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Ever wondered what the collective noun is for a group of cockatoos? I’m proposing a “quarrel of cockatoos”. Check out my video to see why!

Internet wisdom suggests a few group names for cockatoos, like a chattering, clattering, or crackle of cockatoos. Those are good. Quarrel is used for lawyers and sparrows. But let’s add a “quarrel of cockatoos” to the collective wisdom!

Cockatoos high in a tree at Manly Dam nature reserve, New South Wales, Australia.


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    Hallo Susan, from one of life’s intrepid travellers to another! Thank you, thank you. I blush at your praise of…

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    Hey Mark – what an incredible shot of a very photogenic model! Please thank TC for sharing :D (The underground…

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