National Animals Of The Former USSR

SOVIET BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

What’s Tajikistan’s national animal? And what about Azerbaijan or Moldova?
Find it out with our ultimate list of state beasts of the former USSR!

Please note that legendary creatures such as the Russian double-headed eagle are not included in the list.
Furthermore, some countries such as Georgia and Uzbekistan do not have an official national animal: we have either chosen the animal featured in the country’s national emblem (Georgia) or the one most commonly represented in its postage stamps (Uzbekistan). Finally, one should note that Moldova’s national beast, the aurochs, is now extinct. Alas.

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Snow Leopard

GEORGIA

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Eurasian Lion

RUSSIA

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Brown Bear

UKRAINE

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Nightingale

TURKMENIA

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Golden Horse

ESTONIA

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European Wolf

TAJIKISTAN

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Marco Polo Sheep

LATVIA

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White Wagtail

UZBEKISTAN

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Sand Cat

ARMENIA

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Golden Eagle

AZERBAIJAN

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Karabakh Horse

LITHUANIA

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White Stork

KAZAKHSTAN

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Golden Eagle

MOLDOVA

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Eurasian Aurochs

BELARUS

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European Bison

LATVIA | White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

LITHUANIA | White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia)

GEORGIA | Eurasian Lion (Panthera leo)

ARMENIA | Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

AZERBAIJAN | Karabakh Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

KAZAKHSTAN | Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

KYRGYZSTAN | Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

TAJIKISTAN | Marco Polo Sheep (Ovis ammon polii)

TURKMENISTAN | Golden Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

UZBEKISTAN | Turkestan Sand Cat (Felis margarita thinobia) 

BELARUS | European bison (Bison bonasus)

MOLDOVA | Eurasian Aurochs (Bos primigenius)

ESTONIA | European Wolf (Canis lupus)

UKRAINE | Rufous Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

RUSSIA | Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)