Chapter 1
The medieval roots of animal groups
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Chapter 2
Secrets of the sky and sea
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Chapter 3
Creepy crawlies and cold-blooded crowds
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Chapter 4
Mammals from mobs to mischief
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Secret names of animal groups
Ch 2 · Secrets of the sky and sea
schopenhauer Secrets of Sky and Sea
A fever of rays in the deep blue sea / (Oh yeah, a fever!) / A murmuration flying wild and free / (So free, in the sky!)
schopenhauer This chilling term describes a group of sharks, though they are usually solitary hunters.
schopenhauer Thousands of stingrays swimming together create a mesmerizing, undulating golden wave in the ocean.
BETA
schopenhauer Match creatures to their bizarre group names to discover the wildest trivia in nature.
Fun Fact
Stingray migrations: A group of stingrays is called a fever, and they can migrate in groups of over ten thousand.
Glossary
murmuration (noun)
A flock of starlings. Dame Juliana Berners recorded this term in 1486 to describe the whispering flight of these birds.
A flock of starlings. Dame Juliana Berners recorded this term in 1486 to describe the whispering flight of these birds.
Quiz
Which author popularized the term 'a parliament of owls' in a 1953 fantasy novel?