Отправлено: 15.10.10 00:21. Заголовок: different types (groups) of animals

please, help me. I know just cattle(((.

Giving examples-good idea.

 Отправлено: 15.10.10 08:09. Заголовок: Olga Lebedeva , belo..

Olga Lebedeva , below are names for groups of different animals:


Herd: Group of grazing ungulates: cows, antelope, bison.

Pack: Group of social carnivores that hunt together: wolves, dogs, coyotes

Flock: A group of birds (sheep being a notable exception): geese, seagulls, sheep.

Pod: A group of large marine mammals in the ocean: whales, dolphins, seals (in the water).

Colony: A group that has established itself at a particular location: seals, bats, ants.

Troop: A group of simians: Gorillas, monkeys, baboons.

Swarm: A mass of insects: Bees, ants, flies, locusts.

Litter: Group of newborn animals (of the same mother): puppies, kittens.

Team: A group of animals used by people for pulling.

School/Shoal: A group of fish.Herring, mackerel, tuna.

Bed: A group of animals (usually immobile) attached to one particular plot of land. Oysters, clams, mussels.



Some other collective nouns:

a gang of elk

a pride of lions

a smack of jellyfish

a covey of pheasants

a murder of crows

a parade of elephants

a mob of kangaroos

a wake of vultures

 Отправлено: 15.10.10 15:27. Заголовок: How would you transl..

How would you translate a Russian proverb "С паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок"? There is one option: "Even a bad sheep gives a bit of wool", but there should be proverbs in English, that have the same meaning but use different examples to describe it. Thank you

 Отправлено: 15.10.10 22:51. Заголовок: Elena Geiko , thank ..

Elena Geiko , thank you!)

 Отправлено: 16.10.10 20:04. Заголовок: How about "You c..

How about "You can have no more of a cat but her skin"?

 Отправлено: 19.10.10 11:23. Заголовок: Thank you, that'..

Thank you, that's a good option. I was also considering "half a loaf is better than no bread" and "a tuft of hair from a mangy mare" - these are all the options that I found in dictionaries..