Ah… the never-ending blog thread about what groups of animals are called. See how many you can guess…. Answers listed at the bottom.
- A pomp really is pretty pompous.
- The wriggle wriggled.
- People surfeit fast on a surfeit.
- The grin grinned.
- The paddling paddled off.
- He drove the drove.
Answers:
- Pomp of Pekinese
- Wriggle of worms [1]
- Surfeit of skunks [2]
- Grin of opossums
- Paddling of ducks (on water)
- Drove of cattle
NOTES: [1] Larvae, actually. But you get the idea…. [2] The Striped Skunk is currently the chief carrier of rabies in the U.S. Present status of the less common Spotted skunk: Endangered. Missouri Dept of Conservation © Jadi Campbell 2017. All photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see more of Uwe’s animal photos and pics from our trips go to viewpics.de. Fun animal names from www.writers-free-reference.com, Mother Nature Network and www.reference.com
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Fun as always…I didn’t get any, as always! Thanks.
Lots more posts to follow for you to try again, Marilyn.
While opossums and possums are the same I wonder if a grin of possums applies.
It does apply 🙂 🙂 🙂