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                    What do you call a group of...
 
                        Antelope:
                        A herd of antelope
                        Ant:
                        A colony or An army of ants
                        Ape:
                        A shrewdness of apes
                        Donkey:
                        A herd or pace of asses
                        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:
                        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
                       Curlew:
                       A herd of curlews
                       Cur:
                       A cowardice of curs
                       Deer:
                       A herd of deer
                       Dog:
                       A pack of dogs
                       Dove:
                       A dule of doves
                       Duck:
                       A brace, paddling or team of ducks
                       Elephant:
                       A herd of elephants
                       Seal:
                       A pod of elephant seals
                       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 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
                            Goldfince:
                                   A charm of goldfinches
                            Gorilla:
                                   A band of gorillas
                           Greyhound:
                                   A leash of greyhounds
                            Hare:
                                   A down or husk of hares
                           Hawk:
                                   A cast or kettle of hawks
                           Hen:
                                   A brood of hens
                           Heron:
                                   A hedge of herons
                             Hog:
                                   A drift, or parcel of hogs
                           Horse:
                                   A team, pair or harras of horses
                          Hound:
                                   A pack, mute or cry of hounds
                         Jellyfish:
                                   A smack of jellyfish
                        Kangaroo:
                                   A troop or mob of kangaroos
                           Kitten:
                                   A kindle or litter of kittens
                           Lark:
                                   An ascension or exaultation of larks
                          Leopard:
                                   A leap (leep) of leopards
                          Lion:
                                   A pride of lions
                          Locust:
                                   A plague of locusts
                          Magpie:
                                   A tiding of magpies
                          Mallard:
                                   A sord of mallards
                          Mare:
                                   A stud of mares
                          Marten:
                                   A richness of martens
                          Mole: 
                                   A labour of moles
                          Monkey:
                                   A troop of monkeys
                          Mule:
                                   A barren or span of mules
                          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
                        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
                         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
                         Seal:
                                   A herd or pod of seals
                         Sheep:
                                   A drove or flock of sheep
                         Snake:
                                   A nest 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 teal
                         Toad:
                                   A knot of toads
                         Trout:
                                   A hover of trout
                          Turkey:
                                   A rafter of turkeys
                      Turtledove:
                                   A pitying or dule of turtledoves
                      Turtle:
                                   A bale of turtles
                     Walrus:
                                   A pod of walrus
                     Viper:
                                   A nest of vipers
                    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
 
 
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