Back in November, a fellow blogger did a post about collective nouns, the names used for groups of people, animals and objects. I learned from that post that the collective noun for a group of zebras is a "Dazzle". I loved the idea of calling a group of zebras a "dazzle" so when I came across this photo taken 10 years ago, I just had to post it. Dazzle is a great name for a group of these creatures because they are rather dazzling, don't you think?
This photo was taken at a wild animal park called "Out of Africa" located about 90 miles north of Phoenix at Camp Verde Arizona.
7 comments:
I agree, a dazzle of zebras fits perfectly.
How wonderful.
Dazzling, Sharon. ;-)
Thanks, Sharon. I learned something new today!
Dazzle is a good word, but I always wonder if people really use some of these collective nouns. Do people really say a "gaze" of raccoons or a "parliament" of owls? And if we never really use the terms, are they even real words? (What's the collective word for a group of skeptics? A "criticism"?)
Love these guys, I've never seen one.
They are remarkable animals.
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