Commentary: Bird, animal names fraught with historical and ‘cutesy’ perils

Let’s hope the American Society of Mammalogists is tracking efforts by the American Ornithological Society to rename all birds that honor people, and shouting, “Buck pellets!”
If you missed it in November, those zany ornithologists announced that naming birds after famous people can be harmful enough to decrease “the focus, appreciation, or consideration of the birds themselves.” But rather than evaluate each bird based on its namesake’s sins or merits, the organization plans to dump all namesakes.

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