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A group of chickens is called a flock. Chickens are birds, but they can only fly short distances. A baby chicken is called a chick.
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What Is a Group of Sheep Called? Flock
A group of sheep is called a flock. Below you will find why sheep gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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The answer
A group of sheep is called a flock.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
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Say “flock”
A group of sheep is called a flock. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a flock helps sheep stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Sheep can recognize other sheep faces.
Act it outPretend to be a flock with friends.
Write itWrite “flock” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
Other Animals That Live in A flock
Learn these together with the sheep. Tap a name to hear it.
Bird
A group of junglefowls is called a flock. The red junglefowl is a wild bird from the forests of Asia. Farm chickens came from this bird long ago.
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A group of kiwis is called a flock. Kiwis are birds from New Zealand that cannot fly. Their nostrils are at the tip of their long beak to help them sniff out worms.
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A group of macaws is called a flock. Macaws are big, colorful parrots with strong curved beaks. Their beaks are tough enough to crack open hard nuts.
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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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A group of quetzals is called a flock. The male resplendent quetzal has shiny green feathers and a very long tail. It lives in misty cloud forests in Central America.
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A group of queleas is called a flock. The red-billed quelea is a small African bird that lives in huge flocks. Some flocks have millions of birds that fly together like a cloud.
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A group of roosters is called a flock. A rooster is a grown-up male chicken. Roosters crow loudly, often very early in the morning.
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Quick quiz
Group Name Quiz: Sheep
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 Sheep
A group of sheep is called a flock. One sheep’s wool can make several sweaters.
A baby sheep is called a lamb.
Many sheep spend time in flocks, especially to find food or raise babies. Sheep can recognize other sheep faces.
Sheep eat grass and hay.
Sheep live in farms worldwide.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.