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Main:Science:Biology:Animals

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Loose apronyms:
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ANTELOPEAnimal Naturally Travels Ecosystem Loping Over Pastures, Endurance Jan Morgan -- beautiful animal also called a speed goat
APE"Ancestral Primate" -- Evolutionists Angela Brett
BAABleating, Audible Announcement Dustan Dowsing
Assorted Nouns:Noises
BEARSBig Endearing Animals, Rough & Shaggy Tony McCoy O'Grady
BEAVERBarrier Erecting And Very Energetic Rodent Patricia Rix
BESTIALITYBeing Enslaved Sexually To Indecent Animal 'Loving' Is Totally Yucky Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
BOVINEBeasts Obscuring View In Nature's Environment Tony McCoy O'Greenspace
BROCKBadger's Rare (Or Cant?) Knickname Tony McCoy O'Grady - Brock is a rare word for a badger in England (I'm not really sure if it qualifies as a 'cant' term but the lettering was inviting)
BUNNIESBreeding Unstoppably - Not Neatly In Exact Seasons. Angela Brett
CATCute And Tame Angela Brett, while designing the icon for the 'Export Acronym' button.
CLARUSComputer Launched Animal Rendering Useful Service Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I suggested that KEYBOARD could fly to earth on CLARUS the DogCow, and he wondered how CLARUS could fly.
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
MacGirl & KeyBoard:Other Characters
COBChestnut Or Bay? Tony McCoy O'Grady
COCKATIELCaptured Ones Can Keenly Attempt To Imitate English Language Angela Brett
COUGARCat Of Unusual Grace And Rapacity Tony McCougar O'Grady
COWCuddly Over - Weight Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
COWSCreators Of White Stuff Angela Brett, who saw lots of cows on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back.
CUBSCute Ursine Babies, Sometimes Tony McCoy O'Grady
DACEDid A Carp Evolve? Angela Brett, in a 2a.m. attempt at the first D acronym.
DACHSHUNDDogs And Cats Have Sometimes Had Unusually Nice Dealings Angela Brett
DEERDoe's Experience Ever Replayed Angela Brett, referring to Bambi
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
DOEDeer - Oestrogen-Enhanced. Angela Brett
DOGDull Organism. Growls. Steve Keate & Angela Brett
DOGGYDoberman's Obviously Gonna Get You Tony McCoy O'Grady
DOGSDefinitely Odorous Greedy Sods Mary Carr
DZIGGETAIDeceives Zoologists, Is Generally Graded 'Equus', Though Ass Indubitably Tony McCoy O'Grady
DZODomestic Zoological Oddity Angela Brett
DZOMOSDomestic Zoological Oddity - Milk Offers Sustenance Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an extension of Angela's DZO.
DZOSDoes Zigzags Over Slopes Tony McCoy O'Grady
ELEPHANTExtremely Large, Extremely Ponderous, Has A Nice Trunk Tony McCoy O'Grady
ELKEmerges Large Kin Jan Morgan -- a kin to DEER
FAWNFrisky Almost Weaned Native Rico Leffanta
FERRETFurry Entity Rootles Rabbits & Eats Them Tony McCoy O'Grady
FISHFins In Saline Habitat Tony McCoy O'Grady
GIRAFFEGigantic, If Ridiculous, Animal Feeds From Elevation Tony McCoy O'Grady
GOATGnaws On Any Thing! Angela Brett
GROUNDHOGGluttonous Rodent Opens Underground Nest, Digs His Own Grave Patricia Rix
HEDGEHOGHe'll Eat Disgusting Garden Entities, Helping Out Gardeners TMcCO'G
HORSEHumans Often Race Speedy Equines. Angela Brett. (Tony replied 'I've never raced a horse in my life! I'm (just about) smart enough to know it would win ;-)')
HORSESHumans' Overiding/Overall Resource Speed Earthshakin' Steeds! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Transport
KITTYKittens Intend To Tempt You Patricia Rix
LAMBLittle Animal Might Baa Angela Brett, who saw lots of lambs on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back.
LAMBSLittlies Adore Most Baby Sheep Angela Brett
LEMMINGLittle, Excitable Mammal Masses In Numberless Groupings Tony McCoy O'Grady
LION'Lunchtime' Is Often Nighttime Tony McCoy O'Grady
MAMMALMother Animal Makes Milk And Lactates Angela Brett
MANDARINMany Admit Nibbling Duck And Roasting Is Nice Tony McCoy O'Grady
Food & Drink
MONKEYMankind's Other Near Kin Entertain You Tony McCoy O'Grady
MOOSEMoose Often Occupy Swamps, Eating Patricia Rix
NOAHNegotiated Original "Animal House" Roger Williams
Names:First names:Male
Religion
PANDAParticular About Native Diet, Apparently Tony McCoy O'Grady
PANTHERProwls Around Nature Trails, Heartily Enjoying Raccoons Tony McCoy O'Grady
PIGPork Is Good! Angela Brett
Food & Drink
PORCUPINEPrickly Old Rascal Climbs Up Pines, Is Noisy Eater Patricia Rix
PUPPIESPeople Usually Prefer Pets If Extra Small Angela Brett
PUSSPretty, Unusual, Silky, Sleeping Patricia Rix
QUAGGAQuippers Usually Are Going, 'Great Ass!' Angela Brett
RABBITRandy As Bejaysus, Big Incisor Teeth Tony McCoy O'Grady
REINDEERRudolph's Exceptional In Nasal Department - Easily Enabling Routefinding Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Special Occasions:Christmas
RHINOSRhino Horn Is Not Orgasmically Stimulating Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
SALAMANDERSever A Limb, And Miraculously A Near-Duplicate Emerges. Radical! Angela Brett
SCORRIERSnuffling Canine - Often Revolting - Rootles In Embarrassing Regions Tony McCoy O'Grady (Scorrier is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A small hunting dog trained to snuffle amongst your private parts.')
Words & Wordplay:Liffs
SHARKSwimming Hazard - A Real Killer TMcCO'G
SHEEPSexually Harassed - Evidently Entertaining People. Angela Brett, who saw lots and lots of sheep on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back.
SHREWShe Hurls Retribution Entirely Willingly Word Nerd
People & Relationships:Insults
SLOTHSlow, Lumbering, Otiose Tree Hanger Sean Lamb
SQUIRRELSmall Quiet Unique Interesting Rodent Really Enjoys Land Jan Morgan
STUDStable's The Usual Dwelling Angela Brett, after passing a stud farm during a bus trip.
TABBYThey Are Banded, Braceleted Yowlers Patricia Rix
TIGERSThey Inhabit Grasslands Eating Reckless Stragglers Tony McCoy O'Grady
TROGLODYTEThe Result Of Generations Living Or Dying, Yearning To Evolve Angela Brett
TUNATheir Unknown Numbers Abate Angela Brett
Food & Drink
TUNASThey're Usually Nice Accompanying Salad Angela Brett
Food & Drink
TURTLEThey Unerringly Return To Lay Eggs TMcCO'G referring to how the females of many breeds of turtle return to the beach where they hatched out, to lay their eggs. After many years of wandering all over the ocean this indicates an uncanny sense of direction.
UAKARIUlulating Anthropoid - Keep Away, Remain Isolated Tony McCoy O'Grady
WOMBATWarm Omnivorous Miniature Bear Australians Treasure Rico Leffanta