Ethnic names for Zoo animals

bakkiesbotha

Dublin zoo have have announced the winners of a competition to name the two tiger cubs born there this year. The winning entries are "Emas" and "Wanita." Recent births at the zoo were an elephant called Budi, a white rhinoceros called Zukiskwa, and giraffes called Sandsteen and Neema.

Say what you like, but these are all bloody stupid names. Does someone seriously thing that these animals are going to feel more at home if they are given names of people from the countries they would have been born in if they weren't born in a zoo?

If elephants are born in Ireland, they should be given proper names like Seamus and Padraig. If they are born in Germany, Gunther and Helmut. In Greece, Aristotle and Socrates. Etc.

It's time to wise up, zookeepers. Your faux-ethnic bullsh*t isn't fooling anyone.

stovelid

You could start with an Irish user name yourself...

syklops

[QUOTE=bakkiesbotha;62560406]Dublin zoo have have announced the winners of a competition to name the two tiger cubs born there this year. The winning entries are "Emas" and "Wanita." Recent births at the zoo were an elephant called Budi, a white rhinoceros called Zukiskwa, and giraffes called Sandsteen and Neema.
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Did you enter the competition? Did you vote for Padraig or Seamus?

If not, then what are you complaining about?

When did you last visit Dublin Zoo?

phasers

They ALWAYS give animals Arabic names or something, it's stupid

I want to go to the zoo and see Tiger cubs Mary and John

Míshásta

Yeah. Proper Irish names like Wayne, Darren, Chloe and Natasha.

K-Ren

Now ladies and gentlemen, for your viewing pleasure, from the heartlands of Africa, here's 'Dave' the elephant!

Wouldn't be great would it?

Futurism

Why not Johner the tiger, Briano the rhino or Rasher the boar? Truely Irish then. Wacker the elephant has a nice ring to it.

Long Onion

The tiger cubs should have been called Bertie and Charlie after the two great architects of the tiger economy, may their contributions to us all live on and always be remembered.

The elephant should have been named Harney and the Rhino should have been called O'Donoghue on account of it's thick hide.

Others may include:

Coughlan - for a baby Giraffe on account of the neck
Biffo - for a Warthog - self explanatory
Higgins - for all baby Penguins
Willie - for all Shaggy Llamas
Jack O'Connor - for a baby Hypocritapottamus

etc., etc.

bakkiesbotha

syklops wrote: »

Did you enter the competition? Did you vote for Padraig or Seamus?

If not, then what are you complaining about?

When did you last visit Dublin Zoo?

No, I didn't enter, or vote. I last visited Dublin zoo over the summer and noticed that all the animals have silly, faux-exotic names.

Just like the type of names that people gave to spa hotels and restaurants during the Celtic tiger years.

What I am complaining about is naffness, plain and simple.

Gone Drinking

Should have called them terms and conditions

Long Onion

bakkiesbotha wrote: »

No, I didn't enter, or vote. I last visited Dublin zoo over the summer and noticed that all the animals have silly, faux-exotic names.

They are kinda exotic animals though, fair enough if there was Badibabino the fresian, but surely a tiger shouldn't be called Paddy?

Baby Camel: Mammy, why do we have long eyelashes
Mammy Camel: To keep the desert sand out of our eyes son
Baby Camel: Mammy, why do we have humps
Mammy Camel: To stoe water so we don't die on our long desert trips
Baby Camel: Mammy, why do we have big feet
Mammy Camel: To stop us sinking in the soft sand
Baby Camel: Mammy, why are we in Phoenix Park?
Mammy Cammel: ...

SEPT 23 1989

Seamus the Elephant for president

Mossy Monk

Thank goodness that this extremely important topic has been put up for debate.

Archeron

Fiddelma the elephant packed her sangwhiches and said goodbye to her bodhran....

Snakeblood

bakkiesbotha wrote: »

What I am complaining about is naffness, plain and simple.

No need to complain about the naffness in the world by adding to it.

WindSock

Wanita is Irish. I'm sure I've heard the name being called before.

WAN-EEE-AH, C'mere. And bring Jacinta n Brit-neeee

johnny_knoxvile

well the animals get unsettled when they hear the name Mary after Mary Harney's last visit. Two Baboons and a baby elephant went missing that day.

baalthor

They should use traditional elephant names e.g:

Babar
Tantor
Nelly
Stephen

GavRedKing

Far better names then Anto the lion or deco the elephant.

phasers

Ah here I just found out that the male one's name means "gold" and the female's means "Woman"

wtf? Why would you name someone woman?

Insect Overlord

phasers wrote: »

Ah here I just found out that the male one's name means "gold" and the female's means "Woman"

wtf? Why would you name someone woman?

There are plenty of Irish girls called Colleen

Euro_Kraut

An File wrote: »

There are plenty of Irish girls called Colleen

And boys named Fionn.

bakkiesbotha

An File wrote: »

There are plenty of Irish girls called Colleen

Women are a different species to tigers. There are no Irish girls called Capall, or Asal.

Although these would be more accurate descriptions of them than their actual names in an awful lot of cases.

Euro_Kraut

bakkiesbotha wrote: »

Women are a different species to tigers.

You sure?

chopperbyrne

They had a competition when that baby elephant was born. You had to suggest a name of Asian origin and why you chose it.

Myself and about twenty others suggested Optimus Prime as that name originates from a Japanese toyline and Optimus is big, strong, kind and powerful.

The name that was chosen only received nine votes.

Complete scam!

breadandjam

I've been saying it for years-close the Zoo down and that would solve the name problem.

iregk

Well the zoo is on the north side so what would the op suggest we call the animals?

Nailer
Whacker
Johner
Micka

Oh and I brought my nephew to the zoo during the summer, his favourite animal was Eddie the penguin. Is that an ok name?