The 34 oddest names for groups of animals

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The 34 oddest names for groups of animals

You probably know that a group of wolves is called a pack or that a group of puppies is called a litter, but there are many collective nouns for animals that are much less well-known and frankly very strange.

Find the oddest of these collective nouns in the slides below:

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A shrewdness of apes

A shrewdness of apes
Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park in Uganda.Yannick Tylle via Getty Images

A congregation of alligators

A congregation of alligators
REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
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A cauldron of bats

A cauldron of bats
Flickr / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters

A sloth or sleuth of bears

A sloth or sleuth of bears
Bears in Grand Teton National Park.Johnny Johnson via Getty Images
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A gang or an obstinacy of buffalo

A gang or an obstinacy of buffalo
Two buffaloes gather by the waters of the Chebayesh marsh in Nassiriya, southeast of Baghdad, February 11, 2015. Picture taken February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

A clowder, clutter, pounce, dout, nuisance, glorying, or a glare of cats

A clowder, clutter, pounce, dout, nuisance, glorying, or a glare of cats
Cats crowd around village nurse and Ozu city official Atsuko Ogata as she carries a bag of cat food to the designated feeding place on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan February 25, 2015.REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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An army of caterpillars

An army of caterpillars
Caterpillars walking on leaf.Oleksandr Chornyi via Getty Images

A caravan of camels

A caravan of camels
CamelsJohn M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images
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A coalition of cheetahs

A coalition of cheetahs
CheetahsPradeep Ravi / 500px via Getty Images

A murder of crows

A murder of crows
CrowsDavid Akers / 500px via Getty Images
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A cowardice of dogs

A cowardice of dogs
DogsAlexandra Robins via Getty Images

A pod of dolphins

A pod of dolphins
Dolphins and whales jump out of the water at a media preview for the Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa aquarium's re-opening in Tokyo, July 6, 2015.REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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A convocation of eagles

A convocation of eagles
REUTERS/ Lucy Nicholson

A parade of elephants

A parade of elephants
Mario Tama/Getty
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A business of ferrets

A business of ferrets
FerretTina Riches / EyeEm via Getty Images

An army of frogs

An army of frogs
FrogsAmarasiri Peasena Wigemanna / 500px via Getty Images
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A tower of giraffes

A tower of giraffes
GiraffesJames Warwick via Getty Images

A flamboyance of flamingos

A flamboyance of flamingos
Snow falls on a flock of flamingos standing on a snow-covered field at a wildlife zoo in Hefei, Anhui province January 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
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A bloat, or a thunder of hippopotamuses

A bloat, or a thunder of hippopotamuses
HipposImage Source via Getty Images

A smack of jellyfish

A smack of jellyfish
JellyfishPhotography by Zack Podratz via Getty Images
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A troop or mob of kangaroos

A troop or mob of kangaroos
REUTERS/Stefan Postles

A conspiracy of lemurs

A conspiracy of lemurs
Lemurs© Justin Lo via Getty Images
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A troop or barrel of monkeys

A troop or barrel of monkeys
MonkeysJulian Gunther via Getty Images

A romp, a family, or a raft of otters

A romp, a family, or a raft of otters
OttersArthur Morris via Getty Images
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A prickle of porcupines

 A prickle of porcupines
PorcupinesMartin Harvey via Getty Images

An unkindness of ravens

An unkindness of ravens
Raven`Ugo Bukudjian / EyeEm via Getty Images
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A colony or warren of rabbits

A colony or warren of rabbits
RabbitsFiona McAllister Photography via Getty Images

A crash of rhinoceroses

A crash of rhinoceroses
Courtesy of San Diego Zoo
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A dray or scurry of squirrels

A dray or scurry of squirrels
SquirrelsVicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography via Getty Images

An ambush or streak of tigers

An ambush or streak of tigers
TigersMark Newman via Getty Images
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A rafter, gang, or posse of turkeys

A rafter, gang, or posse of turkeys
TurkeysNick David via Getty Images

A venue of vultures

A venue of vultures
File photo of vultures feasting on a road kill in Great Falls VirginiaThomson Reuters
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A wisdom of wombats

A wisdom of wombats
WombatAndrew Aylett via Getty Images

A zeal of zebras

A zeal of zebras
ZebrasJames Warwick via Getty Images
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