Groups of animals are called by different names depending on the species. Here are some examples of animal group names:
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Mammals:
- Apes: troop or shrewdness
- Badgers: cete
- Bats: colony or cauldron
- Bears: sleuth or sloth
- Cats: clowder, pounce
- Cattle: drove, herd
- Deer: herd, bevy
- Dogs: pack, mute, kennel
- Elephants: herd
- Elk: gang
- Ferrets: business
- Foxes: leash, skulk, earth
- Giraffes: tower
- Gorillas: band
- Hippopotamuses: bloat or thunder
- Hyenas: cackle
- Jaguars: shadow
- Kangaroos: troop or mob
- Lions: pride
- Moles: labor, company, movement
- Monkeys: troop, barrel
- Otters: bevy, family, romp, raft (when in water)
- Pigs: sounder
- Rabbits: colony, warren
- Rats: mischief
- Rhinoceroses: crash
- Seals: pod
- Squirrels: dray, scurry
- Tigers: ambush, streak
- Whales: pod, school, herd, or gam
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Birds:
- Bitterns: sedge
- Crows: murder
- Doves: dule
- Eagles: convocation
- Falcons: cast
- Flamingos: flamboyance
- Geese: gaggle
- Hawks: kettle
- Herons: sedge
- Jays: party
- Owls: parliament
- Parrots: pandemonium
- Peacocks: muster
- Pelicans: pod
- Pheasants: nest
- Puffins: circus
- Ravens: unkindness
- Swans: bevy
- Turkeys: rafter
- Vultures: wake
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Fish:
- Bass: shoal
- Herring: army
- Sharks: shiver
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Insects:
- Ants: colony or army
- Bees: grist, hive, or swarm
- Butterflies: kaleidoscope, flight, flutter, or rabble
- Caterpillars: army
These are just a few examples of the many animal group names that exist. Some of these names are more commonly used than others, and some are specific to certain regions or cultures.
