10 Most Bizarre Animal Names

Some critters have all the luck and get nice, respectable names, such as horse and tiger and bear.

But other less fortunate species - like these 10 animals - are just lucky that they don't understand English, considering the odd (and even insulting) ways in which we refer to them.

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Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew
When they were first discovered, these animals were classified as a type of shrew, and the "elephant" part of the name referred to their long flexible snouts. But scientists later concluded that they're not related to shrews - and genetic studies have shown that the one-pound mammals are actually distantly related to elephants!
Photo by: Alamy
Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew
When they were first discovered, these animals were classified as a type of shrew, and the "elephant" part of the name referred to their long flexible snouts. But scientists later concluded that they're not related to shrews - and genetic studies have shown that the one-pound mammals are actually distantly related to elephants!

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