8 More Terrible Names for Living Things

The video explores how common names for animals and plants can be misleading, often based on appearance or historical errors rather than scientific classification. Examples include the mountain chicken, which is a frog, the horny toad, which is a lizard, and the slow worm, which is a legless lizard. The video also discusses the silkworm, red panda, and various plants like strawberries and walnuts, highlighting the discrepancies between common names and scientific facts. These misnomers reveal more about human perception and language than the organisms themselves.

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