their baby phase.
3. Learn which young animal belongs to which adult.
4. Play again to practise the names.

Make a game of baby names: say the adult animal and let your child call out the baby, then swap roles.