What do you call a group of animals?
The Editors
Most of us know a group of dogs is called a pack. And perhaps you’ve heard of a murder of crows. But what is a group of horses called? How about a group of cats? See a list of animal group names. (Some are quite strange!)
Did you know that a group of tigers is called a streak of tigers? And a group of crows is called a murder of crows? Do you think that these names make sense? Do you think some are weird or funny? There is no right answer!
It could be fun to create one of those matching games to challenge your knowledge of animal grouping names or use this as trivia information at your next party.
| Animal | Group Name |
|---|---|
| Antelope | A herd of antelope |
| Ant | A colony or an army of ants |
| Ape | A shrewdness of apes |
| Baboons | A troop of baboons |
| Bacteria | A culture of bacteria |
| Badger | A cete of badgers |
| Bass | A shoal of bass |
| Bear | A sleuth or sloth of bears |
| Beaver | A colony of beavers |
| Bee | A swarm, grist or hive of bees |
| Bird | A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds |
| Boar | A sounder of boars |
| Buffalo | A herd of buffalo |
| Buck | A brace or clash of bucks |
| Caterpillar | An army of caterpillars |
| Cat | A clowder or clutter of cats |
| Cattle | A herd or drove of cattle |
| Chicken | A brood or peep of chickens |
| Chicks | A clutch or chattering of chicks |
| Clam | A bed of clams |
| Cobra | A quiver of cobras |
| Colt | A rag of colts |
| Cow | A kine of cows (twelve cows are a flink) |
| Coyote | A band of coyote |
| Crane | A sedge or siege of cranes |
| Crocodile | A float of crocodiles |
| Crow | A murder of crows |
| Cub | A litter of cubs |
| Deer | A herd of deer |
| Dog | A pack of dogs |
| Donkey | A herd or pace of asses |
| Dove | A dule of doves |
| Duck | A brace, paddling or team of ducks |
| Eagle | A convocation of eagles |
| Elephant | A herd of elephants |
| Elk | A gang of elks |
| Emus | A mob of emus |
| Ferret | A business or fesnyng of ferrets |
| Finches | A charm of finches |
| Fish | A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish |
| Fly | A swarm, hatch, or business of flies |
| Fox | A skulk or leash of foxes |
| Frog | An army or colony of frogs |
| Geese | A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese |
| Gnat | A cloud or horde of gnats |
| Goat | A herd, tribe or trip goats |
| Goldfinch | A charm of goldfinches |
| Goldfish | A troubling of goldfish |
| Gorilla | A band of gorillas |
| Grasshopper | A cloud of grasshoppers |
| Greyhound | A leash of greyhounds |
| Hare | A down or husk of hares |
| Hawk | A cast or kettle of hawks |
| Hen | A brood of hens |
| Hippo | A bloat of hippopotamuses |
| Hog | A drift, or parcel of hogs |
| Horse | Herd, or harras |
| Hound | A pack, mute or cry of hounds |
| Jellyfish | A smuck or brood of jellyfish |
| Kangaroo | A troop or mob of kangaroos |
| Kitten | A kindle or litter of kittens |
| Lark | An ascension or exaltation of larks |
| Leopard | A leap (leep) of leopards |
| Lice | A flock of lice |
| Lion | A pride of lions |
| Locust | A plague or cloud of locusts |
| Magpie | A tiding or tittering of magpies |
| Mallard | A sord of mallards |
| Mare | A stud of mares |
| Marten | A richness of martens |
| Minnow | A steam of minnows |
| Mole | A labor or movement of moles |
| Monkey | A troop or cartload of monkeys |
| Mule | A barren or span of mules |
| Nightingale | A watch of nightingales |
| Owls | A parliament of owls |
| Oxen | A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen |
| Oyster | A bed of oysters |
| Parrot | A company of parrots |
| Partridge | A covey of partridges |
| Peacock | A muster or ostentation of peacocks |
| Peep | A litter of peeps |
| Penguin | A colony of penguins |
| Pheasant | A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants |
| Pigeon | A flock or flight of pigeons |
| Pig | A litter of pigs |
| Plover | A wing or congregation of plovers |
| Pony | A string of ponies |
| Porpoise | A pod of porpoises |
| Quail | A covey or bevy of quail |
| Rabbit | A nest of rabbits |
| Raccoon | A gaze of raccoons |
| Rat | A pack or swarm of rats |
| Rattlesnake | A rhumba of rattlesnakes |
| Raven | An unkindness of ravens |
| Rhino | A crash or herd of rhinos |
| Roebuck | A bevy of roebucks |
| Rook | A building or clamour of rooks |
| Sardine | A family of sardines |
| Shark | A shiver of sharks |
| Seal | A herd or pod of seals |
| Sheep | A drove or flock of sheep |
| Snake | A nest or knot of snakes |
| Snipe | A walk or wisp of snipe |
| Sparrow | A host of sparrows |
| Squirrel | A dray of squirrels |
| Starling | A murmuration of starlings |
| Stork | A mustering of storks |
| Swallow | A flight of swallows |
| Swan | A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans |
| Swift | A flock of swifts |
| Swine | A sounder or drift of swine |
| Teal | A spring of teals |
| Tiger | A streak of tigers |
| Toad | A knot or knab of toads |
| Trout | A hover of trout |
| Turkey | A rafter of turkeys |
| Turtle dove | A pitying or dule of turtle doves |
| Turtle | A bale of turtles |
| Viper | A nest of vipers |
| Walrus | A pod of walrus |
| Wasp | A pledge of wasps |
| Weasel | A pack of weasels |
| Whale | A school, gam or pod of whales |
| Wolf | A pack or route of wolves |
| Woodcock | A fall of woodcocks |
| Woodpecker | A descent of woodpeckers |