Names of Groups of Animals
A group of animals belonging to the same species is often referred to by a specific collective noun. These group names vary depending on the type of animal and are commonly used in both scientific and general communication.
For example, a group of cattle is called a herd, while a group of sheep or goats is called a flock or band.
The names of groups of animals include:
- Cattle and buffalo: Herd
- Sheep and goat: Flock / Band
- Pigs: Drove / Stock / Herd
- Dogs: Pack
- Horse: Pack
- Rabbit: Colony
Common and Interesting Animal Group Names:
- Cats: Clowder / Glaring
- Kittens: Litter / Kindle
- Chickens: Brood / Flock
- Ducks: Raft (on water) / Flock (in flight)
- Geese: Gaggle (on land) / Skein (in flight)
- Turkeys: Rafter
- Elephants: Herd / Parade
- Camels: Caravan
- Lions: Pride
- Tigers: Streak / Ambush
- Wolves: Pack
- Bears: Sleuth / Sloth
- Deer: Herd
- Zebras: Dazzle
- Giraffes: Tower
- Kangaroos: Mob / Troop / Court
- Monkeys: Troop / Barrel
- Apes: Shrewdness
- Crows: Murder
- Owls: Parliament
- Eagles: Convocation / Aerie (nest group)
- Flamingos: Stand / Flamboyance
- Frogs: Army
- Fish: School / Shoal
- Whales: Pod / School / Gam
- Dolphins: Pod
- Sharks: Shiver
- Bees: Swarm / Hive
- Ants: Colony / Army
- Butterflies: Kaleidoscope
