Have you ever wondered what a group of …. is called? Or had a sudden curiosity about why animals are named in this way? Well this is the perfect article for you! Below are the names of certain groups of animals that you may or may not have come across before….

Apes: a shrewdness

Axolotls: a harem

Antelopes: a herd

Bats: a cauldron, a cloud or colony

Bears: a sleuth or sloth

Badgers: a cete

Baboons: a troop

Camels: a caravan

Cobras: a quiver

(Wild) Cats: a destruction

Coyotes: a band

Crocodiles: a float

Cheetahs: a coalition

Crows: a murder

Ducks: a brace, paddling or team

Deer: a herd

Donkeys: a drove

Eagles: a convocation

Elephants: a herd or parade

Elk: a gang or herd

Emus: a mob

Falcons: a cast

Ferrets: a business

Finches: a charm

Fish: a school, shoal, run, haul or catch

Flamingos: a stand or flamboyance

Flies: a swarm, hatch or business

Foxes: a skulk or leash

Please comment on which animals you would like to know the names of below….