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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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[–] rimu@piefed.social 49 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I've seen a vanload of tourists happily taking pictures of sheep on more than one occasion. New Zealand.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

I mean, I grew up in the US by several sheep farms and I would take pics of the critters constantly because they're cute.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago

I liked seeing the sheep, but because it reminded me of Yorkshire.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

There's a certain kinship.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 6 months ago

came to say just that

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

I spent two months or so travelling around the north and south islands and barely saw any sheep! Far more cows strangely. I didn't feel like I had missed anything and wasn't actively looking gor them, but it was surprising!