Fun With Language: Animal Groups
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soc_puppetThe same way we have specific names for groups of animals, there should exist similar/extended names for even larger groups of said animals.
The two that inspired this are crows and ravens (mostly because, at least once a year, I see a fuckton of crows around here). Since a group of crows is called a Murder, I feel like a really large group of crows should be a Massacre. Similarly, a group of ravens is an Unkindness, and a large group should be a Cruelty.
(A group of vultures is called a Parliament. Possibly a large group of vultures should be called a Government. (I honestly can't decide if this works or not, because while vultures and other scavengers do incredibly vital work for the environment and their ecosystems, they have a downright terrible reputation. ...Actually, that might make it perfect, never mind.))
And these are all birds, so I'm going to try to come up with one more: A group of fish is a School, a really large group of fish is an Education.
Additions welcome!
The two that inspired this are crows and ravens (mostly because, at least once a year, I see a fuckton of crows around here). Since a group of crows is called a Murder, I feel like a really large group of crows should be a Massacre. Similarly, a group of ravens is an Unkindness, and a large group should be a Cruelty.
(A group of vultures is called a Parliament. Possibly a large group of vultures should be called a Government. (I honestly can't decide if this works or not, because while vultures and other scavengers do incredibly vital work for the environment and their ecosystems, they have a downright terrible reputation. ...Actually, that might make it perfect, never mind.))
And these are all birds, so I'm going to try to come up with one more: A group of fish is a School, a really large group of fish is an Education.
Additions welcome!
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Date: 2018-04-04 02:16 pm (UTC)A group of kittens is a Mischief.
A really big group of kittens is a Shenanigan.
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Date: 2018-04-04 03:42 pm (UTC)I have a special fondness for that episode of My Cat From Hell where Jackson Galaxy teamed up with a kitten activist and transported a whole Shenanigan of kittens from California to (IIRC) Colorado.
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Date: 2018-04-04 08:32 pm (UTC)Hm. A group of swans is a grace.
A big group of swans is a benediction.
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Date: 2018-04-05 09:52 pm (UTC)A large group of lions is called a Vanity.
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Date: 2018-04-05 10:08 pm (UTC)A group of squid is an audience.
A big group of squid is a surveillance.
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Date: 2018-04-09 09:07 pm (UTC)A group of otters is called a raft.
A large group of otters is called a flotilla.
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Date: 2018-04-13 04:29 pm (UTC)A group of jays is a scold.
A large group of jays is a chastisement.