Black Friday: taxonomy gone wrong

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Apparently this toy company needs a zoologist on staff. (Parents: this is the perfect gift to seriously confuse your pre-adolescent wanna-be biologist, and derail them into a more profitable career in law!) From FailBlog.

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No, this is an example of things that may likely become "collector's items".

By Monimonika (not verified) on 27 Nov 2009 #permalink

I think that's a fluke. The Wild Republic plush toys are actually awesomely cute, and I've never seen a problem with the card they come with before (it's also printed in 4 languages).

By atrw4t64w6h (not verified) on 27 Nov 2009 #permalink

WTF!?! Could this be the Not-So-Intelligent Designer at work? (@Monimonika â I think you're right!)

By The Mad LOLSci… (not verified) on 27 Nov 2009 #permalink

@atrw4t64w6h - No, I'm pretty sure that's a fin:-D

I think John has it right. It's a bonus, the koala's inside the shark. The challenge is putting the pieces back together without spilling too much dacron.