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WHAT\u2019S IN A NAME? <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

A mustering of storks <\/h4>\n\n
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Yellow-billed storks fishing in Luangwa River, Zambia <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The term \u2018a mustering of storks\u2019 derives from \u2018muster\u2019, meaning a general gathering or assembly; while \u2018mustering\u2019 is applied particularly to troops arranged together for an inspection. The word is also used in the animal world for a round-up of livestock, especially in the Antipodes. The other collective nouns for storks include flight and phalanx (used when migrating). <\/p>\n\n

Adam Jacot de Boinod <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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PHOTOS: STORKS: KLEIN & HUBERT\/NATUREPL.COM; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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