Here for your reading amusement is installment #8 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 roll rolled up tight.
- The flight took flight.
- You don’t want this wake at a wake.
- We spotted three stands standing on the beach.
- The parliament looked parliamentary and regal indeed.
- The risk risks being turned into dinner.
Answers:
- Roll of armadillos [1]
- Flight of butterflies [2]
- Wake of buzzards
- Stand of plovers (on land)
- Parliament of owls
- Risk of lobster [3]
NOTES: [1] Giant armadillos are listed as endangered and may go extinct. The nine banded armadillo is the only species that is recorded as increasing. animalquestions.org [2] “Bumblebees, beetles and butterflies are at greater risk of extinction than lions and tigers, according to a global study by the Zoological Society of London.” www.telegraph.co.uk [3] On September 28, 2016, Food&Wine Magazine wrote that Maine lobster are in trouble thanks to global warming. www.foodandwine.com © 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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