Almost half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single national symbol. They are used to forge a national identity in many ...

The research team from Western University played recordings of various sounds to animals at waterholes in South Africa's ...

South Africa is still in the process of building ... In Turkey, for example, the national animal is the gray wolf. It can be a symbol of pride or be rejected because it's the controversial name ...

The robin won. The first national animal to be used as a symbol in South Africa was the springbuck (or springbok), proposed in 1906 as a name for the country's rugby team ahead of a tour of Europe.

King protea. Carol Phillips/iStock/Getty Images Reflecting its mega-biodiversity status, South Africa boasts five national animal and plant symbols. These are the national animal (springbok ...