 Animal Collective Names, I've gathered a list of collective terms for animals such as: Dazz |
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 Nov 2 2008, 06:19 PM
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I've gathered a list of collective nouns for animals. Can anyone add to it?
Baboons: Troop Bats: Cloud Crocodiles: Raft Cheetahs: Coalition Giraffe: Journey Hippos: Raft Leopards: Leap Lions: Pride Owls: Parliament Porcupines: Prickle Rhinos: Crash Zebras: Dazzle My blog: African Wildlife |
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| Guest_nyama_* |
Nov 2 2008, 06:55 PM
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QUOTE (David Meisel @ Nov 2 2008, 07:19 PM)  Can anyone add to it? The correct term is collective noun. Wikipedia has a quite impressive list.
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Nov 2 2008, 08:09 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 5,323 Safari Guide Resident in Africa/Former resident |
Thanx for the correction Nyama.
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Nov 2 2008, 10:39 PM
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Nice leopard face David Meisel!
A leap of leopards A sleuth of bears--that one once won me $50! A spot of safaritalkers -------------------- When you think of a rhino, think of a tree (African proverb)
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Nov 3 2008, 04:24 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,451 Joined: 30-June 07 From: Coimbatore, India Member No.: 308 Tourist (regular visitor) Tourist (regular visitor) |
Hey, I saw a coalition of 3 male cheetahs, and a female and cub - all together. What do you call this?
A herd of Red Letchwe? - what is the collective noun for RL? -------------------- Botswana in my blood .......
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| Guest_John Milbank_* |
Nov 3 2008, 07:39 AM
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Bit of a mouthful, but...
An undertakers' convention of Marabou stork A pouch of pelicans and... A tunnel of Safaritalkers (no light at the end of)  Not African, but... A mob of roos QUOTE (Hari) Hey, I saw a coalition of 3 male cheetahs, and a female and cub - all together. What do you call this? A trouble of cheetahs? |
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Nov 3 2008, 01:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,451 Joined: 30-June 07 From: Coimbatore, India Member No.: 308 Tourist (regular visitor) Tourist (regular visitor) |
A trouble of cheetahs? Thanks ....... sounds cool!
So does, Undertakers convention of Maribou Storks. That's so fitting!!! Btw, I always thought it was "Pod of Hippos" ......... David Miesel? Also, must confess ........ for a while I thought it was "Jenny of Giraffee" Because with the accent the Journey is pronounced more like Jenny. I found out something like a safari or two later. -------------------- Botswana in my blood .......
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| Guest_John Milbank_* |
Nov 3 2008, 09:55 PM
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A journey of giraffe is so amazingly appropriate, isn't it!
 In New Zealand, this would be called a 'junny of giraffe'  |
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Nov 3 2008, 10:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 27-February 08 From: London, UK Member No.: 5,121 Tourist (regular visitor) Wildlife Photographer/Artist |
The funniest to me is that a completely made-up collective noun (used in a comedy sketch) has since been picked up and used in serious articles by authors who Googled, thought the made-up term was real and included it in their own writing! Then others pick it up from those articles and it's use continues to grow!
Flange was used as a collective noun for baboons in a Not the nine o'clock news sketch called Gerald The Intelligent Gorilla, which is a classic! You'll now come across references to a flange of baboons, though thankfully, not as often as a troop. -------------------- "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
Ralph Waldo Emerson -------------------- "I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees." Alfred Tennyson |
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| Guest_John Milbank_* |
Nov 3 2008, 11:06 PM
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To digress a little...like your blog, David. Love the story about giraffe hunting in packs.
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Nov 18 2008, 04:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,507 Joined: 5-December 07 From: South Africa Member No.: 4,095 Resident in Africa/Former resident --- |
Ever heard of a Obstinacy of Buffalo?
Sute of Bloodhounds? Tower of Giraffe? Business of mongoose? Aurora of Polar bears Gaze of racoons surfeit of Skunks Implausibility of wildebeest. Drazzel, Zeal, or cohort of Zebra. I got this from "Beat about the Bush" The one good one is an overabundance of elephant. |
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Nov 19 2008, 02:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,451 Joined: 30-June 07 From: Coimbatore, India Member No.: 308 Tourist (regular visitor) Tourist (regular visitor) |
I like Tower better than journey....... thanks, for your list!!!
-------------------- Botswana in my blood .......
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Nov 20 2008, 01:06 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,124 Joined: 30-April 07 From: USA Member No.: 108 Tourist (regular visitor) --- |
Very poetic dik dik. A duet of dik diks. I usually see them in pairs, unless there are young ones too. -------------------- When you think of a rhino, think of a tree (African proverb)
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