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12 craziest collective names

An obstinacy of buffaloes:

Buffaloes in Ruaha National Park - photo by Gerard Desroches

A kaleidoscope of butterflies:

Butterflies in Ruaha National Park - photo by Micol Farina

Butterflies in Ruaha National Park - photo by Micol Farina

A coalition of cheetahs:

Cheetahs in Ruaha National Park - photo by Pietro Luraschi

Cheetahs in Ruaha National Park - photo by Pietro Luraschi

A float of crocodiles:

Crocodile in Selous Game Reserve - photo by David Liebst

Crocodile in Selous Game Reserve - photo by David Liebst

A herd, memory, or parade of elephants:

Elephants in Ruaha National Park - photo by David Liebst

Elephants in Ruaha National Park - photo by David Liebst

A tower of giraffes:

Giraffes in Ruaha National Park - photo by Flo Montgomery

Giraffes in Ruaha National Park - photo by Flo Montgomery

A confusion of guinea fowl:

Guinea fowl in Ruaha National Park - photo by David Liebst

Guinea fowl in Ruaha National Park - photo by David Liebst

A cackle of hyenas:

Hyenas by Gerard Desroches

Hyenas by Gerard Desroches

A leap of leopards:

Leopard on the Serengeti, Tanzania - photo by Pedro Ferreira Do Amaral

Leopard on the Serengeti, Tanzania - photo by Pedro Ferreira Do Amaral

A lounge of lizards:

Agama Lizard, Tanzania - photo by Pietro Luraschi

Agama Lizard, Tanzania - photo by Pietro Luraschi

A wake of vultures:

Vultures in Ruaha

Vultures in Ruaha

A dazzle of zebras:

Zebras drinking - photo by Pedro Ferreira Do Amaral

Zebras drinking - photo by Pedro Ferreira Do Amaral

Please feel free to ask our advice on where to go in Tanzania - and when! We have contacts with a network of excellent camps and operators, in the north and south of the country.

Photos by some of our favourite photographers in Tanzania

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