They're A What?

Part Three

questions

by Uncle Bear

Still more animal congregations..

AN AARMORY OF AARDVARKS
A TRIBE OF ANTELOPES
A FLANGE OF BABOONS
A FIXTURE OF BARNACLES
A CALDRON BATS
AN AURORA OF POLAR BEARS
A HIVE OF HONEY BEES
A BIKE OF (wild) BEES
A VOLARY OF BIRDS
A CARAVAN OF CAMELS
A TOK OF CAPERCAILLES
A MUSE OF CAPONS
A MIERSHOOPTIER OF BLACK-FOOTED CATS
A MAACHBAGHA OF FISHING CATS
A GULP OF CORMORANTS
A HEAD OF CURLEWS
A RANGALE OF DEER
A KENNEL OF (Canis lupus familiaris) DOGS
A COTERIE OF (Cynomys spp.) PRAIRIE DOGS
A PITEOUSNESS OF DOVES
A BRACE OF DUCKS
A SWARM OF ELECTRIC EELS
A HATCH OF FLIES
A RASP OF GUINEA FOWL
A HAREM OF FENNEC FOXES
A PRAYER OF GODWITS
A WHOOP OF GORILLAS
A BAZAAR OF GUILLEMOTS
A MEWS OF (small) GULLS
A SALADBOWL OF HAMSTERS
A SIEGE OF HERONS
A MUTE OF HOUNDS
A MESS OF IGUANAS
A SCOLD OF (blue) JAYS
A KINDLE OF KITTENS
A LOVELINESS OF LADYBUGS
A FALL OF LAMBS
A SORD OF MALLARDS
A NEST OF MICE
A MONGAGGLE OF MONGOOSES
A CARLOAD OF MONKEYS
A FLEET OF MUDHENS
A SPAN OF MULES
A YOKE OF OXEN
A CUPBOARD OF GIANT PANDAS
A FIREFOX OF RED PANDAS
PULCHRITUDE OF PEACOCKS
A CRECHE OF PENGUINS
A KIT OF PIGEONS
A NYE OF PHEASANTS
A FARROW OF PIGLETS
A KNOB OF PINTAILS
A PIDDLE OF PUPPIES
A WARREN OF RABBITS
A FIELD OF RACEHORSES
A MALESTORM OF SALAMANDERS
A FLOTILLA OF SWORDFISH
A HERMITAGE OF THRUSH
A VENUE OF VULTURES
A COURT OF WALLABIES
A PAIL OF WASP
A PLUMP OF WATERFOWL
A GAM OF WHALES
A WISDOM OF WOMBATS
A CLEW OF WORMS

You'll see some of these and others in "An Exultation of Larks," by James Lipton.

Uncle Bear is a writer and researcher in North Carolina. He can be reached through:

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