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I don't want to be too picky, but at least the eagle pictured on Germany is kind of wrong. While it is not specified which species of eagle the "Bundesadler" is, it is most definitely never depicted as a bald eagle (that would be the USA). More usuale would be a Golden eagle or a White-tailed eagle.
Yeah, I wouldn't be too attached to the specific animal version for each, this is more symbolic than anything else
It's probably made for Yanks so it needs to be recognizable for them
It's a black eagle on the official Bundestag seal and flag. But Wikipedia says those only live in southeast Asia. What's up with that?
The eagle being depicted in black doesn't make it a black eagle. English is a weird language.
If you are interested in the history and background of the Bundesadler, here is an informative video. It's in German and I'm afraid there is no English version
Germans simply have an eagle. Not the white head American style one.
Nice cock France
England: oh I'm a lion
Scotland: motherfuck unicorn man
Wales: rawww dragon time
Ireland: umm rabbit?
Scotland and Wales you alright?
Other way around surely.
The rules didnโt specify that the animal was supposed to be real. Fictional animals are still animals, so they should be fine.
That's some real good shit Scotland and whales have been sniffing for centuries now.
Classic European lions
... And unicorns??
Don't forget the dragon!
Switzerland takes their neutrality very seriously.
Knowing pretty much nothing else about Wales, their national animal is undoubtedly the most badass.
Also probs to Greece for having the only animal living in the sea.
Greece does make sense with how much of their country is near the coast...
Wikipedia also has a list with more countries and animals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_animals
E.g. Denmark even has 3 national animals listed and not just the swan in the picture: Red squirrel (national mammal), Mute swan (national bird) and Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly).
We in Finland have 4. Other countries need to step up their game.
Wait we do? I didn't realize we even had one official animal, let alone 4
Edit: the Finnish Wikipedia claims we have 6 official animals, one of them being ladybugs:
There's one "national animal" and then there's national horse, insect, fish, bird, butterfly and one that wasn't on your list, national dog. So that'd be seven. Get on our level, other countries!
How could they leave out this good boy from hte list
True! For all you non-Nordics, that's a Finnish Spitz and they're certified good boyes. My personal favorite is the Finnish Lapphund because they're so incredibly floofy, and it's an interesting breed because it was originally bred by the Sรกmi for herding reindeer:
Team unicorn, represent! I'd swear half the entrance doorways to our historic buildings have the lion and the unicorn carved above, and everyone still seems surprised by the "Scotland's national animal is a what now?" response.
They should revise it and give it a rainbow horn or manes
I imagine, the problem is that a unicorn is just a horse with a horn. If it's not puking rainbows, you might not really notice it...
I'm pretty sure turkey is a bird
A delicious one, no less
Germany = USA confirmed
Germany is a country of exports
Lol in hungary we have an imaginary bird called turul and thats our national animal...
I wish the color coding matched with the animals
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So how did you come up with Slovakia's? Or are just a fan of Great Hungary concept?
The map isn't from me unfortunately, and I couldn't find a source
Well, nevermind then. I was wondering because I'm not aware of us having any official animal. Nor am I able to find any referrence to it.
if I had to guess I'd say a chamois, it's pretty iconic around here.
Unfortunately Italy does not have an official national animal, meaning no animals are enshrined in our constitution or any of our national symbols. However if we had one that would definitely be the wolf.
So Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia create the household trio of cat, corgi and big dog?
Spain has the best: strong AND useful
Poland's should be a stork not a grey heron ๐