Starting a new game --What is the usual name for an animal group

[retired2]

What is the usual name for an animal group?

Examples:
A gaggle of Geese

[kishgo]

a MURDER of crows!!!

[Rick Wisson]

A heard of cows.

[retired2]

An army of ants/caterpillars/frogs

[observer]

A flock of sheep

[retired2]

An ambush of tigers

[observer]

A pod of whales

[Rick Wisson]

A swarm of bees.

[retired2]

A congress of baboons

[observer]

Hey retired - you got that email too - about Congress! LOL
A pack of dogs

[kishgo]

A crash of rhinos!

[gale force]

A school of fish

[retired2]

A badling of ducks

[kishgo]

Didn't know that one Retired2.
A nursery of raccoons, although I would much prefer the extinction of raccoons!

[observer]

Have we had a pride of lions?
Didn't know about nursery of raccoons either?
BTW - are we all just accepting these as gospel? Or is someone checking if they're factual? LOL

[Rick Wisson]

I suppose the teacher is to keep us all honest here.

[kishgo]

Well Observer, after all, you are called the Watchful Eye so we'll leave verification to you! Hehehe.


The raccoon one is authentic. I learned a lot about raccoons these past few summers!!!!
A swarm of grasshoppers.

[gale force]

A clowder of cats (the things you learn watching TV)

[retired2]

A battery of barracuda

[kishgo]

A baby alligator is called a hatchling. I never want to see one in my backyard.

[retired2]

You probably have big ones now

[gale force]

Kishgo can look for a colony of flamingos. LOL

[kishgo]

Now that I'd love to do!
Have you ever seen a colony of bats?

[observer]

What's a group of mice? or rats? I don't know

[kishgo]

Tom or Jerry?

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