![]() Especially, considering their ability to remember watering holes and sometimes, it seems, recognise our surveillance planes. ![]() Instead, a group of Ellies is a memory, and we at the Tsavo Trust have found this to be very appropriate a term indeed. Gnus, or the Wildebeest, with their wayward walks and disorganised crossings, are grouped together in a very apt confusion of Wildebeest.Įqually apt, as they face down the deadliest of Africa’s predators, are the bullish Cape Buffalo which are grouped together as part of an obstinacy.Įlephant don’t come in a herd, not on this list. ![]() Phrases like a pack of wolves, or a herd of bison, or a school of fish. If I were a paranoid sort of game spotter, I’d swear I’d just seen a conspiracy of Lemurs. Some nouns in the English language, Im relieved to say, make logical sense in referring to a group or collection of animals. How we group Rhinos and Porcupines may not surprise you: they come in a crash and a prickle. Geese are either a gaggle, if they are grounded, or a skein, if they are in flight. Drove, gang, and team are the other collective nouns for buffaloes. The main objective of using collective nouns is to simplify communication and description. The collective noun for buffaloes is a herd. A collective noun is one word that represents a group of animals, people, or things. Buffaloes are majestic animals and their collective nouns of herd, drove, gang, and team are a testament to their strength in numbers. To describe a group of animals, the English language offers a plethora of collective nouns, and one of the most commonly used is ‘herd’. It is a singular noun that refers to a collection of individuals or objects. What would you rather face? A gang of turkeys or an army of frogs? Buffaloes are social animals and live in herds. The collective noun for animals is a term used to describe a group of animals of the same species. A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of people, animals, or things. ![]() The tall Giraffe watches all as part of a tower, disregarding the dazzle of Zebras as it scans the plains for any threats. They’ll sit and they’ll judge in a parliament of owls. What’s that buffeting about my ears on this cold, coastal night? A cauldron of bats, I believe.įlamingos neither come nor go, they stay, a part of a stand. But how do we collectively describe Africa’s other icons?īelow are some of the more unexpected collective nouns that we’ve given to the weird, wonderful and wild:Īpes, intelligent and inventive, they come in a shrewdness. Collective nouns can be both whimsical and pragmatic, often derived from observations of animal behavior or characteristics. Kennel, leash, and cry are the other collective nouns for hounds. Some collective nouns are taken seriously and others will only ever win you a very interpretational point in the local pub quiz but that won’t stop us listing them.Īntelope come in herds, Lions prowl the Savannah, proud in their prides, and you’ll find Monkeys in a troop. Conclusion: Hounds have been a part of human life for centuries, and their collective nouns of pack and kennel are a testament to their importance in our lives. ![]()
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