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'''Flinx''': In my case, by dumb luck. She had babies.|''[[Humanx Commonwealth|Mid-Flinx]]''}}

 

 

* The [[Walt Disney]] live-action film ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' has this as part of the [[Backstory]], explaining the titular cat's name. [[Fridge Logic|Seems a little odd]] that this mixup occurred with a cat who lived in a veterinarian's home.

* Kevin the giant bird from Pixar's ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'', although the actual pregnant part is skipped over and we just see the chicks.

** In fact, there was [http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/06/11/up-director-reveals-secret-deleted-subplot-and-the-egg-on-carls-face/ a subplot] where Carl had to protect Kevin's egg from Muntz because it could make you [[Fountain of Youth|grow young]]. Despite the interest the plot thread generated, it was dropped from the film for being "too bizarre".

* In the [[Jerry Lewis]] comedy ''The Geisha Boy'', the main character, a magician, has a rabbit named Harry. At the end of the movie it is revealed that Harry, is actually a Harriet.

* Kiara at the very beginning of [[The Lion King|''The Lion King II'']].

 

* In ''Harry's Mad'' by [[Dick King-Smith]], after Mad is bird-napped, Harry's family adopts another African grey parrot to replace him, which they name "Fweddy" due to its lisp. After Mad returns home successfully and gets to know the new parrot, an egg suddenly appears, and Fweddy shyly admits "Call me Fwedwika".

* A poem by [[Shel Silverstein]], "If I Had a Brontosaurus":

To Laurie }}

* ''[[Pit Dragon Chronicles]]'': Jakkin seems to assume that his dragon is male. Most readers are led to believe this too. But the dragon is always referred to as "it" and near the end, Jakkin's master reveals that it's a female.

* Occurred in ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' when Harold bought a new horse, "Samson" to replace Hercules who had had to be put down. After Albert delivered "his" foal, Samson became Delilah.

* In one ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode, Kramer buys a live chicken in order to get the freshest possible eggs. The next morning, it starts crowing, and Jerry discovers it's actually a rooster. The rooster's name ends up being appropriate anyway:

* ''[[Friends]]'' had a similar example: Chandler and Joey's pet chick, who had been referred to as "she" up till then, takes to crowing at sunrise, waking up the gang. As Chandler puts it, "The vet seems to think that’s she’s becoming a rooster... We’re getting a second opinion."

** Phoebe also has a rat named Bob who lives in her apartment. Even when it turns out that Bob is female, Phoebe claims she "likes the name Bob for a girl."

* Gender-reversed in ''[[Blackadder the Third]].'' Baldrick has a male cat named Mildred (although that's not surprising what with Baldrick being [[Bumbling Sidekick|Baldrick]].)

* ''[[MASH]]'' has an interesting case in one episode, in which Klinger is trying to breed chinchillas that he bought from a "travelling chinchilla salesman".

'''Winchester''': Uh, [[Ho Yay|Romeo and ''Mercutio'']] is more like it. }}

 

 

* "Saturday Morning Confusion" by Bobby Russell includes the following lines:

We couldn't tell if it's a he or a she, now we know. }}

 

 

* In the ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' episode "One of a Kind", Danny finds himself in a literally awkward position when he discovers the gorilla he is researching to raise his grade is actually female.

'''Danny:''' ''[shrugs]'' I guess they just wanted to respect her privacy. }}

* In the ''[[Doug]]'' episode "Doug's Fat Cat", Roger forces Doug to look after Stinky, his [[Right-Hand-Cat]]. This leads to Doug freaking out when he thinks he's gotten Stinky sick by giving into [[Cats Are Mean|the "tomcat's" unreasonable desires]] for pizza and ice cream.

'''Roger:''' Well, how was I supposed to know? }}

* Subverted in ''[[Arthur]]''. The vet announces that the dog has had puppies, and Arthur points out that Pal is a male dog. It turns out the vet was talking to somebody else.

* A 1956 [[Warner Bros]]. cartoon, "Mixed Master", had this as the [[Twist Ending]].

* Happened with a stray cat on ''[[Recess]]''.

* One episode of ''[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventures|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'' featured a rare bird that met its demise (or else escaped) while under the care of our intrepid heroes, causing them to scramble for a replacement. Thanks to their [[MacGuffin|time-travelling phone booth]] they manage to snag one from its country of origin, with a twist. The original was a male bird. The replacement was a female bird. This is discovered when she lays an egg.

* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' had a vet tell Rocko that Spunky is pregnant; however, Rocko ''knows'' Spunky is male. In the end, it turns out that the doctor was just confused.

* One classic ''[[Popeye]]'' cartoon had his four nephews adopting a horse (rejected "4F" by the Army), and trying to sneak it into the house. When it looks like Popeye has got past them, and the kids are crying because they're going to lose their pet ... Popeye comes back and says, "Well, kids, I guess we'll have to keep '''her''' now." Cut to closing shot of family around dinner table ... and somehow there are four baby colts, one for each nephew.

* Subverted in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Perry Lays an Egg". When the boys find the egg in question (which by the way {{spoiler|was not actually laid by their pet platypus; it fell out of a nest on the tree and landed by Perry's posterior}}), Phineas responds: "Perry laid an egg! You know what this means? ...We're gonna have ''two'' Perrys!"

* Weird variant from ''[[Family Guy]]'' in the episode "Mind Over Murder" Peter got into an argument with a coarse-looking, hirstute parent at a ball game, and wound up punching this person in the face. Everyone else was horrified that he'd hit a woman, yet Peter refused to believe his victim wasn't male ... but the punch induced labor and she gave birth right there in the bleachers.

* The art book for ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' reveals they once planned to do this with Appa the skybison as part of the ending, after being thought of as the [[Last of Their Kind]].