Why Is A Group Of Crows Called A “Murder”

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Buy our clowder of cats T-shirt! https://store.dftba.com/products/cat-... • AND SUPPORT US ON PATREON: / minuteearth • Collective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature. • • Thank you! • ___________________________________________ • Collective Noun: A noun that denotes a group of individuals. • Terms of Venery: Collective nouns specific to certain groups of animals. • Clowder: A term for a group of cats that means roughly, huddle, and comes from the same root as clot. • ___________________________________________ • Credits (and Twitter handles): • Script Writer: David Goldenberg (@dgoldenberg) • Script Editor: Alex Reich (@alexhreich) • Video Illustrator: Qingyang Chen (@QCvisual) • Video Director: Henry Reich (@MinutePhysics) • Video Narrator: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) • With Contributions From: Ever Salazar, Emily Elert, Peter Reich • Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: / drschroeder • _________________________________________ • Like our videos? • Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: http://goo.gl/EpIDGd • Support us on Patreon: https://goo.gl/ZVgLQZ • Also, say hello on: • Facebook: http://goo.gl/FpAvo6 • Twitter: http://goo.gl/Y1aWVC • And find us on itunes: https://goo.gl/sfwS6n • ___________________________________________ • If you liked this week’s video, we think you might also like: • Mental Floss’s collection of collective nouns: http://mentalfloss.com/article/33580/... • ___________________________________________ • References: • Berners, D. J. (1494). The Boke of Saint Albans. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/books?id=-aw... • Lipton, J. (1993). An Exaltation of Larks. Retrieved from: https://www.amazon.com/Exaltation-Lar... • Lund, N. (2015). No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows. Audubon (December). Retrieved from: • http://www.audubon.org/news/no-its-no...

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