![]() ![]() ![]() Swans – wedge (in V formation in flight).Pheasants – bevy, bouquet (when flushed), nye.Hawks – cast (a pair released after game), kettle (riding a thermal), leash (three).Geese – gaggle, skein (in flight), wedge (in V formation in flight).Falcons – cast (a pair released after game).Ducks – paddling (on water) raft (on water).But this is not even the strangest name on the list. Learning that a group of parrots is called a pandemonium was an eye-opening revelation for me. Horses – harras, span (a team of two), string.Fur seals – harem (belonging to one male).If you would like to impress your friends on your next safari, pick a couple of terms from the list below and use them at the first chance you get.Ī tower of giraffes in South Africa (Image – Pixabay) That conversation piqued my curiosity and I decided to look up some more collective nouns for animals. No doubt, he’s been waiting for a chance to drop it in a conversation since the beginning of our trip. In answer to our blank stares, he explained that the collective noun used for a group of parrots was a pandemonium. The collective nouns used as names for groups of animals are often unexpectedly bizarre. While most of us know that a group of lions is called a pride, who knew that a group of jaguars is called a shadow? Or that the collective noun for leopards is a leap?Įarlier this year, I found myself watching a very active bird feeder on a Brazilian farm in the Pantanal, when I heard my friend remark: “Such a colourful pandemonium of parrots”. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you are not alone. A crash of rhinos, anyone? Or a prickle of porcupines? How about a parliament of owls? ![]()
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