Catogories of groups of animals...

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Apes A shrewdness

Asses A pace

Badgers A cete

Bats A colony

Bears A sloth, sleuth

Buffalo A gang, an obstinacy (I suspect these refer to old world buffalo; use "herd" for American bison)

Cats A clowder, a pounce; for kittens...A kindle, litter, an intrigue

Cattle A drove, herd

Deer A herd, bevy (refers only to roe deer)

Dogs A litter (young), pack (wild), cowardice (of curs); specific to hounds...A cry, mute, pack, kennel

Elephants A herd

Elk A gang

Ferrets A business

Fox A leash, skulk, earth

Giraffes A tower

Goats A tribe, trip

Gorillas A band

Hippopotamuses A bloat

Horses A team, harras, rag (for colts), stud (a group of horses belonging to a single owner, string (ponies)

Hyenas A cackle

Kangaroos A troop

Leopards A leap

Lions A pride

Martens A richness

Moles A labor

Monkeys A troop, barrel

Mules A pack, span, barren

Otters A romp

Oxen A team, yoke

Pigs A drift, drove, litter (young), sounder (of swine), team, passel (of hogs), singular (refers to a group of boars)

Porcupines A prickle

Rabbits A colony, warren, nest, herd (domestic only), litter (young); specific to hares...A down, husk

Rhinoceroses A crash

Seals A pod, herd

Sheep A drove, flock, herd

Squirrels A dray, scurry

Tigers A streak

Whales A pod, gam, herd

Wolves A pack, rout or route (when in movement)

Birds:

Birds in general A flight (in the air), flock (on the ground), volary, brace (generally for gamebirds or waterfowl, referring to a pair or couple killed by a hunter)

Bitterns A sedge

Buzzards A wake

Bobolinks A chain

Chicks (of many species) A brood; clutch

Coots A cover

Cormorants A gulp

Cranes A sedge

Crows A murder, horde

Dotterel A trip

Doves A dule, pitying (specific to turtle doves)

Ducks A brace, flock (in flight), raft (on water) team, paddling (on water), badling

Eagles A convocation

Finches A charm

Flamingos A stand

Geese A flock, gaggle (on the ground), skein (in flight)

Grouse A pack (in late season)

Gulls A colony

Hawks A cast, kettle (flying in large numbers), boil (two or more spiraling in flight)

Herons A sedge, a siege

Jays A party, scold

Lapwings A deceit

Larks An exaltation

Mallards A sord (in flight), brace

Magpies A tiding, gulp, murder, charm

Nightingales A watch

Owls A parliament

Parrots A company

Partridge A covey

Peacocks A muster, an ostentation

Penguins A colony

Pheasant A nest, nide (a brood), nye, bouquet

Plovers A congregation, wing (in flight)

Ptarmigans A covey

Rooks A building

Quail A bevy, covey

Ravens An unkindness

Snipe A walk, a wisp

Sparrows A host

Starlings A murmuration

Storks A mustering

Swallows A flight

Swans A bevy, wedge (in flight)

Teal A spring

Turkeys A rafter, gang

Widgeons A company

Woodcocks A fall

Woodpeckers A descent

Reptiles and Amphibians:

Crocodiles A bask

Frogs An army

Toads A knot

Turtles A bale, nest

Snakes, vipers A nest

Fish:

Fish in general A draft, nest, school, shoal (some authors claim that the common "school" is a corruption of shoal, and therefore incorrect)

Bass A shoal

Herring An army

Sharks A shiver

Trout A hover

Invertebrates:

Ants A colony

Bees A grist, hive, swarm

Caterpillars An army

Clams A bed

Cockroaches An intrusion

Flies A business

Gnats A cloud, horde

Grasshoppers A cloud

Hornets A nest

Jellyfish A smack

Locusts A plague

Oysters A bed

[Onyx]

Ravens  An unkindness

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Weird!!!

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Indeed