African animals with unlikely names:
(All these animals may be seen at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City.)
Name: Gemsbok
Amazing fact: “They are much hunted for trophies, their flesh is tasty,
and their thick, tough skin makes good leather.”
Name: Kirk’s Dik-dik
Amazing fact: “They live in thickets and are able to go without water
for long periods.”
Name: Giant Sable
Amazing fact: “Bulls without harems may be solitary or associate in
small bachelor herds.”
Name: Greater Koodoo
Amazing fact: “When startled, they may run only a short distance
flashing the white underside of the tail in flight, then stop to look
back.”
Name: Bongo
Amazing fact: “Bongos do not usually aggregate in large herds, but
generally travel in pairs.”
Name: Giant Eland
Amazing fact: “… from a standing position, it can clear another eland’s
back.”
Bonus item:
This quote from Theodore Roosevelt can be found in the foyer: “I WANT TO SEE YOU GAME BOYS I WANT TO SEE YOU BRAVE AND MANLY AND I ALSO WANT TO SEE YOU GENTLE AND TENDER”. (Curiously, it appears entirely devoid of punctuation on the wall, too.)
Go brave! Go manly! Go gentle! Go tender!