National animal of Estonia is chosen

Also this title claimed the fox, hedgehog, roe deer, badger and beaver. The main rival of the wolf in the struggle for the title of Estonian national animal was the hedgehog. He too often occurs in the Estonian epic (for example, in the tale of the hero Kalevipoeg), but unlike the wolf, the hedgehog is sweet and a bit comical. The official animal was chosen by a jury consisting of representatives of 20 environmental and cultural organizations of the country. The national animal of Estonia tried to choose before. The incentive this time was the 100th anniversary of the country's independence, which is celebrated this year. Estonia already has a national flower (cornflower), a stone (limestone), a bird (swallow) and a fish (Baltic herring), and recently a national butterfly has been chosen on the Internet to vote - it has become a machaon.

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