A Question for Deep Thinkers

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SifuPhil

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Baby animals have their own special names ...


  • Baby armadillos, dogs, bats and Guinea pigs are called "pups"
  • Baby chickens have several names - "chick", "pullet", and "cockrell"
  • Even cockroach babies have a special name - "nymphs" (!)

So why is it then that senior animals don't have special names?

There are of course the names given to an adult specimen, but that is just it's regular name, not a cutesie nickname like the babies have. Is it because the senior members are not so cuddly? Because they fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down?

Why the discrimination?

I say we lobby for proper names for senior animals. I'll start ... I propose that a senior hamster be known as a "Pappy".
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rkunsaw said:
Old hogs have several names....Ham, bacon, chops,ribs,etc.
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You're BAD! :D

pchinvegas said:
Ol Awesome One would do for me thanks !
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That's cool - I like that one.

R. Zimm said:
In the wild they don't live long enough so they would be "dinner" to young, fast prey?
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Another jester, huh? You guys trying to take my job away? :p


I was thinking something regal, something royal, something filled with dignity, denoting strength, power and wisdom.


... like "Ol Fart".

No, seriously - words like "Elder", "Senior", "Guru" - why couldn't they be used to describe the most mature critter in the pack?
 
I like 'Wise One'. Like the old wise owl...we can leave out the 'old' part, tho. ;)


Depending on 'who', it could be "Wisea--" :eek: "Wiseacre", etc....
 
Geese
~ Baby Geese - Goslings
~ Senior Geese - Geesers

Antelope
~ Baby Antelope - Calf
~ Senior Antelope - Antelimp
 
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