A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction.
A prickle of hedgehogs (and porcupines)
A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle. A prickle is a pointed tip. Prickly can also mean irritable, but wouldn't you be a tad miffed if you were known for only one characteristic? Hedgehogs are immune to snake venom.
A group of echidnas is a parade—unless they're mature males waddling after a female in mating season, in which case it's a train (often with a younger male at the end, like a callow caboose).
13. A group is called an array. It is extremely rare that you will see multiple hedgehogs together in one place other than when mating, but if you do it is called an array.
A group of frogs is called an army, colony, or congregation.
They can often hop around together near ponds, rivers, and streams. Additionally, when threatened by a predator, frogs will produce a loud croaking sound.
A group of octopuses is called a consortium. Collective Noun.
They are fairly solitary creatures, although they do like to be living in overlapping home ranges in bushland with other Koalas. We usually call these groups 'Koala populations' or 'Koala colonies'.
A group of koalas is called a colony.
However, that is not an official term, but it is often applied to these creatures for simplicity. According to the Australian Koala Foundation, groups of koalas are usually simply called populations or colonies.
7. A group of wombats is called a 'wisdom of wombats' a 'mob of wombats' or a 'colony of wombats'. The name wombat comes from the Darug language, spoken by the Traditional Owners of Sydney.
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.
Did you know that a group of platypuses is called a paddle? Also, just learnt that the correct plural of platypus is platypuses, although people still like to say platypi.
Adult male wallabies are referred to as "bucks", "boomers", or "jacks". Adult female wallabies are referred to as "does", "flyers", or "jills". A group of wallabies is called a "mob", "court", or "troupe".
A group of kangaroos is formally known as a mob, troop or court. 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. A kangaroo has excellent hearing.
A group of monkeys, regardless of which species, is called a troop. This name also applies to some of the other primate species, like baboons.
a clamber of parrots. a screech of cockatoos. a migraine of lorikeets. a folly of galahs. a startle of blackbirds (Melbourne's commonest bird deserves a mention)
There are many collective nouns for magpies, but perhaps the most common names for a group of magpies are a conventicle, gulp, mischief, tidings or tribe of magpies[i].
A group of meerkats is called a mob.
What is a group of crabs called, you ask? They're called a “cast.” And some casts can number in the thousands.
The collective noun for a group of giraffes is a herd, although they are colloquially called a journey of giraffes – which aptly describes the way they...
Quokka Fun Fact #4: There wasn't a collective noun for Quokkas until the tourism board of Western Australia ran a competition a few years ago. Now a group of Quokkas is officially called a Shakka.
• Dogs: a pack, Puppies: a litter. • Donkeys: a drove. • Eagles: a convocation. • Elephants: a parade. • Elk: a gang or a herd.
A group of otters can be called a bevy, family, or lodge. Some authors have invented more colorful and descriptive collective nouns for groups of animals that creatively describe some feature of the animal. Two creative collective nouns for a group of otters are a romp or a raft.
For example, a group of skunks is called a stench.
A group of jellyfish is called a swarm or a bloom. But you can also call them a smack, fluther, brood, smuth, shoals, or stuck. Many think the most common collective noun for jellyfish is a smack. But most scientific literature uses the terms “Swarm” and “bloom” when discussing these animals.