22 Peculiar Names for Groups of Animals

Have you ever heard the expression, "a gaggle of geese?" These names for groups of animals are pretty peculiar, too.

1. A shrewdness of apes	12. An exaltation of larks
2. A battery of barracudas	13. A troop of monkeys
3. A kaleidoscope of butterflies	14. A parliament of owls
4. A quiver of cobras	15. An ostentation of peacocks
5. A murder of crows	16. A rookery of penguins
6. A convocation of eagles	17. A prickle of porcupines
7. A charm of finches	18. An unkindness of ravens
8. A skulk of foxes	19. A shiver of sharks
9. A troubling of goldfish	20. A pod of whales
10. A smack of jellyfish	21. A descent of woodpeckers
11. A mob of kangaroos	22. A zeal of zebras

A troubling of goldfish swims around.

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