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A group of hyenas is called a cackle. Spotted hyenas make a call that sounds like giggling. They live in big family groups called clans.
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What Is a Group of Jackrabbits Called? Husk
A group of jackrabbits is called a husk. Below you will find why jackrabbits gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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A group of jackrabbits is called a husk.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “husk”
A group of jackrabbits is called a husk. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a husk helps jackrabbits stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Jackrabbits are really hares, not rabbits.
Act it outPretend to be a husk with friends.
Write itWrite “husk” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
More Animal Group Names
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Bird
A group of hawks is called a kettle. Hawks have super sharp eyes for spotting food from high in the sky. They catch it with strong, curved claws called talons.
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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.
Group: colony Read ant factsFish
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.
Group: shiver Read shark facts
Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Jackrabbit
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 Jackrabbits
A group of jackrabbits is called a husk. Their big ears help them stay cool.
A baby jackrabbit is called a leveret.
Many jackrabbits spend time in husks, especially to find food or raise babies. Jackrabbits are really hares, not rabbits.
Jackrabbits eat grass, cactus and shrubs.
Jackrabbits live in deserts and plains of North America.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.