The Most Famous Animals in Tech

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Cute blue birds and plucky little penguins and sleek black panthers. Oh my. The tech industry is chock full of animals.

You may think the tech industry is all about bits and bytes, silicon, and touch screens. Happily, that's not the case. Whether it's to appeal to more customers/users or turn down the tech intimidation factor, this industry is also full of... animals. No sarcasm here, folks. We're actually talking about cute, little blue birds and plucky-looking penguins. After all, "Panther" is a much cooler product name than "Operating System 10.3."

Seriously, did you ever notice how many animals pop up all over the tech industry? Companies name products after them. They use them in their logos. Frankly, they're everywhere—even on Facebook.

In this slideshow, we've gathered some of our favorite animals that have graced this tech space.

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Linux's mascot is a penguin. Why? Well, that's because there was a logo contest for Linux and Tux didn't win. So, it became a mascot. Why a penguin? You'll have to ask Linus Torvalds.
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