ANIMAL GROUP (Collective Names) Antelope: A herd of antelope Ant: A colony or An army of ants Ape: A shrewdness of apes Baboons: A troop of baboons Bacteria: A culture of bacteria Badger: A cete of badgers Bass: A shoal of bass Bear: A sleuth or sloth of bears Beaver: A colony of beavers Bee: A swarm, grist or hive of bees Bird: A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds Boar: A sounder of boars Buffalo: A herd of buffalo Buck: A brace or clash of bucks Caterpillar: An army of caterpillars Cat: A clowder or clutter of cats Cattle: A herd or drove of cattle Chicken: A brood or peep of chickens Chicks: A clutch or chattering of chicks Clam: A bed of clams Cobra: A quiver of cobras Cockroach: An intrusion of cockroaches Colt: A rag of colts Cow: A kine of cows (twelve cows are A flink) Coyote: A band of coyote Crane: A sedge or siege of cranes Crocodile: A float of crocodiles Crow: A murder of crows Cub: A litter of cubs Curlew: A herd of curlews Cur: A cowardice of curs Deer: A herd of deer Dog: A pack of dogs Donkey: A herd or pace of asses Dove: A dule of doves Duck: A brace, paddling or team of ducks Elephant: A herd of elephants Seal: A pod of elephant seals Elk: A gang of elks Emus: A mob of emus Ferret: A business or flensing of ferrets Finches: A charm of finches Fish: A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish Fly: A swarm or business of flies Fox: A skulk or leash of foxes Frog: An army or colony of frogs Geese: A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese Giraffe: A tower of giraffes/giraffe Gnat: A cloud or horde of gnats Goat: A herd, tribe or trip goats Goldfince: A charm of goldfinches Gorilla: A band of gorillas Goldfish: A troubling of goldfish/goldfishes Greyhound: A leash of greyhounds Hare: A down or husk of hares Hawk: A cast or kettle of hawks Hen: A brood of hens Heron: A hedge of herons Hippopotamus: A bloat of hippopotamuses /hippopotami Hog: A drift, or parcel of hogs Horse: A team, pair or harras of horses Hound: A pack, mute or cry of hounds Jellyfish: A smack of jellyfish Kangaroo: A troop or mob of kangaroos Kitten: A kindle or litter of kittens Lark: An ascension or exaultation of larks Leopard: A leap (leep) of leopards Lion: A pride of lions Locust: A plague of locusts Magpie: A tiding of magpies Mallard: A sord of mallards Mare: A stud of mares Marten: A richness of martens Mole: A labour of moles Monkey: A troop of monkeys Moose: A herd of moose Mouse: A mischief of mice Mule: A barren or span of mules Owls: A parliament of owls Otter: A romp of otters Oxen: A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen Oyster: A bed of oysters Parrot: A company of parrots Partridge: A covey of partridges Peacock: A muster, pride or ostentation of peacocks Peep: A litter of peeps Penguin: A colony,parcel or huddle of penguins Pheasant: A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants Pigeon: A flock or flight of pigeons Pig: A litter of pigs Plover: A wing or congregation of plovers Pony: A string of ponies Porpoise: A pod of porpoises Quail: A covey or bevy of quail Rabbit: A nest of rabbits Rat: A pack or swarm of rats Rattlesnake: A rhumba of rattlesnakes Raven: An unkindness of ravens Rhino: A crash or herd of rhinos Roebuck: A bevy of roebucks Rook: A building or clamour of rooks Seal: A herd or pod of seals Sheep: A drove or flock of sheep Snake: A nest of snakes Snipe: A walk or wisp of snipe Sparrow: A host of sparrows Squirrel: A dray or scurry of squirrels Starling: A murmuration of starlings Stork: A mustering of storks Swallow: A flight of swallows Swan: A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans Swift: A flock of swifts Swine: A sounder or drift of swine Teal: A spring of teal Tiger: A swift or ambush of tigers Toad: A knot of toads Trout: A hover of trout Turkey: A rafter of turkeys Turtledove: A pitying or dule of turtledoves Turtle: A bale of turtles Walrus: A pod of walrus Whale: A school, gam or pod of whales Viper: A nest of vipers Wolf: A pack or route of wolves Woodcock: A fall of woodcocks Woodpecker: A descent of woodpeckers Zebra: A herd,zeal or dazzle of zebras
