We’ve all heard of lions, tigers, and bears — but what about axolotls, quokkas, and narwhals? We’ve collected the ultimate list of animal names (plus animal good news)!

Animal names usually fall into one of two categories. There are the simple, familiar ones we all know—African elephant, common dolphin, brown bear. Or their scientific names, if you want to get ...

Trish Khan, the Milwaukee County Zoo's curator of primates and small mammals, has worked at the zoo for more than 30 years, and in that time, methods for naming animals have changed. "It used to be a ...

Pat Tomasulo shares his list of animals with great (and inappropriate) names. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday ...

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Explore differences between common and scientific names, and how DNA evidence is constantly reshaping the tree of life.