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Animals by Alternate Etymology #2

Based on the Quizmaster quiz of the same name, guess the animal based on the made-up explanation of its name.
Quiz by NPSWild
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Last updated: January 25, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 25, 2022
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Name Meaning
Animal
This animal was named for a light chocolate cream it enjoyed
Moose
This animal broke the rules to win some games
Cheetah
This animal wears the absolute largest size of female underwear
Zebra
This animal attended the wedding of two runaway ants
Antelope
This cat was branded to advertise an athletic clothing company
Puma
This animal was found between the alphabetically first two walls of a building
Wallaby
A blue muppet named this bird after his first initial and last name
Seagull
This sea creature was once eaten on a peanut butter sandwich
Jellyfish
A person yelled the new namesake for this bird when it was flying right at his friend's head
Duck
This shark was named after a company that sells the fifth month of the year
Mako
Observing this mammal was very dull for most
Boar
This bird was named when a French man said "yes" when offered a key
Kiwi
People would scream when they saw this animal emerge from the water
Whale
This animal was named when the climate of its habitat was at a higher temperature
Otter
A man from a Balearic island deemed this animal his, naming it after the island
Orca
This large mammal was named when one mistakenly thought it was found along a European river rather than the Nile
Rhino
A group of this animal once fought a war by planning quick, small-scale attacks
Gorilla
This bird was named for its tendency to leave fish eggs for others to eat
Sparrow
This animal was named when a fancy person saw the animal guzzle water
Gazelle
This sea creature bit a person's head and was named for the area it bit
Scallop
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