Funny Named Animals Species

An agra cadabra beetle.

Funny named animals species. Not only do they look unfamiliar but their names also seem foreign. The genus Crotalus derives from Greek κρόταλον a rattle or other noisemaker and the species atrox is Latin for fierce or frightening though little threat to careful humans rattlesnakes of all sorts have been looked upon with fear since they got their names. The reason why they are called bald eagles.

Its actually one of several pun names for species of Agra beetles including Agra vation and Agra phobia. A grumble of pugs an embarrassment of pandas a kindle of kittens. All that said the angora rabbit is not only one of the most comically named but also one of the most comical looking animals on this list.

Name for this Australian. Name for a fox. North Carolina and Bermuda to BrazilIt swims as if its dragging its tail.

Freedom glider also known as the bald eagle. Awesome name for an animal. The cutest name in the gallery.

So in the spirit of fun that scientists clearly had when naming these new species weve decided to re-name a few that we all know and love. Nice to meet you funny animal. Cow bred heifer not bred bull intact ox or steer castrated herd kine archaic bovine.

Currently our most popular animals are the Lion Panther and Millipede. The last one Aye-Aye deserves a paragraph of his own not only because its a weird animal but also of its unique foraging method called percussive foraging. This ant species is named after the Texan exterminator Tom Rasberry who first noticed.