Daniel Stride

Don’t deadname animals. They want to be called by their original English names: An aurochs is an OUR A badger is a BROCK A bat is a FLITTERMOUSE A bear cub is a HOWN A camel is an OLVEND A caterpillar is a MEALSHAVE A cuckoo is a YEEK A dog is a HOUND A dolphin is a MERESWINE A donkey is an EASEL A dragon is a WORM An eagle is an EARN A duck is an END A frog is a FROSH A hedgehog is an ILE A heron is a ROW A hippo is a NICKER A hyena is a NIGHTGINGE A lizard is an ASK A lynx is a LOX A mole is a MOLDWARP A mongoose is a NEDDERBIT An octopus is a CUDDLE An ostrich is a STROUT A piglet is a FARF A puppy ❤️ is a WHELP A reindeer is a RONE A robin is a RUDDOCK A rooster is a HANE A salmon is a LAX A seagull is a MEW A squirrel is an AQUERN A stallion is a HENCH A turtle is a BIRDLING A unicorn is a ONEHORN A walrus is a HORSEWHALE A white horse is a BLANK A woodpecker is a SPIGHT

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