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A group of ostriches is called a flock. The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world, but it cannot fly. It can run up to about 40 miles per hour on its long legs.
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What Is a Group of Porcupines Called? Prickle
A group of porcupines is called a prickle. Below you will find why porcupines gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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The answer
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “prickle”
A group of porcupines is called a prickle. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a prickle helps porcupines stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
A porcupine can have about 30,000 quills.
Act it outPretend to be a prickle with friends.
Write itWrite “prickle” 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 porcupine. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A group of tigers is called a streak. Tigers are the biggest wild cats in the world. No two tigers have the same pattern of stripes.
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A group of platypuses is called a paddle. The platypus has a bill like a duck and lays eggs, even though it is a mammal. It lives in rivers and streams in eastern Australia.
Group: paddle Read platypus factsFish
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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Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Porcupine
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
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Questions About Groups of Porcupines
A group of porcupines is called a prickle. It cannot shoot its quills.
A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.
Many porcupines spend time in prickles, especially to find food or raise babies. A porcupine can have about 30,000 quills.
Porcupines eat bark, leaves and stems.
Porcupines live in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.