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A group of cats is called a clowder. Cats sleep a lot, often 12 hours a day or more. Their whiskers help them feel their way in the dark.
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What Is a Group of Anteaters Called? Parade
A group of anteaters is called a parade. Below you will find why anteaters gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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A group of anteaters is called a parade.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Parade
Say “parade”
A group of anteaters is called a parade. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a parade helps anteaters stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
A giant anteater can eat around 30,000 ants and termites in one day.
Act it outPretend to be a parade with friends.
Write itWrite “parade” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
More Animal Group Names
Learn these together with the anteater. Tap a name to hear it.
Bird
A group of swans is called a bevy. Swans are large birds with long, curvy necks. Baby swans are called cygnets.
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A group of ostriches is called a flock. The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world, but it cannot fly. It can run up to about 40 miles per hour on its long legs.
Group: flock Read ostrich factsBird
A group of hummingbirds is called a charm. Hummingbirds can hover in one spot and even fly backward. Their wings flap so fast they make a humming sound.
Group: charm Read hummingbird facts
Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Anteater
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Groups of Anteaters
A group of anteaters is called a parade. Baby anteaters ride on their mother’s back for months.
A baby anteater is called a pup.
Many anteaters spend time in parades, especially to find food or raise babies. A giant anteater can eat around 30,000 ants and termites in one day.
Anteaters eat ants and termites.
Anteaters live in Central and South America.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.