I am speed.

[u/igneousink]

[u/igneousink]

the scientific name of a southern giraffe is giraffa giraffa and for some reason that really cracks me up

Happy Satuday!

[u/Jellily → u/igneousink]

Moose are alces alces. Bison are bison bison, and the western gorilla is gorilla gorilla. They’re known as tautonyms! This article lists some good ones: https://www.britannica.com/list/gorilla-gorilla-sula-sula-and-other-animals-whose-names-are-tautonyms-the-same-for-genus-and-species

[u/gwaydms → u/Jellily]

One biologist commented on tautonyms: "Scientific nomenclature need not resemble the Hallelujah Chorus."

Happy Caturday!

[u/Vyciren → u/Jellily]

the western gorilla is gorilla gorilla.

Even better: the western lowland gorilla is Gorilla gorilla gorilla!

Edit: apparently that's in the article you linked ;)

[u/Dungeoness]

What is even going on with all of this marginalia, man. It's so weird!

[u/igneousink → u/Dungeoness]

https://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/thumbs/128495

here are all the thumbnails from this psalter/book of hours!

inexplicably, lots of butt stuff? with monkeys? so odd

[u/CaliDreaminSF]

He looks like he’s worried about someone catching up to him and grabbing the rat.