OK, so the Canary Islands are called after ther dogs that live there. But why are the wee yellow birds called canaries as well?
2006-10-29 21:03:38 · 11 answers · asked by nev 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
dumb question... it is beacuse they CAN go up in the AiR'ies... get it... sorry but at least i tried.... still, can i please have the 10 points.. for effort
2006-10-30 01:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by thenickistar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do Canaries come from the Canary Islands? Are the islands named after the birds, or the other way around?
Yes, we first meet up with the Canary bird in the Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa, in a line with Spain. The birds are named after the islands, not the other way around. Curiously, the Romans named them the "Dog" Islands, for the inhabitants bred an extremely large type of dog. As might be expected, the ever pragmatic Romans were more interested in fierce, guard dogs, than in little singing birds! "Canary" is a corruption of "canis", Latin for dog.
2006-10-30 05:11:29 · answer #2 · answered by redcoat7121 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is true that the Canary Islands were named because of the dogs found there, but Canaries were named after the islands after being found there by Spanish sailors according to this source.
2006-10-30 05:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by migelito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as the dogs they originated in the Canaries so they were called ?
2006-10-30 05:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are native to Canary Islands, after which they are named. They became yellow due to captive breeding.
2006-10-30 05:06:36 · answer #5 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Obviuosly they are named after the norwich city football club who are known as the canaries
2006-10-30 06:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by String of pearls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuase they come from the canarny islands dah !
2006-10-30 05:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is grass called grass or a bird called a bird!!
2006-10-30 06:48:35 · answer #8 · answered by hineycone1987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were found in cancun (hence the name 'can')
and werre found during the aires months(cant remember which month its)
hope this helps
2006-10-30 05:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by fresh p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it has to do with their colour origin but im not sure
2006-10-30 06:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋