Bird
A group of mallard ducks is called a paddling. Male mallards have shiny green heads. The loud “quack” you hear at the pond usually comes from a female.
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What Is a Group of Ducks Called? Paddling
A group of ducks is called a paddling. Below you will find why ducks gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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The answer
A group of ducks is called a paddling.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Paddling
Say “paddling”
A group of ducks is called a paddling. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a paddling helps ducks stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Ducks have waterproof feathers thanks to a special oil.
Act it outPretend to be a paddling with friends.
Write itWrite “paddling” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
Other Animals That Live in A paddling
Learn these together with the duck. Tap a name to hear it.
Insect
A group of bees is called a swarm. Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food.
Group: swarm Read bee factsBird
A group of chickens is called a flock. Chickens are birds, but they can only fly short distances. A baby chicken is called a chick.
Group: flock Read chicken factsMammal
A group of meerkats is called a mob. Meerkats live in big family groups in the deserts of southern Africa. One meerkat stands guard on its back legs and calls out if danger is near.
Group: mob Read meerkat facts
Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Duck
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 Ducks
A group of ducks is called a paddling. Ducklings follow the first moving thing they see.
A baby duck is called a duckling.
Many ducks spend time in paddlings, especially to find food or raise babies. Ducks have waterproof feathers thanks to a special oil.
Ducks eat water plants, seeds, insects and snails.
Ducks live in ponds and rivers worldwide.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.