# hey, look at that bunch of animals **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 1999, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341 "1999-12-29T19:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melanietarrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@melanietarrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melanietarrant)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/1 "1999-12-29T19:34:00Z")
i’m collecting group names for animals for a project. for example a herd of cattle a clowder of cats a parlament of owls a pod of whales a pride of lions a gaggle of geese ## send as many as you know I’m pink therefore I’m Spam ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/2 "1999-12-29T19:37:00Z")
A murder of crows. (Which sounds like a great title for a mystery novel…) * * * JMCJ “John C., it looks like you have blended in very nicely.” -UncleBeer ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/3 "1999-12-29T19:41:00Z")
A leap of leopards. ---
**Author:** ![corvidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/4 "1999-12-29T20:18:00Z")
a pack of wolves ---
**Author:** ![corvidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/5 "1999-12-29T20:18:00Z")
I remembered another one- an exultation of larks. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/6 "1999-12-29T20:23:00Z")
Here’s something you can chew on: [http://ww1.comteck.com/~revenger/collectivenouns.html](http://ww1.comteck.com/~revenger/collectivenouns.html) BTW, I think many of these names were concocted _ex nihilo_ by Parliament many years ago. Of course, they thought they knew everything, so of course they said that a group of “wise” owls would be a “parliament.” Yeah, right. ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/7 "1999-12-29T20:24:00Z")
A business of ferrets (can’t you just see them all in their three-piece suits?) ---
**Author:** ![melanietarrant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@melanietarrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melanietarrant)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/8 "1999-12-29T20:37:00Z")
thanks for the great link Mjollnir. it was exactly what i was looking for * * * I’m pink therefore I’m Spam ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/9 "1999-12-29T21:04:00Z")
In “An Exaltation of Larks” ( a book on this very subject), James Lipton includes the following factual examples before getting creative: Murder of crows kindle of kittens pod of seals sloth of bears rafter of turkeys pace of asses a walk of snipe gam of whales nest of rabbits gang of elk fall of woodcocks dule of doves wedge of swans party of jays company of parrots colony of penguins cover of coots sord of mallards D’oh. Goes on for longer than I thought. Find your own damn copy (mine is Penguin Books, 1977-- prob’ly reprinted since) ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/10 "1999-12-29T21:16:00Z")
Not just animals: A faculty of teachers A partnership of lawyers A troop of soldiers A lineup of criminals A proof of drunkards A crap of gamblers ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-that-bunch-of-animals/12341/11 "1999-12-29T22:59:00Z")
Hmmmm and all the time I thought it was a “piece of ass” * * * I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!