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Many know that a group of wolves is called «pack», but how do we call a group of tigers, crows or penguins? This is a list of the collective nouns for animals to improve your English skills:
Birds:
- A brood of chickens
- A brood of hens
- A cast of falcons
- A colony of gulls
- A colony of penguins
- A colony of vultures
- A company of parrots
- A convocation of eagles
- A dole of doves
- A dopping of goosanders
- A flight of birds
- A flight of cormorants
- A host of sparrows
- A kettle of vultures
- A mews of hawks
- A murder of crows
- A mustering of storks
- A stand of flamingos
- A pride of ostriches
- A pod of pelicans
- A parliament of owls
Mammals:
- An ambush of tigers
- A clowder of cats
- A cohort of zebras
- A colony of rabbits
- A colony of rats
- A dray of squirrels
- A sounder of pigs
- A fall of lambs
- A family of otters
- A flink of cows
- A herd of deers
- A herd of elephants
- A herd of bisons
- A journey of giraffes
- A pack of dogs
- A pack of wolves
- A skulk of foxes
- A sloth of bears
- A trip of goats
- A troop of monkeys
Sea animals:
- A bind of salmon
- A family of sardines
- A float of tuna
- A flotilla of swordfish
- A glint of goldfish
- A herd of seahorses
- A pod of dolphins
- A shiver of sharks
- A squad of squid
- A troupe of shrimp
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