Though president Barack Obama is leaving office soon, he will be forever immortalized in taxonomy, thanks to scientists who have named spp after him. 9 different spp from extinct lizards to trapdoor spiders got their names from the 44th US president, which is more than any of his predecessors. Theodore Roosevelt comes in as a close second, with 7. Here are the creatures that are saying "Thanks, Obama" for their presidential names.
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All those creatures above have one thing in common, they are all brown in colour. From worms, to ferns, to birds, to extinct lizards, all of them named "brobama" are brown in colour. Is Obama a code word in the elite circles for brown?
Did you notice it?
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