We’ve all heard the most obvious names for groups of animals: herd, school, packs, etc.
But there are a whole lot of other really interesting ones out there that you might not know about out. Here are 20 of the best examples.
1. A cackle of hyenas

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2. A shrewdness of apes

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3. A raft of otters

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4. A murder of crows

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5. A scurry of squirrels

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6. A wake of vultures

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7. A battery of barracudas

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8. A muster of storks

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9. A walk of snails

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10. A parliament of owls

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11. An ambush of tigers

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12. A coterie of prairie dogs

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13. A memory of elephants

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14. A skulk of foxes

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15. A scold of jays

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16. A bale of turtles

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17. A rhumba of rattlesnakes

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18. A business of ferrets

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19. A prickle of porcupines

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20. A mob of kangaroos

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