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When we were growing up, everyone had their favourite animal. For some, it was influenced by their pets, with a love for cats or dogs, while others had an obsession with something more exotic seen on ...

A group of flamingos is most famously called a 'flamboyance'. Officials in India use satellite rings to track Greater Flamingo migration. Flamingos get their pink color from carotenoids in their diet.

Language is full of surprises, but few corners of the English lexicon are as delightfully bizarre as the collective nouns used to describe groups of animals. Forget “a group of crows” or “some sharks” ...