Many of us can recite a few names for animal groups, most notably the very well-known:
-A pride of lions:
A school (or shoal) of fish:
An army of herring:
Or a flock of chickens:
But, do you know the name for a group of rattlesnakes? How about a group of hedgehogs, or apes or elk?
Starting today, I will post some names of animal groups. In addition to animals, I will also list invertebrates as well.
Just as fascinating as the animals are, their names are even more interesting, with many of the names evoking a physiological or psychological/philosophical reason behind why the animal groups are thus named.
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ANIMAL GROUPS (A-B):
A grouping, pack,armory of aardvarks:
A rookery of albatross:
A congregation of alligators:
A candle, clan, family of anteaters:
A shrewdness (or troop) of apes:
A herd of antelope:
A colony, army, swarm or nest of ants:
A herd, arrangement, pack of armadillos:
A pace, herd, drove of wild asses:
A colony, flock, raft of auks:
A flange, troop of baboons:
A culture of bacteria:
A cete, colony, set, company of badgers:
A battery of barracudas:
A cloud, colony, cauldron of bats:
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