tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post7855378001345482142..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: A LIKING FOR THE (MISNAMED) LAKE OF ALLIGATORSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-85698572070219775922023-04-21T15:07:24.983+01:002023-04-21T15:07:24.983+01:00Это действительно были аллигаторы в Египте , я вер...Это действительно были аллигаторы в Египте , я верю это потрясающе 💥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-30607235994083709442021-11-26T20:41:51.419+00:002021-11-26T20:41:51.419+00:00Sounds good!Sounds good!Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-63242277401149084942021-11-06T22:25:25.954+00:002021-11-06T22:25:25.954+00:00"I had almost stepped on a young crocodilian ..."I had almost stepped on a young crocodilian imp about three feet long, whose bite, small as he was, would have been the reverse of pleasant."<br /><br />That line tickled me no end. I love florid Victorian prose.Alex Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805521718331603133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-52646585631883985662021-10-21T22:33:24.632+01:002021-10-21T22:33:24.632+01:00A Luggage Of Alligators / A Cavalcade Of Crocodile...A Luggage Of Alligators / A Cavalcade Of Crocodiles<br />Perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-34866560508660879542021-10-19T02:51:10.658+01:002021-10-19T02:51:10.658+01:00Interesting! However, a bask of crocodiles doesn&#...Interesting! However, a bask of crocodiles doesn't have the same impact or verbal rhythm, I feel, as a congregation of crocodiles, and as for a float, well...Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-45326894870913789592021-10-18T19:03:44.282+01:002021-10-18T19:03:44.282+01:00Apparently a group in the water is called a "...Apparently a group in the water is called a "float" and a group on land is called a "bask"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215024125100437174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-25566532437270818792021-10-18T18:19:45.030+01:002021-10-18T18:19:45.030+01:00That's how I felt when I first read it, so I t...That's how I felt when I first read it, so I thought that others may enjoy it too.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-83418021942228242312021-10-18T18:17:39.461+01:002021-10-18T18:17:39.461+01:00Thanks Ron. Sadly, I've never encountered a co...Thanks Ron. Sadly, I've never encountered a collective noun for crocodiles, so when congregation popped into my head, it seemed as good a choice as any, especially as it was alliterative, which many genuine collective nouns for animals are.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-66216834419585042162021-10-18T03:21:58.703+01:002021-10-18T03:21:58.703+01:00What a scene! Just reading it was a thrill! :)What a scene! Just reading it was a thrill! :)Ethan Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477704222423568933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-21291348223726335732021-10-18T02:23:06.789+01:002021-10-18T02:23:06.789+01:00Entertaining and informative article, as always, D...Entertaining and informative article, as always, Dr. K.<br /><br />BTW, is it actually a "congregation" of crocodiles? It struck me with your interest in group animal names (pod of whales, etc.) you would choose your captioning carefully.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.com