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Question To Make You Think by prof2007(op): 3:04am On Jan 19, 2021

A group of lions is called a pride. What is a group of pandas called?

Re: Question To Make You Think by InfernoNig: 4:44am On Jan 19, 2021

An embarrassment.

Re: Question To Make You Think by MightySparrow: 6:42am On Jan 19, 2021

pandemoneum grin

Re: Question To Make You Think by Nobody: 7:17am On Jan 19, 2021

prof2007:
A group of lions is called a pride. What is a group of pandas called?

Embarrassment

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Re: Question To Make You Think by prof2007(op): 9:31am On Jan 19, 2021

iamcee:
Embarrassment

Correct! A group of pandas is called an embarrassment. However, they can also be called a cupboard of pandas or a bamboo of pandas.

Here are some more interesting group names:

DAZZLE of zebras.
SMACK of jellyfish.
CONSORTIUM of crabs.
TOWER of giraffes.
MURDER of crows.
AURORA of polar bears.
BLOOM of ladybirds.
CONFUSION of wildebeest.
etc.

So, where did all these strange names come from?

A lady from 15th Century England called Julia Berners published a book called "The Book of Hawking, Hunting and Blasing of Arms" in 1486. In the book she listed 165 collective nouns for groups of people and animals.

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Re: Question To Make You Think by Nobody: 10:37am On Jan 19, 2021

prof2007:
Correct! A group of pandas is called an embarrassment. However, they can also be called a cupboard of pandas or a bamboo of pandas.

Here are some more interesting group names:

TOWER of giraffes.

I have always considered the above the aptest of all animal group names.

A 'tower' of giraffes. How fitting.

Re: Question To Make You Think by Nobody: 10:38am On Jan 19, 2021

prof2007:
Correct! A group of pandas is called an embarrassment. However, they can also be called a cupboard of pandas or a bamboo of pandas.

Here are some more interesting group names:

DAZZLE of zebras.
SMACK of jellyfish.
CONSORTIUM of crabs.
TOWER of giraffes.
MURDER of crows.
AURORA of polar bears.
BLOOM of ladybirds.
CONFUSION of wildebeest.
etc.

So, where did all these strange names come from?

A lady from 15th Century England called Julia Berners published a book called "The Book of Hawking, Hunting and Blasing of Arms" in 1486. In the book she listed 165 collective nouns for groups of people and animals.

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