An assortment of creatures for The Observer by Marc Aspinall

The Observer

Animals Named After Humans

From an Elk named after Teddy Roosevelt, a Lemur named after John Cleese, and as current in history as the Horse Fly taking Beyoncé’s name. The Observer ran a piece on various animals, insects and amphibians, each donning the name of a famous person from history. Featured in the Tech Monthly section of the Sunday Paper