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The English language has some wonderfullyanthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.
We are all familiar with:
a Herd of cows,
a Flock of chickens,
a School of fish
a Gaggle of geese.
and a Pride of lions,
However, less widely known is:
a Murder of crows
an Exaltation of doves
and, a Congress of owls.
Now, consider a group of Baboons….
They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons?
Believe it or not ……. a Parliament
Yes, a PARLIAMENT of baboons!
You just can’t make this stuff up...
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Anthropomorphic Collective Nouns for the various groups of animals
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 04:28 AM
Happy Birthday Belle, and thanks for the morning giggle, as always!
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 08:26 AM
Oh, Belle, you are so right. You just can't make it up. How fitting. I see it is your Birthday. Happy Birthday, and I do hope you have a great one.
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 09:32 AM
Bwahahahahaha! I knew the crow group name - and it still makes me shudder when I think of it. Makes me think Edgar Allen Poe, although that's a raven, lol.
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 09:59 AM
I recognize several of those names. At one point, I had a list of dozens of animal group names. Of course, I probably couldn't name them if you asked me.... but I'd know them when I saw them.
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 10:03 AM
Found the list I was looking for.... http://www.sandiegoz...roups_list.html
I personally like "Flamboyance of Flamingoes" and "Prickle of Porcupines." "Crash of Rhinoceroses" seems appropriate
I personally like "Flamboyance of Flamingoes" and "Prickle of Porcupines." "Crash of Rhinoceroses" seems appropriate
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 10:17 AM
Belle and Tiza, thanks for sharing. Hope you enjoy your special day today Belle! 
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 10:22 AM
Thank you, Belle, and Happy Birthday! Wishing you many happy returns--I count you as a friend and hope to enjoy your company for many years to come.
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Posted 14 February 2012 - 01:39 PM
Thanks Tiza for the info. Thanks to everybody for the birthday wishes.
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