Let's call the groups of animals as we should:
a herd of elephants / cattle (including: cows, steers, bulls, and oxen)
a pack of wolves / dogs
a flock of birds / sheep
a swarm of bees
a shoal of fish
a pride of lions
a school of whales
Interesting collocations, aren't they?
Source: Guy Hellman, Wordbuilder. The Heinemann English. Heinemann, 1992.
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