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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