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A group of lobsters is called a risk. Lobsters have a hard shell and two big front claws. They crawl along the ocean floor on their walking legs.
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What Is a Group of Flamingos Called? Flamboyance
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. Below you will find why flamingos gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Flamboyance
Say “flamboyance”
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a flamboyance helps flamingos stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Flamingos are pink because of the food they eat.
Act it outPretend to be a flamboyance with friends.
Write itWrite “flamboyance” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
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More Animal Group Names
Learn these together with the flamingo. Tap a name to hear it.
Insect
A group of ants is called a colony. Ants can carry things much heavier than their own bodies. They live together in big families called colonies.
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A group of giraffes is called a tower. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. They use their long, dark tongues to pull leaves off thorny trees.
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A group of ravens is called an unkindness. Ravens are big black birds and very clever problem solvers. They can even copy sounds, including human words.
Group: unkindness Read raven facts
Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Flamingo
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 Flamingos
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. They often sleep standing on one leg.
A baby flamingo is called a chick.
Many flamingos spend time in flamboyances, especially to find food or raise babies. Flamingos are pink because of the food they eat.
Flamingos eat shrimp and algae.
Flamingos live in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.