SOME NAMES OF GROUPS OF ANIMALS

 In recent months, as I worked on some of my posts,

I came across some unusual names concerning groups

of animals. These are compiled below, but this list is by

no means complete.

ANIMAL GROUPS	COLLECTIVE NAMES
apes	shrewdness
baboons	troop
bats	cloud, colony, or cauldron
bees	swarm
buffalo	gang
butterflies	kaleidoscope, flutter
camels	caravan
cheetahs	coalition
chickens	brood or peep
chicks	clutch or clattering
clams	bed
cockroaches	intrusion
crabs	cast
crows	quiver
crocodiles	float or bask
crows	murder
dolphins	pod
eagles	convocation
eels	bed
emus	mob
flamingos	stand or flamboyance
foxes	skulk or leash
frogs	army
geese	gaggle
giraffes	tower
goldfish	troubling
grasshopper	cloud
hippopotami	bloat or thunder
hummingbird	charm
hyenas	cackle
iguana	slaughter
jaquars	shadow
jellyfish	smack or brood
kangaroos	mob or troop
lady bugs	loveliness
lemurs	conspiracy
leopares	leap
lice	flock
locusts	plague
magpies	tiding or titterin
manatees	aggregation
moles	labor
mosquitoes	scourge
moths	eclipse
narwhals	blessing
otters	raft or romp
owls	parliament
pandas	embarressment
parrots	pandemonium or company
peacocks	muster
pigs	drift or drove
polar bears	auroa or cebration
porcupines	prickle
rabbits	warren
raccoons	gaze
rattlesnakes	rhumba
ravens	unkindness
rhinoceroses	crash
scorpions	nest
seagulls	squabble
seals	harem
sharks	shiver or frenzy
skunks	stench
sloths	bed
snails	rout, walk, hood, or escargatoive
spiders	cluster
squid	audience
squirrels	scurry
stingrays	fever
swans	bevy
termites	brood
tigers	ambush
toads	knot
trout	hover
turkeys	gang, posse, or rafter
turtles	bale
vultures	venue or committee
wasps	pledge
wombats	wisdom
worms	bunch
zebras	zeal or dazzle
WEBSITES CONSULTED:
arapahoelibraries.org
owlication.com
yourdictionary.com
www.treehugger.com.animals.wildlife