30.4 - Dlmrose's task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?

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30.4 - Dlmrose's Task: Passed to Delicious Dee: A Pride of Lions or a School of Sharks?

I’ve always been intrigued by what different collectives of animals are called. Many of us have heard of a pride of lions; but what about a group of sharks or giraffes?

This is a TWO book task.
Books with the main page genre children or kids may NOT be used.

Book 1 Read a book with an animal from this list of Animal Groups on the cover.
Required: Include the cover and state the animal.

Book 2 Using the same animal as book 1, select an Animal Group word associated with that animal from the same list and read a book with that word in the title or subtitle. Plurals and Possessives are ok, no other variations.

Example:
A collective of Sharks is called a School

Miss Timmins' School for Girls

A collective of Hawks is called a Cast

Cast the Cards

[Dee]

reserve

[Dee]

reserve

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Animal Groups from the google document:
Alligators/Crocodiles : Congregation, Bask, Float
Apes/Baboons/Gorilla/Monkeys : Shrewdness, Troop, Flange, Band, Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe
Antelopes : Herd
Ants/Gnats : Colony, Army, Swarm, Nest, Cloud, Horde
Asses/Donkeys : Pace, Herd, Drove
Badgers : Cete, Colony, Set, Company
Bears : Sloth, Sleuth, Litter
Beavers : Colony, Family
Bees : Grist, Hive, Swarm, Nest
Birds : Flock, Dissimulation, Brood, Clutch, Flight, Volary, Brace, Plump, Knob, Wreck
Buffalo, Bison : Herd, Troop, Gang, Obstinancy
Buzzards, Vultures : Wake
Camels : Caravan, Train, Flock
Caterpillars : Army
Cats : Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Dout, Nuisance, Glorying, Glare, Kindle, Litter, Intrigue, Destruction
Cattle : Drove, Herd, Team
Cheetahs : Coalition
Chickens : Brood, Peep, Clutch, Chattering
Cows : Kine
Coyotes : Band
Crows/Ravens : Murder, Horde, Parcel, Storytelling, Unkindness
Deer, Reindeer : Herd, Leash, Gang, Brace, Clash, Bevy
Dogs : Kennel, Cowardice, Cry, Mute, Pack, Litter
Dolphins, Porpoises : Pod, Herd, School, Crowd, Shoal
Doves/Turtle Doves : Dule, Bevy, Cote, Dole, Paddling, Pitying, Piteousness, Pitying, Dule
Ducks/Waterfowl : Flock, Brace, Nadling, Raft, Team, Paddling, Knob, Plump
Eagles/Falcon/Hawks : Convocation, Aerie, Cast, Kettle, Boil
Eels : Swarm, Bed, Fry
Elephants : Herd, Memory
Elk : Gang, Herd
Emus : Mob
Ferrets : Business, Cast, Fesnying
Fish : Draft, Nest, Shoal, School, Catch , Drought, Haul
Flamingoes : Stand, Flamboyance
Frogs/Toads : Army, Colony, Knot, Knab, Nest
Fox : Leash, Skulk, Earth, Lead, Troop
Geese : Gaggle, Herd, Corps, Flock, Skein
Giraffes : Tower
Goats : Tribe, Trip, Drove, Herd, Flock
Goldfinches : Charm
Goldfish : Glint, Troubling
Gulls : Colony, Screech
Hedgehogs : Array
Hippopotamuses : Bloat
Hornets : Nest, Bike
Horses : Team, Harras, Stable, Troop, Stud, Rag, Rake, Herd
Hummingbirds : Charm
Hyenas : Cackle, Clan
Insects : Horde, Nest, Swarm, Rabble, Plague
Kangaroos : Troop, Mob, Herd
Larks : Exaltation, Ascension
Leopards : Leap
Lions : Pride, Sault, Troop
Magpies : Tiding, Gulp, Murder, Charm
Moose : Herd
Nightingales : Watch
Otters : Romp, Bevy, Family, Raft
Owls : Parliament, Stare
Parrots : Company, Pandemonium
Peacocks : Muster, Ostentation, Pride
Pelicans : Pod
Penguins : Colony, Rookery, Huddle
Pigs : Drift, Drove, Singular, Sounder, Team, Passel, Parcel, Litter, Farrow, Sounder
Porcupines : Prickle
Prairie Dogs : Coterie
Rabbits : Colony, Warren, Bury, Trace, Trip, Herd, Down, Husk
Raccoons : Gaze
Rats : Colony, Pack, Plague, Swarm
Rhinoceroses : Crash, Stubbornness
Seals : Pod, Bob, Harem, Herd, Rookery
Sharks : Shiver, School, Shoal
Sheep : Drove, Flock, Down, Hurtle, Fold, Pack, Trip
Snakes : Den, Nest, Pit, Bed, Knot, Generation, Rhumba
Spiders : Cluster, Clutter
Squirrels : Dray, Scurry
Stingrays : Fever
Swans : Bevy, Bank, Herd, Wedge, Flight
Tigers : Streak, Ambush
Turkeys : Rafter, Gang, Posse
Turtles : Bale, Nest, Turn, Dole
Walruses : Herd, Pod
Whales : Pod, Gam, Herd, School, Mod
Wolves : Pack, Route, Rout
Wombats : Wisdom
Zebras : Zeal, Crossing, Dazzle, Cohort, Herd

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This help thread is open!

[Suzanne]

Is this snake clear enough to qualify?



If not, I have an alternate with a photograph of a snake:

(embiggen and you'll see it around the guy's neck like a scarf/necktie)

- tho I'd rather read the Christie ATM... :D

[Dee]

#6 - both covers work for snakes

[Suzanne]

Dee wrote: "#6 - both covers work for snakes"

thank you!

[Maya]

Just checking, because I don't like getting things wrong.

has a dog on the cover, so I can use Cry Wolf as the second book?

[Dee]

I'm sorry wolf and dog aren't on the combined list - you would need either a book with a dog that is not a wolf in the title or a book cover with a wolf

[Paula]

Dee wrote: "I'm sorry wolf and dog aren't on the combined list - you would need either a book with a dog that is not a wolf in the title or a book cover with a wolf"
I think she meant cry as a collective name for a group of dogs. It's in the list in post 4

[Dee]

Then yes - sorry I focused on wolf - shouldn't respond pre coffee ;)

[Trish]

Dee wrote: "Then yes - sorry I focused on wolf - shouldn't respond pre coffee ;)"

:-)

I'm just looking forward to trying to arrange a "Murder of Crows" - it was always one of my favourite collectives, along with a "Parliament of Owls" and an "Unkindness of Ravens".

[Laura H L]

does this work for Bees?


I want to read The Nest and The Secret Life of Bees.

[Lauren]

Just want to confirm these two for crows on the cover:

[Emily]

Raven or Crow?

[Dee]

Laura wrote: "does this work for Bees?


I want to read The Nest and The Secret Life of Bees."

approved - I see a bee - just make sure to point it out when you post.

[Dee]

Boston Kate wrote: "

Raven or Crow?"

I think a Raven - but I'll ask the mods to combine those two since they are so similar in looks/hard for mod to interprate

[Emily]

Dee wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "

Raven or Crow?"

I think a Raven - but I'll ask the mods to combine those two since they are so similar in looks/hard for mod to interprate"

Oh, okay, thanks. So I could still use "Murder" for my book 2 option?

I don't want to cause any complications - I have another animal book I can use if this one won't work. :)

[Dee]

Boston Kate wrote: "Dee wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "

Raven or Crow?"

I think a Raven - but I'll ask the mods to combine those two since they are so similar in looks/hard for mod to in..."

yup! pending the mod coming back and not merging :) will let you know

[Brooke]

So I'm no ornithologist, but I'm pretty sure this is some kind of falcon/hawk, no?

[Dee]

Brooke wrote: "So I'm no ornithologist, but I'm pretty sure this is some kind of falcon/hawk, no?
"

Yep - that looks like a falcon/hawk to me

[Christine]

So if I read this book with a fish on the cover for Book 1
could I read Catch-22 matching the word "catch" for Book 2, or does the hyphenation disqualify it?

Thanks!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

was this a different task before?

[Dee]

Christine wrote: "So if I read this book with a fish on the cover for Book 1
could I read Catch-22 matching the word "catch" for Book 2, or does the hyphena..."

Sorry hypenated words don't work

[Dee]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "was this a different task before?"

Don't think so - but maybe

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Before this task was titled "It's Elementary" according to my notes.

[Maya]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Before this task was titled "It's Elementary" according to my notes."

That's 30.3 :)

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

ok

[Ann A]

Dee wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "Dee wrote: "Boston Kate wrote: "

Raven or Crow?"

I think a Raven - but I'll ask the mods to combine those two since they are so similar in look..."

Here's another "Raven or Crow" book that I'll hope to use with "murder":



Very creative task!

ETA: I just noticed that the list in this thread has indeed combined raven/crow, so it appears I'm good to go!

[Pia]

Let's see if these books work:



Crows on cover

and:

Murder in the Dark

[Lauren]

Sorry Dee, but you seem to have missed my request in post #15. Thanks

[Dee]

The first one yes; the second is only a wing and could be any kind of blackbird (even though the title says crows - sorry!)

[Lauren]

Dee wrote: "The first one yes; the second is only a wing and could be any kind of blackbird (even though the title says crows - sorry!)"

That's great.
Thanks.

[Amber]

Hi there! I love seeing all the different collective group names :)

I wanted to check my set because of the change to combine raven/crow:

If I read by Maggie Stiefvater,
then I can read A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain?

[Dee]

yep - that works Amber

[Amber]

Thanks Dee!

[Pia]

Hi Dee,
I think you missed my post, # 31

Thanks!

[Dee]

Pia wrote: "Let's see if these books work:



Crows on cover

and:

Murder in the Dark"

I can't really tell if they are crows or just blackbirds - sorry

[Pia]

Dee wrote: "Pia wrote: "Let's see if these books work:



Crows on cover

and:

Murder in the Dark"

I can't really tell if they..."

I'll try to find other books,

Thanks

[Trish]

Ann A wrote: "ETA: I just noticed that the list in this thread has indeed combined raven/crow, so it appears I'm good to go! "

Good news. It was definitely going to be tricky to tell them apart. Thank you mods!

I was thinking of this one for my crow book: , and combining the two makes it a safer choice.

[Dee]

Both work - even if it were half a cat it's obvious

[BellaGBear]

Hello,

is the cover of this book clear enough a fox? because then I would like to read it.

And this one as second book:

[Dee]

Bellagbear wrote: "Hello,

is the cover of this book clear enough a fox? because then I would like to read it.

And this one as second book: "

those work

[BellaGBear]

Dee wrote: "Bellagbear wrote: "Hello,

is the cover of this book clear enough a fox? because then I would like to read it.

And this one as second book: [bookcover:The Long Earth..."

cool thanks :)

[Marie (UK)]

will this be acceptable for shark

[Dee]

yeah - that is sharkish enough :)

[Bouchra]

Do the birds on this qualify for "bird"?

Thanks!

[Dee]

Yep

[Nicole]

I am using this (I chose the elephant and the word memory for the second book). I wanted to share since there are a few animals on the cover!