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What animal represents your country
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 7:15 am (This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 7:23 am by Kayenneh.)
Oh Poca, that's quite pretty. Reminds me of the Swedish dalahäst (Dalecarlian horse), a very common symbol for Dalarna, a province in the middle of Sweden.

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EDIT: And regarding the link you posted, I totally forgot about the bear! According to an ancient superstition, you're not supposed to call a bear a bear, because saying his true name will summon him and make him powerful. So, though karhu is bear in Finnish, it can also be called e.g. otso (also used as a male name), mesikämmen (literally translated it means honey paw) and kontio. The bear is also called the king of the forest, but that's a title he shares with the moose Tongue
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 7:42 am (This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 7:46 am by KichigaiNeko.)
(September 19, 2013 at 1:17 am)Justtristo Wrote: Generally the kangaroo which is on the Commonwealth coat of arms with the emu.

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Best part is we get to eat the buggers! Tongue
(September 19, 2013 at 4:58 am)Rayaan Wrote: Royal Bengal Tiger

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#Flora_and_fauna


It's a cat, too. Big Grin

The tiniest of the breed.

Give me a Siberian Tiger any day! Big Grin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_tiger

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(September 19, 2013 at 2:52 am)Darwinian Wrote: This one..

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Don't forget the Unicorn mate
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 7:51 am


The problem with us and national animals if You do not accept the beaver is that We have not definitely declared any single animal to be THE national animal. Just look at our money.

Here are more:








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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 8:37 am


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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 10:57 am
(September 19, 2013 at 8:37 am)apophenia Wrote:

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Right in the dick!
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 11:06 am
Lions, 3 of them.

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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 11:14 am
(September 19, 2013 at 6:18 am)pocaracas Wrote: btw, around here, we have this.... cock:


That is a big cock we portuguese have! Big Grin
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 11:18 am (This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 11:28 am by Walking Void.)
(September 19, 2013 at 11:06 am)5thHorseman Wrote: Lions, 3 of them.

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I will never understand for what reason THAT country of all places is the lion.

Geographically speaking, of course.

"Uh, yeah, the lions have really become a pest here in England.

Just can't keep those bloody fuckers out of my garden."
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 11:31 am
(September 19, 2013 at 11:18 am)Walking Void Wrote: I will never understand for what reason THAT country of all places is the lion.

Geographically speaking, of course.

"Uh, yeah, the lions have really become a pest here in England.

Just can't keep those bloody fuckers out of my garden."

Yup. Reminds me of the fact that when they started to translate the Bible into Finnish, the translators did not know what a lion was. They named the animal jalopeura, which means noble deer. Because you know, they have so much in common Tongue
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RE: What animal represents your country
September 19, 2013 at 11:39 am
(September 19, 2013 at 11:14 am)LastPoet Wrote:
(September 19, 2013 at 6:18 am)pocaracas Wrote: btw, around here, we have this.... cock:


That is a big cock we portuguese have! Big Grin

Then you have the very french:

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