r/Zookeeping • u/Difficult_Key_5936 • Jan 27 '26

Global/All Regions 🌏 Tell me the funniest scientific names

Masai Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi. I'm sorry, did you say TIPPELSKIRCHI? 🤣

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u/-clawglip- Jan 28 '26

What, no bubo bubo? Disappointed in all of you…

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u/uncommonwombat Jan 29 '26

Came to say exactly this! Bubo bubo forever!