Nature is wonderful and often are the names given to animals in the wild. Some are named after a particular colour while ...

Animals are often given very descriptive names. Some are named after their appearance, while some are known for the sounds ...

To make matters worse, these animals aren't even related to the animals they share their names with! Is it a bird? Is it a lady? Nope, it's a beetle. Ladybirds are very common in Britain and in ...

Think Homo sapiens. Today animal species’ names follow guidelines set by a governing body called the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The person who finds a new species is ...