Collective Names for Animals

Animal

Collective name

ants	colony, swarm, nest
bears	sleuth, sloth
bees	grist, swarm, hive, nest, colony
birds	flight, volery, flock
cats	clowder, clutter, litter
cattle	drove, herd
chicks	brood, clutch
clams	bed
crows	murder
deer	herd
dogs	litter, kennel, pack (wild)
ducks	brace, team, flock
elephants	herd
elks	gang
fishes	school, shoal, draft
foxes	leash, skulk
geese	flock, gaggle, skein
gnats	cloud, horde
goats	tribe, trip, herd
goldfinches	charm
gorillas	band
greyhounds	leash
hares	down, husk
hawks	cast
horses	pair, team, herd, stable
hounds	pack, cry, mute
kangaroos	mob, troop, herd
larks	exaltation
leopards	leap
lions	pride
monkeys	troop
nightingales	watch
oxen	yoke, drove, herd
oysters	bed
partridge	covey
peacocks	muster, ostentation
pheasants	nest, nide
pigs	litter
quails	bevy, covey
rhinoceroses	crash
seals	pod, herd, rookery
sheep	drove, flock
swans	bevy, wedge
termites	colony, nest, swarm
toads	knot
turtles	bale, dole, rafter
vipers	nest
whales	gam, pod, herd
wolves	pack