Animals With Wrong Names
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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The honey bear, also known as the kinkajou, is an animal with a misleading name
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Honey bears are not related to bears, but are instead part of the raccoon family
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The red panda is not closely related to the giant panda, which is a member of the bear family
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It is the only living member of its own taxonomic family, Ailuridae, and is related more closely to raccoons, skunks, and badgers
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The whale shark is also wrongly named as it is not a whale, but a fish
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Whale sharks can grow up to 18.8 meters long, which is comparable to the size of a sperm whale
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Bearcat is neither a bear nor a cat, and not closely related to either. It is the only living species in its genus Arctictis
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Bearcats are actually weasels, and their closest relative is the genet with cat-like face and bear-like body
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