This and That

It took me a long time to discover what I wanted to do when I grew up. It wasn't until I retired and began to do what I love most that I found writing had been waiting in the wings all along. I am a Christian writer - more about that if you visit my website "Ecclesia!"and blog "Road to Emmaus" at http://susanledoux.net. Here at Wordspinner I just write about this and that. Hope you enjoy.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

What a Name!


                In one of the Big Bang episodes, Sheldon Cooper acquired a bunch of cats when what passes for his love life hit a bump in the road.  As he explained to his flabbergasted mother, the “bunch” of cats is more correctly called a “Clowder” or a “Glare.”
                 Who knew?
                That got me wondering what other strange names we attach to animals based on their species, age or sex. Turning to the internet, here’s a sampling of some of the really weird attributions.
A congregation of alligators
A raft of Auks
A cete of badgers
A cloud of bats
A sleuth of bears
A sute of bloodhounds
A wake of Buzzards
A peep of chickens
A lap of Cod
 A bed of clams
A quiver of cobras
A bask of crocodiles
A convocation or aerie of eagles
A leash of fox
A tower of giraffes
A cackle of hyenas
A crash of rhinos
Just to name a few, but my favorite is:  a  Murder of Crows  - It makes me think of  Edgar Allan Poe.

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