Scotland: Unicorn Scotland's national animal is the unicorn, found across the country, including on the bow of the "HM Frigate Unicorn." In a land that loves its myths and legends, it's no surprise that Scotland’s national animal is the decidedly not-real unicorn.
Singapore. Singapore ’s Merlion is another mythical creature, but it has great symbolic meaning to the country. A cross between a lion and a fish, it represents the original name, Singapura which means Lion City, as well as its humble beginnings as a small fishing village. A statue of the Merlion is situated near the waterfront at Marina Bay
The illustration shows a number of exotic animals including a camel, a crocodile, a goat, a salamander and – a unicorn. Von Breydenbach wrote that he got a brief glimpse of one in Sinai.
Australia: The Emu. The emu holds the title of both national animal of Australia and second-largest bird in the world. The feathered emblem was apparently chosen alongside the kangaroo as Australia's national animal because neither can walk backwards, symbolizing the country's forward-moving progress.
Amongst the words upon which the translators stumbled was רְאֵם, re’em, a word we now know designates aurochs, an animal which had disappeared from the Greek-speaking world before the 5th century BC. At loss for a name, they chose μονοκέρως (Monoceros), the Greek for Unicorn. And voilà, the unicorn was now a biblical creature.
Do you know, what is the national animal of Scotland?Unicorns But it's true: the unicorn really is the official national animal of Scotland. And our love for
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