ANIMALS AND ENGLISH
  • Introduction
    • English Grammar + Animals
    • Acknowledgements
  • Animals Facts
    • Categories >
      • Feeding Categories
      • Phobia Categories
    • Camouflage
    • Amazing + Bizarre
    • Animal + Insect Eating Plants
    • Animal + Bird Tail Functions
    • Anthropomorphism
    • Extinct >
      • On the brink of extinction
    • Friendships to make you smile ...
    • National Emblems
    • Newly Discovered Species
    • Newly Discovered Fossils
    • Sounds
    • Symbolism >
      • American Groundhog Day
      • The Chinese Calendar
      • Native American
      • Celtic Mythology
    • The Most Dangerous Species
  • Animals: A-Z
    • A >
      • Aardvarks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Albatrosses >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Alligators >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Antelopes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ants >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Apes and Monkeys >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Armadillos >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Auks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Avocets >
        • Collective Noun
    • B >
      • Badgers >
        • Collective Nouns. etc.
      • Barracuda >
        • Collective Noun
      • Bats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bears >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Beavers >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bees >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Beetles, Bugs + Insects >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Birds >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
        • Beaks ...
        • Feathers ... >
          • Collective Nouns, etc.
        • Tails
        • Wings ...
      • Bison + Buffalos >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Butterflies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bush Babies >
        • Collective Nouns
    • C >
      • Camels >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Cats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Cheetahs >
        • Collective Noun
      • Chickens >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Chimpanzees >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Chinchillas >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Cows and Bulls >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Coyotes >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Crocodiles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Crustaceans >
        • Collective Nouns
    • D >
      • Deer >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dinosaurs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Dogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dolphins + Porpoises >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Donkeys + Mules >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ducks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dugongs >
        • Collective Nouns
    • E >
      • Eagles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Echidnas and Platypus >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Eels >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Eggs ... >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Elephants >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Emus >
        • Collective Noun
    • F >
      • Ferrets >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Fish >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Flies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Foxes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Frogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • G >
      • Geese >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Gerbils and Hamsters >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Giraffes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Goats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • H >
      • Hares and Rabbits >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hawks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hedgehogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hippopotamuses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Horses and Ponies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hyenas >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • J >
      • Jays >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Jellyfish >
        • Collective Nouns
    • K >
      • Kangaroos >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Koalas >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Komodo Dragons >
        • Collective Noun
    • L >
      • Lemurs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Leopards >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Lions >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Lizards >
        • Collect Nouns
      • Llamas >
        • Collective Nouns
    • M >
      • Magpies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Manatees >
        • Collective Noun
      • Martens >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Meerkats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Mice >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Moles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Molluscs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Mongoose >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Mosquitoes >
        • Collective Nouns
    • O >
      • Okapis >
        • Collective Noun
      • Ostriches >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Otters >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Owls >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Oxen >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • P >
      • Peacocks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Pigeons and Doves >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Pigs, Boars and Warthogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Polecats >
        • Collective Noun
      • Porcupines >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Prairie Dogs >
        • Collective Nouns
    • R >
      • Raccoons >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Rats >
        • Collective Noun, etc.
      • Rhinoceroses >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Robins >
        • Collective Noun
    • S >
      • Salamanders >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Scorpions >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Sea Stars / Star Fish >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Sea Lions >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Seahorses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Seals >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Sharks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Sheep >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Shrews >
        • Collective Noun
      • Skunks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Snakes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Spiders >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Springbok >
        • Collective Noun
      • Squirrels >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Starlings >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Stingrays >
        • Collective Noun
      • Stoats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Swallows >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Swans >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Swifts >
        • Collective Nouns
    • T >
      • Tapirs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Termites >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Thrushes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ticks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Tigers >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Toads >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Tortoises and Turtles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Trout >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Turkeys >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Turtle Doves >
        • Collective Nouns
    • V >
      • Voles >
        • Collective Noun
      • Vultures >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • W >
      • Wallabies >
        • Collective Noun
      • Walruses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Water Buffaloes >
        • Collective Noun
      • Wasps >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Weasles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Whales >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wolverine >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Wolves >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wombats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Woodcocks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Woodpeckers >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Worms >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wrens >
        • Collective Nouns
    • Y >
      • Yaks >
        • Collective Nouns
    • Z >
      • Zebras >
        • Collective Nouns
  • Collective Nouns A-Z
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U
    • V
    • W
    • Y
    • Z
  • Similes -A-Z
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • PET HEALTH AND TIPS
    • FMO BONES
    • HARMFUL FOODS
    • TIPS
  • Introduction
    • English Grammar + Animals
    • Acknowledgements
  • Animals Facts
    • Categories >
      • Feeding Categories
      • Phobia Categories
    • Camouflage
    • Amazing + Bizarre
    • Animal + Insect Eating Plants
    • Animal + Bird Tail Functions
    • Anthropomorphism
    • Extinct >
      • On the brink of extinction
    • Friendships to make you smile ...
    • National Emblems
    • Newly Discovered Species
    • Newly Discovered Fossils
    • Sounds
    • Symbolism >
      • American Groundhog Day
      • The Chinese Calendar
      • Native American
      • Celtic Mythology
    • The Most Dangerous Species
  • Animals: A-Z
    • A >
      • Aardvarks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Albatrosses >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Alligators >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Antelopes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ants >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Apes and Monkeys >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Armadillos >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Auks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Avocets >
        • Collective Noun
    • B >
      • Badgers >
        • Collective Nouns. etc.
      • Barracuda >
        • Collective Noun
      • Bats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bears >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Beavers >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bees >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Beetles, Bugs + Insects >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Birds >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
        • Beaks ...
        • Feathers ... >
          • Collective Nouns, etc.
        • Tails
        • Wings ...
      • Bison + Buffalos >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Butterflies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Bush Babies >
        • Collective Nouns
    • C >
      • Camels >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Cats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Cheetahs >
        • Collective Noun
      • Chickens >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Chimpanzees >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Chinchillas >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Cows and Bulls >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Coyotes >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Crocodiles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Crustaceans >
        • Collective Nouns
    • D >
      • Deer >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dinosaurs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Dogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dolphins + Porpoises >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Donkeys + Mules >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ducks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Dugongs >
        • Collective Nouns
    • E >
      • Eagles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Echidnas and Platypus >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Eels >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Eggs ... >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Elephants >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Emus >
        • Collective Noun
    • F >
      • Ferrets >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Fish >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Flies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Foxes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Frogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • G >
      • Geese >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Gerbils and Hamsters >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Giraffes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Goats >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • H >
      • Hares and Rabbits >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hawks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hedgehogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hippopotamuses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Horses and Ponies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Hyenas >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • J >
      • Jays >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Jellyfish >
        • Collective Nouns
    • K >
      • Kangaroos >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Koalas >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Komodo Dragons >
        • Collective Noun
    • L >
      • Lemurs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Leopards >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Lions >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Lizards >
        • Collect Nouns
      • Llamas >
        • Collective Nouns
    • M >
      • Magpies >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Manatees >
        • Collective Noun
      • Martens >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Meerkats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Mice >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Moles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Molluscs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Mongoose >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Mosquitoes >
        • Collective Nouns
    • O >
      • Okapis >
        • Collective Noun
      • Ostriches >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Otters >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Owls >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Oxen >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • P >
      • Peacocks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Pigeons and Doves >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Pigs, Boars and Warthogs >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Polecats >
        • Collective Noun
      • Porcupines >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Prairie Dogs >
        • Collective Nouns
    • R >
      • Raccoons >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Rats >
        • Collective Noun, etc.
      • Rhinoceroses >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Robins >
        • Collective Noun
    • S >
      • Salamanders >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Scorpions >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Sea Stars / Star Fish >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Sea Lions >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Seahorses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Seals >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Sharks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Sheep >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Shrews >
        • Collective Noun
      • Skunks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Snakes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Spiders >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Springbok >
        • Collective Noun
      • Squirrels >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Starlings >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Stingrays >
        • Collective Noun
      • Stoats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Swallows >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Swans >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Swifts >
        • Collective Nouns
    • T >
      • Tapirs >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Termites >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Thrushes >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Ticks >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Tigers >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Toads >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Tortoises and Turtles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Trout >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Turkeys >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Turtle Doves >
        • Collective Nouns
    • V >
      • Voles >
        • Collective Noun
      • Vultures >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
    • W >
      • Wallabies >
        • Collective Noun
      • Walruses >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Water Buffaloes >
        • Collective Noun
      • Wasps >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Weasles >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Whales >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wolverine >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Wolves >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wombats >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Woodcocks >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Woodpeckers >
        • Collective Nouns
      • Worms >
        • Collective Nouns, etc.
      • Wrens >
        • Collective Nouns
    • Y >
      • Yaks >
        • Collective Nouns
    • Z >
      • Zebras >
        • Collective Nouns
  • Collective Nouns A-Z
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U
    • V
    • W
    • Y
    • Z
  • Similes -A-Z
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • S
    • T
    • U and V
    • W
  • PET HEALTH AND TIPS
    • FMO BONES
    • HARMFUL FOODS
    • TIPS
​Animal National Emblems
A national emblem is a distinctive and official symbol for a country - appearing on its flag, for example.  
The most popular animal emblems are listed below: 
Albania  -  Eagle
Argentina  -  Turtles
Australia  -  Kangaroo
Austria  -  Emu
Bangladesh -  Black Eagle
Belgium - Bengal Tiger
Bhutan - Lion
Bolivia - Llama
Brittany - Thrush
Bulgaria - Stoat / Lion / Kouprey / Giant Ibis / Asian River Terrapin / Giant Barb (fish)
Canada - Beaver / Canada Goos (unofficial)
Catalonia - Donkey
Chile - Condor
China - Dragon (historical) / Giant Panda / Tiger (unofficial)
Colombia - Andean Condor
​Czech Republic - Lion
Denmark - Lion
East Timor - Crocodile
Egypt - Eagle
England - Lion
Eritrea - Camel
Estonia - Barn Swallow

Finland  -  Lion / Whooper Swan / Brown Bear / European Perch Ladybird
France - Rooster

German - Black Eagle / Leopard (unofficial
Hawaii - Nene Bird
Japan - Pheasant / Crane
Laos - Elephant
Malaysia - Tiger Stripes
Malta - Blue Rock Thrush
Mexico - Golden Eagle
Montenegro - Lion

Nepal - Tiger
Netherlands - Lion
New Zealand - Kiwi
Pakistan - Asiatic Lion (unofficial) / Dolphin / Chukar (bird) / Peregrin Falcon (unofficial)
Panama - Harpy Eagle
Papua New Guinea - Bird of Paradise
Philippines - Philippine Eagle
Poland - White Eagle
Portugal - Cockerel

​Romania - Golden Eagle
Russia - Bear / Golden two-headed Eagle

Scotland - Red Lion
Serbia - White two-headed Eagle
Singapore - Lion
South Africa - Springbok Antelope
South Korea - Magpie / Korean Tiger (unofficial)
Soviet Union - Siberian Tiger
Spain - Bull
Sri Lanka - Lion
Sudan - Secretary Bird
Sweden - Lion 
Thailand - Elephant
Uganda - Grey-crowned Crane
United Kingdom - Lion / Bulldog / European Robin
​United States - American Bald Eagle
Vietnam - Water Buffalo
Wales - Red Dragon

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Acknowledgement:

​All the wonderful photographs on this site were collected via www.google.co.uk under the relevant animal category.  

Please click on each photograph to be linked to the original source. However, over time, many of the sites have taken down their photographs, so there will be no link.
Polly Healy
Copyright: 2013 - Concept 

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