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[โ€“] Aceticon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

As far as I know - being from the place - Portugal has no national animal.

The closest is the Galo De Barcelos, which is not really a living animal but a well known clay figurine that any Portuguese would recognized.

No idea were that wolf in that picture came from.

[โ€“] JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? I always tought Serbia's national animal was the eastern imperial eagle, but apperintly it is only considired "a national bird", while the wolf takes the prize.

[โ€“] skele_tron@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

TIL for me too

[โ€“] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[โ€“] SamirCasino@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, it's always been the lynx, officially. But indeed it's not a well known fact, nor is it used anywhere really.

You can google "romanian national animal", all you'll find is the lynx, everywhere. However, i'm unable to find the origin of it.

[โ€“] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strange. I never heard of it

[โ€“] SamirCasino@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I think i remember being told about it in sciences class in primary school decades ago... but yeah, it's not like it's used in any way anywhere.

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[โ€“] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Spain has the best: strong AND useful

[โ€“] tugomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just curious what should that under Slovenia be. As far as I am aware we do not have a national animal, but happy to be proven wrong

[โ€“] Kraivo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can't see CDPR's office

[โ€“] orhtej2@eviltoast.org 1 points 1 year ago

Poland's should be a stork not a grey heron ๐Ÿ˜œ

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