Animals that Live in Social Groups

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What are social groups Animals must adapt in order to stay alive One of the most helpful adaptations that animals have made is living in social groups Animals that live in groups help one another find food care for their babies and defend against predators Big and small Small groups that include a mother father and their young are called nuclear families Other families are made up of one male several females and their babies Bigger family groups may include many females and their young Big social groups often contain several families 4 Social group names Animal groups are called by different names Some groups are known by several names Which of these animal group names do you know band baboons conspiracy lemurs colony penguins cotery prairie dogs herd elephants mob meerkats pack wolves pod dolphins orcas pride lions society chimpanzees bonobos troop apes and monkeys