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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 1232488" data-attributes="member: 1328">It's one thing I like in English -- the really weird names for groups of animals. Generic nouns like hord, flock, swarm, etc. are not used, instead it's jewels like "unkindness of ravens". Wonderfunny. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />A colony of ants A shrewdness of apes A congress of baboons A cete of badgers A sloth of bears A colony of beavers A grist, hive or swarm of bees A dissimulation, or volery, of birds A singular of boars A drove of cattle A clowder, or clutter, of cats A peep of chickens A clutch of chicks A chattering of choughs A bury of coniesA cover of coots A flight of cormorants A flink of cows (twelve+) A sedge of cranes A murder of crows A cowardice of curs A trip of dotterel A dole, dule, flight, or piteousness, of doves A paddling, raft, or team, of ducks A convocation of eagles A herd of elephants A gang of elk A charm of finches A draught, or school, of fish An army of frogs A cast of falcons A business of ferrets A leash, or skulk, of foxes A gaggle, skein, or wedge, of geese A tribe, or trip, of goats A band of gorillas A flight of goshawks A brace, or covey of grouse A colony of gulls A down, husk, or leap, of hares A cast, or kettle, of hawks A prickle of hedgehogs A brood of hens A siege of herons A pair, or team, of horses A cry, mute, or pack, of hounds A band, or party, of jays A mob, or troop, of kangaroos A kindle of kittens A deceit of lapwings An exaltation of larks A leap of leopards A pride of lions A tidings of magpies A sord of mallards A stud of mares A richesse of martens A mob of meerkatsA nest of mice A tribe of monkeys A barren of mules A watch of nightingales A parliament of owls A yoke of oxen A company of parrots A covey of partridges A muster, or ostentation, of peacocks A colony of penguins A bouquet, cover, or nye, of pheasants A litter of pigs A congregation of plovers An aurora of polar bears A string of ponies A bevy, or covey, of quail A nest of rabbits A field of racehorses A conspiracy, or unkindness, of ravens A crash of rhinos A parliament of rooks A spring, or pod, of seals A flock of sheep A bed of snakes A walk, or wisp, of snipe A host of sparrows A dray of squirrels A murmuration of starlings A muster of storks A flight of swallows A bevy, or wedge, of swans A drift, or sounder, of swine A hover of trout A knot of toads A rafter of turkeys A dule, or pitying, of turtledovesA bale of turtles A nest of vipers A sneak of weasels A skein of weavers. A grunt of weightlifters. A gam, or pod, of whales A pack, or rout, of wolves A descent of woodpeckers A fart of zebras For a Vermin version, look at these:An army of caterpillars A bed of clams A business of flies A cloud, or horde, of gnats A cluster of grasshoppers A smuck of jellyfishA plague of locusts A bed of oysters A squirm of wormsThis one promise to be quite powerful indeed:A blessing of unicorns I also like "a giggle of girls", but that ain't can't be for a wild cohort. Although... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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