Pawpedia · Bodies and behaviour
Herd and pack
A group of animals of the same kind that live together and look out for each other.
Why do animals live in groups?
There's safety in numbers: when one animal spots danger, it warns the rest. Animals that hunt together can catch prey none could catch alone.
Groups have different names: a pride of lions, a pack of wolves, a herd of zebras, a school of fish.
Examples in the zoo
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Savanna · Mammal
Lion
Panthera leo
Vulnerable
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Forest & mountain · Mammal
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Least concern
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Savanna · Mammal
Zebra
Equus quagga
Near threatened
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Desert · Mammal
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
Least concern
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Savanna · Mammal
African elephant
Loxodonta africana
Endangered
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Ocean · Mammal
Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Least concern