Few things amuse me more than furries' shorthand for different animals. I tried to collect the most common ones I've seen used.
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According to Scientific American, it's onomatopoeia from its vocalization, as well as the original describer's name for it (he didn't get naming rights because his paper on them was delayed 6 years so wasn't the first published) http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/7-things-you-didne28099t-know-about-red-pandas/
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Oh my god they're amazing.
Gurf xD