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The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4
Yale (Medieval Bestiaries) – Antelope- or goat-like animal with swiveling horns; Yali – Lion like creature often symbolic for protecting temples; Yallery-Brown – Nature spirit; Yama (China, Korea, Japan, Buddhism, including Tibet) – Wrathful god; Yama-biko – Echo spirit
2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.
Komainu – Protective animal; Konaki-jiji – Infant that cries until it is picked up, then increases its weight and crushes its victim; Konoha-tengu – Bird-like creature; Koro-pok-guru – Little people; Korrigan – Little people and nature spirits; Kraken (Scandinavian) – Sea monster
Brown spotted pitviper [4] Cantor's pitviper; Elegant pitviper; Eyelash pit viper; Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper; Flat-nosed pitviper; Godman's pit viper; Green tree pit viper; Habu pit viper; Hagen's pitviper; Horseshoe pitviper; Jerdon's pitviper; Kanburian pit viper; Kaulback's lance-headed pitviper; Kham Plateau pitviper; Large-eyed pitviper ...
1. Narwhals. Narwhals are known as the "unicorns of the sea" due to their long, spiral-like tusks, which are actually elongated teeth. These mysterious marine mammals inhabit Arctic waters and use ...
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
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