We read through hundreds of animal group names and compiled the ones that we thought were the strangest and therefore the best…
A group of bacteria is called a culture.
A group of barracudas is called a battery.
A group of bats is called a cauldron.
A group of bears is called a sloth or sleuth.
A group of belugas is called a pod.
A group of butterflies is called a flight.
A group of camels is called a caravan.
A group of cats is called a clowder or clutter.
A group of caterpillars is called an army.
A group of cheetahs is called a coalition.
A group of chicks is called a clutch.
A group of clams is called a bed.
A group of cobras is called a quiver.
A group of coyotes is called a band.
A group of crabs is called a cast.
A group of crocodiles is called a float.
A group of crows is called a murder.
A group of dolphins is called a pod.
A group of donkeys is called a drove.
A group of doves is called a dule.
A group of ducks is called a paddling.
A group of eagles is called a convocation.
A group of elephants is called a parade.
A group of ferrets is called a business.
A group of finches is called a charm.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
A group of foxes is called a skulk.
A group of geese is called a gaggle.
A group of giraffes is called a tower.
A group of goldfish is called a troubling.
A group of gorillas is called a band.
A group of hawks is called a kettle or cast.
A group of hippos is called a bloat.
A group of hogs is called a drift.
A group of horses is called a team.
A group of hyenas is called a cackle.
A group of jaguars is called a shadow.
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy.
A group of leopards is called a leap.
A group of lizards is called a lounge.
A group of llamas is called a journey.
A group of magpies is called a tiding.
A group of manatees is called an aggregation.
A group of narwhals is called a blessing.
A group of nightingales is called a watch.
A group of octopuses is called a consortium.
A group of orcas is called a pod.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.
A group of parrots is called a pandemonium.
A group of peafowl is called an ostentation.
A group of penguins is called either a colony in general, a huddle is grouped for warmth, a rookery if grouped for breeding, or a waddle if being playful.
A group of pheasants is called a bouquet.
A group of pigeons is called a flight.
A group of polar bears is called a celebration.
A group of ponies is called a string.
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
A group of puffins is called a circus, colony, or burrow.
A group of raccoons is called a gaze.
A group of rats is called a mischief.
A group of rattlesnakes is called a rhumba.
A group of ravens is called an unkindness.
A group of rays is called a fever.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A group of sea turtles is called a bale.
A group of seals is called a bob when they float with their heads up.
A group of sharks is called a shiver.
A group of shrimp is called a troupe.
A group of skunks is called a stench.
A group of snakes is called a knot.
A group of sparrows is called a host.
A group of squid is called a shoal.
A group of squirrels is called a dray or scurry.
A group of starfish is called a galaxy.
A group of starlings is called a murmuration.
A group of swans is called a bevy.
A group of tigers is called a streak.
A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
A group of turtle doves is called a pitying.
A group of vultures is called a venue.
A group of walruses is called a herd, pod, or huddle.
A group of weasels is called a confusion.
A group of wild cats is called a destruction.
A group of woodcocks is called a fall.
A group of woodpeckers is called a descent.
A group of zebras is called a zeal.
More comprehensive lists can be found at:
>> https://www.almanac.com/names-groups-animals
>> https://arapahoelibraries.org/blogs/post/names-for-groups-of-animals/
