Just when we thought some of our MPs were behaving like juveniles

when they start calling each other names in Parliament, the collective noun for owls is called a parliament of owls! Compare this with a congress of baboons and some of us might think there was a mistake somewhere! The following information is not going to be set in an English exam, but maybe in a quiz competition:

The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for the various groups of animals.

We are all familiar with a Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens, a School of fish and a Gaggle of geese.

However, less widely known is a Pride of lions, a Murder of crows (as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens), an Exaltation of larks and, presumably because they look so wise, a Parliament of owls.

Now consider a group of Baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates. And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not ... A Congress!

I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington!

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