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Switching from Chrome to Firefox? Here Are Some Tips. (frunc.de)

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[–] StewartGilligan 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure why FireFox is often depicted as a red panda. Isn't it supposed to be a fox? (Not going to lie, both are cute.)

[–] canthidium 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"The very first Mozilla logo, after the decline of Netscape, was a phoenix reborn from its flames. When they had to change their name, they opted for an animal that was not well known on the web at the time. It was the red panda. Unfortunately, people thought that the animal on the Mozilla Firefox logo was a fox. This "firefox" is actually a red panda which is a protected species in Asia. A mistake when translating red panda from Chinese to English is how we got firefox.".

From: https://www.freelogodesign.org/blog/2019/06/14/the-story-behind-the-mozilla-firefox-logo

[–] StewartGilligan 7 points 1 year ago

You learn somethin' new everyday. Thanks for enlightening me. 😁