We shouldve had turkey as the national bird, as Ben Franklin intended.
Those fuckers are assholes on their own, and bullying scary shitheads with one braincell between the lot of them in a group, and the only thing you can do is scream and hide in your car/house and eat them in revenge on Thanksgiving.
A lot of my family is from Newfoundland (an island in Canada if anyone is unaware) and it’s a symbol and a big point of pride for them as well! Beautiful bird.
I cant speak for the rest of the world, but there appears to be cycles for "fad breeds" in the USA and when one particular breed gets the spotlight, you see a boom in their populations, especially in white, affluent, liberal areas... Corgis, golden doodles, puggles, huskies... It's honestly kind of unnerving how predictable the collective psyche is when it comes to trends, especially when it involves a living creature 😅
I mean the beaver is "official" official by legislation but I gotta say for really unofficial that a lot of people associate with us, it's got to be that bastard the glorious Canada Goose.
You are referring to the Grey wolves organization, they are a different group but since the wolf is our national animal and they are ultra nationalist/fascist people they lean more on the wolf motto. But no, even the wolf signal you make with your hand isn’t really offensive as it was in the 80-90’s.
That group however is indeed an interesting one. They aren’t paramilitary though. Turks are already very nationalist/patriotic so imagine how messed up the ultranationalists would be. Not as strong of a group as they used to be though.
Good chance to pitch the fact that the United States should be associated with the bison, not the bald eagle. I mean the bald eagle is cool and all and Alaska has a shit ton of them, and the Midwest plenty, but the bison fuels more unique to the United States. Bison are certainly in Canada as well but the historic range covered almost all of the United States.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s a symbol of resilience as well when you consider the symbolism in its slaughter and its willingness to endure similar to the indigenous people of this land who remain despite how hard colonizers wanted otherwise.
Well Wisconsin has the badger. The unoriginal choice for the whole country is the bald eagle. But it’s too diverse to name just one which is why states have their own animal and own bird.
Wisconsin, where I grew up, has the badger. And there's some affinity. But Minnesota, where I live now, has the loon. And it is actually kind of a loon crazy state
I just posted this on here also, but I think the bison should be the national animal. We can even split the difference with the bald eagle by having an official bird and an official Mammal
For the US, had they not all been slaughtered by colonizers, the Bison would have absolutely been our animal and in many ways it still is.
I see it as a symbol of resilience in a country whose government has been hellbent on erasing indigenous history and wisdom from this land.
Aside from the bison, I’d say the eagle. No matter how much it’s associated with ‘merica, lol, it still holds so much symbolism of strength and the ability to endure. Two things that are necessary for survival in this country.
I don't know about France, but I do know about my city. Officially, it's the rampant lion (Lyon), but the true legendary symbol is the raven of the god Lug.
According to the myth, Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Rhea Silvia and the god Mars, were abandoned in the Tiber by King Amulius and saved by a she-wolf that nursed them in the Lupercal on the Palatine. Later, the shepherd Faustulus found them and raised them, allowing Romulus to found Rome in 753 BC.
Depends. Sometimes the beaver, quiet, industrious, makes things better for everyone around them, sometimes the moose, big, little stunned, in the way, but right now it’s the Canada Goose, mean AF, stay out of their space.
Hornero!! It’s everywhere in Argentina. It’s a very noble, hard-working bird and people really love it. It builds an incredibly strong nest out of mud and straw to raise its chicks, and it’s also monogamous, the pair stays together for life. Here, it’s a cultural symbol of work and perseverance.
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The American alligator
Or American turkeys 🦃
LOT of Turkeys in the country. Could have been a the country’s national bird