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
and a Gaggle of geese
and a Pride of lions
However, less widely known is:
a Murder of crows
(as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens)
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.........
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons?
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?
You just can’t make this stuff up.
I have always known a group of owls to be a parliament and a troop of baboons.
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