#Feb 1: Vocabulary / myLot

United States

February 4, 2018 11:51am CST

I found a few more groups, that I thought were interesting. Of course I'm still wondering who decided on these terms for groups of animals. A group of parrots is called a company. A group of goats is called a trip. A group of toads is called a knot. I didn't know any of these.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109848)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Feb 18

Are goats tripping over themselves or taking acid?

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

5 Feb 18

Actually, goats are generally very sure-footed but they do eat a lot of garbage if they get the chance.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (74596)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Feb 18

Thank you for sharing. I didn't know this. I looked this up and was amused to find that a group of kangaroos is known as a mob.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

5 Feb 18

I thought that a group of kangaroos were called a troop. Maybe they are also called a mob? What do our Australian mylotters say? Are both terms correct?

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