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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Pat Tomasulo shares his list of animals with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists estimate there are over 8 million animal species ...