The 50 oddest names for groups of animals (2024)

A shrewdness of apes A congregation of alligators A cete of badgers A cauldron of bats A sloth or sleuth of bears A gang or an obstinacy of buffalo A clowder, clutter, pounce, dout, nuisance, glorying, or a glare of cats An army of caterpillars A caravan of camels A coalition of cheetahs A murder of crows A cowardice of dogs A pod of dolphins A pace of donkeys A convocation of eagles A parade of elephants A gang of elk A business of ferrets A flamboyance of flamingos A leash, skulk, or earth of foxes An army of frogs A tower of giraffes A bloat, or a thunder of hippopotamuses A cackle of hyenas A shadow of jaguars A smack of jellyfish A troop or mob of kangaroos A conspiracy of lemurs A leap of leopards A troop or barrel of monkeys A romp, a family, or a raft of otters A pandemonium or company of parrots A colony, muster, parcel, or rookery of penguins A drift, drove, sounder, team, or passel of pigs A prickle of porcupines An unkindness of ravens A colony or warren of rabbits A crash of rhinoceroses A building of rooks A maelstrom of salamanders A dray or scurry of squirrels A bevy, game, or wedge of swans An ambush or streak of tigers A rafter, gang, or posse of turkeys A venue of vultures A gam, pod, or herd of whales A wisdom of wombats A zeal of zebras