Coolest name for a group of a given animal

[jacki]

Most animal groups are called herds, or packs, or schools, etc.

But a group of rhinos is called a crash.

That's awesome.

What are some other good ones?

[chuddo]

crows are called a murder if i remember right.

[jacki]

OK, I just found all the good ones.

A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
Twelve or more cows are known as a "flink."
A group of frogs is called an army.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
A group of whales is called a pod.
A group of crows is called a murder.
A group of officers is called a mess.
A group of larks is called an exaltation.
A group of owls is called a parliament.

[jacki]

A conspiracy of ravens, an unkindness of ravens, a constable of ravens.


: Apparently, birds all get their own names (http://birding.about.com/library/weekly/aa032700a.htm)

[Toro]

The obvious: Lions = Pride

[Yeti]

Caravan of camels.

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Barrel of Monkeys

[Sephus]

a group of leprechauns is called a blarney.

[PoBoy321]

A group of unicorns is called a miracle

[2+2 wannabe]

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The obvious: Lions = Pride

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[erby]

a group of ugly chicks at the bar are called a "hoard of swamp donkeys..."

[Pirc Defense]

A gaggle of geese?

[Blarg]

Those are some great ones, Jacki. I had never heard of a "flink" before, and I'm sure I never will again.

I've always loved "a murder of crows" and "an unkindness of ravens."

I think there's a funny name for penguins too but can't remember what it is.

Interestingly, almost everything that isn't just a normal term like pack is either really cool and imaginative or outright funny. The variations aren't dull or pedestrian at all.

[jacki]

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I think there's a funny name for penguins too but can't remember what it is.

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this is all I found:

There is no specific name for a group of penguins, however a group of penguins in the water is often called a raft because they "raft" together.

[-Skeme-]

A scuba of sharks.

[Blarg]

We need more names for groups of people.

Like a group of poker players or OOT readers for instance.

And I'm sure there's got to be some collection of people that could be described as "a yabba dabba" or "a yabba dabba doo" of something.

[gunt]

i found a few cool ones:
a shrewdness of apes
a battery of barracudas
a sloth or sleuth of bears
a wake of buzzards
a comfort of cats
a cowardice of curs...wtf is a cur?
a pod of dolphins
a cackle of hyenas
and the winner...a business of ferrets

[Clarkmeister]

What's a group of strippers?

school o' fish

[gunt]

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What's a group of strippers?

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a group of swallows is called a gulp...a group of strippers is called a swallows.

[Blarg]

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i found a few cool ones:
a shrewdness of apes
a battery of barracudas
a sloth or sleuth of bears
a wake of buzzards
a comfort of cats
a cowardice of curs...wtf is a cur?
a pod of dolphins
a cackle of hyenas
and the winner...a business of ferrets

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A "shrewdness" of apes? That's hilarious -- apes are good for laughing at, not conning you in a timeshare scam.

A cur is a dog, I think a poorly bred one. Like lowly and mangy.

[DasLeben]

It's all about the "Murder" of Crows.

[jacki]

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What's a group of strippers?

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How about --

A sadness of strippers

[gunt]

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What's a group of strippers?

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How about --

A sadness of strippers

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i like this

[Blarg]

How about, a clap of strippers?

[tonypaladino]

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a cowardice of curs...wtf is a cur?


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A cur is a male dog, and a bitch is a female dog.

[WackityWhiz]

a shitload of hurricanes

[jdl22]

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A group of frogs is called an army.

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Odd then that Navy SEALs are called frogs.