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Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546550
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A prickle of hedgehogs.

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546568
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Great input, all!

Another one I just found
A Richness of Marten

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546569
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A sounder of hogs.

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546577
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Parliament of Owls

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546600
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A brood of vipers
a pod of whales

A pride of lions
swarm of bees
A colony of ants
a town of prarie dogs

Bryce

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546606
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My 8 yr old was reading a Komodo dragon book this week and informed me that a group of lizards is called a “lounge”

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546609
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A shivering of sharks


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546610
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Oh and a group of cobras is a “quiver”

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546627
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Who comes up with these names, anyways?


The devil's greatest trick isn't making us think he doesn't exist. It's flattering us. So we don't see..... the devil is us.
Re: Animal terms [Re: yotetrapper30] #8546628
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Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
Who comes up with these names, anyways?


I’d like to know too!!
This has been very interesting

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546693
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A group of turkey's are a rafter.
Male: donkey is a Jack the female Jenny.
Male: mule is a John the female a Molly.

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546694
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A group of sheep is called a flock.

Re: Animal terms [Re: Bob_Iowa] #8546731
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Originally Posted by Bob_Iowa
A group of sheep is called a flock.


In general, yes, but a group of rams( seen separate in the wild most of the time, except during the rut), is called a band.

Re: Animal terms [Re: elsmasho82] #8546765
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An Eclipse of moths!
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