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In your country, what "common" animals are tourists most excited to see? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave.

Some others I’ve noticed on the east coast of the US are blue jays and cardinals. Boy, do people get excited about those if they’ve never seen them before! Very pretty birds of course, just very easy to get used to and see as uninteresting as well.

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[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

I would be SO EXCITED to see a wild capybara.

That maned wolf is really cool! I thought they were extinct but I must have them mixed up with some other canine creature. Something with stripes?

It looks like a long-legged megafox.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You're probably thinking of the thylacine

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Ah, thank you! Yes, the Tasmanian wolf.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fingers crossed that it isn't actually extinct. Unconfirmed sightings have been going up recently. My head canon is that a government agency is covering it up so they can bounce back without tourist destroying the ecosystem just to see "the last one".

[–] lfromanini@feddit.nl 1 points 6 months ago

Yep, I was going to say capybaras but also anacondas, although they are hard to spot, but I recall there's one in Butantan Institute, in São Paulo city.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

Thylacine? aka Tasmanian Tiger.