Everyone knows a group of lions is called a pride and a bunch of elephants hanging out together is referred to as a herd. But what do you yell out when you see more than one cheetah? How about two or more leopards? Three hippos? Four hyenas? Memorize some of these colorful and descriptive collective nouns for African animals and amaze your friends and impress your family on your next safari.
A coalition of cheetahs
Cheetah Quartet by RayMorris1 is licensed by CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
A quiver of cobras
© jigreen
A convocation of eagles
African fish eagles by Bernard Dupont is licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.
A tower (or journey) of giraffes
© Thuto Moutloatse
A raft (or bloat) of hippos
© Greg Courter
A crash of rhinos
© Carolyn O’Connell
A cackle of hyenas
Leftovers by Roger Smith is licensed by CC BY-NC 2.0.
A leap of leopards
© Eric Rock
A sounder of warthogs
© Patrick Endres
A dazzle of zebras
@ Eric Rock
