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What Is a Group of Sharks Called? Shiver

A group of sharks is called a shiver. Below you will find why sharks gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.

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The answer

A group of sharks is called a shiver.

Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.

Shiver

Say “shiver”

A group of sharks is called a shiver. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.

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Living together

Being in a shiver helps sharks stay safe, find food and look after their young.

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Fun fact

Sharks have been around since before the dinosaurs.

Act it outPretend to be a shiver with friends.
Write itWrite “shiver” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals

Other Animals That Live in A shiver

Learn these together with the shark. Tap a name to hear it.

Fish

A group of great white sharks is called a shiver. Great white sharks are some of the biggest hunting fish in the sea. When one of their teeth falls out, a new one moves up to take its place.

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Mammal

A group of anteaters is called a parade. Giant anteaters have no teeth at all. Their long sticky tongue can flick in and out about 150 times a minute.

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Amphibian

A group of frogs is called an army. Frogs start life as tadpoles that swim with a tail. Many frogs can jump many times their own body length.

Group: army Read frog facts
Mammal

A group of pigs is called a drift. Pigs are very smart and can learn their own names. They roll in mud to cool off because they cannot sweat much.

Group: drift Read pig facts
Quick quiz

Group Name Quiz: Shark

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

Questions About Groups of Sharks

All FAQs

A group of sharks is called a shiver. They can lose and regrow thousands of teeth.

A baby shark is called a pup.

Many sharks spend time in shivers, especially to find food or raise babies. Sharks have been around since before the dinosaurs.

Sharks eat fish, seals and squid.

Sharks live in every ocean.

Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.