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You thought we were done? Nope. Here's 15 more collective terms for groups of animals.

16. A nursery or a gaze of raccoons 

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Cute as they may be, raccoons do not make good pets. They can actually be quite dangerous.

17. A herd of deer

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Male deer have antlers, and female ones do not, except in the case of reindeer (caribou): Both male and female reindeer carry antlers.

18. A band of gorillas

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These powerful animals are actually endangered. 

19. A team of horses

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A team of horses is a term that applies for horses that are used as beasts of burden.

20. A harras of horses

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A harras of horses grazing. The female horse is called a mare.

21. An ambush of tigers

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Although they are typically solitary animals, when they are forced into groups, they form ambushes.

22. A pod of whales

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Whales, like dolphins, are not fish, but mammals.

23. A brood of chickens

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Chickens have three eyelids.

24. A stand of flamingos

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iIt is easier for flamingos to stand on only one leg because they save energy. 

25. A tower of giraffes

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Giraffe horns are called ossicorns, and they are covered in hair.

26. A bed of cockles

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Cockles live in the sand and mud on the surface of the ocean.

27. A pride of lions

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Lions don't live in the jungle, so king of the jungle is a misnomer.

28. A down or warren of rabbits

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Rabbits live in downs or warrens in the wild, but if they are domesticated, they live in herds.

29. A swarm of bees 

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Bees can group in swarms, as when flying, in a hive or colony, , as in their honeycombs.

30. A pandemonium of parrots

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Due to their noisy nature, the name is pretty self-explanatory.

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