Did you know that when you see a group of animals, most, if not all, of the said groups have their own specific names? Here are a few unusual names for groups of animals:
- A shrewdness of apes
- A mischief of rats or mice
- A business of ferrets
- An exaltation of larks
- A battery of barracudas
- A troop of monkeys
- A kaleidoscope of butterflies
- A parliament of owls
- A quiver of cobras
- An ostentation of peacocks
- A murder of crows
- A rookery of penguins
- A convocation of eagles
- A prickle of porcupines
- A charm of finches
- An unkindness of ravens
- A skulk of foxes
- A shiver of sharks
- A troubling of goldfish
- A smack of jellyfish
- A descent of woodpeckers
- A mob of kangaroos
- A zeal of zebras
(Feature photo via St. Catherine’s Standard; Info via howstuffworks.com)
