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Baby Animals: How do baby animals grow up?

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A tadpole has gills and a tail. Then it is a frog.

A chick has an egg tooth. It pecks out of the egg.

A penguin dad keeps the egg warm on his feet.

A baby panda is the size of a butter stick.

It is pink and blind. It cannot do much for itself.

A new joey is the size of a jellybean.

A joey lives in its mother's pouch.

A baby giraffe is taller than most grown-ups.

In an hour, it is on its feet. It can run!

A foal can stand in an hour. Soon it can run.

Words to know

  • tadpole: baby frog
  • foal: baby horse
  • joey: baby kangaroo

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