# The Doper Zoo
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 28, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192 "2003-02-28T18:22:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/1 "2003-02-28T18:22:54Z")
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! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/2 "2003-02-28T18:29:14Z")
Well there’s me.
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/3 "2003-02-28T18:30:20Z")
And me.
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### Author:  [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/4 "2003-02-28T18:31:15Z")
ahem
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### Author:  [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/5 "2003-02-28T18:34:50Z")
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
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### Author:  [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/6 "2003-02-28T19:10:18Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Polycarp \*
> \*\*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? \*\*
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.
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### Author:  [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/7 "2003-02-28T19:11:29Z")
There are several of us with some reference to cats in our screen names:
1. myself
2. catlady
3. crazycat
4. opalcat (Hi, Opal!)
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### Author:  [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/8 "2003-02-28T20:05:54Z")
You think I’m an animal now, get a few shots in me…
\Rawr.\
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/9 "2003-02-28T20:15:31Z")
Gazelle From Hell
capybera
CrankyLikeAnOldMan
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### Author:  [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/10 "2003-02-28T20:30:33Z")
Also don’t forget-
Wolverine
Night Rabbit
Iamthecowgodmoo
Tiny Cow
Whistlepig
and um…Chicken of Bristol (only posted about twice, but it counts!)
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/11 "2003-02-28T20:33:08Z")
Brachyrhynchos
Dumbo (okay, that one’s not so good…)
Porcupine
imthjckaz
Is Cougarfang still around?
**lieu:** “CrankyLikeAnOldMan”? Is joke, yes?
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### Author:  [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/12 "2003-02-28T20:34:18Z")
cough
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### Author:  [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/13 "2003-02-28T20:39:17Z")
ooh! I thought of more!
Duck Duck Goose
Eagle\_eye
Whiterabbit
Barking Spider (ahem)
Gobear
Silentgoldfish (in the aquarium naturally)
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### Author:  [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/14 "2003-02-28T21:00:14Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/15 "2003-02-28T21:13:28Z")
Whatch out for all the dragons. They gave me nothing but trouble the last time we ran a zoo. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/16 "2003-02-28T21:22:30Z")
We also have a **rabbit** and **lno**.
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### Author:  [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/17 "2003-02-28T21:23:28Z")
\ My species classification would be _ursus fabulous_!
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### Author:  [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/18 "2003-02-28T21:26:01Z")
sits in corner and sulks
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### Author:  [@montana\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/montana_cricket)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/19 "2003-02-28T21:45:17Z")
Yes, well I do believe that **I** would qualify, unless you don’t class insects as an animal species…? 😃
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### Author:  [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-zoo/158192/20 "2003-02-28T22:26:27Z")
Whatever happened to **Hamadryad?**
And you forgot to include yourself, **Poly_carp_**.
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