This seems like one of those things that should remain as is, and not reverted to "classic" for classic sake...
If evidence shows that they were made animals later down the road, and it doesn't have negative rippling effects, why not just leave it?
Can we see the evidence regarding this/developer thoughts on the matter?
Edit:
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20020213.html
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Timorous Deep gators, fish, and raptors are now animals.
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So, obviously gators and fish are animals, why would you remove their classification as such? This looks like something that was overlooked by EQ developers and put on the todo list as a patch that just happened to take place at this date.