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The Lion is an official national animal of England. In the Middle Ages, the lions kept in the menagerie at the Tower of London were Barbary lions. [6] English medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery attracted the nickname "the Lion": the most famous example is Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart. [7]
In the Scottish version (shown right) the two have switched places and both are crowned, and the lion on top is coloured red. The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are, properly speaking, heraldic supporters appearing in the full royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for ...
The crest is a crowned red lion holding a sword and sceptre (representing the Honours of Scotland), facing forward sitting on a crown. Above it is the Scots motto ' In defens ', a contraction of the phrase ' In my defens God me defend '. The supporters are a crowned and chained Scottish unicorn on the dexter, and a crowned English lion on the ...
The Persian Cat, British Lion and Russian Bear in the Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907 A black bear in the coat of arms of the Republic of Karelia . Bears, like other animals, may symbolize nations. The Eurasian brown bear has been used to personify Russia since the early 19th century. [22]
Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I. The two animals, the Bald eagle and the Barbary lion , are also national personifications of the two countries.
Brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos [25] Whooper swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus [25] European perch (national fish) Perca fluviatilis [25] Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) Coccinella septempunctata [25] France: Gallic rooster: Gallus gallus domesticus [26] Grenada: Grenada dove (national bird) Leptotila wellsi [27] Guatemala
His youngest son, William FitzEmpress, used an equestrian seal showing a coat with a single lion rampant, [20] while the eldest son, Henry II (1133–1189) used a lion as his emblem, and based on the arms used by his sons and other relatives, he may have used a coat of arms with a single lion or two lions, though no direct testimony of this has ...
In British and Irish heraldry, a bear's head is usually muzzled (reflecting the lack of wild bears in those islands), and is more commonly used as a charge than the whole beast. In England and Ireland, the bear's head traditionally includes the neck, while in Scottish heraldry bear heads are cut off close behind the ears. [1]