Do animals have families? Yes, many do. Wolves live in packs. Lions live in prides. Elephants live in herds. A herd is mostly related females and their young. Elephant calves stay close to their mothers. Other elephants in the herd help look after them.

A wolf pack is usually a mother, a father and their pups. Packs often have about 5 to 9 wolves. Some are much bigger. Pups are born in a den. All the wolves in the pack help take care of the pups.

Lion cubs can nurse from any lioness in the pride, not only their own mother. The lionesses help raise cubs together. Female lions are the main hunters. Other animals have queens. In a naked mole-rat colony, one female called the queen has the babies.

Young animals grow up. Some leave home. Most young male elephants leave the herd as teenagers. Young male lions leave the pride they were born in. Not every animal lives in a group. Most tigers live alone, except for a mother with her cubs.

Words to know

• nurse: drink milk
• colony: living group
• calves: baby elephants
• teenagers: older kids