Monday, 18 August 2025

#488: Renaming the Pink Cockatoo

An interesting article in the Guardian back in 2023 looked at the comparisons between indigenous naming and the scientific names that are given to species, often by those who 'discover' them. 

One would hope that this aspect of natural history may be included in the specification.

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