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.