| Antelope: | A herd of antelope |
| Ant: | A colony or An army of ants |
| Ape: | A shrewdness of apes |
| Baboons: | A troop of baboons |
| Bacteria: | A culture of bacteria |
| Badger: | A cete of badgers |
| Bass: | A shoal of bass |
| Bear: | A sleuth or sloth of bears |
| Beaver: | A colony of beavers |
| Bee: | A swarm, grist or hive of bees |
| Bird: | A flock, flight, congregation or volery of birds |
| Boar: | A sounder of boars |
| Buffalo: | A herd of buffalo |
| Buck: | A brace or clash of bucks |
| Caterpillar: | An army of caterpillars |
| Cat: | A clowder or clutter of cats |
| Cattle: | A herd or drove of cattle |
| Chicken: | A brood or peep of chickens |
| Chicks: | A clutch or chattering of chicks |
| Clam: | A bed of clams |
| Cobra: | A quiver of cobras |
| Colt: | A rag of colts |
| Cow: | A kine of cows (twelve cows are A flink) |
| Coyote: | A band of coyote |
| Crane: | A sedge or siege of cranes |
| Crocodile: | A float of crocodiles |
| Crow: | A murder of crows |
| Cub: | A litter of cubs |
| Curlew: | A herd of curlews |
| Cur: | A cowardice of curs |
| Deer: | A herd of deer |
| Dog: | A pack of dogs |
| Donkey: | A herd or pace of asses |
| Dove: | A dule of doves |
| Duck: | A brace, paddling or team of ducks |
| Elephant: | A herd of elephants |
| Seal: | A pod of elephant seals |
| Elk: | A gang of elks |
| Emus: | A mob of emus |
| Ferret: | A business or fesnyng of ferrets |
| Finches: | A charm of finches |
| Fish: | A school, shoal, run, haul, catch of fish |
| Fly: | A swarm of flies |
| Fox: | A skulk or leash of foxes |
| Frog: | An army or colony of frogs |
| Geese: | A flock, gaggle or skein (in flight) of geese |
| Gnat: | A cloud or horde of gnats |
| Goat: | A herd, tribe or trip goats |
| Goldfince: | A charm of goldfinches |
| Gorilla: | A band of gorillas |
| Greyhound: | A leash of greyhounds |
| Hare: | A down or husk of hares |
| Hawk: | A cast or kettle of hawks |
| Hen: | A brood of hens |
| Heron: | A hedge of herons |
| Hog: | A drift, or parcel of hogs |
| Horse: | A team, pair or harras of horses |
| Hound: | A pack, mute or cry of hounds |
| Jellyfish: | A smack of jellyfish |
| Kangaroo: | A troop or mob of kangaroos |
| Kitten: | A kindle or litter of kittens |
| Lark: | An ascension or exaultation of larks |
| Leopard: | A leap (leep) of leopards |
| Lion: | A pride of lions |
| Locust: | A plague of locusts |
| Magpie: | A tiding of magpies |
| Mallard: | A sord of mallards |
| Mare: | A stud of mares |
| Marten: | A richness of martens |
| Mole: | A labour of moles |
| Monkey: | A troop of monkeys |
| Mule: | A barren or span of mules |
| Owls: | A parliament of owls |
| Oxen: | A yoke, drove, team or herd of oxen |
| Oyster: | A bed of oysters |
| Parrot: | A company of parrots |
| Partridge: | A covey of partridges |
| Peacock: | A muster or ostentation of peacocks |
| Peep: | A litter of peeps |
| Penguin: | A colony of penguins |
| Pheasant: | A nest, nide (nye) or bouquet of pheasants |
| Pigeon: | A flock or flight of pigeons |
| Pig: | A litter of pigs |
| Plover: | A wing or congregation of plovers |
| Pony: | A string of ponies |
| Porpoise: | A pod of porpoises |
| Quail: | A covey or bevy of quail |
| Rabbit: | A nest of rabbits |
| Rat: | A pack or swarm of rats |
| Rattlesnake: | A rhumba of rattlesnakes |
| Raven: | An unkindness of ravens |
| Rhino: | A crash or herd of rhinos |
| Roebuck: | A bevy of roebucks |
| Rook: | A building or clamour of rooks |
| Seal: | A herd or pod of seals |
| Sheep: | A drove or flock of sheep |
| Snake: | A nest of snakes |
| Snipe: | A walk or wisp of snipe |
| Sparrow: | A host of sparrows |
| Squirrel: | A dray of squirrels |
| Starling: | A murmuration of starlings |
| Stork: | A mustering of storks |
| Swallow: | A flight of swallows |
| Swan: | A bevy, herd, lamentation or wedge of swans |
| Swift: | A flock of swifts |
| Swine: | A sounder or drift of swine |
| Teal: | A spring of teal |
| Toad: | A knot of toads |
| Trout: | A hover of trout |
| Turkey: | A rafter of turkeys |
| Turtledove: | A pitying or dule of turtledoves |
| Turtle: | A bale of turtles |
| Walrus: | A pod of walrus |
| Whale: | A school, gam or pod of whales |
| Viper: | A nest of vipers |
| Wolf: | A pack or route of wolves |
| Woodcock: | A fall of woodcocks |
| Woodpecker: | A descent of woodpeckers |
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