Unusual Collective Nouns for Animals

You are probably familiar with phrases like “a hive of bees”, “a pride of lions” but ever heard of a "kaleidoscope of butterflies"? You can also say a "swarm of butterflies" but kaleidoscope is such a cool word. Below is a list of not so common collective nouns for animals.

A walk of snails – never mind that snails do not walk.
A destruction of cats
A scourge of mosquitoes. Swarm is also used for mosquitoes.
A parliament of owls
A memory of elephants
A school of dolphins
A bale of turtles
A barrel of monkeys. You can also say carload, troop, or tribe
A shiver of sharks
A blessing of unicorns
A generation of vipers
A stubbornness of rhinoceroses or a crash of rhinoceroses 
A prickle of porcupines
An unkindness of ravens
A harem of seals
A charm of hummingbirds
A business of ferrets
A rout of wolves
A flamboyance of flamingos
A cloud of bats

The easiest way to remember new words is to incorporate them in everyday use. Which of these will you be adding to your speech this week?