Any difference between "herd" and "flock"?

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Any difference between "herd" and "flock"?

What I know about these two words is:

"Flock" can be used for "birds" but "herd" can't be.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You are correct.

 

[SoothingDave]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_terms_of_venery,_by_animal

This will tell you all you could ever want to know about the terms used for "groups" of various animals.

 

[MikeNewYork]

And more than most people want to know. :shock:

 

[Esredux]

And more than most people want to know. :shock:

And still lacking something, penguins for example.

 

[emsr2d2]

And still lacking something, penguins for example.

According to this, that might change.