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What are the collective nouns for animals from a to z?

Here are some collective nouns for animals from A to Z, including some fun and unusual ones:

A

* Army of ants

* Assembly of aardvarks

* Aerie of eagles

B

* Bevy of quail

* Bale of turtles

* Boar of wild pigs

* Brood of chicks

C

* Clowder of cats

* Colony of bees

* Congregation of alligators

* Crash of rhinoceroses

D

* Dray of squirrels

* Drove of cattle

E

* Exaltation of larks

F

* Flock of birds

* Flight of geese

* Flock of sheep

* Foal of horses (babies)

G

* Gaggle of geese

* Glimmer of fireflies

H

* Herd of elephants

* Herd of buffalo

* Hover of wasps

I

* Incongruity of owls (a group of different types)

J

* Jump of kangaroos

K

* Kennel of dogs

L

* Leap of leopards

* Litter of puppies

* Litter of kittens

* Lounge of lizards

M

* Mob of kangaroos

* Murder of crows

* Muster of peacocks

N

* Nest of robins

O

* Obscurity of bats

* Oven of owls

P

* Pack of wolves

* Parliament of owls

* Pride of lions

Q

* Quail of partridges

R

* Rake of racoons

* Roost of chickens

* Rut of deer

S

* School of fish

* Shoal of fish

* Skein of geese

* Slough of bears

* Swarm of bees

* String of ponies

* Squadron of butterflies

T

* Team of horses

* Tribe of monkeys

* Troop of monkeys

U

* Undertaking of worms

V

* Volary of birds

W

* Warp of witches (a group of cats, specifically black cats)

* Watch of nightingales

X

* X-ray of fish

Y

* Yard of owls

Z

* Zeal of zebras

This list is not exhaustive, but it should give you a good starting point!

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