Solitary Animals Flashcards
At the watering hole, a parade of elephants pass by.
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A tower of giraffes bend their long necks down for a drink…and dazzle of zebras, brilliant, brown and white, blink in the hot sun.
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But the panther arrives by herself.
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That silvery cloud swimming in the sea is actually a school of fish.
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That splash and crash is a pod of whales sounding.
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Behold, a fever of stingrays gliding by.
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But what do you call a group of octopuses?
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A tangle of octopuses?
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A chandelier of octopuses?
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A multipus of octopuses?
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No, octopuses prefer to be alone.
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A swarm of swallows is called a gulp.
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A huddle of hummingbirds is a charm.
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Pigeon, flying together, are called a kit.
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But what do you call a group of eagles?
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Nothing at all.
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From the ground, she looks like a lonely spec.
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But from up in the sky, the eagle sees all the world below.
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She sees not just dazzles, fevers, and gulps, but a sloth smiling slowly, and a panther stalking silently, and an octopus dancing by himself.
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They may appear alone like her, but they aren’t.
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Not really.
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Alone. Together. Happy.
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