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    Karte Europas, bestehend aus seinen Nationaltieren. Kunst von canis.

    Von Maleficent-Nose1801

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    2. CLCchampion on

      This is one of the better things I’ve seen posted on here in a long while. Maybe include a list in the comments of each country’s animal, besides that, no notes, this is beautiful.

    8. madsddk on

      Denmark doesn’t have a national animal per se.

      The small Tortoiseshell (as shown) is the national butterfly.
      Then there is the Mute Swan as the national bird, and the red squirrel as the national mammal.

    9. DesertBlooz on

      The mosquito is the national animal for most northern European countries.

    13. wouldashoudacoulda on

      I’m disappointed there is no room for a dachshund in the corner of Germany.

    14. VivaHerrerasaurus on

      It’s interesting how it’s mostly birds and mammals, and the closest thing to reptiles would be the dragons which aren’t exactly real.

    15. Logical_Positive_522 on

      Great image.

      Being Welsh it’s so cool to see the Dragon facing West, but is Is Corsica an egg of the Cockerel?

    16. Toc_a_Somaten on

      I don’t get how Northern Ireland is more of a nation than the Basque Country

    17. fragtore on

      It’s so silly with all those lions in Europe. Like children were the kings.

    18. lylelayland on

      The UK ones get me, we have so many dragons, unicorns and lions roaming around, we made them our national animals.

    19. Negative-Arachnid-65 on

      This is great. Are there others? I’d be curious to see one of US states, or of other world regions.

    21. Impossible-Ship5585 on

      Nice!

      Hoe did you pick the animal? Some have animal and bird as national „animal“?

    24. MISORMA on

      Traditional symbol of Ukraine is лелека (leleka) — a white stork. I am Ukrainian and have no idea what that brown bird on this map is (I suspect it’s a nightingale which is a beloved bird in Ukrainian folklore but the same goes for cuckoos, swallows and so many more, and don’t even get me started on the mammals of Ukrainian folklore).

      Don’t get me wrong — I love nightingales but I have no idea how they look like because we never depict them, even if we associate our language and our traditional songs with its singing. But if you ask any Ukrainian „what animal comes to your mind when you think of a Ukrainian traditional animal symbol?“ in most cases it will be the white stork, I am sure. We have it painted and depicted like, extremely often since it is a symbol of a family, a home, a homestead and a heritage, the cosiness and safety of one’s family hearth etc.

    26. Belfegor32 on

      Wait, the national animal of Spain is the bull? How ironic that they kill it for fun.

    27. Maleficent-Nose1801 on

      **Albania** – Double-headed eagle
      **Andorra** – Cow
      **Austria** – Eagle
      **Belgium** – Lion
      **Bulgaria** – Lion
      **Croatia** – Pine marten
      **Cyprus** – Mouflon
      **Czech Republic** – Two-tailed lion
      **Denmark** – Lion / Swan
      **Estonia** – Wolf
      **Finland** – Bear
      **France** – Rooster
      **Germany** – Eagle
      **Greece** – Dolphin
      **Hungary** – Turul
      **Iceland** – Gyrfalcon
      **Ireland** – Red deer
      **Italy** – Wolf
      **Latvia** – White wagtail
      **Lithuania** – White stork
      **Luxembourg** – Lion
      **Netherlands** – Lion
      **Norway** – Moose
      **Poland** – White eagle
      **Portugal** – Ophiussa
      **Romania** – Lynx
      **Russia** – Bear
      **Serbia** – Wolf
      **Slovakia** – Double-tailed lion
      **Slovenia** – Lipizzan horse
      **Spain** – Bull
      **Sweden** – Moose
      **Turkey** – Grey wolf
      **Ukraine** – Nightingale
      **United Kingdom** – Lion
      **Scotland** – Unicorn
      **Wales** – Red dragon

    28. PerrineWeatherWoman on

      Scotland has a fiery unicorn as a national symbol ? Every single day I love that country more ! The day they get independent I apply for citizenship.

    29. DevCat97 on

      Can someone tell me what spain is? I could google the fish cow, but a Redditor answer will be infinitely funnier (i just know it).

      Edit. is it just a red piece of fabric like what Matadors use? Cause it looks like a fin

    32. Robcobes on

      Isn’t Belgium’s mascot a devil/demon? I know it’s not an animal but neither are dragons and unicorns.

    34. barla87 on

      Too bad Venetia isn’t a country anymore, our WINGED LION would have been sick

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