‘A Dazzle of Zebras’ and Other Collective Nouns for the Animals You’ll See on Safari

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

A quiver of cobras

A convocation of eagles

A tower (or journey) of giraffes

A raft (or bloat) of hippos

© Greg Courter

A crash of rhinos

A cackle of hyenas

A leap of leopards

A sounder of warthogs

A dazzle of zebras