The Doper Zoo

Polycarp · February 28, 2003, 6:22pm

The GQ thread about Hyrax Relatives brought this to mind, but have you noticed the number of posters whose screen names are animal species or larger taxons?

[ul][li]Desmostylus – an extinct genus related to elephants, hyraxes, and sea cows, best described as an amphibious walrus-wannabe[/li][li]Manatee[/li][li]Giraffe[/li][li]Thylacine – AKA “Tasmanian wolf”[/li][li]Ivorybill (whom I haven’t seen around lately) [/li][/ul]

Ingenious Dopers will certainly have other names to add to these paltry four items – have at it!

Zebra · February 28, 2003, 6:29pm

Well there’s me.

Ferret_Herder · February 28, 2003, 6:30pm

And me.

beagledave · February 28, 2003, 6:31pm

ahem

zev_steinhardt · February 28, 2003, 6:34pm

Zev is Hebrew for “wolf.” And my full Hebrew name is Zev Ari (which is “wolf lion.”)

Can I be in the zoo? Huh? Can I? Can I? Please? Please?

Zev Steinhardt

Davebear · February 28, 2003, 7:10pm

Well, there’s also you Mr/Ms “Many Large Goldfish Relatives”.

And, of course, we’re…umm…blessed!..yeah, that’s it!..blessed by the presence of a large population of bears.

Does ‘Dances with Cats’ count? I like that name.

CrazyCatLady · February 28, 2003, 7:11pm

There are several of us with some reference to cats in our screen names:

myself
catlady
crazycat
opalcat (Hi, Opal!)

Giraffe · February 28, 2003, 8:05pm

You think I’m an animal now, get a few shots in me…

lieu · February 28, 2003, 8:15pm

Gazelle From Hell
capybera
CrankyLikeAnOldMan

Infectious_Lass · February 28, 2003, 8:30pm

Also don’t forget-

Wolverine
Night Rabbit
Iamthecowgodmoo
Tiny Cow
Whistlepig

and um…Chicken of Bristol (only posted about twice, but it counts!)

Ethilrist · February 28, 2003, 8:33pm

Brachyrhynchos
Dumbo (okay, that one’s not so good…)
Porcupine
imthjckaz
Is Cougarfang still around?

lieu: “CrankyLikeAnOldMan”? Is joke, yes?

porcupine · February 28, 2003, 8:34pm

cough

Infectious_Lass · February 28, 2003, 8:39pm

ooh! I thought of more!

Duck Duck Goose

Eagle_eye

Whiterabbit

Barking Spider (ahem)

Gobear

Silentgoldfish (in the aquarium naturally)

Darwin_s_Finch · February 28, 2003, 9:00pm

I’m not exactly a single species, but I can be a representative of either Geospiza, Camarhynchus, Certhidea, or Pinaroloxias. I’m rather partial to Camarhynchus (the tree finches), myself.

Arden_Ranger · February 28, 2003, 9:13pm

Whatch out for all the dragons. They gave me nothing but trouble the last time we ran a zoo.

Ethilrist · February 28, 2003, 9:22pm

We also have a rabbit and lno.

gobear · February 28, 2003, 9:23pm

<ahem> My species classification would be ursus fabulous!

Bad_News_Baboon · February 28, 2003, 9:26pm

sits in corner and sulks

montana_cricket · February 28, 2003, 9:45pm

Yes, well I do believe that I would qualify, unless you don’t class insects as an animal species…?

Khan · February 28, 2003, 10:26pm

Whatever happened to Hamadryad?

And you forgot to include yourself, Polycarp.