The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.
We are all familiar with a
Herd of cows,
Flock of chickens,
School of fish,
Gaggle of geese, and
a Pride of lions.
Herd of cows,
Flock of chickens,
School of fish,
Gaggle of geese, and
a Pride of lions.
However, less widely known is:
A Murder of crows,
An Exaltation of doves,
And, presumably because they look so wise: A Congress of owls.
A Murder of crows,
An Exaltation of doves,
And, presumably because they look so wise: A Congress of owls.
Now consider a group of Baboons.
They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates...
They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates...
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not … A Parliament!
YEP....A PARLIAMENT OF BABOONS!
Pretty much explains everything doesn't it?
Pretty much explains everything doesn't it?
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