Collective Nouns - An Alphabet of Animals

We thought we would have a little fun and create a list of what we think are the best and most unusual collective nouns for animals. Of course, in the tradition of Ark in Space we are including the best images we could find to illustrate them. You can go check them out on the internet we did not make these up! So, here they are - an A-Z of collective nouns, a veritable alphabet of animals.

A byke of ants

Image Credit Flickr User Thirteen of Clubs

We are not sure what it means, however.  Yet it was still more interesting than the word we would normally use - swarm

A cauldron of bats

Image Credit Flickr User Aussie Gal

A coalition of cheetahs

Image Credit Flickr User Rainbirder

A piteousness of doves

Image Credit Flickr User saill2dolphin

A convocation of eagles

Image Credit Flickr User US Wildlife Service

A bundle of frogs

Image Credit Flickr User deanj

A stretch of giraffes

Image Credit Flickr User qmnonic

A saladbowl of hamsters

Image Credt Flickr User Laura Northrup

A smack of jellyfish

Image Credit Flickrf User Schristia

A forkl of kudu

Image Credit Flickr User paulshaffner

A conspiracy of lemurs

Image Credit FlickrUser Tambako the Jaguar

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A mob of meerkats

Image credit Flickr User Tambako the Jaguar

A watch of nightingales

Image Credit Flickr User insecta62

A romp of otters

Image Credit Flickr User mikebaird

A scoop of pelicans

Image Credit Maria Cabral de Moura

A swarm of quelea

Image Credit Wikimedia

An unkindness of ravens

Image Credit Flickr User wolfpix

A hood of snails

Image Credit Flickr User nicholas_gent

A streak of tigers

Image Credit Flickr User Eustaquia Santimano

A blessing of unicorns

Image Credit Flickr User Rahuldlucca

OK, there was no real animal beginning with u, so we used unicorn instead!
 

A posse of vicunas

Image Credit Flickr User CURZU

A pot of water buffalo

Image Credit Flickr User Felixtriller

A cabinet of yak

Image Credit Flickr User reurinkjan

A dazzle of zebras

Image Credit Flickr User geofftheref

Infortunately, there are no collective nouns for any animals beginning with the letters i, u and x - at least none that we could find.  If you can, please let us know!