List of animal names
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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.
"Young animal" redirects here. For the manga magazine, see Young Animal (magazine). For DC Comics imprint, see DC's Young Animal. For names applied to people, see Animal epithet.
"Parliament of Owls" redirects here. For the DC Comics fictional group, see Court of Owls.
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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]