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National animals are important symbols that represent a country's cultural identity, heritage, and natural environment. National animals are typically chosen for qualities, such as strength, courage, or resilience, and they reflect the values or historical, mythological and cultural significance of a nation.
The use of national animals goes back to ancient totemism. According to Émile Durkheim, totemism involves the veneration of a totemic animal as sacred, which also serves to organize social structures within the clan. Members of the clan are believed to embody the attributes of their totemic animal. Animals are typically chosen over plants or rocks because of the natural relationship between humans and animals, especially in economic life. Some of these dynamics persist in the concept of national animals.
National animals can be determined through both bottom-up and top-down approaches, that is, can be created, imported, or inherited. The characteristics of the national animal are altered to portray the self-perception of the nation. They symbolize and uphold the ideal shared values of the country's population.
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| rowspan="3" | || European fallow deer (national animal)||Dama dama || 175px|center
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|Frigate (national bird)||Fregata magnificens || 175px|center
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|Karabakh horse (national horse)
|Equus caballus
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| rowspan="2" | || Blue marlin (national fish)||Makaira nigricans || 175px|center ||
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|Flamingo (national bird)||Phoenicopterus ruber || 175px|center ||
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|Magpie robin (national bird)||Copsychus saularis || 175px|center
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|Ilish (national fish)||Tenualosa ilisha || 175px|center
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| rowspan="2" | || Baird's tapir (national animal)||Tapirus bairdii || 175px|center ||
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|Keel-billed toucan (national bird)||Ramphastos sulfuratus || 175px|center ||
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|||Plains zebra (national animal) ||Equus quagga|| 175px|center ||
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| || Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)||Turdus rufiventris || 175px|center ||
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| rowspan="4" | || Kouprey (national mammal) ||Bos sauveli ||175px|center|| <!-- -->
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|Giant ibis (national bird) ||Pseudibis gigantea ||175px|center ||
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|Canadian horse (national horse) ||Equus ferus caballus || 175px|center ||
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| || Andean condor (national bird)||Vultur gryphus || 175px|center ||
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| rowspan="5" | ||Yigüirro (national bird)||Turdus grayi || 175px|center ||
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|White-tailed deer (national animal) ||Odocoileus virginianus ||175px|center||
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|Three-toed sloth (national animal) ||Bradypus variegatus||175px|center||
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| rowspan="3" | || Red squirrel (national mammal) ||Sciurus vulgaris ||175px|center ||
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|Mute swan (national bird)||Cygnus olor || 175px|center ||
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| || Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) || Eumomota superciliosa || 175px|link=File:Motmot1.jpg|center ||
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| rowspan="4" | || Wolf (national animal) || Canis lupus || Loup_gris_(Canis_lupus_)|175px|center||
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|Barn swallow (national bird) || Hirundo rustica || Barn_swallow_in_Montezuma_(150)|175px|center||
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|Whooper swan (national bird) || Cygnus cygnus || 175px|center ||
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| || Resplendent quetzal (national bird) ||Pharomachrus mocinno ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="2" | || White-tailed deer (national animal)||Odocoileus virginianus ||175px|center ||
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|Scarlet macaw (national bird) || Ara macao || 175px|center ||
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|Indian peafowl (national bird)||Pavo cristatus ||175px|center||
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| Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) ||Platanista gangetica||175px|center ||
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| Indian elephant (national heritage animal) ||Elephas maximus indicus ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="3" | || Komodo dragon (national animal) ||Varanus komodoensis||175px|center ||
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| Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) ||Nisaetus bartelsi||175px|center ||
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| || Red-billed streamertail (national bird) ||Trochilus polytmus ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="2" | || White wagtail (national bird) ||Motacilla alba ||175px|center ||
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|Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) ||Adalia bipunctata||175px|center ||
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| ||White stork (national bird)|| Ciconia ciconia
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|Malayan tiger (national animal)
|Panthera tigris
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| rowspan="2" | || Saker falcon (national bird) || Falco cherrug || 175px|center|| <!-- --> <!-- -->
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|Gobi bear (national animal)
|Ursus arctos gobiensis
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|Cow (national animal)
|Bos indicus
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|Himalayan monal (national bird)
|Lophophorus impejanus
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| || Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) || Eumomota superciliosa || 175px|center||
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| rowspan="2" | ||Pungsan dog (national dog) ||Canis familiaris ||175px|center ||
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|Korean magpie (national bird) || Pica serica ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="6" |||Markhor (national animal)||Capra falconeri||175px|center||
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|Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)||Platanista minor||175px|center||
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|Snow leopard (national predator) ||Panthera uncia||175px|center ||
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|Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) || Rupicola peruviana||175px|center||
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|Carabao (national animal)
|Bubalus bubalis
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| Philippine eagle (national bird)||Pithecophaga jefferyi||175px|center||
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| || Arabian oryx (national animal) ||Oryx leucoryx || 175px|center ||
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| || Brown pelican (national bird) || Pelecanus occidentalis ||175px|center||
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| || Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)||Amazona versicolor ||175px|center||
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| || Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)||Amazona guildingii ||175px|center||
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| || Arabian camel (national animal) ||Camelus dromedarius || 175px|center ||
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| rowspan="3" |<!--South Africa--> || Springbok (national animal) ||Antidorcas marsupialis ||175px|center |||
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|Blue crane (national bird)||Anthropoides paradiseus ||175px|center ||
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|Galjoen (national fish) ||Dichistius capensis ||175px|center ||
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| || Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) ||Gallus lafayettii ||175px|center ||
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| || Giraffe (national animal)|| Giraffa sp.||175px|center ||
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|Asian elephant (national animal) ||Elephas maximus ||175px|center ||
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|Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) ||Betta splendens ||175px|center ||
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| || Grey crowned crane (national bird)|| Balearica regulorum ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Saker falcon (national bird)||Falco cherrug ||175px|center ||
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|Arabian oryx (national animal)||Oryx leucoryx ||175px|center ||
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| rowspan="2" | || Bald eagle (national bird)||Haliaeetus leucocephalus ||175px|center ||
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|American bison (national mammal)||Bison bison ||175px|center ||
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| || Bateleur (national bird)|| Terathopius ecaudatus || 175px|center ||
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See also
- List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions
- List of national birds
- Animals as heraldic charges
- List of national flowers
- National personification