Somalia's National Animal

[chut]

Although leopards are my favourite animal I feel like somalias national animal should be an apex predator to symbolize strength and fearlessness.

If the national animal were to be changed I would recommend the killer whale/orca to be chosen as the new national animal because somalia used to be a sea faring nation so it would make sense to have a national animal from the sea. For example greece a nation that has a long history of sea faring has a dolphin as its national animal.

An orca would represent not just strength, but also intelligence and unity as they work in groups to take down large prey, are highly social, and are at the top of their food chain.

Another reason is that it would also be unique as no other nation has an orca as its national animal, whereas a leopard is also the national animal of Rwanda.

I've made a concept coat of arms using chatgpt where the national animal is an orca instead of a leopard.

Here is a comparison:

OG coat of arms:

Concept coat of arms:

Let me know what you guys think.

 

[trf]

It should be the camel

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

It should be the camel

Facts we have the most in the world Mashallah it’s only right

 

[Bille]

It should be the camel

No it should be the Somali Sheep. AKA ido. Black head sheep is origin found in Somalia, no where else in the world.

 

[chut]

No it should be the Somali Sheep. AKA ido. Black head sheep is origin found in Somalia, no where else in the world.

Although that's unique we need it to be an apex predator not prey

 

[chut]

It should be the camel

A camel aint unique its saudis national animal.

 

[bobby_hill-Punt]

Somalia has an Eagle which are Martial eagle. Can you make a flag with these Martial Eagles

The Eagle are extremely beautiful

 

[wonyluvr]

No it should be the Somali Sheep. AKA ido. Black head sheep is origin found in Somalia, no where else in the world.

No offence but I hate that sheep

 

[Bille]

No offence but I hate that sheep

You know some of those sheeps specially the male sheep are very aggressive and usually bully little kids in Somalia, chasing and headbutting them little kids.

Did those sheeps attack you, when you where Dhaqancelis

 

[wonyluvr]

You know some of those sheeps specially the male sheep are very aggressive and usually bully little kids in Somalia, chasing and headbutting them little kids.

Did those sheeps attack you, when you where Dhaqancelis

Why did you assume I did dhaqan Celis im a good kid. But it’s true those sheep’s are bully’s wallahi im scared of them thats why I couldn’t be close to one i thought it would attack me

 

[Bille]

Why did you assume I did dhaqan Celis im a good kid. But it’s true those sheep’s are bully’s wallahi im scared of them thats why I couldn’t be close to one i thought it would attack me

I know your Somali language is good but Dhaqancelis is not reserved only for rascals. We Fobs call all western born and bred Somali kids Dhaqancelis when they go back home.

same way you guys call us Fobs we call you Dhaqancelis

 

[chut]

Somalia has an Eagle which are Martial eagle. Can you make a flag with these Martial Eagles.

Here is the coat of arms as requested:

 

[novanova]

Unlike others, the Somali reverence for snakes persisted even after they embraced Islam. Like Oromos, certain clans trace their lineage to a great serpent - their serpentine ancestry granting authority over rivals - and forbid killing snakes, which in turn do not harm them.


During the medieval wars between Ethiopia and Adal, the Sultan of Adal was given the epithet "Arwe of Badle". For Somalis like himself, this was nothing short of praise, and he embraced the name, famously bearing a parasol adorned with winged serpents to show his right to rule.


Still among the Somali, a jeweled serpent is described as having to be killed to retrieve the precious stone it bears. This contrasts with earlier Roman tales where the serpent had to remain alive. Perhaps this shift marks a symbolic transfer of total authority to Islam.




Why? In the Eastern Desert - the Cushitic urheimat - chaos shaped life: famine, vanishing oases, sandstorms, conflict. Yet the serpent moved through it all the same. Perhaps it came to symbolize the one who could impose order, even life, upon a world defined by death and chaos.



Jung's commentary on the serpent also comes to mind: it stands at the borderline of conscious and unconscious - life and death. Ironically, for the pastoral early Cushites, this border wasn’t so abstract. Land was life; failure to protect your grazing land meant a swift death.


If to confront the chaos abound in the Eastern Desert, it takes a man "to go beyond the point of safety the limits of consciousness, as expressed by a the deep crater" (or the desert horizon), the serpent is the symbol of the traveler and his journey. King and his reign.

Our national animal should be serpent, make a ’coat of arms’ with serpents instead of leopards

 

[chut]

Our national animal should be serpent, make a ’coat of arms’ with serpents instead of leopards

Why would you want the national animal to be a snake? They don't have a good reputation.