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Adventures in Google Searching Animals

Discussion in 'Websites about Zoos & Animal Conservation' started by RatioTile, 29 Sep 2020.

  1. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Onychorhynchus coronatus Well-Known Member

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    "Canadian beaver" can lead to some...ahem..risqué google suggestions.
     
  2. CMP

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    I've accidentally had that problem many times, and also absent mindedly searched for 'blue footed boobies'. I was just looking for if any zoo kept them, but sure enough the 'securly' popped up.
     
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    I wish I'd never knew about the spoon worm or candiru...
     
  4. RatioTile

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    Searching “cuscus” gives you couscous, the North African food. Spelled differently in American English, but in some other languages the 2 are spelled the same.

    Searching the snakehead genus “Channa” yields the Indian dish Chana masala, or other pictures of Indian chickpeas.
     
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  5. CheeseChameleon1945

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    This is technically a right answer, but whenever I search the Korean skate, it always comes up with restaurant menus for Hongeo-hoe, a dish made out of the animal, mainly what it's known for. Not entirely redirecting, but doing research about the animal makes you need to do a little more digging about the general information about the species thats not a food item.