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Bob Dylan and John Lennon carried the mole standard into the seventies, but the fashion largely died and moles were forced back underground. One study found that experienced elephant matriarchs give their family a greater chance of survival when faced with famine and drought, by remembering distant resources. A Labour of Moles is a quest tale of sorts -- philosophical sorts, among others: as the narrator notes at one point: "Dimly, I remembered a house in the suburbs, a seat in a bay window and a boy reading a book about the great philosophers of antiquity. So to get you started learning more about the natural world, here are 13 of the most weird and wonderful animal collectives. Copyright ©2023 The Mammal Society, Black Horse Cottage, 33 Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0BL .

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Wrens’ Latin name is “troglodytes troglodytes” meaning “cave dweller” - as they often nest low down in dark retreats, snug holes and under hedges. So when they run together in confidence and move forward at full speed they’re not exactly sure what is in front of them and hence could cause a crash. It's important to be aware of changes to your moles and know the difference between a normal mole and a melanoma. well, "in the thick of things" is how he puts it at the start of the story -- though he soon enough adds the more central question: "In the thick of what ?

For more specific collective nouns there is a grind for bottlenose whales, and a herd for sperm whales).

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Moles have cylindrical bodies with slim, flexible, pointy noses, and short tails which may or may not have hair. In this article, author and investigator of languages and interesting words Adam Jacot de Boinod takes a look at some of the more unfamiliar animal collective nouns. Please note: There’s no official collective nouns committee, or authority, which approves new collective nouns so you can invent them yourself.When confronted with difficult issues they never give up; hacking away with dogged determination until the answer is found. Surface-dwelling animals tend to have longer fur with a natural tendency for the nap to lie in a particular direction, but to facilitate their burrowing lifestyle, mole pelts are short and very dense and have no particular direction to the nap. This allows the mole to move forward or backward inside their tunnels without their fur causing resistance. By examining molehills for sherds and other small objects, archaeologists can find evidence of human habitation.

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You decide to count all the moles, which is no small task: they're not wearing, say, identifying party hats or anything, it's pretty dark in here, and they're all busily scampering around the chamber, over and underneath each other. Just looking at them is enough to make a body cringe, even if you didn't know that it was simply that creature destroying your precious lawn. Amused by this name on safari in Botswana, one traveller traced the animal term back to the legacy of a fifteenth century noblewoman, Juliana Berners, who kept a record of these nouns as they evolved in the English language. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. A herd of pigs, a sounder of swine, a parcel of pigs, a drift of pigs, a drove of pigs, a sounder of wild pigs, a team of passel, a singular of boars.Raft’ is used for sea otters who keep a close grip of kelp to anchor themselves to the seafloor, and so avoid drifting away while floating on their backs to sleep or eat.