How to describe animals  Slow worms are not worms, and they are
not slow.  Sometimes confusion must come before clarity. And
that is never more true than when describing our native UK
wildlife.  For example, slow worms are not worms, and they are
not slow.  Whales swim in our seas, but the impressive killer
whale, which frequents the coast of northwest Scotland, is not a
whale at all. That is why many call it an orca.  Bucks roam our
countryside: male deer, hares, ferrets and rabbits are all
bucks. But interestingly, none actually buck (only horses do).
Rabbits give birth to kittens, but kittens can also be baby
cats.  It's almost impossible to describe a butterfly that
cannot be a moth, and a moth that cannot be a butterfly, while
similar is true for frogs and toads.   The common names of
animals are nouns. But when describing animal behaviour, the
same words are sometimes used as verbs.    • A perch is a
freshwater fish, whereas birds might perch on a branch. It is an
accident of language that the same word