Some of these may require some thought or saying them out loud.
Aardvark
Aarnie, Bernaard
Armadillo
Tank
Baboon
Dadaniel baboon
Boa
Julius Squeezer, Bal, Grip
Bobcat
Robert
Fisher
Carrie, Eddy
Giraffe
See-more, Shorty, Bean-pole
Lemur
Dorothy
Leopard
Spot
Llama
Fernando, Dolly, Mama, Llarry, Llinda
Lynx
Cuff, Chain, Smoky, Missing
(Keepers received a memo from the curator informing them that he did not like the name “Missing Lynx.” He requested that they change the name to avoid confusion. From that day on that lynx was known as “Avoid Confusion” or “AC” for short.)
Manatee
Hugh
Mandrill
Barbara, Howie
Marten
Dean, Doc
Peccary
Olivia de Javelina, Gregory Peccary, Cary Grunt
Python
Monty
Rat
Rhatt Butler, Rat Masterson, Don Rattingly
Rooster
Cluck Kent, Cluck Gable
Squirrel
Milton Squirrel
Tasmanian Devil (commonly shortened to just “devil”)
Lil’, Sly, Red
Tern
My, Your, Right, Left, U, Cis, In, Pat, Re, Wes
(When U tern died she became known as No U tern.)
Turtle
Shellby, Shelly
Wallaby
Marcus (MD)
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It’s interesting to see that keepers the world over like to pick out unusual and exotic names for their animals. Three male Grevy’s zebras at the Dvur Kralove zoo in Czechoslovakia are named Bob, Sam, and Tony.