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Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species
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Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species: Media

Did you know that the scientific names of some animals are tautonyms, in which the generic name and the specific epithet are exactly alike?
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla
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Black-billed magpie (Pica pica) on the back of a moose
Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sula sula
© Keith Levit/Getty Images
Mephitis mephitis
© geoffkuchera/Fotolia
Natrix natrix
© DamianKuzdak/E+/Getty Images
Bubo bubo
© Kevkel/Fotolia
Mola mola
© Rodrigo Friscione/Cultura/Getty Images
Lutra lutra
© edevansuk—iStock/Getty Images
American bison (Bison bison)
American bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.
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Boops boops
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