Here is the third 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 charm charmed me again with their singing.
- A huge cloud clouded the sky, and ruined any chance of a good photo.
- The band banded together, hoping no one would notice.
- A blue fluther fluthered in the tide. [1]
- A mob mobbed Uluru.
- The squadron flew off in a squadron. [2]
Answers:
- Charm or chirm of finches
- Cloud of gnats
- Band of gorillas [3]
- Fluther of jellyfish [4]
- Mob of kangaroos [5]
- Squadron of pelicans


NOTES: [1] There are 3 wonderful names for jellyfish groups. Fluther is the second [2] A military flight formation [3] Status: Endangered to Critically Endangered WWF [4] Using fluther in a sentence even allowed me to make up a verb! [5] According to the IUCN Red List, tree kangaroos range from near threatened to critically endangered across the various species. Intl Fund for Animal Welfare

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[1] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-05/trump-is-gutting-the-nations-environmental-programs-heres-how-much-it-will-cost-americans © Jadi Campbell 2025. All photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see Uwe’s 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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