6 July 2025
Time to Change the Collective Noun for Pandas!
At some point in the 1990s or early 2000s, someone, somewhere on the internet gave the giant panda the collective noun “an embarrassment of pandas” and it stuck. No one knows, and don't ask the pandas. They're too busy rolling downhill. This collective noun, frankly, denigrates the panda population – put simply, it’s a slur! Our sibling site the Ark inSpace has decided to do something about this, making an appeal for a populist change. As you might expect from Ark, there is a wonderful collection of panda pictures to accompany the article. You can even vote for your alternative collective noun, or suggest one yourself. Why not pop over and vote?