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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Started conversation Sep 10, 2018
A murder of crows
An exaltation of larks
A skein of geese in flight
A flotilla of floating ducks?
A skein of flying swans (twice?)
A ??? of baboons
A screech of owls?
A ??? of penguins
A scold of cats?
An ambush of tigers
MMF
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Sep 10, 2018
Boy, are you good at this! 
I like 'flotilla'.
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Sep 11, 2018
I was going to write an entry on collective nouns but, unfortunately, working out what were true nouns and modern, made-up nouns proved too difficult.
Also being an avid naturalist when younger, I collected many nature books, especially about birds, that I still have.
However these were purely off the top of my noggin.
MMF
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Sep 11, 2018
Good memory!
I agree - a lot of these are just made up to be witty. But they're kind of fun, I always think.
This quiz came about when I looked up collective nouns for rabbits, since I wanted to figure out what to call all the bunnies behind the church in my story. 
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Sep 13, 2018
Shouldn't that be "A stew of rabbits"?
Maybe that's more for the "What did you have for supper"-thread
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Sep 13, 2018
A warren of rabbits I thin.
MMF
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Sep 13, 2018
There are several - I liked 'fluffle'.
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Sep 17, 2018
A babble of Baboons?
A crèche of penguins?
As you can see, I am guessing.
MMF
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- 1: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Sep 10, 2018)
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- 3: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Sep 11, 2018)
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- 5: Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. (Sep 13, 2018)
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