Monday Fun Fact Oct 24

 

What Is That Group Called?  Part 2!

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A group of baboons is called a "troop".

A group of bats is called a "colony".

A group of ducks is called a "paddling".

What other animal group names can you find?

Monday Fun Fact Oct 17

 

What Is That Group Called?

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Groups of animals have some interesting names!  A group of cats, like the one pictured above, is called a glaring of cats.

We call a group of cows a herd of cows.

What do we call a group of owls?

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We call them a parliament of owls.

Here is a group of giraffes:

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This group is called a tower of giraffes.

I promised that I would tell you what we call a group of crows:

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This group is called a murder of crows!

Monday Fun Fact Oct 10

 

The Scarecrow

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The earliest scarecrows were found in Ancient Egypt.  Their task was to keep birds away from the fields near the river Nile.

The Urchfont Scarecrow Festival, located in Wiltshire, England, has been running since the ’90s and draws in up to 10,000 people every year. This festival features over 50 handmade scarecrows with prizes and contests to raise money for charity.

Speaking of crows - do you know what you call a group of crows?  Find out next week! :)

Monday Fun Fact Oct 3

 

Volcano!

image from Encyclopedia Britannica

Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is the largest active volcano on our planet.

1950 Mauna Loa volcano

2018 Kilauea volcano