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So, what do you call a group of....?

Started by BTM, July 07, 2010, 09:14:37 AM

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BTM

Ever think about certain animals and wonder, what do you call a group of them?  I mean, everyone knows a bunch of cattle is a herd, bunch of birds (in general) is a flock, but how about a bunch of ferrets?  Elk?  Foxes?  And so on?  

Well, I was wondering that just now about ducks, as I had a picture with a bunch of them I took at the park.  

Doing some searching, I came upon this handy reference site http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm

It's pretty got some pretty interesting facts.  For instance, did you know a group of bats is a colony?  A group of tigers is a streak. A bunch of penguins is also called a colony and a group of lawyer is called Target Practice.

So, anyway, it's a neat site, you should check it out!
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Leah

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rhinoceroses- a crash
so, if the rhinoceroses are loose and cause mayhem, I guess you can call them a crash team work?
WTF am i saying.
yeah no.

Raffine

"A shrewdness of apes" has always been on of my favorites.
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Allhallowsday

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Trevor

A group of Trevors: a stinkie of underpants.  :buggedout: :buggedout::teddyr: :teddyr:
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Raffine

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Ed, Ego and Superego

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Leah

yeah no.

Paquita

Ooh.. an "intrusion" of cockroaches!  How appropriate!

Quote from: Trevor on July 08, 2010, 08:02:45 AM
A group of Trevors: a stinkie of underpants.  :buggedout: :buggedout::teddyr: :teddyr:

Or an unpleasantness of pants  :smile: