These Names Can Kill Animals

Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.

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Credits (and Twitter handles):
Video Illustrator: Arcadi Garcia
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg

Image Credits: Hong Kong's Golden Beach Dolphin Plaza by Wikimedia user WiNg

African Wild Dog by Mathias Appel

Family Dog by Richard Elzey

Sloth by Régis Leroy

Racoon Just Checking the Trash by Julie Corsi

Scorpion by Steve Slater

Snake by Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS

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References:

Parsons, E.C.M., personal communication, October 2018.

[MinuteEarth]

Which animal do YOU think needs a new name!??

[mrslinkydragon]

Still think cobras should be called doom spoons... and baby cobras (the cutest baby animal period) are teaspoons of doom

[slarson]

Carful if you ask the internet to name the painted dog it will become doggy mc dog face

[tooljockey]

Politicians do this all the time when trying to pass bills like the "patriot act" which is actually a gross infringement of personal privacy

[mayapapaya]

It’s like seeing a blob fish and being like “ew” and then somebody puts a cute bow on the blob fish, and their like “ *aw* “

[ramirangeles]

Killer whales should be renamed Panda whales

[franticranter]

Instead of the naked mole rate, call it the silky smooth prarie dog

[Threeeratsinatrenchcoat]

I think “painted canine” is a good one, it’s simple, but also, maybe easy to remember

[jaridkeen]

Aliens come to Earth: "Why are all your Animal Names Cute?"

Humans:"Because other wise we Kill them and Eat them"

Alien: "Oh, so we can eat you?"

[Twewy]

Bees are now officially Fuzzy buzz bois

[thegreattotemaster]

"Slow motion gorilla" is the best name for a sloth I've ever heard. XD

[jessicaorisaaclaemmle]

“DANGER NOODLE”, not sure why I love that so much

[alexandriariley]

Wait, so if all canine are good boys, does that make a fox a good boy?

[mentalbreakdown]

"Desert Nope" "Danger noodle". I'm sorry, I can't.

[brooklynngacha]

The sheep-eating eagle...it should be called the floof-nomming plane.

[thelionoob]

Tasmanian devils: Tasmanian fox
thorny devil: pineapple lizard
gila monster: lovelizard (because of their monogamic tendencies, just like lovebirds)
vampire bat: pig nose bat
pigeons: blue dove
kakapo: pine parr-... nvm, kakapo is already adorable

[IgbaousIfDesca]

The painted dog should be called the "Micro Giraffe"

[ann-mariewightman]

The painted doggo should be called the “African good boy”
Edit: so I realized that “African Good Boy” might sound a little racist... did not mean to offend anybody. So I have decided to re-re-re-re-name this good boye cousin to The Spotted Wolf!
Edit again: I have been told that “wolfs are ferocious” so I have decided to re-re-re-re-re-name this lovely canid, to The Savannah Coyote
Edit again again: I’ve forgotten how many re’s there is help me
Edit again again again: oh hey I’ve now found you back in my recommendation!

[dawnaudet]

The painted dog should be called
“Desert Canvas”

[letsdoodlesomethinghome]

Dogs: Weird cute lovable creatures with two ears.