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What Is a Group of Badgers Called? Cete

A group of badgers is called a cete. Below you will find why badgers gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.

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The answer

A group of badgers is called a cete.

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A group of badgers is called a cete. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.

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Living together

Being in a cete helps badgers stay safe, find food and look after their young.

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Fun fact

Badgers live in big underground homes called setts.

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Similar animals

More Animal Group Names

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Bird

A group of kiwis is called a flock. Kiwis are birds from New Zealand that cannot fly. Their nostrils are at the tip of their long beak to help them sniff out worms.

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Mammal

A group of monkeys is called a troop. Many monkeys use their long tails to help them balance as they leap through trees. Spider monkeys can even hang by their tails.

Group: troop Read monkey facts
Mammal

A group of horses is called a herd. Horses can sleep standing up. A baby horse is called a foal.

Group: herd Read horse facts
Mammal

A group of tigers is called a streak. Tigers are the biggest wild cats in the world. No two tigers have the same pattern of stripes.

Group: streak Read tiger facts
Quick quiz

Group Name Quiz: Badger

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Questions

Questions About Groups of Badgers

All FAQs

A group of badgers is called a cete. They use their strong claws to dig very fast.

A baby badger is called a cub.

Many badgers spend time in cetes, especially to find food or raise babies. Badgers live in big underground homes called setts.

Badgers eat earthworms, insects, roots and fruit.

Badgers live in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.