Animals With Misleading Names

  • Electric Eel
    • electriceel
  • Not an eel.
  • Mountain Goat
    • mountaingoat
  • Not a goat.
  • Maned Wolf
    • manedwolf
  • Not a wolf.
  • King Cobra
    • kingcobra
  • Not a cobra. Also, snakes are typically self-governing.
  • Peacock Mantis Shrimp
    • peacockmantisshrimp
  • Not a peacock. Not a mantis. Also, not a shrimp.
  • Horny Toad
    • hornytoad
  • Not a toad. Only thinks of you as a friend.
  • Mayfly
    • mayfly
  • Active through the spring and summer.
  • Eastern Kingbird
    • easternkingbird
  • Found in the West. Many birds do not recognise its authority.