What is a group of beavers called?

Beaver. A colony of beavers. Bee. A swarm, grist or hive of bees. Bird.
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What is group of raccoons called?

A group of raccoons is called a nursery. Although raccoons only live 2-3 years in the wild, a raccoon can live up to 20 years in captivity.
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What is a group of sloths called?

A Snuggle of Sloths

As you can see, a “snuggle” of sloths was the resounding winner, which now makes this the most popular term for a group of sloths!
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What is group of squirrels called?

A group of squirrels are called a scurry. Squirrels are quite territorial and will fight to the death in order to defend their living area. Some squirrels are crepuscular. This means they are only active at dawn and dusk.
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What is a group of frogs called?

An army or colony of frogs.
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What is a group of skunks called?

Skunks are nocturnal and forage for food while most animals and humans sleep. Though you typically see skunks by themselves, they gather to mate. A group of skunks are called a surfeit.
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What is a group of crabs called?

A group of crabs is called a 'cast'.
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What is a group of Platypus called?

A PADDLE of Platypus

The cutest collective noun since a 'Cuddle' of puppies or a 'Waddle' of penguins.
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What is a group of porcupines called?

And then we have squirrels, which are very fittingly called a 'scurry'! Another quite wonderful collective noun is the one used to describe a group of porcupines – they're called a 'prickle'.
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What is a group of elephants called?

The family group is called a herd. A herd is made of all the mother elephants and their babies. There might be six to 12 members in a family. Female elephants stay in the herd forever.
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What do you call a group of snails?

A group of snails is called an escargatoire of snails, a hood of snails, a route of snails, a rout of snails, or a walk of snails.
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What is a group of husbands called?

If a marriage involves a plural number of "husbands and wives" participants of each gender, then it can be called polygamy, group or conjoint marriage. In its broadest use, polyandry refers to sexual relations with multiple males within or without marriage.
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What is a group of goats called?

Collective nouns are generally used to describe a group of goats. The different names for a group of goats are trip, tribe, flock, herd, and drove.
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What is a group of kangaroo called?

A male kangaroo is called a buck, boomer, or jack and a female is referred to as a doe, flyer, or jill. A group of kangaroos (usually ten or more roos) is known as a mob, troop, or court.
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What is a group of koalas called?

There's no collective noun for a group of Koalas moving around together because Koalas don't move around in groups like dolphins or some birds. They are fairly solitary creatures, although they do like to be living in overlapping home ranges in bushland with other Koalas.
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What is a group of octopus called?

The cephalopods do have eight tentacles and there may be three ways to describe a group of them, but only one is technically correct. Grammatically speaking, the plural for octopus is octopuses. As the Merriam-Webster dictionary points out, people use three different terms, however: octopi, octopuses, and octopodes.
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What is a group of sharks called?

A group of sharks is called a shiver.
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What is a bunch of possums called?

A group of opossums is called a passel. They have a whopping 50 teeth in that hungry mouth, more than any other land mammal in North America. Opossums are excellent climbers, thanks to a prehensile tail and “thumbs” (called hallux) on its feet that help it keep a grip.
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What is a group of lawyers called?

an execution of officers. an eloquence of lawyers. a drunkenship of cobblers. a proud showing of tailors. a skulk of thieves.
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What do you call a group of alpaca?

A group of baby alpacas is called a litter and a group of alpacas, in general, is called a herd. A male alpaca is called a macho, while a female is called a hembra.
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What do you call a group of coyotes?

Behavior: Coyotes are social animals that live in groups called packs. Alpha males and alpha females lead the packs, reproduce, and defend the pack's territory.
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What is the group of lions?

What is a pride of lions? A pride is a group of lions that live together.
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What is a group of hedgehogs called?

Hedgehogs are insectivores, meaning they love the bugs in your garden. 9. A group of hedgehogs is called an 'array'.
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What is a group of snowmen called?

'Melt' is a collective name for a group of snowmen. A melt of snowmen. 'Pitying' is the name given to a group of turtledoves.
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