We’ve heard of children being named after their parents’ favourite celebrities – shown by the amount of Brad and Angelina’s coming into the world right now – but could we shortly see a whole new version of that craze, with animals being named after the rich and famous? One of
Monty Python star John Cleese revealed he would rather have a lemur species named after him than receive a knighthood or peerage.

The comic actor recently visited
Speaking at the zoo, Cleese - who declined a CBE in 1996 - revealed: "I would rather have that than a knighthood or peerage. They're the sweetest little creatures. They never snatch food from you.”


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