Jun 15, 2012
Happy Father's Day
As Father's Day approaches this weekend, we wanted to take a moment and acknowledge all the fathers in and around the Capital Region.
Browsing the web this morning, we came across male animal names. Check out our list:
| Animal | Male Name | Female Name |
| Alligator | bull | |
| Ant | queen | |
| Ass | jack, jackass | jenny |
| Bear | boar or he-bear | sow or she-bear |
| Bee | drone | queen or queen-bee |
| Camel | bull | cow |
| Caribou | bull, stag or hart | cow or doe |
| Cat | tom, tomcat, gib | tabby or queen |
| Chicken | rooster, cock, stag | hen, partlet or biddy |
| Cougar | tom or lion | lioness, she-lion or pantheress |
| Coyote | dog | bitch |
| Deer | buck or stag | doe |
| Fox | fox, dog-fox or stag | vixen, bitch or she-fox |
| Giraffe | bull | cow |
| Goat | buck, billy, billie-goat, he-goat | she-goat, nanny, nannie or nannie-goat |
| Goose | gander or stag | goose or dame |
| Guinea Pig | boar | |
| Horse | stallion, stag, horse stud, stable horse, sire or rig | mare or dam |
| Impala | ram | ewe |
| Kangaroo | buck | doe |
| Leopard | leopard | leopardess |
| Lion | lion or tom | lioness or she-lion |
| Lobster | cock | hen |
| Manatee | bull | cow |
| Mink | boar | sow |
| Moose | bull | cow |
| Mule | stallion or jackass | she-ass or more |
| Ostrich | cock | hen |
| Otter | dog | bitch |
| Owl | jenny or howlet | |
| Ox | ox, beef, steer or bullock | cow or beef |
| Partridge | cock | hen |
| Peacock | peacock | peahen |
| Pigeon | cock | hen |
| Quail | cock | hen |
| Rabbit | buck | doe |
| Reindeer | buck | doe |
| Robin | cock | |
| Seal | bull | cow |
| Sheep | buck, ram, male-sheep or mutton | ewe or dam |
| Skunk | boar | |
| Swan | cob | pen |
| Termite | king | queen |
| Tiger | tiger | tigeress |
| Turkey | gobbler or tom | hen |
| Walrus | bull | cow |
| Whale | bull | cow |
| Woodchuck | he-chuck | she-chuck |
| Wren | jenny or jenny wren | |
| Zebra | stallion | mare |
Interesting, right? Have a right weekend, if Thomas Pest Services can assist you at all, give us a shout!
