Saturday, February 7, 2009

Watch out for that bloat of hippopotamuses!!!

Ever see a group of animals and wonder what the correct term for the group was?

Wonder no more! (I limited the list to the more obscure names...)

Mammals
albatross...rookery
apes...troop
asses...drove
baboons...flange
badgers...company
bears...sleuth
buffalo...gang
cats...clowder
elk...gang
ferrets...business
fox...leash
giraffes...tower
goats...tribe
hippopotamuses...bloat
kangaroos...troop
leopards...leap
moles...labor
otters...romp
porcupines...prickle
squirrels...scurry
tigers...streak

Birds
buzzards...wake
cranes...sedge
crows...murder
eagles...convocation
flamingos...stand
hawks...cast
jays...party
larks...exaltation
owls...parliament
rooks...building
ravens...unkindness
storks...mustering
turkeys...rafter

Reptiles/Amphibians
crocodiles...bask
frogs...army
toads...knot
turtles...bale

Fish
herring...army
sharks...shiver
trout...hover

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