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Animal group names: From a congregation of alligators to a dazzle of zebras
Most people know that a group of dogs is called a pack. But did you know that a gathering of flamingos is a flamboyance or that a group of owls is a parliament? Collective nouns for animals can be quirky, and we picked a few of our favorites.
- Alligators: congregation
- Ants: colony
- Baboons: troop
- Butterflies: kaleidoscope, flutter
- Camels: caravan
- Cats: clowder
- Caterpillars: army
- Cobras: quiver
- Crows: murder
- Dogs: pack
- Donkeys: drove
- Eagles: convocation, soar
- Elephants: parade, herd
- Emus: mob
- Ferrets: business
- Fish: school
- Flamingos: flamboyance, stand
- Foxes: skulk, leash
- Geese: gaggle, flock
- Giraffes: tower
- Gnats: cloud, horde
- Goldfinches: charm
- Hawks: cast, kettle
- Hippopotamuses: bloat, thunder
- Horses: team, herd
- Hummingbirds: charm
- Hyenas: cackle
- Kangaroos: mob
- Mice: mischief
- Opossum: passel
- Otters: romp, raft
- Owls: parliament
- Peacocks: ostentation
- Penguins: colony
- Porcupines: prickle
- Raccoons: gaze
- Rattlesnakes: den, pit
- Ravens: unkindness, conspiracy
- Skunks: stench
- Sloths: bed
- Squirrels: scurry
- Stingrays: fever
- Swans: bevy
- Tigers: ambush, streak
- Zebras: dazzle, zeal
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