There are tons of collective nouns which pertain to animals.
Since I am forever getting stuck on what to call something… I thought I’ll post my lookup, so that other people can get something out of it too.
It’s a VERY long list. 🙂
| herd of antelope | troop of horses | |
| army of ants | cry of hounds | |
| colony of ants | mute of hounds | |
| swarm of ants | pack of hounds | |
| shrewdness of apes | charm of hummingbirds | |
| flange of baboons | clan of hyenas | |
| congress of baboons | band of jays | |
| tribe of baboons | party of jays | |
| culture of bacteria | scold of jays | |
| cete of badgers | smack of jellyfish | |
| colony of badgers | herd of kangaroos | |
| sleuth of bears | mob of kangaroos | |
| sloth of bears | troop of kangaroos | |
| pack of bears (polar bears) | deceit of lapwings | |
| colony of beavers | ascension of larks | |
| lodge of beavers | exaltation of larks | |
| flight of bees | leap of leopards | |
| grist of bees | leep of leopards | |
| hive of bees | lepe of leopards | |
| swarm of bees | pride of lions | |
| congregation of birds | sault of lions | |
| dissimulation of birds | sowse of lions | |
| flight of birds | troop of lions | |
| flock of birds | lounge of lizards | |
| volery of birds | herd of llamas | |
| sedge of bitterns | plague of locusts | |
| siege of bitterns | tidings of magpies | |
| herd of boar | sord of mallards | |
| singular of boar | stud of mares | |
| sounder of boar | richness of martens | |
| chain of bobolinks | horde of mice | |
| brace of bucks | mischief of mice | |
| clash of bucks | nest of mice | |
| herd of buffalo | company of moles | |
| rabble of butterflies | labor of moles | |
| swarm of butterflies | movement of moles | |
| wake of buzzards | cartload of monkeys | |
| flock of camels | tribe of monkeys | |
| army of caterpillars | troop of monkeys | |
| clowder of cats | troup of monkeys | |
| clutter of cats | herd of moose | |
| glaring of cats | barren of mules | |
| pounce of cats | pack of mules | |
| dout of cats (house cats) | rake of mules | |
| nuisance of cats (house cats) | span of mules | |
| kendle of cats (kittens) | watch of nightingales | |
| kindle of cats (kittens) | bevy of otter | |
| litter of cats (kittens) | family of otter | |
| destruction of cats (wild cats) | raft of otter | |
| drove of cattle | romp of otter | |
| herd of cattle | parliament of owls | |
| kine of cattle | drove of oxen | |
| team of cattle | herd of oxen | |
| yoke of cattle (two) | span of oxen | |
| herd of chamois | team of oxen | |
| brood of chickens | yoke of oxen (two) | |
| flock of chickens | bed of oysters | |
| peep of chickens | company of parrots | |
| brood of chicks | covey of partridges | |
| chattering of chicks | muster of peacocks | |
| clutch of chicks | ostentation of peacocks | |
| cartload of chimpanzees | colony of penguins | |
| herd of chinchillas | crèche of penguins | |
| bed of clams | huddle of penguins | |
| quiver of cobras | parcel of penguins | |
| rag of colts | rookery of penguins | |
| rake of colts | nest of pheasants | |
| bury of conies | nide of pheasants (on the ground) | |
| cover of coots | nye of pheasants (on the ground) | |
| flight of cormorants | bouquet of pheasants (when flushed) | |
| band of coyotes | flight of pigeons | |
| sedge of cranes | flock of pigeons | |
| siege of cranes | drove of pigs | |
| congregation of crocodiles | herd of pigs | |
| float of crocodiles | litter of pigs | |
| storytelling of crows | farrow of pigs (piglets) | |
| murder of crows | sounder of pigs (wild pigs) | |
| herd of deer | shoal of pilchards | |
| leash of deer | congregation of plovers | |
| parcel of deer | wing of plovers | |
| bevy of deer (roe deer) | chine of polecats | |
| kennel of dogs | string of ponies | |
| pack of dogs | pod of porpoises | |
| litter of dogs (puppies) | school of porpoises | |
| pod of dolphins | passel of possum | |
| drove of donkeys | coterie of prairie dogs | |
| herd of donkeys | bevy of quail | |
| pace of donkeys | covey of quail | |
| trip of dotterel | bury of rabbits | |
| bevy of doves | colony of rabbits | |
| cote of doves | down of rabbits | |
| dole of doves | drove of rabbits | |
| dule of doves | husk of rabbits | |
| flight of doves | leash of rabbits | |
| piteousness of doves | trace of rabbits | |
| flight of dragons | trip of rabbits | |
| weyr of dragons | warren of rabbits | |
| wing of dragons | nest of rabbits (young) | |
| brace of ducks | wrack of rabbits (young) | |
| flock of ducks | gaze of raccoons | |
| flush of ducks | nursery of raccoons | |
| paddling of ducks | colony of rats | |
| raft of ducks | horde of rats | |
| team of ducks | mischief of rats | |
| aerie of eagles | pack of rats | |
| convocation of eagles | plague of rats | |
| swarm of eels | swarm of rats | |
| herd of elephants | rhumba of rattlesnakes | |
| memory of elephants | storytelling of ravens | |
| parade of elephants | unkindness of ravens | |
| gang of elk | crash of rhinocerouses | |
| herd of elk | building of rooks | |
| mob of emus | clamor of rooks | |
| business of ferrets | storytelling of rooks | |
| cast of ferrets | run of salmon | |
| fesnying of ferrets | school of salmon | |
| charm of finches | shoal of salmon | |
| catch of fish | bob of seals | |
| haul of fish | colony of seals | |
| run of fish | crash of seals | |
| school of fish | harem of seals | |
| shoal of fish | herd of seals | |
| swarm of flies | pod of seals | |
| lead of foxes | rookery of seals | |
| leash of foxes | spring of seals | |
| skulk of foxes | team of seals | |
| army of frogs | school of shark | |
| colony of frogs | shiver of shark | |
| knot of frogs | down of sheep | |
| flock of geese | drove of sheep | |
| gaggle of geese | flock of sheep | |
| skein of geese (in flight) | fold of sheep | |
| wedge of geese (flying in a ‘V’) | hurtle of sheep | |
| horde of gerbils | trip of sheep | |
| corps of giraffes | bed of snakes | |
| herd of giraffes | den of snakes | |
| tower of giraffes | nest of snakes | |
| cloud of gnats | pit of snakes | |
| horde of gnats | walk of snipes | |
| swarm of gnats | wisp of snipes | |
| herd of gnus | host of sparrows | |
| implausibility of gnus | dray of squirrels | |
| drove of goats | scurry of squirrels | |
| herd of goats | murmuration of starlings | |
| tribe of goats | muster of storks | |
| trip of goats | mustering of storks | |
| charm of goldfinches | flight of swallows | |
| glint of goldfish | bevy of swans | |
| band of gorillas | herd of swans | |
| skein of goslings | wedge of swans (flying in a ‘V’) | |
| leash of greyhounds | flock of swifts | |
| covey of grouse | drift of swine | |
| pack of grouse | sounder of swine | |
| colony of gulls | spring of teals | |
| group of guinea pigs | ambush of tigers | |
| horde of hamsters | streak of tigers | |
| drove of hares | knot of toads | |
| down of hares | hover of trout | |
| husk of hares | flock of turkeys | |
| leash of hares | brood of turkeys (immature) | |
| trace of hares | bale of turtles | |
| trip of hares | generation of vipers | |
| warren of hares | nest of vipers | |
| aerie of hawks | colony of vultures | |
| cast of hawks | mob of wallabees | |
| kettle of hawks | herd of walruses | |
| array of hedgehogs | pod of walruses | |
| prickle of hedgehogs | pack of weasels | |
| brood of hens | sneak of weasels | |
| hedge of herons | gam of whales | |
| sedge of herons | herd of whales | |
| siege of herons | pod of whales | |
| shoal of herrings | school of whales | |
| crash of hippopotami | plump of wildfowl | |
| herd of hippopotami | herd of wolves | |
| bloat of hippopotami | pack of wolves | |
| drift of hogs | rout of wolves | |
| parcel of hogs | route of wolves | |
| passel of hogs | warren of wombats | |
| nest of hornets | fall of woodcocks | |
| harras of horses | descent of woodpeckers | |
| herd of horses | herd of yaks | |
| stable of horses | herd of zebras | |
| team of horses | zeal of zebras |
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December 29, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
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