It’s a common thing. German loves to call animals pigs or dogs; though it tends to be more obvious that these “thorn pigs” and “sea dogs” aren’t actually related to regular pigs and dogs.
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Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoOne of the most disappointing facts when learning English was how many different animals are just called goat or deer
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Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
like pronghorn antelope, is not an antelope at all, its antilocarpine, sister to the giraffe family. or the american cheetah, is actually a suped up puma relative.