elephant herds
Matriarch-led gray gatherings
Elephant herds are the social groups in which elephants live, typically consisting of related females and their offspring led by a matriarch.
Males leave the herd at adolescence to live alone or in loose bachelor groups.
The term emphasizes elephants' highly social nature: The elephant herd gathered at the watering hole.
Herd is the standard collective noun for elephants.
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- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
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- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
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