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?