Zoological inaccuracies & mistakes

[dillotest0]

Another from A-Z:

The article is about leopard sharks [Triakis semifasciata], and the content relates to this species. I do appreciate that in some parts of the world, the Zebra Shark [as shown here] is also known as the leopard shark, but in an article which describes the nature of the species Triakis semifasciata, and their physical appearance etc, it is rather bizzare to use images in the article that are clearly those of a different species, especially when these are presented alongside pictures of true leopard sharks.
Even more so when the image caption describing the morphology of the leopard shark is used alongside an image that shows a shark with more than one anal fin !

 

[dillotest0]

The same website...
The same website...!

 

[felis silvestris]

The same website...
The same website...!

How can you even get that wrong?

 

[Great Argus]

How can you even get that wrong?

Easier than Bengal Cat vs Serval hmm?

 

[felis silvestris]

Easier than Bengal Cat vs Serval hmm?

I guess

 

[Sphenisciologist]

When I was younger, I got a Schleich African waterhole set. The set came with a zebra, two lions, a chimpanzee and a flamingo. The flamingo, however, represents that of a Chilean flamingo rather than that of an African species.

 

[dillotest0]

No words..

 

[Great Argus]

No words..
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Well they're half right - ManDrill

 

[Corangurilla]

An episode of "Zoofari" had an entire segment about "monkeys", but they exclusively used footage of gibbons, but then they did a segment on Gibbons not even 2 minutes later.

I go into more detail about the show here (and also included the episode with the mix-up if you want to see for yourselves): Zoofari: The Worst Animal Show I've Ever Seen

 

[DaLilFishie]

Another from A-Z:
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Even more so when the image caption describing the morphology of the leopard shark is used alongside an image that shows a shark with more than one anal fin !

What do you mean? The shark in the image only has one anal fin. Do you mean the fin just in front of the anal fin? That is one of the pelvic fins, and it is paired (the anal fin is not paired)

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Not sure if this was an actual mistake or just used for advertising…
but if it was a mistake, the Saint Louis Zoo committed one of the most easily-avoidable ones…

 

[Great Argus]

Not sure if this was an actual mistake or just used for advertising…
but if it was a mistake, the Saint Louis Zoo committed one of the most easily-avoidable ones…

Technically, they're not entirely wrong as lemurs are still a primate. It's also a pop culture reference.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Technically, they're not entirely wrong as lemurs are still a primate. It's also a pop culture reference.

True, but lemurs aren’t monkeys. They are still primates but not monkeys.
That would be like me calling a caracal a big cat.

 

[Great Argus]

True, but lemurs aren’t monkeys. They are still primates but not monkeys.
That would be like me calling a caracal a big cat.

I said "not entirely wrong", I didn't say they were right. It's a stretch but apparently all they had or something.

 

[felis silvestris]

It’s weird seeing a RT lemur with brown arms.

 

[dillotest0]

It’s weird seeing a RT lemur with brown arms.

I actually don't think that is the actual colour of the lemur's arm - I would think that the brown colour was caused by additional sunlight in the photography..

 

[felis silvestris]

I actually don't think that is the actual colour of the lemur's arm - I would think that the brown colour was caused by additional sunlight in the photography..

Oh, right.

 

[evilmonkey239]

Technically, they're not entirely wrong as lemurs are still a primate. It's also a pop culture reference.

Actual monkeys are also displayed along the Primate Trails.

 

[Dassie rat]

I've heard David Attenborough and Chris Packham saying that tuataras are lizards. This is taxonomically worse than saying that lemurs (or apes for that matter) are monkeys.

 

[evilmonkey239]

I've heard David Attenborough and Chris Packham saying that tuataras are lizards. This is taxonomically worse than saying that lemurs (or apes for that matter) are monkeys.

Oh yes.