Farmers in Russia's Saratov region have begged President Vladimir Putin to help them deal with a swarming population of saiga antelopes, which have destroyed crops and contaminated water supplies
Okay, “swarming herds of antelopes” would satisfy me. Or “plague of a million antelopes.”
Maybe it’s just me, I feel like swarming is something you do with lots of legs and maybe some wings. And the ickiness of small bodies moving in waves, chittering and buzzing.
Thundering hooves and sharp horns feels like a wholly different terror.
can 1 million be considered a herd? a swarm of locusts can turn intoa plague. it can also refer to plague of field mice, or rabbits.
Okay, “swarming herds of antelopes” would satisfy me. Or “plague of a million antelopes.”
Maybe it’s just me, I feel like swarming is something you do with lots of legs and maybe some wings. And the ickiness of small bodies moving in waves, chittering and buzzing.
Thundering hooves and sharp horns feels like a wholly different terror.