The Naming of Animals

<p> Humankind have long viewed animals as if they shared human characteristics. Naturally this view is expressed in the naming of the beloved family pet a farm animal a race horse an exotic bird an insect or any other animal.</p><p> Arranged by type of name (genetic descriptive incident link group pedigree and show horse and hound farm famous mythical and legendary and fictional) this is a reference to how people name animals. For each type there is an introductory section followed by numerous examples with the stories behind the particular name.</p>