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Animals Collective nouns for Groups Animals Collective nouns for Groups

Alligator- A congregation of Alligtors Ferrites - A business of Ferrites
Ants- A nest, army, colony, swarm of Ants Finches, A charm of Finches
Apes- A shrewdness, troop of Apes Fish- A school, shoal of Fish
Asses- A pace, herd, drove of Asses Flamingos- A stand, flamboyance of Flamingos

Baboons- A troop of Baboons Flies- A swarm, cloud, business of Flies
Badgers- A cete of Badgers Foxes- A leas, skulk, troop of Foxes
Bears- A sloth, sleuth of Bears Frogs A army of Frogs (see Toads)
Beavers- A family, colony of Beavers Geese- A gaggle, skein of Geese
Bees- A grist, swarm, nest, hive of Bees Giraffes- A herd crops, horde of Giraffes
Boars- A sounder, singular of Boars Gnats- A swarm, cloud, horde of Gnats

Buffalo- A herd, obstinacy, troop, gang of Buffalo Goats- A flock, herd, tribe, trip of Goats
Butterflies- A flutter, of Butterflies Goldfish- A troubling of Goldfish
Buzzards- A wake of Buzzards Gorillas- A band, troop of Gorillas
Camels- A train, caravan, flock of Camels Grasshoppers– A cloud of Grasshoppers

Caribou- A heard Caribou Gulls- A colony of Gulls
Cats- A clowder, cluster, glaring, pounce of Cats Hares- A down, husk of Hares
Caterpillars, An army of caterpillers Hawks- A boil, cast, kettle of Hawks
Cattle, A herd, drove of Cattle Herons- A hedge, siege of Herons
Chickens- A brood, peep of Chickens Hippos- A bloat of Hippos

Cheetahs- A coalition of Cheetahs Horses- A herd, band of Horse
Cockroaches- An intrusion of Cockroaches Hounds- A mute, brace, pack of Hounds
Cormorants- A gulp of Comorants Hyenas- A cackle of Hyenas
Crocodiles- A bask, float of Crocodiles Jays- A band, party, scold of Jays
Crows- A murder of Crows Jellyfish- A smack, brood of Jellyfish

Deer- A herd of Deer Kangaroos- A mod, herd, troop of Kangaroos
Dogs- A pack Dogs Larks- A exaltation of Larks
Doves- An arc, duel, flight, pitying of Doves Leopards- A leap of Leopards
Ducks- A padding, flock, raft of Ducks Lions- A pride of Lions
Eagles- A convocation, eerie of Eagles Lizards- A lounge of Lizards

Eels- A bed, swarm of Eels Magpies- A tiding of Magpies
Elephants- A herd, memory of Elephants Mice- A nest of Mice
Elk- A herd, gang of Elk Moles- A lador of Moles
Emus- A mob of Emus Monkeys- A troop, cartload of Monkeys
Moose- A herd of Moose