Save the Animal Kingdom! #8

Here is installment #8 from my blog thread describing what to call groups of animals … most of them endangered or vulnerable. See how many you can guess. Answers listed at the bottom of the page.

1. The roll rolled up tight.
2. The flight took flight.
3. You don’t want this wake at a wake.
4. We spotted three stands standing on the beach.
5. The parliament looked parliamentary and regal indeed.
6. The risk risks being turned into dinner.

Parliament, Madeira

Answers:

1. Roll of armadillos [1]
2. Flight of butterflies [2]
3. Wake of buzzards
4. Stand of plovers (on land) [3]
5. Parliament of owls [4]
6. Risk of lobster [5]

Flight, back trails Cranberry Lake, Adirondacks USA

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NOTES: [1] Giant armadillos are listed as endangered and may go extinct. Zoo Conservation Outreach [2] “Bumblebees, beetles and butterflies are at greater risk of extinction than lions and tigers, according to a global study by the Zoological Society of London.” www.telegraph.co.uk [3] While Piping Plovers have increased in number in recent years, the species is still listed under the Endangered Species Act. It is considered Endangered in the Great Lakes region and Threatened in the remainder of its U.S. breeding range. The species is also listed as Endangered in Canada. [4] There are 227 species of typical owls, 24 of which are Vulnerable, 13 Endangered, and three Critically Endangered birdlife [5] On September 28, 2016, Food&Wine Magazine wrote that Maine lobster are in trouble thanks to global warming. © Jadi Campbell 2025. All photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see more of Uwe’s animal photos and pics from our trips go to viewpics.de.  Fun animal names from www.writers-free-reference.com, Mother Nature Network and www.reference.com.

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Save the Animal Kingdom #4

…Here’s the next installment from my blog thread describing what to call groups of animals! … See how many you can guess. Answers listed at the bottom of the page.

1. Grain needs a grist!
2. The sound of the sounder almost gave her a heart attack.
3. The flock flocked on his poor kids.
4. Wow, the muster mustered such gaudy colors.
5. When my bike ran over the bike, I knew I was in big trouble.
6. The drove drove towards us in the dirt road.

Muster member

Answers:

1. Grist of bees [1]
2. Sounder of wild boar
3. Flock of lice
4. Muster of peacocks
5. Bike of hornets [2]
6. Drove of horses

Drove, Northern Thailand

Grist, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

NOTES: [1] Status: Endangered “….[P]ollinators are under threat around the world…about 40 percent of invertebrate pollinator species (such as bees and butterflies) are facing extinction.” This could have major implications for world food supply, because “about 75 percent of the world’s food crops … depend at least partly on pollination.” NPR Report  35 UK bees species are under threat of extinction, and all species face serious threats. UK Bees [2] European hornets are a protected species in Germany. European_hornet

I’m beyond dismayed – I am furious. The Trump administration is gutting environmental protections. Take action. Speak up! Write letters, make phone calls, donate to organizations like the Environmental Defense Fund and Greenpeace.

[1] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-04-05/trump-is-gutting-the-nations-environmental-programs-heres-how-much-it-will-cost-americans © Jadi Campbell 2025. All photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see Uwe’s pics from our trips go to viewpics.de. Fun animal names from www.writers-free-reference.com, Mother Nature Network and www.reference.com.

I am a Best American Essays-nominated writer. My books are Broken In: A Novel in Stories, Tsunami Cowboys, Grounded, The Trail Back Out, and The Taste of Your Name. My most recent book The Taste of Your Name was a finalist for the 2025 Compass Press Book Award.

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