Talk:List of national animals
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[edit] VFD
This whole article seems a bit tenuous to me. What is a "National Animal"? So far as I'm aware, the UN doesn't recognise any such attribute. Some countries, but not all, have "fauna emblems" for their administrative regions. If it's the creatures appearing on the coat of arms, then Australia ought to have the emu listed, and Canada ought to have the lion and unicorn. If nobody can tell me what the definition of a "National Animal" is, then I think this article is a good candidate for vfd. jmd 00:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
- I disagree. Some countries do define national animals, and although the exact definition may vary from country to country, there's no reason we can't have footnotes that explain for each entry why that animal is regarded as a national animal. This article should be targeted for expansion and improvement, not deletion. And see also list of national birds. —Lowellian (reply) 06:32, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Oh, and WTF is going on with the example of the Nepali national animal being a picture of a Holstein?
- It says "cow"; there is a picture of a cow. All is well. Arctic Gnome 01:10, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] British Bulldog?
Rich Farmbrough 19:51, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sub-state animals
I notice that you have the national animals for England, Scotland, and Wales in the list. If this list is including sub-sovereign political units, should it include the animals for each American state, each Australian state, and each Canadian province? Arctic Gnome 16:24, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
- England, Scotland and Wales are countries, albeit in political union, which is somewhat different to being a state or a province.
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- England, Scotland and Wales share a common central government, share a seat at the UN, share a military, share an Olympic team, and I could go on. The term "country" as used in the UK refers to sub-state units. American states and Canadian provinces have equal or probably more sovereignty than do UK's "countries". --Arctic Gnome 23:31, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] National Animal of Sri Lanka
In this page , the national animal of Sri Lanka is mentioned as LION . The constitution of Sri Lanka doesa not classify any animal as National Animal i.e no National Animal in Sri Lanka. A National animal is an animal which is found in the country and is a symbol of pride for all the citizens of the country . Lion is a symbol of pride for all the Sinhala speaking population of the nation , but is not found in the Island. So Lion cannot be the National animal of the Sri Lanka.
[edit] Photographs
We should really try to get illustrative photographs for the Scottish unicorn and Welsh dragon. :-P QuartierLatin1968 
23:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
