Yet another addition to my blog thread describing what to call groups of animals! … See how many you can guess. Answers listed at the bottom of the page.
- A rookery will hardly rook you.
- The cast cast out sand.
- The quivering quiver swayed and waited….
- Culture doesn’t care about culture.
- This lounge member lunged!
- The swarm swarmed my sandwich and I couldn’t eat it.
Answers:
- Rookery of gooney birds [1]
- Cast of crabs
- Quiver of cobras
- Culture of bacteria
- Lounge of lizards [2]
- Swarm of flies [3]
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NOTES: [1] Ah, the gooney bird… now better known as the albatross. This magnificent bird’s wingspan can reach 11 feet! Status: 19 species of albatross are threatened with extinction. Environmental Watch. Two-thirds of the world’s albatross species are globally threatened because of human action, with up to 100,000 birds killed annually as bycatch. www.birdlife.org [2] This particular lizard is a waran. It was bigger than me! Go to my earlier posts Warning: Waran!! and The Outback for more on my encounters with these critters. The Komodo dragon is classified by the IUCN as Endangered and is listed on the IUCN Red List. [3] Nothing compares to the Hell that is a swarm of flies in Australia’s Outback. Nothing. © 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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The destruction of the planet, and now even the White House…it’s all making me fluctuate between livid and numb.
But. A quiver of cobras. That makes me happy.
I may be starting a thread on the sounds animals make! I’ll keep you (sorry, can’t resist) posted….
My heart breaks for the damage being done to the environment in the USA. I’m trying to make my voice heard. I got three of the collectives.