Animal Group Names – Collective Nouns
Ever see a bunch of animals together and wonder what they’re called?
We’ve covered our animal friends in depth, but have you ever wondered what a group of giraffes is called, or a group of iguanas? Well, let’s find out!
Don’t forget to visit our animals page above to find out more about them. You may also see some funny names below!
What do you think is the funniest name below? I quite like a ‘shrewdness’!
- Albatross: a rookery of albatross
- Antelopes: a herd of antelope
- Ants: a colony, army, swarm or nest of ants
- Apes: a shrewdness of apes
- Baboons: a troop or flange of baboons
- Badgers: a cete of badgers
- Barracudas: a battery of barracudas
- Bats: a colony or cloud of bats
- Bears: a sloth or a sleuth of bears
- Bees: a swarm of bees
- Birds (chicks / baby birds): a brood or clutch of chicks
- Birds (in flight): a flight of birds
- Buffalo: a gang or obstinacy of buffaloes
- Butterflies: a kaleidoscope of butterflies
- Camels: a caravan of camels
- Cats: a clowder or a glaring of cats
- Cobras: a quiver of cobras
- Crocodiles: a bask of crocodiles
- Crows: a murder of crows
- Dogs: a pack of dogs
- Donkeys: a drove of donkeys
- Eagles: a convocation of eagles
- Elephants: a parade of elephants
- Elk: a gang or a herd of elk
- Falcons: a cast of falcons
- Ferrets: a business of ferrets
- Fish: a school or a shoal of fish
- Flamingos: a stand of flamingos (beautiful, aren’t they?)
- Fox: a charm of foxes (a clever animal!)
- Frogs: an army of frogs
- Geese: a gaggle of geese
- Giraffes: a tower of giraffes
- Goats: a tribe, trip, drove, herd or flock of goats
- Gorillas: a band of gorillas
- Hippopotami (plural of hippopotamus!): a bloat of hippopotami
- Hyenas: a cackle of hyenas
- Jaguars: a shadow of jaguars
- Jellyfish: a smack of jellyfish
- Kangaroos: a mob of kangaroos
- Kittens (cats): a litter or kindle of kittens
- Larks: a group of larks
- Monkeys: a group of monkeys is called a troop (how fun are these guys – quite like humans?!)
- Nightingales: a watch of nightingales
- Owls: a parliament of owls
- Parrots: a company or pandemonium of parrots
- Peacocks: an ostentation of peacocks
- Puppies (dogs): a litter of puppies (or just ‘litter’)
- Quails: a covey of quail
- Rattlesnakes: a rhumba of rattlesnakes
- Ravens: an unkindness of ravens (aw!)
- Rhinoceroses: a rash or stubbornness of rhinos
- Salmon: a run of salmon
- Seabirds: a wreck of seabirds
- Sharks: a shiver of sharks
- Storks: a mustering or muster of storks
- Turkeys: a gang or rafter of turkeys
- Turtles: a bale or a nest of turtles
Walruses: a herd or pod of walruses
Weasels: a colony, gang or pack of weasles
Whales: a pod, school, or gam of whales
Wolves: a pack of wolves
Woodpeckers: a descent of woodpeckers
Worms: a bed, clew, bunch or clat of worms
Wrens: a herd of wrens
Zebras: a zeal of zebras
We hope you enjoyed these! What is the weirdest name for a group of animals you’ve seen here?
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