Animal Group Names
There are millions of known species of animals. Though we can identify them with their names, but most of the times when they appear in groups, we do not know the names to call these animals. We find their collective group names difficult to mention, or we absolutely do not know what the group names of the animals are.
Example includes group of Sheep been referred to as flock, group of bee as swarm and many others. Here, you will learn the group names of Animals you know and the ones you might not know. Learning and knowing these animal group names would increase your knowledge of the animal kingdom, just as the animal facts collection did in our previous article. On this site we’re determined to share with you much more knowledge than we think you know or have been taught in school and elsewhere, one of these knowledge is definitely learning more about animals and what they’re called.
Read further below to learn the group names of the most animals that you know and can identify.
Animal Group Names You Never Knew.
Apes: Group of Apes is called Shrewdness. There are five different types of Apes but all are collectively referred to as Shrewdness when seen in groups.
Butterflies: Group of butterflies is called Kaleidoscope. Butterfly symbolizes beauty. Imagine seeing them in groups.
Badgers: A group of badgers is called a cete
Bats: A group of bats is called a colony, cloud or camp
Bears: A group of bears is called a sloth or sleuth
Bees: A group of bees is called a swarm
Buffalo: A group of buffalos is called a gang or obstinacy
Cobras: Group of cobras is called a quiver. Group of cobra can be seen in thick forests near streams in hot tropical regions of Africa, Australia, South Asia e.t.c. They can be good swimmers.
Camels: A group of camels is called a caravan
Cats: A group of cats is called a clowder or glaring; Kittens: a litter or kindle; Wild cats: a destruction
Crocodiles: A group of crocodiles is called a bask.
Crows: A group of crows is called a murder
Donkeys: Group of donkeys is called a Drove. They have good memories and can remember places they have been to before for as long as 25 years
Dogs: A group of dogs is called a pack; Puppies: a litter
Eagles: Group of eagles is called Convocation. You should never undermine their sight. They could sight preys as far as 2 miles away.
Elephants: A group of elephants is called a parade
Elk: A group of elks is called a gang or a herd
Foxes: Group of fox is called a charm. They are the only type of dog that is capable of retracting their claws like cats do.
Falcons: A group of falcons is called a cast
Ferrets: A group of ferrets is called a business.
Fish: A group of fish is called a school.
Flamingos: A group of flamingos is called a stand
Foxes: A group of foxes is called a skulk or leash
Frogs: A group of frogs is called an army
Giraffes; A group of giraffes is called a tower. Being the tallest mammal, spend most of their life standing up; they even give birth while standing.
Geese: A group of geese is called a gaggle
Gorillas: A group of gorillas is called a band
Hedgehogs: Group of hedgehogs is called Prickle. They really have a very poor sight but have an excellent sense of smell and hearing.
Hippopotami: A group of hipopotamous is called a bloat.
Hyenas: A group of hyenas is called a cackle.
Iguanas; Group of iguanas is called Slaughter. They talk to each other. Although not verbally but through head bobbing.
Jellyfish; Group of jellyfish is called Smack. They live both in an ocean and freshwater.
Jaguars: A group of jaguars is called a shadow
Kangaroo: Group of Kangaroos is called Mob. The only large animals that uses hopping as means of locomotion
Larks: Group of Larks is called an Exaltation.
Lemurs: A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy
Leopards: A group of leopards is called a leap
Lions: A group of lion is called a pride
Monkeys: Group of Monkeys is called Troop. Do not be surprised they have fingerprints like human too.
Moles: A group of moles is called a labor
Mules: A group of mules is called a pack
Nightingales: Group of Nightingales is a Watch.
Otters: Group of Otters is called Raft. Sea Otters can stay underwater for 5 minutes holding their breath.
Oxen: A group of Oxens is called a team or yoke
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Owls: A group of owls is called a parliament
Peacock: Group of peacocks is called Ostentation.
Parrots: A group of parrots is called a pandemonium
Pigs: A group of pigs is called a drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder or team (older pigs)
Porcupines: A group of porcupines is called a prickle
Quails: Group of Quails is called Covey. They are mostly used for environmental toxicity testing because they eat various kinds of seeds, insects.
Ravens: Group of Quails is called Unkindness. It’s quite surprising that Ravens can imitate human speech and are one the smartest animals.
Rabbits: A group of rabbits is called a herd
Rats: A group of rats is called a colony
Rhinoceroses: A group of rhinoceros is called a crash
Shark: Group of Sharks is called Shiver.
Skunk: A group of skunk is called a stench
Snakes: A group of snakes is called a nest
Squirrels: A group of squirrels is called a dray or scurry
Stingrays: A group of stingrays is called a fever
Swans: A group of swans is called a bevy or game (if in flight: a wedge)
Squid: A group of squids is called a squad
Tortoise: Group of Tortoise is called Creep. They can live to be over 150 years old.
Tigers: A group of tigers is called an ambush or streak
Toads: A group of toads is called a knot
Turkeys: A group of turkeys is called a gang or rafter
Turtles: A group of turtles is called a bale or nest
Unicorn: Group of Unicorns is called Blessing. They are born with male and female genitalia which is one of their unique characteristics.
Vultures: Group of Vultures is called Wake.
Woodpeckers: Group of Woodpeckers is called Descent. They drum, this helps to raise an alarm about a predator sighted from a distance or a prey. That is their major means of communication.
Weasels: A group of weasels is called a colony, gang or pack
Whales: A group of whales is called a pod, school, or gam
Wolves: A group of wolves is called a pack
X-Ray Fish: Groups of X-Ray fish is called a School
Yuma Myotis: Group of Yuma Myotis is called Cloud
Zebra: Group of Zebra is called Zeal. They are capable of mating with a horse to produce a Zorse or Hebra depending on the dominant parent.
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There are so many things to learn about the world and specifically about animals that possess and occupy the earth with us, one of those which we have touched is the animal group names compiled in this article up above. While there are almost an infinite number of animals walking, crawling, swimming or fly the on earth, there are so many that we could get their animal group names. These group names of these animals are are important to be known because it’ll enable us identify them properly.
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