Another installment from my blog thread describing what to call groups of animals … See how many you can guess. Answers listed at the bottom of the page.
- The generation generated alarm in the audience.
- I was not bowled over by the barrel barreling towards us….
- A big congregation congregated on the beach.
- The turn turned again towards the sun.
- The horde should have hoarded their food.
- The fleet fleet ran off.
Answers:
- Generation of vipers [1]
- Barrel of monkeys
- Congregation of plovers
- Turn of turtles [2]
- Horde of hamsters
- Fleet of mud hens
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NOTES: [1] Endangered: both exotic and domestic snake species Endangered Snakes List Although vipers represent only 9% of all the snake species that exist on the planet, they currently represent about 17% of the 429 snakes listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List. https://viperconservation.org [2] Endangered: 62% of all turtle species. Critically Endangered Turtle Species © Jadi Campbell 2025. 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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Great post