India, Aug. 23 -- Is English the richest of all languages? Not being fluent in any other, I have no way of answering that question authoritatively. But, that said and done, I suspect the answer could be yes. So, purely on the basis of a crude hunch, let me explain why. First, the English tradition of separate and unique collective nouns for a variety of wildlife. I admit I'm fascinated by this. Most of us know of shoals of fish, packs of wolves, flocks of geese, herds of elephant or prides of lion. But here are a few that took me completely by surprise. The credit goes to Bambi Rao and Syeda Imam who years ago sent out a round-robin email which I saved for a rainy day. For instance, did you know of a pod of whales, a rafter of turkeys, a ...