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2025-06-04 13:10 UTC
@stephanieburgis@wandering.shop we must not forget the "school of fish", "shoals of shrimp" or "pods of marine mammals". These english animal group names never made sense to me. In Finnish we survive with two afaicr: "lauma" (a group of animals that lives together like deer or wolves) and "parvi" (a group of animals that usually fly or swim together as one entity, e.g. birds, fish or certain insects").
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@BobDevney@wandering.shop 2025-06-04 16:22
@funambolo@mastodon.world @stephanieburgis@wandering.shop Love the Finnish lesson! In English, formation-swimming groups of other aquatic animals may also be termed "shoals." Shrimp yes, but also sardines, anchovies, mackerel, squid, jellyfish, and of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ov81aogaxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUXGGAkhldQ #Language #Music #Fish