Here is installment #22 from my eternal blog thread describing what to call groups of animals … See how many you can guess. Answers listed at the bottom of the page.
- They gammed about the gam’s lack of gams!
- Sometimes a pounce pounces.
- A vagrant vagrant member is all alone.
- Is a deceit deceitful?
- A sord is not sordid.
- The posse shot the posse – and ate it.
Answers:
- Gam of whales [1] [2]
- Pounce of cats
- Vagrant of sea urchin
- Deceit of lapwings
- Sord of mallards (in flight)
- Posse of turkeys
NOTES: [1] Gam is also a social visit or friendly chat, especially between whalers or other seafarers. [2] But wait, there’s more! Gam also refers to a woman’s legs. Merriam-Webster.com Most whale species are endangered. “Of the 11 [baleen] species, nine currently have population estimates far below pre-whaling numbers. Recent population estimates for the blue and right whales total a small fraction of their numbers just over 100 years ago. See population and status table.” seaworld.org © Jadi Campbell 2017. All photos © Uwe Hartmann and Jadi Campbell. 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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