Collective Nouns - Did you know?

When it comes to collective nouns regarding groups of animals, we all know the standard ones. A pride of lions, fish in a school, cows in a herd. You might even know a few of the weirder ones too, like whales in a pod or a murder of crows. Even though these group nouns are rarely used, even by scientists, many of them refer to the behavior of the animals – some quite accurate in their description. Here are some of our favorites:

• A flutter of butterflies
• An army of caterpillars
• A coalition of cheetahs
• A flamboyance of flamingos
• A journey of giraffe
• A gaggle of geese
• A confusion of guinea fowl
• A leap of leopards
• A mischief of mice
• A prickle of porcupines
• A crash of rhinos
• A dazzle of zebras