Statistics for Animals by Alternate Etymology

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Name meaning	Animal	% Correct
Named after Volkswagen's all-time best selling car	Beetle	90%
This big cat was named for a British car brand	Jaguar	87%
Because these insects are often found on sports fields in India	Cricket	83%
An acronym that means Extremely Elusive Lamprey	Eel	76%
Because early safari goers were disappointed that this lazy predator was always just lying around	Lion	76%
While in Siam, if you hear a "grrr" sound coming from the jungle, you better watch out!	Tiger	76%
Like many plumbing companies, this animal changed its name so it would be first in the phone book	Aardvark	75%
Because they are such good swimmers they are like the U.S. navy's special forces	Seal	73%
This spider was rebranded in 2021 to advertise a superhero movie	Black Widow	69%
One person might not be able to spot this bird, but two can	Toucan	65%
The first people to see them thought they were "merely cats"	Meerkat	63%
Named for the city in New York state where they first evolved	Buffalo	58%
Named for the people who discovered it: Jack Palance and Al Gore	Jackal	53%
Because this insect was often found swarming around churns	Butterfly	38%
Rupert Murdoch bought the naming rights to this animal	Fox	37%
Ancient people in northern Scandinavia thought they could cause precipitation	Reindeer	36%
Early Caribbean explorers thought it was just a man in a T-shirt	Manatee	30%
Do ring the gong, if you ever see one of these	Dugong	21%
This bovid was so-named because of its tendency to blab and gossip	Yak	19%
Because they love rotten pears	Parrot	17%