Dog named Buhari: See 8 other animals named after famous people
Mr Chinakwe of Ogun state has been released from prison for reportedly naming his dog ‘Buhari’ after his neighbor. The police have said what he did is likely to cause a breach of peace. Nigerians on social media are divided on the matter, with many saying that it is wrong to punish him for naming his dog Buhari.
Femi Fani-Kayode the former aviation minister published an article criticizing the prosecution of Chinakwe. On a funny note, here are other animals named after very famous people.
1. Dog named after Lai Mohammed
Barely 72 hours after Mr Chinakwe was arrested, a woman using the name Ada Ogbonna posted a picture of herself and her dog whom she named after Nigeria’s information minister Lai Mohammed.
She made a post on Facebook on Thursday, August 18, 2016, where she said: “I named it after someone I admired. I wonder why that other man got arrested for naming his dog after a look alike, na wa o.”
2. Beetle named after Arnold Schwarzenegger
A new species of beetle discovered was named Agra schwarzeneggeri after the actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. This was partly because this species of carabid beetle has a markedly developed middle femora in the males which reminds one of Schwarzenegger’s biceps.
3. Spider named after Johnny Depp
When a scientist recently discovered the fossil of an extinct spider-like creature with scissor-like claws, and named it Kooteninchela deppi in honor of Johnny Depp, the Pirates of the Caribbean star actor.
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4. Beetle named after Hitler
When German scientist Oscar Scheibel found a new species of blind Yugolavian cave beetle in 1933 he chose to name it Anophthalmus hitleri after the famous German dictator, Adolf Hitler.
5. Insect named after Bob Marley
Bob Marley the music legend also has a tick from Jamaica named Gnathia marleyi after him. This is the scientific way of paying a tribute to him. Naming a bloodsucking parasite after the reggae star.
6. Wasp named after Shakira
Aleiodes shakirae is the given name of a recently discovered parasitic wasp that injects its eggs into a caterpillar, causing the host insect to shake, wiggle and jiggle just like Shakira does.
7. Spider named after Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood movie star, has won many honours in her film career, now she can also add this species of trapdoor spider named Aptostichus angelinajolieae after her to her long list of achievements.
8. Flower fly named after Bill Gates
Eristalis gatesi is a flower fly found only in the high mountains of Costa Rica and cloud forests it was named after Computing pioneer Bill Gates. His Microsoft colleague Paul Allen also has a fly named after him.
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