Thinking about other animal names in chinese:
Panda is 熊猫 which translates to “bear-cat”
Hippo is 河马 which translates to “river horse”
Giraffe is 长颈鹿 which translates to “long-neck deer”
Salticidae are known as 跳蛛 which literally means “jumping spider” but is also known as蝇虎 which means “fly tiger”
the list goes on…