• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      I suppose at that time the Reddit hivemind thought of geckos as lizards+ due to their special feet, one kind of gecko can vocalize, some (all?) geckos can clean their eyes with their tongue, (etc?). That was years ago but if I'm right - they still think that way.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      emizeko wrote...

      the word for gecko in mandarin 壁虎 (bìhǔ) translates literally to "wall tiger"

      Maybe the hivemind is aware of that to so a gecko can't be just a mere "lizard".