List of wild animals given human names
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This is a partial list of animals attracting such interest as to have been given human names, listed by common habitat. Naming wild animals is a form of anthropomorphism which has attracted debate amongst wildlife conservation circles.[1]
Land based creatures[edit]
- Osama bin Laden (elephant)
- Fred (baboon), an aggressive baboon in South Africa.
- Robinson Crusoe (baboon),[2] marooned on a small island surrounded by crocodiles.
- Cecil (lion),[3] killed in 2015 by hunters. See killing of Cecil the lion.
Aquatic creatures[edit]
- Opo (dolphin)
- Moko (dolphin)
- Pelorus Jack (dolphin)
- Benson (fish) Britain's Favourite Carp 2005[4]
Creatures of the air[edit]
- Bubi, a Eurasian eagle-owl, Helsinki's "Resident of the Year" in 2007.
- Mr Asbo (swan)[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ ""Should we name wild animals?"". www.theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ ""The marooned baboon: Africa's loneliest monkey"". www.bbcnews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ↑ ""The marooned baboon: Africa's loneliest monkey"". Zimbabwe's 'iconic' lion Cecil killed by hunter.
- ↑ Low, Valentine (4 August 2009). "Angling world in mourning for Benson the celebrity carp". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ↑ ""Mr Asbo the swan moved from River Cam for safety of rowers "". www.bbcnews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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