A group of seagulls is actually called a colony and technically there is no such thing as a seagull -- it's just gull. Turns out the band led you astray. Who would have thought with all that fabulous hair?

When we posted the story last week about rescuing rabbits, we were checking out the collective name for a group of rabbits (“herd” is right, by the way, so is colony, husk, warren and others).

Some make sense and you can see where they came from:

A romp of otters – Come on, those guys always look like they are having fun.

Photo: Lee Karney/USFWS

A convocation of eagles – A convocation calls to mind an important gathering, and what is more important than the symbol of our country?

But why call a group of bears a sloth? Sloth means slow, and bears are anything but slow. Grizzly bears can run as fast as a racehorse for short distances.

Photo: Steve Hillebrand/USFWS

Personally, we like a romp of otters, a prickle of porcupines, or maybe a crash of rhinoceroses.

How about you? What’s your favorite?