<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Bulbul blog</title><description>Practical help for parents raising children who speak Urdu.</description><link>https://bulbulurdu.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Animal names in Urdu for kids (with pictures and audio)</title><link>https://bulbulurdu.com/blog/animals-in-urdu-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bulbulurdu.com/blog/animals-in-urdu-for-kids/</guid><description>Fifteen animal names in Urdu with pictures and audio: billi (cat), kutta (dog), gaay (cow), bakri (goat), haathi (elephant), sher (lion), tota (parrot) and more, plus a where-is-it game.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Urdu words</category><category>animals in Urdu</category><category>Urdu animal names</category><category>animal names in Urdu for kids</category><category>Urdu for kids</category><author>Umar</author></item><item><title>Colours in Urdu for kids: laal, neela, 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