5 Animals Named After Other Species
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The bat falcon is named after its primary prey, the bat, even though it doesn't resemble one
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Bat falcons are agile and fast, and they hunt bats at dawn and dusk by perching high up and snatching them from the air
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The rhinoceros beetle is named after the rhinoceros. It is named for the horn-like projection on the heads of male rhinoceros beetles
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Rhinoceros beetles are typically about six inches long. Most are black, gray, or greenish, and some have soft hairs
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The elephant shrew's name comes from its long, flexible, and highly sensitive snout, which resembles an elephant's trunk
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The bee hummingbird is named after another animal, the bumblebee, because of the sound its wings make in flight
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The elephant seal's name comes from the large proboscis, or nose, of adult male elephant seals, which resembles an elephant's trunk
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Elephant seals are superb swimmers and divers, and can hold their breath underwater for up to two hours
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