It’s a common thing. German loves to call animals pigs or dogs; though it tends to be more obvious in German that these “thorn pigs” and “sea dogs” aren’t closely related to regular pigs and dogs.
like pronghorn antelope, is not an antelope at all, its antilocarpine, sister to the giraffe family. or the american cheetah, is actually a suped up puma relative.
One of the most disappointing facts when learning English was how many different animals are just called goat or deer
It’s a common thing. German loves to call animals pigs or dogs; though it tends to be more obvious in German that these “thorn pigs” and “sea dogs” aren’t closely related to regular pigs and dogs.
like pronghorn antelope, is not an antelope at all, its antilocarpine, sister to the giraffe family. or the american cheetah, is actually a suped up puma relative.