Kangaroos travel in very large groups, bounding over the Australian grasslands. It's thus easy to see how a kangaroo group got its name!
3. A pod of...
Answer: Whales
Whale groups are also called herds and sometimes schools.
4. A skulk of...
Answer: Foxes
The term brings to mind a sly and slinking fox.
5. A sleuth of...
Answer: Bears
This is a very old term.
6. A murder of...
Answer: Crows
The black crow has a very sinister reputation, no doubt leading to this term.
7. A brace of...
Answer: Hounds
A brace is technically 2 hounds.
8. An exaltation of...
Answer: Larks
So called because of their habit of flying and singing at the same time.
9. A parliament of...
Answer: Owls
This term probably has its roots in the supposed wiseness of owls. I also received a note from player lindzbar that stated,"Chaucer penned a poem entitled "A Parliament of Fowls" which is possibly about the marriage of of Richard II to Anne of Bohemia.
This is a theory that has incurred much debate, however each bird in the poem takes on certain traits, and the owl is, in some respects, a harbinger of death. The argument could be made that as a representation of Death, the owl acts as final judge for those who are crossing over into the afterlife.
In the Riverside Chaucer, the owl appears in line 343 of the poem. "The oule ek, that of deth the bode bryngeth;""
10. A covey of...
Answer: Quail
Partridge and other small game birds also come in coveys.
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