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A group of giant pandas is called an embarrassment. Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountains of China. They spend about half of each day eating bamboo.
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What Is a Group of Puffins Called? Circus
A group of puffins is called a circus. Below you will find why puffins gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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The answer
A group of puffins is called a circus.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “circus”
A group of puffins is called a circus. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a circus helps puffins stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Puffins can hold many fish in their beak at once.
Act it outPretend to be a circus with friends.
Write itWrite “circus” 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 puffin. Tap a name to hear it.
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A group of moose is called a herd. Moose are the biggest members of the deer family. They are good swimmers and love to munch on plants in lakes.
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A group of rabbits is called a fluffle. Rabbits have long ears that help them hear danger coming. Their front teeth never stop growing, so they chew a lot to keep them short.
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A group of guinea pigs is called a herd. Guinea pigs first came from South America and are now popular pets. When they are happy, they hop straight up in the air, which people call popcorning.
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Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Puffin
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 Puffins
A group of puffins is called a circus. Their bright beaks fade after summer.
A baby puffin is called a puffling.
Many puffins spend time in circuss, especially to find food or raise babies. Puffins can hold many fish in their beak at once.
Puffins eat small fish.
Puffins live in North Atlantic and North Pacific.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.