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Tag: Animal Kingdom

Creatures behaving strangely, from flamboyances to murders.

Buffalo Aren’t Buffalo (and Peanuts Aren’t Nuts): Things With the Wrong Names

Wrong Names — The Absurdists S3 E5 with Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson

That buffalo in the Badlands? It’s a bison. Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson dig into animals and everyday things that got stuck with the wrong name, from koala bears and killer whales to peanuts, strawberries and pencil lead.

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