VIDEO GAMES & MEMES
The scrappy spirit of New York City was captured by a video of this animal trying to carry a whole, uneaten slice of pizza down some subway stairs.
Who is Pizza Rat?
This animal mascot was proposed in 2019 for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sharing its' name with a beloved statute on campus.
What is a river otter / "Alma Otter"?
In November 1957, the second-ever orbiting spacecraft, Sputnik 2 (also known as 'Muttnik'), carried this animal into orbit.
Who is Laika (the dog)?
In 2019, environmental DNA was used to disprove this Scottish cryptid's existence.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
This anthropomorphic character, created by Roald Dahl, had his tail shot off by Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, while trying to secure food for his wife and four kids.
Who is the Fantastic Mr. Fox?
Ninetales is a fire-type evolution of this Pokémon, named after the scientific name for red foxes.
What is a vulpix / vulpes?
To date, there are only two locations open in the United States of this company, whose mascot was named Geoffrey the Giraffe.
What is Toys R' Us?
This famous sheep was cloned by using a mammary gland cell and who was named after someone with the "most impressive pair of [mammary] glands" according to Scottish biologists.
Who is Dolly the Sheep?
This legendary cephalopod-like sea monster dwells off the coasts of Norway and Greenland, terrorizing sailors.
What is the Kraken?
Film crew for this nature documentary would often spend half an hour putting on six layers of clothes and worked in wind gusts up to 125 miles per hour. It was filmed at Dumont d'Urville in Adélie Land, French-Antarctic territory.
What is the March of the Penguins?
This YouTube viral video and Internet meme first appeared in January 2011, with commentary given by a man named "Randall." Accompanying the narration is the Prelude from J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 in D major.
What is The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger?
As a mascot for Borden Dairy Company, this cartoon cow adorns a necklace of sunflowers.
Who is Elsie the Cow?
This female western lowland gorilla is known for having learned many hand signs from a modified version of American Sign Language. She gained public attention upon adopting and naming a male kitten.
Who is Hanabiko "Koko"?
In late October 2010, University of Michigan biologist concluded that all reports of this cryptid were simply coyotes infected with the parasite Sarcoptes scabiel.
What is the Chupacabra?
Arguably Disney's most depressing movie ever, an earlier version of this film had to be edited to show one of the main characters, Copper, stomping around the house with his leg in a cast, instead of being struck dead by a train.
What is The Fox and The Hound?
This Far Cry 5 companion was found as a young, unhealthy cub after his mother was shot by poachers. After taken in by an animal sanctuary, his diet of burgers and fries gave him Type-2 diabetes.
Who is Cheeseburger?
Benjamin is the first name of this bright red animal mascot who has been a part of Chicago's sport history for more than 50 years.
Who is Benny T. Bully?
Although the authenticity of his stories are debated, this cat was purportedly rescued by a British crew following the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. He is said to have survived the sinking of three naval ships.
Who is Oskar (Unsinkable Sam) the Cat?
In Algonquian mythology, this supernatural creature controls the upper world. It throws lightning and creates thunder by flapping its wings.
What is the Thunderbird?
In 1987, a film focused on this devoted Akita was released in Japan. This dog waited for his owner at Shibuya Station for nine years, nine months, and fifteen days after his owner's death.
Who is Hachikō?
In the classic video game Joust, contestants were placed on these birds.
What are ostriches?
This pig was used by a United States Navy recruiter to raise $19 million in war bonds for the construction of the battleship Illinois.
Who is King Neptune?
This pigeon served in World War I, and she is famous for flying 25 miles in 25 minutes to save a battalion of American soldiers in France. Although blinded and losing a leg, she still continued on her flight.
Who is Cher Ami?
This namesake ape, Ameranthropoides loysi, was discovered during a 1920 oil survey expedition in Venezuela. Most scientists believe this creature to be a spider monkey.
de Loys' ape
After a road accident in Hungary, four stranded travelers find themselves in a house of evil where this animal psychologically tortures them. This same animal is featured in a short story by Edgar Allen Poe and is named "Pluto."
What is The Black Cat?