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[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

A bunch of crows is called a ~~gang~~ iirc, is there a term for multiple cats jumping out at you?

Update: damn I learned a lot from you guys with the google and whatnot.

[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A group of crows is a murder, and ravens are an unkindness. Smart black birds were not named with politeness.

[–] Jimbo@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

The unpoliteness was likely mutual

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 15 points 2 days ago
[–] Secret_Music@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to this random website (just one of the first results on Ecosia): "While clowder is the most common collective noun for cats, a group of cats is also called a cluster, litter (kittens of the same mother), destruction (wild cats), or nuisance."

First time I've heard any of those apart from litter, personally. There's also a pride of lions.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

feral cats are a colony, too.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

An ambush of cats?