Animals come in many forms, sizes and shapes and are usually grouped together in the wild for different reasons. They may work together as a team to; gather food effectively and efficiently, for protection, grooming, raising of their young, for migration and to play. Sometime ago we looked at What animal sounds are called. This week we will move away from the essay articles and look on the names of animals in their respective groups in a list format. You can go through the list to see what you know, ponder over a few and learn the rest. For example, what are a group of giraffes called? or what are a group of owls called?
(This list may look distorted in IE)ANIMAL GROUP (Collective Names)Related Articles:
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
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What a great list of animals! I was sorry not to see moose.
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ReplyDeleteThat was interesting. Now I know it's called a 'troubling of goldfish' as opposed to school.
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ReplyDeleteDon’t worry I add that one in for you :) Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Gavin Corder:
Right you are - that’s what it would be called in an English lesson. Thanks for the visit.
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Glad you learn something new today :) Thanks for being one of my regular readers. I really appreciate this very much.
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WOW! I've never heard of most of these collective nouns. I always stop to read your blog, but I've been lazy and not taken the time to comment. Keep up the great posts!
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Cool sight! I thought I knew most of these...wrong.
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thank you i go to quizes from time to time and we needed to know what the word is for a group of rats so thank you
ReplyDeleteWhat great info! I won a $20 bet last week for knowing a "murder" of crows. Now, maybe my friends will stop thinking I'm nuts. Well, maybe not . . .
ReplyDeleteyou could also add a "lounge of lizards". you helped me with an assignment!
ReplyDeletethe list was very helpful in filling in a recent quiz, however I also need to know the colleective names for grouse and roes.... not that I will ever need them again.
ReplyDeleteIt's a convocation of eagles, too.
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My, my! Who thinks up these things, anyway? And who arbitrates which ones are accepted and which are rejected? Sheesh!
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ReplyDeleteNo its a Fluttery of butterflies.
ReplyDeleteMy twelve-year-old grandson was interested in the list...but, he had one comment which was, "Grandpa, the subject and predicate don't agree in number." He said the title should read, "What a (singular) group of animals is (singular) called." I believe he is right...
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'Troop' is the lazy/common term for any group of small primates. Baboons are, collectively, a congress or flange.
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ReplyDeleteMy 6 year old just came up with "a stink of skunks" ;)
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Very interesting, though I've already learned some of them from watching Animal Planet. How about group of spiders? Does it have any special group name?
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of our biology quiz about naming the group of each animal. From what I read, a group of Zebras are also called under the category of horses.
ReplyDeleteA congregation of alligators.
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