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[-] [email protected] 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Same for Hungary: the national bird is the Turul, a mythological bird. Presumably it originates from the Saker falcon, so it's not even an eagle.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I wouldn't be too attached to the specific animal version for each, this is more symbolic than anything else

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's probably made for Yanks so it needs to be recognizable for them

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[-] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago

Nice cock France

[-] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago

Germans simply have an eagle. Not the white head American style one.

[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

England: oh I'm a lion

Scotland: motherfuck unicorn man

Wales: rawww dragon time

Ireland: umm rabbit?

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[-] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago

Scotland and Wales you alright?

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[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

England picks the most unimaginative, basic-bitch animal possible, so of course Scotland and Wales go in the complete opposite direction.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The rules didn’t specify that the animal was supposed to be real. Fictional animals are still animals, so they should be fine.

[-] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago

I always find it weird when countries use animals that are not native to their country. Although in Scotland I'm pretty sure that unicorns actually exist somewhere. Or at least, they do if you drink enough.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

The UK using the lion is the funniest shit to me. It just seems like such a sad cope.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Most of their popular stuff is imported, so it's only consistent that they'd import this as well

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They'll fly it to Rwanda soon enough anyway

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

According to an ancient folk song, the land of unicorns is near Achnasheen.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Hi, unicorn here. We do exist!

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's some real good shit Scotland and whales have been sniffing for centuries now.

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Obligatory joke:

I was in a bar the other night and overheard three very hefty women talking. Their accent appeared to be Scottish, so I approached and asked, "Hello, ladies, are you three lassies from Scotland? One of them angrily screeched, "It's Wales, you bloody idiot, Wales!" So I apologized and replied, "I am so sorry. Are you three whales from Scotland?"

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Classic European lions

... And unicorns??

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Europe used to have lions, especially southern Europe.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Is "southern Europe" what they used to call colonies in Africa?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you go back far enough there were now extinct lions in northern Europe as well. But wild lions as we know them today existed in Greece, the Balkans, etc. Even as late as the 10th century CE.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the dragon!

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Unicorns are notably ferocious animals. Their recent association with little girls has done significant harm to their reputation.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Switzerland takes their neutrality very seriously.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

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).

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

We in Finland have 4. Other countries need to step up their game.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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:

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

Finnish spitz

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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 Sámi for herding reindeer:

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure turkey is a bird

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

A delicious one, no less

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Ackchyually, Poland's national animal is a white stork, but this looks more like an egret.

Anyway, great infographic

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I wish the color coding matched with the animals

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Lol in hungary we have an imaginary bird called turul and thats our national animal...

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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.

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Germany is a country of exports

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

So Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia create the household trio of cat, corgi and big dog?

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