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Mammal Group Names

We all know that a group of wolves is called a pack and a group of cattle, elephants, or deer is called a herd, but there are many less well-known names for groups. Did you know that a group of porcupines is a prickle?

Apes – A shrewdness Badgers – A cete Bats – A colony

Bears – A sloth, a sleuth Buffalo – A gang (American bison are called a herd)

Cats – A clowder, a pounce; for kittens – a kindle, litter, an intrigue Cattle – A drove, a herd

Ferrets – A business Fox – A leash, a skulk, an earth

Giraffes – A tower Goats – A tribe, a trip Gorillas – A band

Hippopotamuses – A bloat

Horses – A team, a rag (colts), a stud (group belonging to a single owner), a string (ponies)

Hyenas – A cackle Kangaroos – A troop Leopards – A leap

Lions – A pride; Tigers – A streak Martens – A richness Moles – A labor

Monkeys – A troop, a barrel Mules – A pack, a span, a barren

Otters – A romp Oxen – A team, a yoke

Pigs – A drift, a drove, a litter (young), a sounder (swine), a team, a passel (hogs)

Porcupines – A prickle

Rabbits – A colony, a warren, a nest, a herd (domestic), a litter (young), a down or husk (hares)

Rhinoceros – A crash Seals – A pod, a herd

Sheep – A drove, a flock, a herd Squirrels – A dray, a scurry

Whales – A pod, a gam, a herd

Bird Group Names

Birds in general, as we all know, are called a flock. They are also a flight (in the air), a volary, or a brace (generally for game birds or waterfowl, referring to those killed by a hunter).

Bitterns – A sedge Buzzards – A wake Bobolinks – A chain

Chicks (of many species) – A brood, a clutch Coots – A cover

Cormorants – A gulp Cranes – A sedge Crows – A murder, a horde

Dotterel – A trip Doves – A dule, a pitying (turtle doves)

Ducks – A brace, a flock (in flight), raft (on water), a team Eagles – A convocation

Finches – A charm Flamingos – A stand

Geese – A flock, a gaggle (on the ground), a skein (in flight) Grouse – A pack (late season)

Gulls – A colony Hawks – A cast, a kettle (flying ), a boil (spiraling in flight)

Herons – A sedge, a siege Jays – A party, a scold Lapwings – A deceit

Larks – An exaltation Mallards – A sord (in flight), a brace

Magpies – A tiding, a gulp, a murder, a charm Nightingales – A watch

Owls – A parliament Parrots – A company Partridge – A covey

Peacocks – A muster, an ostentation Penguins – A colony

Pheasant – A nest, a nide (a brood), a nye, a bouquet

Plovers – A congregation, a wing (in flight) Ptarmigans – A covey

Quail – A bevy, a covey Rooks – A building Ravens – An unkindness

Sparrows – A host Starlings – A murmuration Storks – A mustering Swallows – A flight Swans – A bevy, a wedge (in flight) Teal – A spring Turkeys – A rafter, a gang Woodcocks – A fall Woodpeckers – A descent