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A group of Arctic foxes is called a skulk. Arctic foxes have fur on the bottoms of their paws to keep warm. Their coat turns white in winter so they can hide in the snow.
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What Is a Group of Foxes Called? Skulk
A group of foxes is called a skulk. Below you will find why foxes gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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A group of foxes is called a skulk.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “skulk”
A group of foxes is called a skulk. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a skulk helps foxes stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Foxes use their tails as warm blankets.
Act it outPretend to be a skulk with friends.
Write itWrite “skulk” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
Other Animals That Live in A skulk
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Mammal
A group of fennec foxes is called a skulk. The fennec fox is the smallest fox in the world. Its giant ears help it hear food and stay cool in the hot desert.
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A group of red foxes is called a skulk. Red foxes have a bushy tail with a white tip. They can hear a mouse moving under the snow.
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A group of zebras is called a dazzle. Every zebra has its own stripe pattern, so no two zebras look exactly alike. Zebras live in groups called herds and can sleep standing up.
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Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Fox
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Questions About Groups of Foxes
A group of foxes is called a skulk. They can hear a mouse squeak from far away.
A baby fox is called a kit.
Many foxes spend time in skulks, especially to find food or raise babies. Foxes use their tails as warm blankets.
Foxes eat mice, rabbits, berries and insects.
Foxes live in every continent except Antarctica.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.