List of animal names

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In the English language, animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.

Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California

The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners.[1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites.[2][3][4]