What is a group of crocodiles called?

A bask of crocodiles
Crocodiles are cold-blooded creatures, meaning they can't regulate their own body temperature and rely on the surrounding temperature to do it for them.
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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 giraffes is called?

Take giraffe for example: “a tower” is their collective noun, and we can't think of a better way to describe a group of these gangly giants, towering as they do above all but the tallest trees around them. A group of giraffe are called a 'tower', which is a great example of collective nouns at their descriptive best.
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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 tigers called?

Tigers: an ambush or streak.
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Collective Nouns: A Group of Crocodiles



What is a group of sharks called?

A Shiver of Sharks

One of our favourite collective nouns on the list is the name for a group of sharks – a 'shiver'.
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What is a bunch of pandas called?

A group of pandas is known as an embarrassment.
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What is a group of hippos called?

Why a group of hippos is called a bloat - BBC Travel.
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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 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 snakes called?

A group is called a snake den or pit. When someone refers to a snake den, the word den is being used as a collective noun. The collective noun highlights the fact that there's more than one snake in the group. Along with den and pit, a person may use another collective noun like a snake knot or even a snake bed.
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What is a group of gorillas called?

When gorillas are in a group, they are often referred to as a troop. In the wild and in human care, gorillas find themselves in both family and bachelor troops. Western lowland gorilla families typically consist of around three to 11 individuals.
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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.
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What is a group of foxes?

A group of foxes is called a skulk. A group of foxes is called a skulk. The word skulk comes from a Scandinavian word, and generally means to wait, lurk or move stealthily. Foxes have a bit of a reputation for being sneaky so this word seems to work quite well!
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What is a group of chimpanzees called?

A group of chimps is called a "community" The chimpanzee is our closest living relative sharing 98.7% of our DNA.
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What is a group of donkeys called?

Donkeys are very social and usually live in a group called a herd.
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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 Beaver called?

Beavers are very social and live in groups called colonies. One lodge is often the home for a monogamous couple, their young and the yearlings born the year before.
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What is a group of stingrays?

Did you know a group of stingrays is called a fever?
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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 herd of camels called?

A group of camels is also known as this.

A group of camels is called a "caravan."
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What do you call a baby koala?

But there's more to koalas than an adorable face – they have fascinating habits and an interesting lifestyle. Here's five amazing facts about koala joeys. 1. Baby koalas are called Joeys. All marsupial babies are called joeys – kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, tasmanian devils, possums & bilbys.
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What animals are called Jack?

Fish
  • Carangidae generally, including: Almaco jack. Amberjack. Bar jack. Black jack (fish) Crevalle jack. Giant trevally or ronin jack. Jack mackerel. Leather jack. Yellow jack.
  • Coho salmon, males called "jacks"
  • Esox (northern pike), young called "jacks"
  • "Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for northern pike.
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Why are stingrays called a fever?

Many stingrays like to live by themselves and only come together for breeding and migration. Some of the largest rays such as manta rays and cow nose rays never stop swimming and migrate in their thousands to feeding grounds each year. These large groups can reach up to 10,000 individuals and are known as a “fever“.
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