Apart from mother’s with offspring and for brief mating periods they will virtually avoid all contact with each other. In the wild, orangutans are one of the most solitary species of animals. Some say the answer is a buffoonery of orangutans but the correct reply really is that there is no name. People often ask me what the collective noun for a group of orangutans is. There are several collective noun words that are used for animals and birds like colony, troop, army, flock, and herd. A shrewdness of apes or band of gorillas- I took this photo in Uganda on one of my mountain gorilla tours.Ģ) A skulk of bat eared foxes – taken in Ndutu, Tanzaniaģ) A squadron of manta rays – below is a short video of hundred’s of these incredible animals I filmed at a mass gathering in Hanifaru bay.To date we’ve donated £9000 from this project to these three NGO’s and we can send prints to anywhere on our lovely planet. Balding, Brace (a couple of hunted and killed ducks), Flock (flying), Paddling (on water), Raft (on water), Team of Ducks. I’m pleased to announce a new range of limited edition great ape prints including orangutans, mountain gorillas and chimpanzees as part of a fundraising project in partnership with The Orangutan Foundation UK, Jane Goodall Institute and Gorilla Doctors. Phrases like a pack of wolves, or a herd of bison, or a school of fish. Here, we’ll take a closer look at collective nouns, and provide even more examples, placing them in context so you can gain a greater understanding of how they work. Some nouns in the English language, Im relieved to say, make logical sense in referring to a group or collection of animals. Words like group, herd, and array are collective noun examples. Flock: Birds (e.g., ducks, geese, and pigeons). Herd: Cattle, deer, elephants, and buffalo. These nouns can be quite fascinating and often reflect the characteristics or behavior of the animals. Be it for the social interaction, mating season, or herd immunity (groups of animals are harder to attack than solitary ones wandering by themselves). All animals collect into groups at some point in their lives. ![]() Here I’ve started with my personal favourite top 5 and then below that I’ve listed in alphabetical order the definitive list of animal group names. Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of people or things. The collective noun for animals is a term used to describe a group of animals of the same species. Enter our list of the weirdest collective nouns for Australian Animals also known as a ‘List of Probably Useless Taxonomies that May Come up in Pub Trivia One Day’. Collective nouns are names used to represent a group of people, animals, or things. ![]() The collective nouns for groups of some animals are well known – a pride of lions or a herd of buffalo for example. Some of the most common collective nouns for animals include a flock of birds, a herd of cattle, a pack of dogs, and a school of fish.
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