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If it seems like a trivial pursuit — this changing of names — it’s going on in various natural worlds, extending to fish, insects, plants and names.
ChuckSchugPhotography/Getty ImagesDozens of birds across the U.S. and Canada will be renamed after researchers discovered many of their names have racist origins. On Wednesday, the American Ornithological Society said it wants to make science more inclusive, which includes ditching around 80 bird names that honor historical bigots. One example is Scott’s Oriole, which was named for Winfield Scott—a military commander who had some heavy influence over the Trail of Terrors. Other names that are cu
Red doesn’t get much redder than in the plumage of a male summer tanager.