List of collective nouns for non-human mammals

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SUBJECT	COLLECTIVE TERM	STATUS
aardvarks	An armory of aardvarks	Spurious
antelope	A herd of antelope	^{[citation needed]}
apes	A shrewdness of apes	Confirmed^[1]
apes	A troop of apes	^{[citation needed]}
asses	A pace of asses	^{[citation needed]}
asses	A coffle of asses	^{[citation needed]}
baboons	A congress of baboons	^{[citation needed]}
baboons	A troop of baboons	^{[citation needed]}
baboons	A flange of baboons	Spurious^[2]
badgers	A cete of badgers	Confirmed^[3]
bats	A colony of bats	^{[citation needed]}
bears	A sloth of bears	Confirmed^[4]
bears	A sleuth of bears	^{[citation needed]}
beavers	A colony of beavers	^{[citation needed]}
beavers	A lodge of beavers	^{[citation needed]}
boars	A singular of boars	^{[citation needed]}
boars	A sounder of boars	Confirmed^[5]
borzois	A leash of borzois	^{[citation needed]}
buffalo	A herd of buffalo	^{[citation needed]}
buffalo	An obstinacy of buffalo	^{[citation needed]}
camels	A complaint of camels	Uncertain^[6]
camels	A flock of camels	^{[citation needed]}
cats	A destruction of cats (feral or wild)	^{[citation needed]}
cats	A clowder of cats	Confirmed^[7]
cats	A cluster of cats	^{[citation needed]}
cats	A clutter of cats	^{[citation needed]}
cats	A colony of cats	See note^[8]
cats	A glaring of cats	^{[citation needed]}
cats	A pounce of cats	^{[citation needed]}
cattle	A drove of cattle	^{[citation needed]}
cattle	A herd of cattle	^{[citation needed]}
cattle	A kine of cattle	^{[citation needed]}
chamois	A herd of chamois	^{[citation needed]}
colts	A rag of colts	^{[citation needed]}
colts	A rake of colts	^{[citation needed]}
conies	A bury of conies	^{[citation needed]}
cows	A flink of cows	^{[citation needed]}
cows	A herd of cows	^{[citation needed]}
curs	A cowardice of curs	^{[citation needed]}
deer	A herd of deer	^{[citation needed]}
deer	A leash of deer	^{[citation needed]}
deer	A parcel of deer	^{[citation needed]}
dogs	A pack of dogs	Confirmed^[9]
dolphins	A pod of dolphins	Confirmed^[10]
elephants	A herd of elephants	^{[citation needed]}
elephants	A parade of elephants	^{[citation needed]}
elk	A gang of elk	Confirmed^[11]
ferrets	A business of ferrets	^{[citation needed]}
ferrets	A fesnying of ferrets	^{[citation needed]}
foxes	A leash of foxes	^{[citation needed]}
foxes	A skulk of foxes	Confirmed^[12]
giraffes	A corps of giraffes	^{[citation needed]}
giraffes	A tower of giraffes	Uncertain
giraffes	A kaleidoscope of giraffes
goats	A tribe of goats	^{[citation needed]}
goats	A trip of goats	Confirmed^[13]
gorillas	A band of gorillas	^{[citation needed]}
gorillas	A woop of gorillas	^{[citation needed]}
guinea pigs	A scream of guinea pigs	^{[citation needed]}
hares	A down of hares	^{[citation needed]}
hares	A husk of hares	^{[citation needed]}
hares	A leap of hares	^{[citation needed]}
hares	A trace of hares	^{[citation needed]}
hares	A trip of hares	^{[citation needed]}
hedgehogs	A prickle of hedgehogs	^{[citation needed]}
hippopotami	A bloat of hippopotami	Uncertain
hippopotami	A crash of hippopotami	^{[citation needed]}
hippopotami	A pod of hippopotami	^{[citation needed]}
hogs	A drift of hogs	Uncertain
hogs	A parcel of hogs	^{[citation needed]}
hogs	A passel of hogs	^{[citation needed]}
horses	A harass of horses	^{[citation needed]}
horses	A stable of horses	Confirmed^[14]
horses	A team of horses	Confirmed^[15]
hounds	A cry of hounds	Confirmed^[16]
hounds	A mute of hounds	^{[citation needed]}
hounds	A pack of hounds	Confirmed^[17]
hyenas	A clan of hyenas	^{[citation needed]}
kangaroos	A court of kangaroos	Spurious (see note^[18])
kangaroos	A mob of kangaroos	^{[citation needed]}
kangaroos	A troop of kangaroos	^{[citation needed]}
kittens (cats)	A kindle of kittens (cats)	Confirmed^[19]
kittens (rabbits)	A wrack of kittens (rabbits)	^{[citation needed]}
lambs	A fall of lambs	^{[citation needed]}
leopards	A leap of leopards	^{[citation needed]}
lions	A pride of lions	Confirmed^[20]
lions	A sault of lions	^{[citation needed]}
lions	A sowse of lions	^{[citation needed]}
mares	A stud of mares	^{[citation needed]}
mice	A mischief of mice	^{[citation needed]}
mice	A nest of mice	^{[citation needed]}
moles	A company of moles	^{[citation needed]}
moles	A labour of moles	^{[citation needed]}
moles	A movement of moles	^{[citation needed]}
monkeys	A barrel of monkeys	Idiomatic
monkeys	A circus of monkeys	Uncertain
monkeys	A mission of monkeys	^{[citation needed]}
monkeys	A tribe of monkeys	^{[citation needed]}
monkeys	A troop of monkeys	^{[citation needed]}
mules	A Rake of mules	^{[citation needed]}
mules	A barren of mules	^{[citation needed]}
otters	A romp of otters	^{[citation needed]}
oxen	A span of oxen	^{[citation needed]}
oxen	A team of oxen	Confirmed^[21]
oxen	A yoke of oxen	Confirmed^[22]
pandas	A pandemonium of pandas	Spurious
pekingese	A pomp of pekingese	^{[citation needed]}
piglets	A farrow of piglets	Confirmed^[23]
piglets	A litter of piglets	^{[citation needed]}
pigs	A drove of pigs	^{[citation needed]}
pigs	A herd of pigs	^{[citation needed]}
pigs	A sounder of pigs	^{[citation needed]}
polar bears	An aurora of polar bears	^{[citation needed]}
polecats	A chine of polecats	^{[citation needed]}
ponies	A string of ponies	Confirmed^[24]
porpoises	A turmoil of porpoises	Uncertain
porpoises	A pod of porpoises	Confirmed^[25]
possum	A passel of possum	Uncertain
platypus	A lot of platypus	Uncertain
puppies	A litter of puppies	Confirmed^[26]
rabbits	A bury of rabbits	^{[citation needed]}
rabbits	A colony of rabbits	^{[citation needed]}
rabbits	A nest of rabbits	^{[citation needed]}
raccoons	A gaze of raccoons	^{[citation needed]}
racehorses	A field of racehorses	^{[citation needed]}
rats	A mischief of rats	Unknown
rats	A colony of rats	^{[citation needed]}
rats	A pack of rats	^{[citation needed]}
rats	A rabble of rats	^{[citation needed]}
rats	A swarm of rats	^{[citation needed]}
rhinoceroses	A crash of rhinoceroses	^{[citation needed]}
roes	A bevy of roes	^{[citation needed]}
seals	A colony of seals (on land)	^{[citation needed]}
seals	A plum of seals	Uncertain
seals	A pod of seals	Confirmed^[27]
seals	A raft of seals (in the water)	^{[citation needed]}
seals	A spring of seals	^{[citation needed]}
sheep	A flock of sheep	Confirmed^[28]
sheep	A trip of sheep	^{[citation needed]}
show dogs	A bench of show dogs	Uncertain
squirrels	A church of squirrels	^{[citation needed]}
squirrels	A dray of squirrels	^{[citation needed]}
swine	A drift of swine	Confirmed^[29]
swine	A sounder of swine	^{[citation needed]}
tigers	A streak of tigers	^{[citation needed]}
tigers	An ambush of tigers	^{[citation needed]}
walruses	A herd of walruses	^{[citation needed]}
walruses	An ugly of walruses	^{[citation needed]}
weasels	A sneak of weasels	^{[citation needed]}
whales	A gam of whales	Confirmed^[30]
whales	A herd of whales	Confirmed^[31]
whales	A pod of whales	Confirmed^[32]
whales	A school of whales	Confirmed^[33]
wolves	A pack of wolves	Confirmed^[34]
wolves	A rout of wolves	Confirmed^[35]
zebra	A herd of zebra	Confirmed^[36]
zebra	A zeal of zebra	^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notes

^ shrewdness. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shrewdness
^ This was referred to on the BBC programme QI in which it was suggested that it may have been fabricated for comedic purposes but was accidentally disseminated as fact.
^ cete. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cete
^ sloth. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sloth
^ sounder. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sounder
^ A "complaint of camels" was formerly common in Australia due to the poem "The Plaint of the Camel" by Charles Edward Carryl, which was part of the primary school syllabus for many years.
^ clowder. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clowder
^ Andrew Lang, www.vetclinpathjournal.org, www.humane-so-arizona.org
^ pack. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack
^ pod. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod
^ gang. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gang
^ skulk. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skulk
^ trip. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trip
^ stable. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stable
^ team. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/team
^ cry. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cry
^ pack. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack
^ The phrase "A court of kangaroos" is frequently thought to be legitimate, given the (quite unrelated) expression "a kangaroo court". There is no known evidence of its legitimacy as a collective noun, however.
^ kindle. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kindle
^ pride. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pride
^ team. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/team
^ yoke. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/yoke
^ farrow. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/farrow
^ string. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/string
^ pod. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod
^ litter. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/litter
^ pod. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod
^ flock. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flock
^ drift. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/drift
^ gam. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gam
^ herd. (n.d.). WordNet® 2.0. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herd
^ pod. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pod
^ school. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/school
^ pack. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pack
^ rout. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rout
^ herd. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 29, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herd