Are you looking for a name for your new dog that’s a little different? A name that, when you call it at the dog park, won’t have 3 different pooches running up to you? Here are some ideas inspired by the animal kingdom if you just can’t quite come up with something unique on your own.

 

Kempii

Lepidochelys kempii, commonly known as Kemp's Ridley Turtle, is one of the smallest species of Sea Turtle.

 

 

Thresher

Thresher sharks are of the the family Alopiidae and are found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world. They are characterized as having an abnormally large thresher-like heterocercal tail.

 

 

Dassie

Dassie rats are a species of rock-dwelling rats that resemble squirrels with less bushy tails.

 

 

Moa

A term encompassing 9 species of now-extinct flightless birds endemic to New Zealand.

 

 

Minmi

A small and primitive dinosaur that lived during the Middle Cretaceous (100 million years ago) period.

 

 

Noma

A critically endangered breed of small horse, originating from the Japanese island of Shikoku.

 

 

Lynx

One of four species of solitary cat that live in remote northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia.

 

 

Tonna

A genus of large sea snails, commonly known as "tun" or "cask" shells.

 

 

Rialla

A genus of dragonfly containing only one member: Rialla villosa.

 

 

Tyro

Hippocampus tyro is a species of seahorse that is known from only one specimen caught off of the coast of the Seychelles.