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Anecdotes and thoughts on matters of life and philosophy. There'll be a bit of angst in here, but also tales of joy and "Awwww..." moments.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Weird animal grouping names 

Herd of cows? Of course I've heard of cows?

Seriously though, here's a list of odd-sounding names for various groups of animals.

A mob of kangaroos
A zeal of zebras
A shrewdness of apes
An exaltation of larks
A battery of barracudas
A convocation of eagles
A prickle of porcupines
A charm of finches
An unkindness of ravens
A skulk of foxes
A shiver of sharks
A troubling of goldfish
A pod of whales
A troop of monkeys
A kaleidoscope of butterflies
A parliament of owls
A quiver of cobras
An ostentation of peacocks
A murder of crows
A smack of jellyfish
A descent of woodpeckers
A rookery of penguins

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