That would surprise me, also. But it takes all kinds. Maybe the average ornithologist tends to think that birds are "cute", while the average herpetologist tends to think that reptiles are "cool"? I'm sure that whatever the group as a whole tends to think, there will be many counterexamples.

I was just thinking about chess, and how one of the most famous chess players, Hikaru Nakamura often refers to chess pieces as "juicers", for whatever reason... maybe the shape? Lots of people have nicknames for different pieces, like "ops" for "bishops", etcetera. But then there are some who take themselves entirely seriously, and never joke around.