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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Owl in Chinese is 猫头鹰, lit. Cat headed eagle.

Other fun animals in Chinese:

企鹅, lit. Business/enterprise goose (penguin)

袋鼠, lit. Pouch rat (kangaroo)

树懒, lit. Tree lazy (sloth)

熊猫, lit. Bear cat (Panda)

长颈鹿, lit. Long neck deer (Giraffe)

龙虾, lit. Dragon shrimp (lobster)

驼鹿, lit. Camel deer (moose)

浣熊, lit. Washing bear (racoon)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Its funny how universal some of these animal observations are. Everyone recognizes the penguin drip tux-shining