20 Of The Strangest Names For Animal Groupings

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Everyone loves animals, from the domestic pets to wildlife. While most animals don’t have totally strange names, groups of animals sometimes do have some odd ones. You’ve likely heard of a flock of seagulls (not the band) and a gaggle of geese, but there are many more stranger ones than these. Most of the names you’ll find below are at least kind of creepy. However, you may find at least one cute one! If you ran into some of these groups you might shudder, either way, read on and find out twenty names for animal groupings.

A Cloud of Bats

Most people only see a couple bats flying around in the yards at one time, eating up pesky bugs. However, there is a reason that groups of bats are called a cloud (among other things). It’s because when you get a lot of them they look like a big black looming cloud.

An Audience of Squid

With those big buggy eyes, it makes sense that if you were around a group of squid you’d feel as though you have an audience.

A Romp of Otters

A romp of otters needs to be romping around in your yard right now, doesn’t it?

A Crash of Rhinoceroses

They say someone that has a tendency to knock things down or bump into things is like a bull in a China shop. Maybe they should say it’s like a crash of rhinoceroses. No one wants to crash into one of those.

An Ambush of Tigers

They look all cute and cuddly, but no one wants to be ambushed by one, let alone a group of them.

A Wake of Buzzards

This is a pretty clever name, if you think about it. Buzzards eat dead animals and road kills, so it may look like a group of them is holding a wake over the carcass they are munching on.

A Gulp of Cormorants

A gulp of cormorants is an interesting name. Maybe it comes from them gulping up all the fish and making it harder for fishermen to catch anything?

A Horde of Crows

You’ve probably already heard or a murder of crows, but did you know a group of these somewhat ominous black birds could also be called a horde. Kind of makes you visualize a group of zombie birds.

A Stand of Flamingos

Makes sense, since they always seem to be standing.

A Shiver of Sharks

It’s pretty likely that if you ran into a group of sharks you’d shiver too.

A Siege of Herons

These beautiful birds have a very interesting group name. Who could see these gentle creatures taking siege of anything?

An Intrusion of Cockroaches

Yes, cockroaches are an intrusion.

A Pandemonium of Parrots

Are these bright and colorful birds called this when they are in a group setting being they are confusing, noisy, and disorderly? Birds are noisy, that’s for sure.

A Bouquet of Pheasants

This is kind of a beautiful name, although still strange and interesting. Male pheasant have bright and beautiful colors, so they would look bouquet-ish.