We use collective nouns on a daily basis, although many of them such as a “group of people” are more than a little mundane. But when it comes to using collective nouns to describe animal groups, THAT’S when things become interesting. We’ve put together a list of 20 of our favourite collective nouns to describe a whole range of animals, some of them make perfect sense, some are quite brillant and others are sure to raise a few eyebrows.
Do let us know which you love the most!
1. A whoop of gorillas
2. A congregation of alligators
3. A cloud of bats
4. A peep of chickens
5. A leap of leopards
6. A sleuth of bears
7. A skulk of foxes
8. A tower of giraffes
9. A cackle of hyenas
10. A smack of jellyfish
11. A mess of iguanas
12. A gaze of raccoons
13. A scourge of mosquitos
14. A crash of rhinoceros
15. A rabble of butterflies
16. An ambush of tigers
17. A pounce of cats
18. A business of ferrets
19. A skulk of foxes
20. A gulp of swallows
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