This week’s theme for the 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge is FLAG. I suspect that is the case because Flag Day was back on June 14.
Don’t know what Flag Day is? Don’t worry I didn’t either. Turns out it is a day to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States. Other countries like Australia and Canada also celebrate similar days, but of course they fall on different dates.
I should probably celebrate Flag Day with open arms because in theory it should take a little bit of excitement away from Independence Day (July 4th), which also happens to be my birthday. Try sharing your birthday with a whole country! No one ever comes to your party. Just kidding (..but not really).
Now that I’ve given a good shout out to the flag of the United States, I thought it would be fun to explore what countries feature at least one animal on their flag.
I dove into the CIA World Factbook (which I probably last used for an elementary school project) to peruse the flags of the world. Turns out there are no dogs or cats or chinchillas. However, there is no shortage of eagles. Gold eagles, white eagles, yellow eagles, and even bald eagles. Lions follow in a close second.
One of my favorite flags has always been from Peru, but during my research I was surprised to learn that it isn’t a Llama on the Peruvian flag. It is a Vicuña! Who knew there were so many fantastic Camelids?
I think the flag of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now also tops my list. They managed to squeeze a Macaroni Penguin, Fur Seal, Golden Lion, and Reindeer onto one flag!
Take a gander at all the country flags I could find with an animal featured. My current count is 36 flags. If I missed one, don’t blame me. Blame the CIA. If I did miss one, be sure to let me know in the comments below!
 Albania – Two Headed Eagle |  American Samoa – Eagle |  Andorra – Cattle |
 Bermuda – Lion |  Bhutan – Druk (Thunder Dragon) |  Cayman Islands – Turtle (seafaring tradition), Golden Lion (Great Britain) |
 Christmas Island – Golden Bosun Bird |  Croatia – Goat, Marten (national animal) |  Dominica – Sisserou parrot, which is only found in Dominica |
 Ecuador – Condor |  Egypt – Eagle of Saladin |  Falkland Island (Islss Malvinas) – White Ram |
 Fiji – White Dove, Lion |  Guatemala – Green and Red Quetzal (national bird) |  Jersey – Gold Lions |
 Kazakhstan – Gold Eagle |  Kiribati – Frigate Bird |  Mexico – Eagle with Snake |
 Moldova – Roman Eagle, Cow |  Montenegro – Two Headed Eagle, Lion |  Papua New Guinea – Yellow Bird of Paradise |
 Peru – Vicuña |  Poland (Variant) – Crowned Eagle |  Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha – White Plover (Wire Bird) |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Lions |  Serbia – Two Headed Eagle |  Sint Maarten – Brown Pelican |
 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands – Macaroni Penguin, Fur Seal, Golden Lion, Reindeer |  Spain – Lion |  Sri Lanka – Lion |
 Turks and Caicos Islands – Conch, Spiny Lobster |  Uganda – Grey Crowned Crane (national symbol) |  Virgin Islands – Eagle |
 Wales – Red Dragon |  Zambia – Gold Eagle |  Zimbabwe – Yellow Zimbabwe Bird |
Which country flag is your favorite?
If you’d like to see more photos from our 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge, you can view them all over in my Flickr 52 Snapshots of Life photo album.
Don’t forget to visit last week’s post to see how Luna in pure COMFORT and come back next week to see how we celebrate FATHERS.
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