The English language has some wonderful collective nouns for the various groups of Animals ....?

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a Herd of cows, 
a School of Fish and 
a Gaggle of Geese .......
Pride of Loins, 
a Murder of Crows, 
an Exaltation of Doves and 

a Parliament of OWLS..


Now consider a gathering of Baboons, 
They are the LOUDEST, 
most DANGEROUS, 
most OBNOXIOUS, 
most VICIOUSLY AGGRESSIVE and 
LEAST INTELLIGENT of all primates !!! 

a Group of Baboons is called a CONGRESS !!!

Would you please comment on PARLIAMENT & CONGRESS?

Letter Q · Accepted Answer

I never heard of murder, exhaltation, parliament, or congress...... but you are correct, we have some very interesting words.   I also agree that 'congress' may not have been the best choice. I think that parliament is a good one though, because olws seem like wise old people, reminiscent of old people to me

Hermano · Answer

A Pride of Loins sounds like a Freudian slip... Should be a pride of lions.
A group of three or more cheetahs, other than a mother with cubs, is called a coalition.

Anonym · Answer

If con is the opposite of pro, what is the opposite of progress?

granny · Answer

a flock or murder of crows
dole, bevy, cote, flight of doves
a clutch of owls (young owls)
troop, tribe, flange, congress

Are you inferring we should do w/o government?

The English language has some wonderful collective nouns for the various groups of Animals ....?

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