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eric3579I just love all the different names *promote
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worthwordsalso important for keeping lazy pub quizes in business
LiquidDriftsays...Right, but why is a group of crows called a “murder”?
eric3579I like to think this (although scene would be better with more child murder)
but PBS says:
What’s a murder of crows?
A group of crows is called a “murder.” There are several different explanations for the origin of this term, mostly based on old folk tales and superstitions.
For instance, there is a folktale that crows will gather and decide the capital fate of another crow.
Many view the appearance of crows as an omen of death because ravens and crows are scavengers and are generally associated with dead bodies, battlefields, and cemeteries, and they’re thought to circle in large numbers above sites where animals or people are expected to soon die.
But the term “murder of crows” mostly reflects a time when groupings of many animals had colorful and poetic names.
Right, but why is a group of crows called a “murder”?
LiquidDriftsays...See this is why I keep coming back to Videosift, the comments are better than the videos half the time! Well done sir!
I like to think this (although scene would be better with more child murder)
but PBS says:
What’s a murder of crows?
A group of crows is called a “murder.” There are several different explanations for the origin of this term, mostly based on old folk tales and superstitions.
For instance, there is a folktale that crows will gather and decide the capital fate of another crow.
Many view the appearance of crows as an omen of death because ravens and crows are scavengers and are generally associated with dead bodies, battlefields, and cemeteries, and they’re thought to circle in large numbers above sites where animals or people are expected to soon die.
But the term “murder of crows” mostly reflects a time when groupings of many animals had colorful and poetic names.
oOPonyOosays...I've often wondered if the Murder bit came from their behavior. They often gather around when one of them dies. This looks like it was murder.
MrFiskWhat's a group of Sifters?
eric3579Pretty sure that's called a "Siftup"
Some examples...
https://videosift.com/video/Youdiejoe-s-vid-of-the-2009-SoCal-siftup
https://videosift.com/video/Spocos-2011-Melbourne-Siftup-Footage
https://videosift.com/video/EURO-SIFTUP-2009
https://videosift.com/video/Copenhagen-Siftfup-Crake-jessefromthenorth-and-gwiz665
What's a group of Sifters?
Mookalsays...Because fuck you birds!
https://videosift.com/video/John-Oliver-Birds
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