BARREL OF MONKEYS: A COMPENDIUM OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS/ANIMALS

We're all familiar with 'a flock of sheep' but how many of us know about 'a shrewdness of apes', 'a busyness of ferrets', 'a piddle of puppies' or 'a crash of rhinoceroses'? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to the present, this book collects over 100 examples of the most interesting collective nouns for animals, each illustrated with charming woodcuts by the renowned 18th century naturalist engraver, Thomas Bewick.