Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are

A tautonym is a two-part name for an animal in which the species and genus terms are exactly the same word. Some examples are Gorilla gorilla, Bison bison, and Boops boops. Learn more fun tautonyms, sourced from a science editor’s Twitter followers.
A tautonym is a two-part name for an animal in which the species and genus terms are exactly the same word. Some examples are Gorilla gorilla, Bison bison, and Boops boops. Learn more fun tautonyms, sourced from a science editor’s Twitter followers.

Five fun facts about mountain gorillas

Bison, Size, Population, Diet, & Facts

Blue-footed booby, bird

Badger, Nocturnal, Burrowing Mammal

There are two species and two subspecies of gorilla. All live in equatorial Africa in dense tropical forests. The most critically endangered of these

Gorillas of the World - Men's classic tee

Red-Footed Booby - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on

Did this red-footed booby really fly all the way from the Galapagos to the UK?, Science

Gorillas (Genus Gorilla) · iNaturalist

Sula Fruit Dove, Animal Database

Gorillas (Genus Gorilla) · iNaturalist

Darter, Freshwater, Fish-eating, Wading

Dab, Flounder, Sole, Plaice