EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -While pack is the most common collective noun for wolves, a group of wolves is also called a rout.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is fine to say “prides of lions” and “herds of cattle” if you have more than one pride or herd. Collective nouns, like pride and herd, are singular nouns that refer to a group of things, people, or animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common collective nouns for a group of fish in general are school and shoal. Both the words have evolved from the same common Dutch root ‘schole’ meaning a troop or crowd.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maybe you know that a group of lions is called a pride, but other animal groups have even weirder names, like a streak of tigers, and a sloth of bears.