A group of echidnas is called a parcel. Below you will find why echidnas gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
A group of echidnas is called a parcel. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
Being in a parcel helps echidnas stay safe, find food and look after their young.
Echidnas are mammals that lay eggs.
Learn these together with the echidna. Tap a name to hear it.
A group of alligators is called a congregation. Alligators have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Baby alligators squeak to call their mom while they are still inside the egg.
Group: congregation Read alligator factsA group of alpacas is called a herd. Alpacas come from the high mountains of South America. They hum softly to talk to each other.
Group: herd Read alpaca factsA group of moose is called a herd. Moose are the biggest members of the deer family. They are good swimmers and love to munch on plants in lakes.
Group: herd Read moose factsA group of sloths is called a bed. Sloths move so slowly that tiny green algae can grow in their fur. They spend most of their lives hanging upside down in trees.
Group: bed Read sloth factsA tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
A group of echidnas is called a parcel. They catch ants with a long sticky tongue.
A baby echidna is called a puggle.
Many echidnas spend time in parcels, especially to find food or raise babies. Echidnas are mammals that lay eggs.
Echidnas eat ants, termites and worms.
Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.
