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Hi, All:
I've been curious about this for a while:
Why are there different names for different groups of animals?
We have ( I think) schools of fish,packs of wolves, etc.
I imagine it may have to see with the fact that groups of animals are organized differently.
Still, what is gained by using all the different names; can anyone tell the difference between a
school and a pack? Why not just call then all, say, packs, and just make the point that the
organizational structure of the groups is different?
I hope that's not too dumb. Thanks.
I've been curious about this for a while:
Why are there different names for different groups of animals?
We have ( I think) schools of fish,packs of wolves, etc.
I imagine it may have to see with the fact that groups of animals are organized differently.
Still, what is gained by using all the different names; can anyone tell the difference between a
school and a pack? Why not just call then all, say, packs, and just make the point that the
organizational structure of the groups is different?
I hope that's not too dumb. Thanks.