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White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus [18] West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus [18] Two-toed sloth (national animal) Choloepus hoffmanni [19] Three-toed sloth (national animal) Bradypus variegatus [19] Cuba: Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus [20] Denmark: Red squirrel (national ...
The Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea. Korean Peninsula and surrounding islands Once common throughout Korea, the red fox is now extremely rare. The Amur leopard was one of the most abundant large carnivores in the Korean peninsula. However, they are extremely rare in North Korea.
National tree: Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) Korean red pine: National flower: Mugunghwa (Hibiscus syriacus) Hibiscus syriacus: National bird: Korean magpie (Pica sericea) Korean magpie: National animal: Korean tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Siberian tiger: National fruit: Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) National currency: South Korean won ...
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
When seen from the front, these colors mimic those found on the Cuban flag, which is why it was chosen as the national bird of the country. Its Spanish name (Tocororo) is derived from its most common call. National instrument: Cuban Tres [10] Originating in Cuba, the tres is a guitar-like three-course chordophone, popular in Afro-Cuban music ...
Desmarest's hutia or the Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) is a stout, furry, rat-like mammal found only on Cuba and nearby islands. Growing to about 60 cm (2 ft), it normally lives in pairs and feeds on leaves, fruit, bark and sometimes small animals.
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Cuba". IUCN. 2001 dead link ] "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006
They were bred in the Kaema highlands of what is now North Korea, and were traditionally used as hunting dogs. [2] The dog is a rare breed, and is sometimes smuggled over the North Korea–China border. [3] [4] The dog was made a national monument of North Korea in April 1956, [5] and the national dog of the DPRK in 2014. [1]