I'm curious to know what ridiculous name will come up if you translate some of the animals species from your native language to English.

@YouCanCallMeDan
burung layang-layang (swallow) : kite bird

Burung hantu (owl) : ghost bird

Babi hutan (boar) : jungle pig

Kuda laut (sea horse) : sea horse

Orang utan (orang utan) : jungle human

Badak air (hippo) : water rhino

Ular senduk (cobra) : ladle snake

Kite bird, that’s awesome! They fly just like a kite

@YouCanCallMeDan mhm. I guess that's how the people from long, loooong time ago named the animals. By observing them. :)

@mistfox I’m sure the owl is connected with death in mythology too

@YouCanCallMeDan oh? I've never heard about that before. There is such myth about that?

I’m sure I read that seeing a white owl means someone is going to die. I can’t remember where. I will have a look

Oh dang... When I was studying in my uni, there's this huge white owl that likes to swoop over our heads when we walk back from the night class. We call it Hedwig.

I can’t find what I read about white owls now. I found this though : Native American Owl Mythology. In most Native American tribes, owls are a symbol of death. Hearing owls hooting is considered an unlucky omen, and they are the subject of numerous 'bogeyman' stories told to warn children to stay inside at night or not cry too much, otherwise the owl may carry them away.