A pride of lions
A murder of crow
A pack of wolves
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It’s pretty useful to be able to say “a herd of cows” rather than listing or counting the cows. The fact english chooses to use a different name for each is a feature not found in every language, with many opting simply for “group of X”. The usefulness linguistically of this choice is redundant information. “Group of bears” could be confused with “group of hairs”, but a “sleuth of bears” is unmistakable, preventing the listener from mishearing and then walking into a bear den and dying.
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