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Weird Names For Animal Groupings Posted: 13 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT To help scientists differentiate different groups of animals, they gave most animals their own collective noun. Many still go by “herd” or “pack” or “nest,” however, some they just went nuts with and had fun. While some make sense, such as “Prickle of Porcupines” and “Intrusion of Cockroaches,” others are just confusing and funny. Pack of Wolves source * Shrewdness of Apes * Sleuth of Bears * Obstinacy of Buffalo * Exaltation of Larks * Flutter of Butterflies * Murder of Crows * Wake of Buzzards * Clowder of Cats * Army of Caterpillars * Peep of Chickens Tower of Giraffes source * Intrusion of Cockroaches * Convocation of Eagles * Business of Ferrets * Leash of Foxes * Unkindness of Ravens * Crash of Rhinoceroses * Wreck of Seabirds Congregation of Alligators source * Prickle of Porcupines * Pride of Lions * Leap of Leopards * Lounge of Lizards * Cackle of Hyenas * Bloat of Hippos * Rhumba of Rattlesnakes Gaze of Raccoons source * Warren of Rabbits * Coterie of Prairie Dogs * Ostentation of Peacocks * Pandemonium of Parrots * Parliament of Owls * Romp of Otters * Smack of Jellyfish Mob of Emus source * Barrel of Monkeys * Troop of Gorillas * Cloud of Grasshoppers * Kettle of Hawks * Clutter of Spiders Wisdom of Elephants source * Mustering of Storks * Ambush of Tigers * Rafter of Turkeys * Descent of Woodpeckers * Wisdom of Wombats School of Fishes source Resources: The San Diego Zoo

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