Comment on TIL that Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is the bearest of all bears – "ursus" means bear, and "arctos" also means bear, so the scientific name translates to "Bear bear bear"

teft@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I prefer Plains bison for a crazy tautonym. Its genus, species, and subspecies are all the same word.

Bison Bison Bison

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