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> flock of crows

This is called a murder of crows. I've always found that term odd, and it seems derogatory. I don't know the origin.

and multiple ravens are referred to as a "conspiracy" whereas a group of owls is a "parliament" and gather several vultures and you get a "venue"

I recently heard this used in a podcast and I got distracted by the term and looked up all this nonsense. TIL multiple jellyfish are a "smack"!

And hedgehogs form an array!:)

and here i was thinking all owls were always solitary

Collective nouns are linguistic bullshit made up by people who want to excel at pub quizzes. I hate them :o)