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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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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 26 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's all about the koalas and kangaroos but then they see a cockie or a rosella, hear a possum late at night and shit themselves

[–] asret@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm. The rosellas were delightful. The Ibis were pretty awesome as well -such a trashy looking bird. Ours at least hides its shame (kiwi).

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago

I have a mate who lives in midwestern us and they utterly lose their shit over the fact we just casually have all these parrots everywhere like nbd.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Shitting themselves over possums isn’t hyperbole for any non-Australians reading.

Possums at night sound like a demon crossed with a chainsaw.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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