Calf

For the anatomical feature, see calf muscle.

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Calves are young animals. The term is mainly used for cattle, although whales and elephants also have calves.

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A cattle calf is a child of a cow and a bull and a calf that has lost its mother is referred to as a dogie. The plural is calves. With respect to cattle calves, calf meat is called veal; fine calf skin used for pages in early codexes is called pergamon.

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Calf related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Golden Calf (Aka Her Golden Calf) Window Card 1930	Mother and Calf Wild Bottlenose Dolphins	Humpback Whale and Calf Tonga South Pacific	Longhorn Cow And Calf
Mother and Calf Elephants Walking Etosha National Park Namibia	Mother and Calf African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Addo National Park South Africa Africa	White Rhino with Calf in Pilanesberg Game Reserve South Africa	Humpback Mother and Calf
Humpback Mother and Calf	African Elephant and Calf	Endangered Species Black Rhino and Calf in Kenya	Taking Virus from the Calf Illustration from Harper's Weekly in 1872