Animal Terms

Taken from: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/animal-terms.htm

Below you'll find typical terms that we use to refer to some of the more common animals. In some cases there are additional terms not shown here. The collective terms describe groups of the animal and are also known as "terms of venery". (Easy List)

Animal	Plural	Male	Female	Young	Collective term (terms of venery)
ant	ants	winged male, aner	queen, worker	antling	a colony of ants, an army of ants
bat	bats	male	female	pup	a cloud of bats, a colony of bats
bear	bears	boar	sow	cub	a sleuth of bears, a sloth of bears
bee	bees	drone	queen, worker	larva, schadon, fry (plural noun)	a hive of bees, a swarm of bees
bird	birds	cock	hen	nestling, fledgling	a flock of birds, a flight of birds (in the air)
buffalo	buffalo, buffalloes, buffaloes	bull	cow	calf	a herd of buffalo
cat	cats	tom	queen	kitten	a clutter of cats
chicken	chickens	rooster	hen	chick	a brood of chickens, a flock of chickens
cow	cattle	bull	cow	calf	a herd of cattle
dog	dogs	dog	bitch	puppy, pup	a pack of dogs
dolphin	dolphins	bull	cow	pup	a school of dolphins
duck	ducks	drake	duck	duckling	a raft of ducks
elephant	elephants	bull	cow	calf	a herd of elephants
fish	fish, fishes	male	female	fry (plural noun)	a school of fish
fox	foxes	dog, reynard	vixen	cub	a troop of foxes, an earth of foxes
frog	frogs	male	female	tadpole, froglet	an army of frogs, a colony of frogs
goose	geese	gander	goose	gosling	a flock of geese, a gaggle of geese
goat	goats	billy (domestic), evec	nanny	kid	a flock of goats, a herd of goats
horse	horses	stallion, colt (young)	mare, filly (young)	foal	a herd of horses, a team of horses (in harness), a string of horses (for racing)
kangaroo	kangaroos	buck	doe	joey	a mob of kangaroos, a troop of kangaroos
lion	lions	lion	lioness	cub	a pride of lions
monkey	monkeys	male	female	infant	a troop of monkeys
owl	owls	male	female	owlet	a parliament of owls
ox	oxen	bull, steer (castrated)	cow	calf	a herd of oxen, a drove of oxen (when driven in a group), a team of oxen (in harness)
penguin	penguins	male	female	chick	a colony of penguins
person	people	man	woman	baby, infant	a crowd of people
pig	pigs	boar	sow	suckling, piglet	a herd of pigs, a flock of pigs
rabbit	rabbits	buck	roe	bunny, bunny rabbit	a colony of rabbits, a nest of rabbits, a warren of rabbits (strictly, where they live)
sheep	sheep	ram	ewe	lamb	a flock of sheep
tiger	tigers	tiger	tigress	cub, whelp	a streak of tigers, an ambush of tigers (fanciful*)
whale	whales	bull	cow	calf	a school of whales, a shoal of whales, a pod of whales (smaller groups)
wolf	wolves	dog	bitch	cub	a pack of wolves, a herd of wolves
zebra	zebra, zebras	stallion	mare	foal	a cohort of zebra, a herd of zebra

*Some collective terms are fanciful or invented, for example: an ambush of tigers, a wilderness of monkeys, a zeal of zebra

Easy list of animal terms