Some animals and birds have very strange collective nouns in Africa. See if you can work out the correct ones for these creatures? (We appreciate that there’s nearly always more than one collective noun for each animal. Of the possible answers given, however, only one is correct.)
1. A ? of baboons?
a. A troop
b. A bundle
c. A chatter
2. A ? of elephants?
a. A crush
b. A parade
c. A wisdom
3. A ? of hippos?
a. A float
b. A bloat
c. A huddle
4. A ? of rhinos?
a. A rush
b. A crush
c. A crash
5. A ? of zebras?
a. A stripe
b. A zeal
c. A flash
The answers are beneath the photo below.
Answers:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. B
