Animal Group Names - Documents Documents Share Animal Group Names Embed <iframe src="" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="" title="Animal Group Names" target="_blank">Animal Group Names</a></div> size(px) Animals Group name Text Animal Group Names (Collective Nouns) Animal Albatross Antelopes Ants Apes Asses Auks Baboons Badgers Bats Bears Beavers Bees Rookery Herd, cluster, herd Nest, army, colony, state, swarm, bike Shrewdness, troop Pace, drove, herd, coffle Colony, flock, raft Troop, flange Cete, colony, set, company Colony, cloud Sloth, sleuth, slought Family, lodge, colony Swarm, cluster, nest, hive, erst, bike, cast, college, drift, game, fry, peck, rabble, stand,

 range, butt, spindle, grist Birds Bison Bitterns Battery, cast, congregation, covert, covey, drift, flight, fleet, flock, flush, nest, aviary Herd Flock, sedge, siege Group Name Bloodhounds Sute Boars Buffaloes Bullfinches Bullocks Butterflies Camels Caribou Caterpillars Cats Sounder, singular, herd Troop, herd, gang, obstinacy Bellowing Drove Rabble, flight Flock, train, caravan, herd Herd Army, nest Clowder, clutter, cluster, colony, glorying, kindle, litter, dout, parliament, seraglio, glaring, destruction (wild cats) Cattle Chicken Chinchilla Clams Cockroaches Cod Colts Cormorants Drove, herd, bow, bunch, draft, drift, flote, head, diary Brood, clutch, hatching, nest, parcel, peep, battery, flock Colony Bed Intrusion Lap Rake, rage Colony, flight Cows Crabs Cranes Crocodiles Crows Deer Dogs Dolphins Doves Ducks Eagles Eels Elephants Elks Ferrets Finches Fish Flies Flamingoes Foxes Frogs Geese Giraffes Gn

ats Goats Goldfish Gorillas Dairy, drove, pack, team Cast Flock, herd, sedge, siege, sege Bask, nest Murder, parcel, hover Herd, leash, bevy, game, quarry, bunch, mob Gang, legion, kennel, pack, stud Team, school Duet, dule, dole, flight, troop, pitying (of turtle doves) Bunch, brood, knob, raft, skein, string, mob, paddling, plump, sord, sore, team, waddling Aerie, brood, convocation, cargo Swarm, bed, bind, draft, fry, wisp Herd, flock, parade Gang, herd Business Chirm, charm School, shoal, haul, draught, run, catch, cran, flote, flutter, cast, throw, warp Business, hatch, grist, swarm, community, fare, rabble, cloud Stand Cloud, skulk, brace, leash, troop, earth Army, colony, froggery Gaggle, clutch, flock, line, skein, nide, wedge Herd, corps, troop, tower Swarm, cloud, horde, plague, rabble Flock,

 trip, herd, tribe Troubling Band Grasshoppers Cloud Hares Hawks Hedgehogs Hens Hippopotami Hornets Horses Insects Down, flick, huske, kindle, tripp, drove, warren, dun Aerie, brood, cast, leash, mews, staff Nest, array Battery, brood, parcel, roost, mews, concatenation Bloat, school, pod, herd Nest, bike, swarm Haras, stud, herd, string, field, set, team, stable, mews, mob, parcel, rag, slate Horde, nest, swarm, rabble, plague Jackrabbits Jellyfish Kangaroos Larks Leopards Lice Lions Locusts Magpies Mallard Mice Midges Minnows Moles Monkeys Moose Mosquitoes Mules Nightingales Otters Owls Oxen Oysters Parrots Peacocks Pekingese Penguins Pigeons Pigs Porpoises Quail Rabbits Racoons Ravens Reindeer Rhinoceros Husk Smuck, fluther, smack, stuck, smuth, brood Troop, mob, herd Bevy, exaltation, flight, wisp Leap Flock Pride, troop, flock, saw

t, souse Swarm, cloud, plague Tiding, tittering Flush, lute, puddling, sord, sute Nest, colony, harvest Bite Shoal, steam, or swarm Company, labour, citadel (of mole burrows) Troop, cartload, tribe Herd Scourge Barren, span, mulada, rake Watch, flock, route Bevy, lodge, family Parliament, stare Team, yoke, drove, or herd Bed, cast, clam, hive, set Company, flock, pandemonium Pride, muster, ostentation Pomp Parcel, rookery Flight, flock, loft Drove, fare, litter, flock, hoggery, sounder, nest of trotters School, crowd, herd, shoal, gam, pod, turmoil Bevy, covey, jug Bevy, bury (of conies), flick, kindle, nest, game, warren, colony Nursery Unkindness Herd Crash, stubbornness, herd Rooks Salmon Sardines Scorpions Seals Sharks Sheep Snails Snakes Spiders Squirrels Starlings Stoats Storks Swallows Swans Swine Tigers Toads Trout Turkeys Turtles Vipers Vultures Wal

ruses Wasps Weasels Whales Wildfowl Wolves Building, clamour, congregation, council, pack, shoal, wing Run, bind Family Bed, nest Pod, herd, trip, rookery, flock, plump, harem School or shoal Flock, hirsel, drove trip, drift, fold, hurtle, parcel, mob, down, pack Escargatoire, rout, walk Bed, knot, den, pit Cluster, clutter Drey, colony Cloud, chattering, murmuration, clattering Pack, trip Flight, mustering, phalanx Flight, gulp, rush Flock, bevy, bank, eyrar, drift, game, herd, sownder, team, wedge Sounder, drift, herd, trip, drone, singular (of boars) Ambush Knot, nest, knob Hover, leash, troup Duet, crop, posse, rafter, gang Bale, dole, turn, dule nest Carpets, cast, drove, flock, herd Pod, herd, huddle Nest, knot, knab, bike, swarm Pack School, gam, mob, pod, herd, plump, run, flote, shoal Lute, plump, sc

ry, skein, sord, trip Rout, route, pack, head, horde Woodpeckers Descent Worms Zebras Bed, clew, bunch, clat Herd, zeal, cohorts 1.

2. 3. 4. shrewdness of apes army/column/state/swarm of ants herd/pace of asses troop of baboons 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

cete/colony of badgers sloth of bears cluster/swarm/drift/hive/erst of bees flock/flight/pod of birds chatter of budgerigars herd/gang/obstinancy of buffalo bellowing of bullfinches drove of bullocks caravan/flock of camels army of caterpillars chowder/clowder/cluster/glaring of cats herd/drove of cattle brood/clutch/peep of chickens chattering of choughs rag/rake of colts covert of coots herd of cranes bask of crocodiles clan/hover/murder of crows litter of cubs herd of curlew herd/mob of deer cowardice/pack/kennel of dogs pod/school of dolphins trip of dotterel flight/dole/piteousness/prettying of doves paddling of ducks (on water) safe of ducks (on land) fling of dunlins convocation of eagles swarm of eels herd/parade of elephants herd/gang of elk cast of falcons busyness/cast/fesynes of ferrets charm of finches shoal/run of fish flurry/regiment/skein of flamingoes business/cloud/scraw/swarm of flies earth

/lead/skulk of foxes gaggle of geese (on land) skein/team/wedge of geese (in flight) corps/herd/troop/kalaedescope of giraffes cloud of gnats flock/herd/trip of goats charm/chattering/chirp/drum of goldfinch troubling of goldfish band of gorillas cloud of grasshoppers brace/leash/pack of greyhounds brood/pack/covey of grouse down/drove/husk/lie/trip/mute/husk of hares cast of hawks array of hedgehogs scattering/sedge/siege of herons army/gleam/shoal of herring bloat/pod of hippopotami drove/string/stud/team of horses pack/cry/kennel of hounds crowd of ibis flight/swarm of insects brood/fluther/smuck of jellyfish 67.

herd/mob/troop of kangaroos 68. kindle/litter of kittens 69. deceit/desert of lapwings 70. bevy/exaltation of larks 71. leap/lepe of leopards 72. flock/pride/sawt/souse/troop of lions 73. tiding/tittering of magpies 74. sord/suit of mallard 75. stud of mares 76. richesse of martens 77. nest of mice 78. company/labour/movement/mumble of moles 79. troop of monkeys 80. cartload/pack/span/barren of mules 81. match/puddling/watch of nightingales 82. flock of ostrich 83. bevy/family of otters 84. parliament/stare of owls 85. yoke of oxen 86. pandemonium of parrots 87. covey of partridges 88. muster of peacocks 89.

muster/parcel/rookery of penguins 90. brook/bevy/head/ostentation/pride/nye of pheasants 91. kit of pigeons (in flight) 92. farrow of piglets 93. litter/herd of pigs 94. congregation/flight/stand/wing of plovers 95. rush/flight of pochards 96. pod/school/herd/turmoil of porpoises 97. covey of ptarmigan 98. litter of pups 99. bevy/covey/drift of quail 100. bury/colony/nest/warren of rabbits 101. nursery of raccoons 102. string of racehorses 103. colony of rats 104. unkindness of ravens 105. crash of rhinoceros 106. bevy of roe deer 107. parliament/building/clamour/rookery of rooks 108. hill of ruffs 109.

family of sardines 110. pod/harem/herd/rookery of seals 111. flock/herd/trip/mob of sheep 112. dopping of sheldrake 113. den/pit/nest of snakes 114. walk/wisp/whisper/wish of snipe 115. host/surration/quarrel of sparrows 116. cluster/clutter of spiders 117. drey of squirrels 118. chattering/crowd/murmation of starlings 119. flight of swallows 120. bank/bevy/game/herd/squadron, teeme/wedge/whiteness of swans (on land) 121. drift/herd/sounder of swine 122. spring of teal 123. mutation of thrush 124. ambush of tigers 125. knab/knot of toads 126. hover of trout 127. dule/raffle/rafter of turkeys 128.

bale/turn of turtles 129. herd/nest/pledge of wasps 130. bunch/knob of waterfowl 131. colony/school/herd/pod/gam of whales 132. company/trip of wigeon 133. sounder of wild boar 134. dout/destruction of wild cats 135. team of wild ducks (in flight) 136. bunch/trip/plump/knob of wildfowl 137. pack/rout of wolves 138. covey/fall/flight/plump of woodcock 139. descent of woodpeckers 140. herd of wrens 141. zeal of zebras ANIMAL/SPECIES ANTELOPES ANTS A HERD of antelopes. A COLONY of ants. TERM Melissa Bee An ARMY of ants. A STATE or SWARM of ants. A SHREWDNESS of apes A HERD or PACE of asses A DROVE of asses.

A TROOP of baboons Michael Haberl APES ASSES BABOONS A FLANGE*** of baboons Judith Rich A CONGRESS of baboons. John Provost *** The history of this term is very interesting see the following storder=asc&start=15&sid=764b6eda4eab5327541dcc71faae 5e12 BACTERIA A COLONY of bacteria. Micribiologists call groups of bacteria COLONIES. A culture would consist of many colonies. Ron Orts A CULTURE of bacteria. Chris Moffatt BADGERS BARRACUDAS BASS A CETE of badgers A BATTERY of barracudas. A SHOAL of bass. Melissa Bee. BATS A COLONY of bats. Melissa Bee. A CLOUD of bats. Keith Harris BEARS BEAVERS A SLOTH or SLEUTH of bears A COLONY of beavers. A FAMILY of beavers. A GRIST, HIVE, SWARM, DRIFT or BIKE of bees A CLUSTER, ERST or NEST of bees. A FLOCK, FLIGHT, or PARCEL of birds.

A POD of birds (small flock) A VOLARY of birds (in an aviary) A BRACE = a pair of gamebirds or waterfowl * * Melissa Bee. A DISSIMULATION of birds. Phillip Joss BEES BIRDS BISON BITTERNS A HERD of bison. A SEDGE of bitterns. Melissa Bee. BOAR (WILD) A SOUNDER or SINGULAR of wild boar BOBOLINKS A CHAIN of bobolinks (whatever they might be!!) Melissa Bee. Just in case there is anyone else out there who, like me, doesn't know what a Bobolink is I have been reliably informed by Amelia B., that it is a small bird. The male is black and white with a yellow cap on his head and the female is golden brown with brown markings. Another name for a bobolink is a whippoorwill*** (their call sounds a little like someone saying the word whippoorwill). Thanks to Eric Pittenger for this additional information. *** Apparently this is not the case. Clarice Olle has been kind enough to point out that the above is in fact incorrect.

A bob-o-link (short for Robert of Lincoln) is NOT the same bird as a whippoorwill. This is confirmed on the site at John Canepa as also provided the following information: Bobolinks and whippoorwills are two different birds. The bobolink is a small-medium size bird dwelling in open fields where it makes its nest on the ground and has one of the most amazing and hysterical songs ever. The whippoorwill is a medium size bird, active at night, with plumage so as that you practically step on them as they rest on the forest floor. An interesting note about the whippoorwill is that they will come to rest in a circle, with their tails all facing in so that they can be protected from danger. Susan Vanderveen also confirms - I respectively submit the information that a Bobolink and Whip-poor-will are not two terms for one bird. They are two very distinct species. A BRACE OR CLASH of bucks. Michael Haberl BUCK I was looking at your wonderful list of animal collectives for my website (everbosity.wordpress.com) and came across the use of "brace" several times, firstly under birds.

A brace is a pair of anything and not specifically related to any animal. A player can score a brace of goals in a football match for example. I wouldn't consider it a collective title. Tench Ringgold BUDGERIGARS A CHATTER of budgerigars. BUFFALO BULLOCKS BUTTERFLIES A HERD, TROUP, GANG or OBSTINACY of buffalo A DROVE of bullocks. A SWARM or RABBLE of butterflies. A KALEIDOSCOPE of butterflies. Christina Gonzales A FLUTTER of butterflies. Priscilla Weikert A RAINBOW of butterflies. Amy Black BUZZARDS A WAKE of buzzards. Melissa Bee CAMELS CARIBOU CATERPILLARS A CARAVAN, FLOCK or TRAIN of camels. A HERD of caribou. An ARMY of caterpillars. Melissa Bee CATTLE A HERD, DROVE or DRIFT of cattle. A MOB of cattle (US and Australia*) *John Slay "Cattle" refers to both male and female cows.

Gwendolyn Cannon Gwendolyn Cannon suggests that 'Cattle' refers to both male and female cows. You must be joshing me Gwendolyn. There is no such thing as a male cow ! He's either a "Bull" or a "steer/Ox". I'll bet you did that on purpose just to see how many responses you get, didn't you ? Donald Gillis Additional Clarification Although Donald is, of course, correct, in defence of Gwendolyn I think she was using the term 'cow' colloquially as it is quite difficult to think of a term which covers both sexes(hence the use of the term 'cattle' in the first place. According to Oxford Dictionaries - the definition of 'cattle' is 'large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows and oxen.' Another term for male cattle is 'bullock'. A bullock is a male domestic bovine animal that has been castrated and is raised for beef. A CLOWDER of cats. (sent in by Paul Chapin) A POUNCE of cats.

A KINDLE, LITTER OR INTRIGUE (for kittens) Melissa Bee CATS A CLUTTER of cats. A COMFORT of cats. Gary Goldring A CHOWDER of cats. Amy Black CHEETAHS A COALITION of cheetahs Lisa Ashley Mayock CHICKEN CHICKS A BROOD, CLUTCH, FLOCK, RUN or PEEP of chicken A CLUTCH OR CHATTERING of chicks. Michael Haberl CHOUGHS CLAMS A CHATTERING of choughs. A BED of clams Clyde Hogendobler COATI (COATIMUNDI) COBRAS A BAND of coati (coatimundi) A QUIVER of cobras Michael Haberl COCKROACHES An INTRUSION of cockroaches. Melissa Bee COLTS COOTS A RAG of colts. A COVERT or COVER* of coots. *Melissa Bee CORMORANTS A GULP (SOLITUDE)* OR FLIGHT of cormorants. *Melissa Bee COWS A HERD of cows.

Patricia Ellistone A KINE* of cows (12 cows are a FLINK) Michael Haberl * This term is not widely used these days and is considered archaic by some. "Kine" refers to only female cows (like a dairy herd). "Cattle" refers to both male and female cows. Gwendolyn Cannon SEE ALSO "CATTLE" above for other terms. COYOTE A PACK of coyotes A TRAIN of coyotes ald Kross Don A BAND of coyotes Haberl Michael A ROUT of coyotes Stockwell Bud CRABS A BUSHEL*** of crabs Kristen Reece A CAST of crabs C. MacIntire ***For your information, a bushel of crabs is what you call it if you are buying crabs to eat. Bushel is the measurement of how many you will buy (i.e. Half a bushel, two bushels). Its like buying meat in pounds at the deli. eaten. I believe a group of live crabs is called a cast. Steve Miller has also pointed out that it is incorrect to apply this label to certain specific species e.g. a bushel of crabs as you could equally have a bushel of corn.

CRANES A HERD, SEIGE or SEDGE* of cranes * fMelissa Bee CROCODILES A CONGREGATION or NEST A BASK or FLOAT of crocodiles. Michael Haberl A STRIKER (unconfirmed) Mike Paget CROWS A HOVER, MUSTER, or PARCEL of crows. A MURDER of crows Jill Dobbs, Rachael Blomeley and anon. A HORDE of crows. Melissa Bee A PARLIAMENT of crows. Jill Dean CUBS CURLEW CURS A LITTER of cubs A HERD of curlew A COWARDICE of curs. Michael Haberl DEER ROE DEER A HERD, LEASH or MOB of deer A BEVY of roe deer. Melissa Bee DOGFISH A TROOP of dogfish DOGS A PACK (wild dogs) or KENNEL of dogs A COWARDICE of curs. ) A LITTER of puppies. Melissa Bee DOLPHINS A SCHOOL of dolphins. A POD of dolphins.

Audrie Dugger DONKEYS A HERD or PACE of donkeys/asses Melissa Bee & Michael Haberl Melissa Bee DOTTEREL A TRIP of dotterel. Apparently a Dotterel is a rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia. Thanks to Linwood Lyons for supplying this useful information. DOVES A FLIGHT, DULE or DOLE of doves. A PITYING of turtle doves. Melissa Bee A PLAGUE of doves Jay Johnson DUCKS A RAFT, PADDLING or BUNCH of ducks on water. A TEAM, BRACE, BED, FLIGHT OR FLOCK* of wild ducks in flight. Melissa Bee A BADLING of ducks. Gordon Potts I was looking at your wonderful list of animal collectives for my website (everbosity.wordpress.com) and came across the use of "brace" several times, firstly under birds. A brace is a pair of anything and not specifically related to any animal. A player can score a brace of goals in a football match for example. I wouldn't consider it a collective title.

Tench Ringgold DUNLINS EAGLES A FLING of dunlins A CONVOCATION of eagles. A CONGREGATION of eagles. Mike Field EELS An ARRAY of eels. John Beumer A SEETHING of eels. David Thomson ELEPHANTS A HERD or PARADE* of elephants *also Raila and Jon Foley A CRASH of elephants. Susan Walsh ELK EMUS A HERD of elk. A GANG of elk (US) A MOB of emus. Michael Haberl FERRETS A BUSINESS of ferrets. ( Clyde Hogendobler, Phillip Joss & Brian Schott) A BUSYNESS of ferrets. Angus Mackintosh Other spellings of this term can be see at FINCHES FISH A CHARM of finches A SHOAL, DRAFT, NEST, SCHOOL* of fish. A RUN of fish in motion. * Melissa Bee FLAMINGOES A STAND of flamingoes. Melissa Bee A FLAMBOYANCE of flamingoes. Kevin Yocum FLIES A CLOUD, HATCH, BUSINESS* or SWARM of flies.

* Melissa Bee FOXES A SKULK of foxes Clyde Hogendobler A CLOUD, TROOP, or COMPANY of foxes. A LEASH OR EARTH of foxes.* * Melissa Bee FROGS An ARMY or COLONY of frogs. A KNOT of frogs. Michael Haberl Luke Fewings GEESE GERBILS GIRAFFES A GAGGLE or FLOCK of geese. A SKEIN, TEAM or WEDGE of geese (in the air) A PLUMP of geese (on water) A HORDE of gerbils. A CORPS, TROOP, HERD of giraffes. A TOWER of giraffes. Melissa Bee A KINDERGARTEN of giraffes. James Marohn A JOURNEY of giraffes. Raila and Jon Foley A KALEIDOSCOPE of giraffes Jess Gayner (via South African Game Ranger) GNATS A CLOUD OR HORDE of gnats. Melissa Bee GNUS An IMPLAUSIBILITY of gnus.

Andrew Davidson GOATS A FLOCK, HERD or TRIBE of goats A TRIP of goats (This is not one I have heard of before thank you Lee Lundberg) A CHARM of goldfinches. A TROUBLING of goldfish. A BAND of gorillas Clyde Hogendobler GOLDFINCHES GOLDFISH GORILLAS A WHOOP of gorillas. Several people have suggested a 'flange' of gorillas as this was featured in Series 2, episode 5 of 'Not The Nine O'Clock News' on the 28/04/1980 #gorilla however, I feel this actually puts the term in doubt as appears to be qualified by Stephen Fry at: torder=asc&start=15&sid=764b6eda4eab5327541dcc71faae 5e12 A CLOUD of grasshoppers. A LEASH of greyhounds. A PACK or COVEY of grouse A BAZAAR of guillemots.

GRASSHOPPERS GREYHOUNDS GROUSE GUILLEMOTS GUINEA FOWL A CONFUSION of guinea fowl. Alexandra Bylczynski A RASP of guinea fowl. Reginald Hughes GUINEA PIGS A GROUP of guinea pigs Mike Holden GULLS A COLONY of gulls. Melissa Bee HAMSTERS A HORDE of hamsters. Margie and John HARES A HUSK, DOWN or MUTE of hares. A TRACE of hares. Alexandra Bylczynski HAWKS A CAST, KETTLE (flying in large numbers) or BOIL (two or more) of hawks. Melissa Bee HEDGEHOGS HENS HERONS An ARRAY of hedgehogs. A BROOD of hens. A SCATTERING, SEIGE or SEDGE* of herons. * Melissa Bee HERRING An ARMY of herring.

Melissa Bee HIPPOPOTAMI A BLOAT of hippopotami (or hippopotamuses) A RAFT of hippopotami Jess Gayner (via South African Game Ranger) HOATZIN (South American jungle bird) A DONGLE of hoatzin. Elliot Eaton HOGS A DRIFT or PARCEL of hogs. Michael Haberl HORNETS A NEST of hornets. Melissa Bee HORSES A STUD or STRING of horses (Breeding) A TEAM, HARRAS, PAIR or RAG of horses (i.e. colts.)* A FIELD, HERD, REMUDA, SET or STABLE of horses. * Melissa Bee HOUNDS A PACK, KENNEL, MUTE or CRY of hounds Possibly LEASH of hounds (but cannot confirm this fact) John Branda. HUMMINGBIRDS A CHARM of hummingbirds Richard Sanborn BA, MA, JD HYENAS A CACKLE of hyenas. Melissa Bee INSECTS JACKRABBITS JAYS A SWARM of insects A HUSK of jackrabbits. A PARTY or SCOLD of jays.

Melissa Bee JELLYFISH KANGAROOS KITTENS LADYBIRDS (LADYBUGS/LADYBEETLES) LAPWINGS A BROOD, SMUCK or SMACK of jellyfish. A MOB or TROOP of kangaroos A KENDLE, KINDLE or LITTER of kittens. A LOVELINESS of ladybirds. Sent in by Simon Odell - not authenticated but too nice to omit. A DESERT or DECEIT* of lapwings. *Melissa Bee LARKS A BEVY of larks. An EXALTATION of larks. Elazar Friedman An ASCENSION of larks. Michael Haberl LEMURS A TROOP of lemurs. Alex Dunkel LEOPARDS A LEAP of leopards Clyde Hogendobler LICE LIONS A FLOCK of lice. A PRIDE, FLOCK, SAWT, SOUSE, or TROOP of lions. A SAULT of lions. Alexandra Bylczynski LOCUSTS LOONS A CLOUD, PLAGUE or SWARM of locusts. A RAFT of loons. Dr. D. T.

Mulhearn Dr. Mulhearn kindly provided some additional information on this subject. "The term is not often usable because they rarely group. On occasion however, for reasons yet unknown, they will meet for short periods, on a lake in groups numbering from a half dozen to a few dozen. They drift around the lake in their raft for a few days until they eventually again go their separate ways." A TITTERING, TIDING, GULP, MURDER or CHARM* of magpies. * Melissa Bee MAGPIES MALLARDS A SORD or BRACE* of mallards. Elazar Friedman * Melissa Bee I was looking at your wonderful list of animal collectives for my website (everbosity.wordpress.com) and came across the use of "brace" several times, firstly under birds. A brace is a pair of anything and not specifically related to any animal. A player can score a brace of goals in a football match for example. I wouldn't consider it a collective title. Tench Ringgold MARES A STUD of mares. Michael Haberl MARTENS A RICHNESS of martens. Melissa Bee A RICHESSE of martens.

Jayne Collins MEERKATS A MOB of meerkats. Kristin Howard MICE MINNOWS MOLES A MISCHIEF of mice. A HORDE of mice. A HARVEST of mice. A COLONY of mice. A NEST of mice. A STEAM of minnows. A LABOUR of moles. Phillip Joss MONGOOSES A BUSINESS of mongooses. Steve Rundstrom MONKEYS A TROOP, CARTLOAD or BARREL* of monkeys * Melissa Bee MOOSE MOSQUITOES MULES A HERD of moose. A SCOURGE of mosquitoes. A BARREN, PACK* or SPAN of mules. * Melissa Bee NIGHTINGALES A WATCH of nightingales. An ENCHANTMENT of nightingales. David Thomson OTTERS A FAMILY, BEVY or ROMP* of otters. * Melissa Bee A RAFT of otters Donald Cheek. OWLS A PARLIAMENT of owls. Anonymous contributor & Raila and Jon Foley A STARE or WISDOM of owls. Grant Schneider A STUDY of owls. Amelia B. OXEN A TEAM or YOKE of oxen..

Melissa Bee A DROVE or HERD of oxen Michael Haberl A SPAN* of oxen Richard Bowen *(I believe this may refer to a team of two or more) OYSTERS A BED of oysters Clyde Hogendobler and Kristen Reece PARROTS A PANDEMONIUM or COMPANY* of parrots. * Melissa Bee PARTRIDGES PEACOCKS A COVEY of partridges A MUSTER or OSTENTATION* of peacock. * Melissa Bee A PULCHRITUDE of peacocks. * S. M. Steven. PEEPS A LITTER of peeps. Michael Haberl PELICANS A SQUADRON of pelicans. Miranda PENGUINS A POD or SCOOP of pelicans. A ROOKERY or COLONY* of penguins * Melissa Bee PHEASANTS A HEAD, NYE, NEST, , NIDE (BROOD)* or BEVY of pheasants.

* Melissa Bee A BOUQUET of pheasants (in flight) Alexandra Bylczynski PIGEONS A KIT of pigeons (flying together) A FLOCK or FLIGHT of pigeons. Michael Haberl I have been advised by Terry West that this can also be a "LOFT" of pigeons. I am, however, a little nervous about this one as I know pigeons' living quarters are called a Loft. You question a 'loft' of pigeons because a loft may be a pigeon's home. Many creatures can be referred to in this way - cf. a dray of squirrels; and I wonder if a cete of badgers is not, at heart, a 'set' of badgers. Roger Whiteway PIGS A HERD, TRIP or LITTER of pigs A DRIFT, DROVE, SOUNDER (swine), TEAM, PASSEL (hog s)* * Melissa Bee PLOVERS PONIES PORCUPINES A STAND, WING OR CONGREGATION of plovers A DROVE OR STRING of ponies. A PRICKLE of porcupines.

* Melissa Bee PORPOISES PRAIRIE DOGS A HERD, SCHOOL or POD of porpoises. A COTERIE of prairie dogs. Ken PTARMIGAN PUPS A COVEY of Ptarmigan A LITTER of pups A PUDDLE of puppies Sarah Smith QUAIL A BEVY, DRIFT or COVEY* of quail * Melissa Bee RABBITS A BURY, COLONY, CIRCLE, NEST, HERD (domestic), LITT ER (young) of rabbits. * Melissa Bee A TRACE of rabbits. Alexandra Bylczynski Several people, including Lyle McNair, have submitted this term but it has always been my understanding that 'warren' was the name given to the network of interconnecting rabbit burrows in which rabbits live. Collective nouns are notoriously difficult to authenticate but during research, although I could not find official clarification that warren is an authentic collective noun, I have seen other references to its use so I have decided to include it. A WARREN of rabbits. Lyle has now sent me some additional information regarding the use of the term "warren" as a collective noun.

The "World English Dictionary" (accessible through defines "warren" as "a colony of rabbits" and "colony" in a zoological sense is further defined as "a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, especially in large numbers". A GAZE of raccoons. Chris Lam RACCOONS RACEHORSES RATS A NURSERY of raccoons. A STRING of racehorses A COLONY of rats. A PACK or SWARM of rats. Michael Haberl A MISCHIEF of rats. Phil Malia, RATTLESNAKES A RHUMBA of rattlesnakes. Michael Haberl. RAVENS An UNKINDNESS of ravens. A MURDER of ravens. Michelle Hellstern A CONSPIRACY of ravens. Alex Baxter REINDEER A HERD of reindeer. RHINOS A CRASH or HERD of rhinos Clyde Hogendobler) Michael Haberl/ Raila and Jon Foley ROEBUCKS ROOKS A BEVY of roebucks. A BUILDING or ROOKERY of rooks. A CLAMOUR of rooks.

Michael Haberl A PARLIAMENT of rooks. Clayton Deathe ROTIFERS (a type of plankton found in lakes and rivers) A POD of rotifers. Matt RUFFS SARDINES SASQUATCH A HILL of ruffs A FAMILY of sardines. A PUNGENT of sasquatch. Lindsay Boe SCHNAUZERS A STENCH of Schnauzers No complaints please, this was sent in by DD a Schnauzer owner who is a Veterinary Surgeon (identity protected by me, for obvious reasons!!!!) A RAFT of sea otters Donald Cheek. SEA OTTERS SEAGULLS A FLOCK of seagulls. Jason Murray SEAHORSES A HERD of seahorses. * * It is rare for seahorses to group together so there is no real collective noun but the above is the term sometimes used for a collection of seahorses. Paul Bergeron has also advised that the term for the offspring of seahorses is "fry".

SEALS A HERD, HAREM*, TRIP or ROOKERY* of seals A POD of seals (a small herd) * Tom Clarke has commented - "I note that you list harem for seals. A harem usually refers to a group of female seals who have been organized or collected by a single male for breeding purposes." * Leigh-Anne Kolasinski advises that the term "rookery" is normally used for the place where seals give birth rather than as a collective noun. Another term used for on land habitat of seals/sea lions is 'haul-out' but this would not be used as a collective noun. D. C. Reid. I have noticed that many of the collective nouns featured on the various pages do in fact refer to the habitat rather than groups but these terms are notoriously difficult to authenticate; even the most prestigious dictionaries do not feature them, presumably for that reason. I am led to believe, however, that the The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus (ed. Maurice Waite, 2007) shows this term as being a collective noun. SHARKS A SHIVER of sharks.

Melissa Bee SHEEP A FLOCK, HERD, HIRSEL, PACK, DROVE* or TRIP of sheep *Courtesy of Melissa Bee A MOB of sheep (Australian) Anthony Coates SKUNKS A SURFEIT of skunks. Mary Gutierrez SKYLARKS An ASCENSION of skylarks. David Milne SNAKES A DEN, BED, PIT or SLITHER of snakes. A NEST or KNOT of snakes. Melissa Bee A BROOD of snakes (a family group) Robert Richards SNIPE SPARROWS A WISP or WALK of snipe A HOST of sparrows. A KNOT of sparrows. (Thomas Hardy Far from the Madding Crowd) Steve SQUIRRELS A DRAY* or SCURRY* of squirrels. * Melissa Bee * Laurel Parker has pointed out "I believe the term "dray" of squirrels is incorrect, since a dray is the name for a squirrel's sleeping quarters, and most of the time there is only one squirrel inhabiting a dray. At most, a dray would house a litter (2-4 babies) plus mom but that is only twice a year.

Squirrels do use a buddy system when they can and pair or triple up for safety ( this is not their mates but often siblings or two weaker members of a greater community will buddy for strength in numbers). Any way you look at it, a dray doesn't hold much of a group." I did some research on the subject and the term "dray" some appear to be the popular choice, however, like Laurel, experts say that as squirrels are fairly solitary creatures there is probably no need for a collective noun. I doubt if the lady who sent in the photos featured on the following site would agree! STARLINGS A MURMATION of starlings. Elazar Friedman A MURMURATION of starlings. Corrected by Andrew Okulitch A FILTH of starlings Wayne Bickley A CHATTERING of starlings. Richard Sanborn BA, MA, JD AN AFFLICTION of starlings. John Nanian STINGRAYS A FEVER of stingrays. Ellie Foran & Darryll Griffiths STORKS A MUSTERING of storks.

Melissa Bee SWALLOWS A FLIGHT or GULP of swallows SWANS A GAME, BANK, TEAM, HERD or BEVY* of swans. A WEDGE of swans in the air. Melissa Bee A LAMENTATION of swans. Michael Haberl A BALLET of swans. Tom SWIFTS A FLOCK of swifts Michael Haberl SWINE TADPOLES A HERD, DRIFT OR SOUNDER of swine A CLOUD of tadpoles. Summer Robinson Jim Arnosky's book A Kettle of Hawks and other wildlife groups TEAL TERMITES THRUSHES TIGERS A SPRING of teal. A BROOD, COLONY, NEST OR SWARM of termites. A MUTATION of thrushes. An AMBUSH or STREAK* of tigers. * Melissa Bee TOADS A KNOT or KNAB of toads Clyde Hogendobler TORTOISES TROUT TURKEYS A CREEP of tortoises. A HOVER of trout. A RAFTER or GANG* of turkeys. * Melissa Bee A CLUTCH * of turkeys.

Anon * I think this term usually refers to the eggs e.g. "a clutch of eggs" TURTLE DOVES A PITYING or DULE of turtle doves. Melissa Bee TURTLES A BALE, DOLE or NEST* of turtles. Clyde Hogendobler A TURN of turtles. * Melissa Bee UNICORNS A FANTASY of unicorns. Natalie Stevens A BLESSING of unicorns. Jayne Collins. A GLORY of unicorns. Brigitte Wray-Miller (via Bruce Coville) A SURPRISE of unicorns. Danielle W. (via Jane Yolen's short story "The Boy Who Drew Unicorns" A NEST of vipers. Mel issa Bee VIPERS A BROOD of vipers. The term 'brood' has been applied to vipers, most notably by Jesus (Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33), but also by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:7, Luke 3:7).

Whether or not this stands up to scrutiny and qualifies as a precedent (given that neither of the two were scientists, nor were the translators of the Bible) is, of course, up to you. Indy Sambasivam VULTURES A COMMITTEE of vultures. Kevin Yocum WALRUSES WASPS A HERD or POD of walruses. A PLADGE of wasps. A PAIL of wasps. A NEST of wasps. Alexandra Bylczynski WATERFOWL A BUNCH, KNOB, TRIP or PLUMP* of waterfowl * Melissa Bee WEASELS A **BOOGLE, GANG, *CONFUSION or PACK of weasels. ** Contributed by Dr Scott A McGinlay BVMS MRCVS DVM *Wayne Bickley WHALES WIDGEON WILDFOWL A SCHOOL, HERD or GAM of whales A POD of whales (small school) A GRIND of bottle nose whales A COMPANY or TRIP of widgeon A BUNCH, TRIP or PLUMP of wildfowl.

A KNOB of wildfowl (less than 30) WOLVES WOMBATS A PACK or ROUT of wolves A WISDOM of wombats. Andy Williams WOODCOCKS WOODPECKERS WORMS WRENS A FALL of woodcocks. A DESCENT of woodpeckers. A CLEW of worms. A HERD of wrens A CHIME of wrens p Joss Philli ZEBRAS A ZEAL, HERD or DAZZLE* of zebras * Raila and Jon Foley 172 unusual names for groups of animals 172 unusual names for groups of animals by These are names for groups of animals. If you have updated information please email Ariion at You donï¿½t need to worry about exam 70-450 & 70-511 pdf preparation. We provide updated exam 70-433 and examcollection 70-536 with 100% guarantee in exam 70-513 exams.

The List of animal groups follow the article below Many species of animals, particularly those domesticated, have been given specific names for the male, the female, and the young of the species. There are a few generic terms, "bull-cow-calf", for instance, that are found across species, but many species have been granted unique names for these gender/age characteristics. It is thought that many of the bizarre words used for collective groupings of animals were first published in 1486 in the Book of St. Albans, in an essay on hunting attributed to a Dame Juliana Barnes. Many of the words are thought to be chosen simply for the humorous or poetic images they conjured up in her lively imagination.

Story credit: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org Albatross come in groups called a rookery Alligators come in groups called a congregation Alpaca come in groups called a herd Antelope come in groups called a herd Apes come in groups called a shrewdness or troop Antelope come in groups called a herd Ants come in groups called a colony, army, swarm or nest Armadillo come in groups called a roll Asses come in groups called a pace, herd or drove Auks come in groups called a colony, flock or raft Baboons come in groups called a troop or flange Bacteria come in groups called a culture Badgers come in groups called a cete, colony, set or company Barracudas come in groups called a battery Bats come in groups called a colony or cloud Bass come in groups called a shoal Bears come in groups called a sloth, sleuth or litter Beavers come in groups called a colony or family Bees come in groups called a grist, hive, swarm or nest Birds come in groups called a brood, clutch, flight, flock or dissimulation Bison come in groups called a herd Bitterns come in groups called a sedge, or seige Bloodhounds come

 in groups called a sute Bobolinks come in groups called a chain Boar sounder or singular Buffalo come in groups called a herd, troop, gang, or obstinancy Bullfinches come in groups called a bellowing Bullocks come in groups called a drove Butterflies come in groups called a flight, or flutter Buzzards come in groups called a wake Camels come in groups called a caravan, train, or flock Capons come in groups called a mews Caribou come in groups called a herd Caterpillars come in groups called a army Cats come in groups called a clowder, clutter, pounce, dout, nuisance, glorying, or glare Cattle come in groups called a drove, herd, or team Cheetahs come in groups called a coalition Chickens come in groups called a brood, or peep Chicks come in groups called a clutch, or chattering Chinchilla come in groups called a colony Choughs come in groups called a clattering Clams come in groups called a bed Cobras come in groups called a quiver Cockroaches come in groups called a intrusion Cod come in groups called a lap Colts come in groups called a rag, or rake Coots come in groups called

 a cover, or raft Cormorants come in groups called a gulp Cows come in groups called a kine Coyotes come in groups called a band Crabs come in groups called a cast Cranes come in groups called a sedge, or seige Crocodiles come in groups called a bask, or float Crones come in groups called a cackle Crows come in groups called a murder, horde, parcel, or storytelling Cur Dogs come in groups called a cowardice Curlews come in groups called a herd Debutants come in groups called a bevy or soirï¿½e Deer come in groups called a herd, leash, or gang Dinosaur come in groups called a herd or pack Dogs come in groups called a kennel Dolphins come in groups called a pod Donkeys come in groups called a drove, pace, or herd Dotterel come in groups called a trip Doves come in groups called a arc, dule, bevy, cote, dole, or paddling Ducks come in groups called a floc, brace, or badling Dunlins come in groups called a fling Eagles come in groups called a convocation, or aerie Eels come in groups called a swarm, bed, or fry Ele

phants come in groups called a herd, or memory Elk come in groups called a gang, or herd Emus come in groups called a mob Falcons come in groups called a cast Fat men come in groups called a bloat Ferrets come in groups called a business, cast, or fesnying Finches come in groups called a charm Fish come in groups called a draft, nest, shoal, school, catch, drought, or haul Flamingoes come in groups called a stand, or flamboyance Flies come in groups called a business, swarm, or cloud Frogs come in groups called a army, colony, or knot Fox come in groups called a leash, skulk, earth, lead, or troop Game Birds come in groups called a volary, brace, plump or knob Geese come in groups called a flock, skein, gaggle, herd, or corps Gerbil come in groups called a horde Giraffes come in groups called a herd, corps or tower Gnats come in groups called a cloud, horde, or swarm Gnus come in groups called a implausibility Goats come in groups called a tribe, trip, drove, herd, or flock Goldfinches come in groups called a charm Goldfish come

 in groups called a glint, or troubling Gorillas come in groups called a band, or troop Goshawks come in groups called a flight Grasshoppers come in groups called a cloud Greyhounds come in groups called a leash Grouse come in groups called a pack, or covey Guillemots come in groups called a bazaar Guinea pigs come in groups called a muddle Gulls come in groups called a colony, or screech Guinea Fowl come in groups called a confusion Hamster come in groups called a horde Hare come in groups called a warren, down or husk Hawks come in groups called a cast, kettle or oil Hedgehogs come in groups called a array Herons come in groups called a sedge, siege, or hedge Herring come in groups called a army, or shoal Hippopotamuses come in groups called a bloat Hog come in groups called a drove, or herd Hornets come in groups called a nest, or bike Horses come in groups called a team, harras, stable, troop, or stud Hound Dogs come in groups called a cry, mute, or pack Human come in groups called a clan, crowd, family, community, gang, mob, or tribe Hum

mingbirds come in groups called a charm Husbands come in groups called a couch or bench Hyenas come in groups called a cackle Impalas come in groups called a herd Insects come in groups called a horde, nest, swarm, rabble, or plague Jackrabbit come in groups called a husk Jays come in groups called a party, scold, or band Jellyfish come in groups called a smack, or brood Kangaroos come in groups called a troop, mob, or herd Kittens come in groups called a kindle, litter, or intrigue Koala come in groups called a cling Ladybirds come in groups called a loveliness Lapwings come in groups called a deceit Larks come in groups called a exaltation, or ascension Leopards come in groups called a leap Lice come in groups called a flock Lions come in groups called a pride, sault, or troop Lizards come in groups called a lounge Llama come in groups called a cria herd Locusts come in groups called a plague Magpies come in groups called a tiding, gulp, murder, or charm Mallards come in groups called a brace or sord Martens come in groups called a richness Mice come in groups called

 a mischief or nest Midges come in groups called a Bite Minnows come in groups called a shoal, steam, or swarm Moles come in groups called a labor, company, or movement Monkeys come in groups called a troop, barrel, carload, cartload, or tribe Moose come in groups called a herd Mosquitoes come in groups called a scourge Mudhens come in groups called a fleet Mules come in groups called a pack, span, barren, or rake Nightingales come in groups called a watch Opossum come in groups called a grin Ostrich come in groups called a flock Otters come in groups called a romp, bevy, family, or raft Owls come in groups called a parliament, or stare Oxen come in groups called a team, yoke, or drove Oysters come in groups called a bed Pandas come in groups called a bamboo Parrots come in groups called a company, or pandemonium Partridge come in groups called a covey, or bew Peacocks come in groups called a muster, ostentation, or pride Pekingese come in groups called a pomp Pelicans come in groups called a pod Penguins come in groups called a colony, rookery,

 huddle, crï¿½che, Pheasants come in groups called a nest, nye, nide, or bouquet Pigeons come in groups called a flight, flock, or kit Pigs come in groups called a drift, drove, singular, sounder, team, passel, drift, or parcel Pilchards come in groups called a shoal Platypus come in groups called a puddle Plovers come in groups called a congregation or wing Polecats come in groups called a chine Ponies come in groups called a string Porcupines come in groups called a prickle Porpoises come in groups called a herd, pod, school, crowd, or shoal Prairie Dogs come in groups called a coterie Pronghorn come in groups called a herd Ptarmigans come in groups called a covey Puppies come in groups called a litter Quail come in groups called a Bevy, covey Rabbits come in groups called a colony, warren, bury, trace, trip, herd, litter or nest Raccoons come in groups called a gaze Rats come in groups called a colony, pack, plague, or swarm Rattlesnakes come in groups called a rhumba or coil Ravens

 come in groups called a unkindness, or storytelling Reindeer come in groups called a herd Rhinoceroses come in groups called a crash, or stubbornness Roebucks come in groups called a bevy Rooks come in groups called a building, clamor, or parliament Ruffs come in groups called a hill Salmon come in groups called a run Sand Dollar come in groups called a purse Sandpipers come in groups called a fling Sardines come in groups called a family Scorpions come in groups called a bed, nest Seabirds come in groups called a Wreck Seals come in groups called a pod, bob, harem, herd, or rookery Seastar come in groups called a constellation Sea Urchin come in groups called a vagrant Serval come in groups called a sluthe Sharks come in groups called a shiver, school, or shoal Sheep come in groups called a drove, flock, down, hurtle, fold, pack, or trip Sheldrakes come in groups called a doading Skunk come in groups called a surfeit Skylarks come in groups called a exultation Squirrels come in groups called a dray, scurry Snails come in groups called a

 escargatoire, rout, or walk Snakes come in groups called a den, nest, pit, bed, or knot Snipe come in groups called a walk, or wisp Sparrows come in groups called a host Spiders come in groups called a cluster, or clutter Springbok come in groups called a herd Squirrels come in groups called a dray, or scurry Shrews (mouse-like animal) come in groups called a whisker Shrews (women) come in groups called a quarrel or nag Starlings come in groups called a murmuration, or chattering Stingrays come in groups called a fever Stoats come in groups called a pack, trip Storks come in groups called a mustering, or muster Swallows come in groups called a flight, or gulp Swans come in groups called a bevy, bank, herd, wedge, or flight Swifts come in groups called a flock Swine come in groups called a sounder Teal come in groups called a spring Termites come in groups called a colony, nest, swarm, or brood Thrush come in groups called a mutation Tigers come in groups called a streak, or ambush Toads come in groups called a knot, knab, or nest Tood

lers come in groups called a tumble Trout come in groups called a hover Turkeys come in groups called a rafter, gang, or posse Turtles come in groups called a bale, nest, turn, or dole Turtle Doves come in groups called a pitying, or piteousness Unicorns come in groups called a blessing Vipers come in groups called a generation, or nest Vultures come in groups called a venue or kettle Wallaby come in groups called a mob Walruses come in groups called a herd, or pod Wasps come in groups called a nest, swarm Water ducks come in groups called a raft, team, or paddling Waterfowl come in groups called a knob, or plump Weasles come in groups called a gang, colony, or pack Whales come in groups called a pod, gam, herd, school, or mod Widgeons come in groups called a company Wild Cats come in groups called a destruction Wild Dogs come in groups called a pack Wildfowl come in groups called a plump Wild Horses come in groups called a herd Witches come in groups called a flight or cackle Wives come in groups called a nag Wolves come in groups called a pack, route, or rout

 Wombats come in groups called a wisdom Woodcocks come in groups called a fall Woodpeckers come in groups called a descent Worms come in groups called a bed, clew, bunch, or clat Wrens come in groups called a herd Yak come in groups called a herd Yellow Jacket come in groups called a colony Zebras come in groups called a Crossing, Zeal, Cohorts, or Herd You donï¿½t need to worry about exam 70-450 & 70-511 pdf preparation.

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Question: A 'Knab' or 'Knot' is the collective noun for which amphibious creatures?
Answer: TOADS