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COLLECTIVE NAMES OF AFRICAN MAMMALS
Species Collective noun
Antelope herd, cluster, tribe
Apes shrewdness, troop
Badgers cete, colony
Cats (Wild) destruction, dowt, dout
Cheetah coalition
Elephant parade, herd
Giraffe tower, corps, journey, group
Hedgehogs array, prickle
Hippo raft, pod, bloat, thunder, college
Hyaena clan
Impala rank
Jackal skulk
Leopard leap, lepe
Lion pride, sault, sowse
Monkeys shrewdness, cartload, troop, troup
Mongoose enterprise
Pigs (Wild) sounder
Rhino crash, stubbornness, herd
Wild Canine pack
Wildebeest implausibility, herd
Zebra dazzle, zeal, cohort
AFRICAN WILD MAMMAL TITLE ORIGINS
Aardvark - Afrikaans phrase translation “earth pig” as ears and nostril resemble these of a pig, additionally burrows a lot
Bat-eared fox – Refers back to the large ears resembling these of an egyptian slit-confronted bat
Blesbok – Afrikaans phrase translation “bald buck” referring to the white blaze on the face
Bushbaby – Lives within the “bush” and their call seems like that of a crying child
Caracal – From the Turkish title “garah-gulak” that means black ear, close to the black ear tufts
Cheetah – Hindu phrase “chita” meaning “noticed one”
Duiker – Afrikaans word that means “diver” from the action of the antelope when operating away
Eland – Dutch phrase “elphas” and latin phrase “elehantus” for the species
Gemsbok – Dutch word “gems” that means chamois in reference to color
Genet – Name of an area in Spain the species inhabited in the 18th century
Giraffe – Arabic word “xirapha” which means “one who walks swiftly”
Hartebeest – Afrikaans word translation “coronary heart cow” with reference to the form of the horns
Hippopotamus – Greek “(h)ippo” which means horse, and “pot-amus” meaning flowing river – a river horse
Honey Badger – Eats honey, badger from the French word “becheur” that means digger
Impala – Zulu name “imphala” and Tswana title “phala” for the species
Jackal – Persian name “sagal” for the golden jackal
Klipspringer – Afrikaans word translation “stone jumper” close to the bounding motion in rocky habitat
Kudu – Khoikhoi identify for the species
Leopard – Greek word “pardus” for panther and “leo” for lion, shortened to leopard from leopardus
Lion – Greek phrase “leon” for the species
Mongoose – Indian title “mangus” for the species
Nyala – Zulu title “iNxala” for the species
Pangolin – Malay identify for “peng-goling” for the species, which suggests “the roller” from their habit of rolling into a ball for defense
Porcupine – Greek word “porcus” that means pig and “spina” which means species, direct translation “spined pig”
Rhinoceros – Greek word “rhis” that means nose and “keras” that means horn, direct translation “nose horn”
Springbok – Afrikaans that means “leaping buck” in reference to their distinctive jumping action known as “pronking”
Warthog – Refers back to the outgrowths or warts on the face
Zebra – Portuguese or Italian identify of the species in the Congo Region
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