Playful February

A crash of rhinoceroses ~ a colony of ants ~ a shrewdness of apes ~ a pace of asses ~ a cete of badgers ~ a shoal of bass ~ a sloth of bears ~ a grist of bees ~ a dissimulation of birds ~ a singular of boars ~ an army of caterpillars ~ a clowder of cats ~ a drove of cattle ~ a peep of chicks ~ a bed of clams ~ a rag of colts ~ a covert of coots ~ a murder of crows ~ a duel of doves ~ a paddling of ducks ~ a clutch of eggs ~ a herd of elephants ~ a gang of elks ~ a business (or fesnying) of ferrets ~ a charm of finches ~ a school of fish ~ a skulk of foxes ~ an army of frogs ~ a gaggle of geese ~ a horde of gnats ~ a trip of goats ~ a charm of goldfinches ~ a leash of greyhounds ~ a hush (or down) of hares ~ a cast of hawks ~ a siege of herons ~ a drift of hogs ~ a harras of horses ~ a cry of hounds ~ a swarm of insects ~ a smack of jellyfish ~ a troop of kanga roost ~ a kindle of kittens ~ a deceit of lapwings ~ an exaltation of larks ~ a leap of leopards ~ a pride of lions ~ a plague of locusts ~ a tiding of magpies ~ a sord of mallards ~ a richness of martens ~ a labor of moles ~ a barren (or kick) of mules ~ a watch of nightingales ~ a parliament of owls ~ a yoke of oxen ~ a covey of partridges ~ a congregation of plovers ~ a string of ponies ~ a litter of pups ~ a covey of quail ~ a nest (or warren) of rabbits ~ an unkindness of ravens ~ a bevy of roebucks ~ a building of rooks ~ a pod of seals ~ a flock of sheep ~ a walk of snipe ~ a host of sparrows ~ a duration of starlings ~ a mustering of storks ~ a flight of swallows ~ a lamentation of swans ~ a sounder of swine ~ a spring of teal ~ a knot of toads ~ a hover of trout ~ a rafter of turkeys ~ a pitying of turtledoves ~ a bale of turtles ~ a blessing of unicorns ~ a skulk of vermin ~ a gam of whales ~ a skein of wildfowl ~ a descent of woodpeckers ~ a route of wolves ~~~~~~

Now for a reader's contest! Year's ago, I started my own "New Additions" list. (non scientific, of course). Many people have contributated to it over the years. I invite you to do the same. Don't be afraid to rename any of the groups. Have Fun!