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A group of seahorses is called a herd. Seahorses are fish that swim standing up. The dad seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch until the babies hatch.
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What Is a Group of Hyenas Called? Cackle
A group of hyenas is called a cackle. Below you will find why hyenas gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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The answer
A group of hyenas is called a cackle.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “cackle”
A group of hyenas is called a cackle. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a cackle helps hyenas stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Spotted hyenas make a sound that sounds like laughing.
Act it outPretend to be a cackle with friends.
Write itWrite “cackle” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
More Animal Group Names
Learn these together with the hyena. Tap a name to hear it.
Fish
A group of eels is called a swarm. Eels have long, slippery bodies like snakes, but they are fish. Some eels live in rivers and travel all the way to the sea to lay eggs.
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A group of sharks is called a shiver. A shark can lose thousands of teeth in its life, and new ones keep moving forward to take their place. The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world.
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A group of spiders is called a clutter. Spiders have eight legs, so they are not insects. Many spiders spin silky webs to catch their food.
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Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Hyena
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 Hyenas
A group of hyenas is called a cackle. Their strong jaws can crunch bones.
A baby hyena is called a cub.
Many hyenas spend time in cackles, especially to find food or raise babies. Spotted hyenas make a sound that sounds like laughing.
Hyenas eat meat and bones.
Hyenas live in Africa and parts of Asia.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.