Albania- two-headed eagle, Andorra- cow, Armenia- eagle, Austria- barn swallow, Azerbaijan- Karabakh horse, Belarus- European bison, Belgium- lion, Bosnia and Herzegovina- Tornjak (domestic dog), Bulgaria- lion, Croatia- Pine marten, Cyprus- Cypriot mouflon, Czechia- two-tailed lion, Denmark- mute swan, England- lion Estonia- wolf Finland- brown bear France- Gallic rooster Georgia- wolf Germany- eagle Greece- common dolphin, Hungary- Turul, Iceland- Gyrfalcon, Ireland- mountain hare, Italy- Italian wolf, Kazakhstan- golden eagle, Kosovo- lynx, Latvia- white wagtail, Liechtenstein- common kestrel, Lithuania- white stork, Luxembourg- lion, Malta- pharaoh hound, Moldova- Aurochs, Monaco- hedgehog, Montenegro- eagle, Netherlands- lion, N. Ireland- red deer, North Macedonia- lion, Norway- moose, Poland- white eagle, Portugal- Iberian wolf, Romania- Eurasian lynx, Russia- brown bear, Scotland- Unicorn, Serbia- eastern imperial eagle, Slovakia- brown bear, Slovenia- horse, Spain- bull, Sweden- Eurasian elk, Switzerland- cow, Turkey- grey wolf, Ukraine- nightingale, Vatican City- dove, Wales- welsh dragon
Pls lmk if I got any wrong because some weren’t listed on wikipedia
Fun fact: scotland national animal is a unicorn. Why? Because englands animal is a lion, and the legend says, the only animal that can kill a lion? Exactly, a unicorn.
didn’t know about that rich Hedgehog
lol the Corsican egg 😀
Corsica egg
That’s a lot of lions
Beautifully done. I especially like the layering in GB and Ireland.
The beaver is the national animal of poland and you cant convince me otherwise.
(bober kurwa)
TIL Europe is full of wolves and lions
Italy has no official national animal (and the conservatives, who theoretically should appreciate the concept, actually want to shoot most of the wolves because they’re a nuisance to farmers). Also, wolves in Sicily went extinct in the 20th century and Sardinia never had them, but that’s nitpicking it, I guess.
I like how there is “Let’s make our national animal some cool/graceful carnivore like wolf or tough looking herbivore like bull. And then there is “Wabbit :3 🐇”.
Too. Many. Stupid. Lions
great art
Spain is wrong, should also be a lion symbolizing the kingdom of León
Nobody:
Europe:
Lion Lion Lion Lion!!!!
An interesting vision.
Albanias national animal is the golden eagle, the two headed eagle is just on the flag
Didn’t even know Northern Ireland had one tbh
The moose isn’t the official national animal in Norway
The only country with a sea animal, Greece.
the little marten 😭
Poor San Marino 😔
🇮🇹 I didn’t know…
officially france does not have any official animals but it is more popularly represented
For people asking why lions in Europe if they are an African animal, it’s because at one point in classic time there used to be [lions in Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lions_in_Europe) which are now extinct. This is why Hercules needs to defeat a lion, because by then lions, although rare, stalked the hills and mountains of Greece and the Balkans.
The Romans put them on ordainments and decoration, so that’s why the Lion kept being a mystical creature even after it’s extinction, and why in the Medieval era people kept using it as a popular symbol.
Wished we, the Dutch, used a better fitting animal tho. Favourably a waterbird, but oh well.
I love the Greek dolphin 🐬
This is actually cool as hell never had a thought about this
Roosters don’t lay eggs
This looks like a mixture of between national animals and heraldic ones.
National animals can be real, while [heraldic ones are symbols](https://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm) that convey a concept just like the colours and other elements in a coat of arms.
I thought the national animal of Denmark was changed to the red squirrel a couple of years back, the mute swan used to be the national animal, but is now considered the national bird instead afaik.
Pretty sure for Serbia is wolf.
I love this so much!
This is wrong because it conflates national animals with heraldic animals.
I hate it that ours is the lion. Can’t stand it.
There are no lions here! Does the lion embody our history and mindset? Hell no!
The wild boar should be our national animal! It’s tenacious strong and stubborn and found all over the country. That is the hill I am willing to die on!
Romania is a wild cat / lynx?
Mainland: “We need a real animal as our mascot
British isles: :p
wolfes are the symbol of rome, not italy
No one:
Wales: DRAGON GOES BRRR
Slovenia obviously looks like a chicken, if you look at the map
A French chicken? Im not European pls explain
I’m sorry, but I don’t respect anyone who chose a lion as a national animal (especially since they probably chose it before they ever saw a lion in real life), either chose some guy you see in your backyard or go crazy and choose a unicorn like Scotland.
Nice art, but pretty sure like half of it is wrong
This is incorrect. Portuguese national animal is a Barcelos rooster (tall, thick and with a blue headmane)
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Full list of animals for those curious
Albania- two-headed eagle, Andorra- cow, Armenia- eagle, Austria- barn swallow, Azerbaijan- Karabakh horse, Belarus- European bison, Belgium- lion, Bosnia and Herzegovina- Tornjak (domestic dog), Bulgaria- lion, Croatia- Pine marten, Cyprus- Cypriot mouflon, Czechia- two-tailed lion, Denmark- mute swan, England- lion Estonia- wolf Finland- brown bear France- Gallic rooster Georgia- wolf Germany- eagle Greece- common dolphin, Hungary- Turul, Iceland- Gyrfalcon, Ireland- mountain hare, Italy- Italian wolf, Kazakhstan- golden eagle, Kosovo- lynx, Latvia- white wagtail, Liechtenstein- common kestrel, Lithuania- white stork, Luxembourg- lion, Malta- pharaoh hound, Moldova- Aurochs, Monaco- hedgehog, Montenegro- eagle, Netherlands- lion, N. Ireland- red deer, North Macedonia- lion, Norway- moose, Poland- white eagle, Portugal- Iberian wolf, Romania- Eurasian lynx, Russia- brown bear, Scotland- Unicorn, Serbia- eastern imperial eagle, Slovakia- brown bear, Slovenia- horse, Spain- bull, Sweden- Eurasian elk, Switzerland- cow, Turkey- grey wolf, Ukraine- nightingale, Vatican City- dove, Wales- welsh dragon
Pls lmk if I got any wrong because some weren’t listed on wikipedia
Fun fact: scotland national animal is a unicorn. Why? Because englands animal is a lion, and the legend says, the only animal that can kill a lion? Exactly, a unicorn.
didn’t know about that rich Hedgehog
lol the Corsican egg 😀
Corsica egg
That’s a lot of lions
Beautifully done. I especially like the layering in GB and Ireland.
The beaver is the national animal of poland and you cant convince me otherwise.
(bober kurwa)
TIL Europe is full of wolves and lions
Italy has no official national animal (and the conservatives, who theoretically should appreciate the concept, actually want to shoot most of the wolves because they’re a nuisance to farmers). Also, wolves in Sicily went extinct in the 20th century and Sardinia never had them, but that’s nitpicking it, I guess.
I like how there is “Let’s make our national animal some cool/graceful carnivore like wolf or tough looking herbivore like bull. And then there is “Wabbit :3 🐇”.
Too. Many. Stupid. Lions
great art
Spain is wrong, should also be a lion symbolizing the kingdom of León
Nobody:
Europe:
Lion Lion Lion Lion!!!!
An interesting vision.
Albanias national animal is the golden eagle, the two headed eagle is just on the flag
Didn’t even know Northern Ireland had one tbh
The moose isn’t the official national animal in Norway
The only country with a sea animal, Greece.
the little marten 😭
Poor San Marino 😔
🇮🇹 I didn’t know…
officially france does not have any official animals but it is more popularly represented
For people asking why lions in Europe if they are an African animal, it’s because at one point in classic time there used to be [lions in Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lions_in_Europe) which are now extinct. This is why Hercules needs to defeat a lion, because by then lions, although rare, stalked the hills and mountains of Greece and the Balkans.
The Romans put them on ordainments and decoration, so that’s why the Lion kept being a mystical creature even after it’s extinction, and why in the Medieval era people kept using it as a popular symbol.
Wished we, the Dutch, used a better fitting animal tho. Favourably a waterbird, but oh well.
I love the Greek dolphin 🐬
This is actually cool as hell never had a thought about this
Roosters don’t lay eggs
This looks like a mixture of between national animals and heraldic ones.
National animals can be real, while [heraldic ones are symbols](https://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm) that convey a concept just like the colours and other elements in a coat of arms.
I thought the national animal of Denmark was changed to the red squirrel a couple of years back, the mute swan used to be the national animal, but is now considered the national bird instead afaik.
Pretty sure for Serbia is wolf.
I love this so much!
This is wrong because it conflates national animals with heraldic animals.
I hate it that ours is the lion. Can’t stand it.
There are no lions here! Does the lion embody our history and mindset? Hell no!
The wild boar should be our national animal! It’s tenacious strong and stubborn and found all over the country. That is the hill I am willing to die on!
Romania is a wild cat / lynx?
Mainland: “We need a real animal as our mascot
British isles: :p
wolfes are the symbol of rome, not italy
No one:
Wales: DRAGON GOES BRRR
Slovenia obviously looks like a chicken, if you look at the map
A French chicken? Im not European pls explain
I’m sorry, but I don’t respect anyone who chose a lion as a national animal (especially since they probably chose it before they ever saw a lion in real life), either chose some guy you see in your backyard or go crazy and choose a unicorn like Scotland.
Nice art, but pretty sure like half of it is wrong
This is incorrect. Portuguese national animal is a Barcelos rooster (tall, thick and with a blue headmane)
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