A collective noun that describes a group of animals is also known as a term of venery. Some are specific to certain animals, whereas others overlap. Take our quiz to see if you know your herds ...

An alphabetical guide to the weird and wonderful terminology of animal groups, of course ... devoted to "the fascinating world of collective nouns," has created in a series of witty and original ...

But even though “fluffle” is a wry 21st-century invention, it’s really not that different from collective nouns coined in the past. Many fanciful names for animal groups, like “a shrewdnes ...