Why is the bald eagle important
Why Does The Bald Eagle Represent America?
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I say the United States of America
what animal comes to mind hey what's up
guys I'm Alex Farnham and this is
animalist news now when you think of
America some of the first images that
come to mind are probably barbecues
pecan pies and of course the bald eagle
but have you ever wondered why a bird is
one of America's most prominent symbols
the bald eagle was dubbed the national
bird in 1782 because of its beauty
strength and long life span it's also
the only Eagle native to North America
but not everyone was pleased with this
decision Benjamin Franklin argued that
the turkey should have been the national
bird because it's a much more
respectable bird a bird of courage that
would not hesitate to attack the British
considering some of the other contenders
were crows hummingbirds and chickens the
bald eagle really doesn't seem like that
bad of a choice but while a bird
represents the entire nation to mammals
are leading the biggest political
parties during the 1828 presidential
campaign the donkey was first associated
with Democrats when an opponent called
Andrew Jackson and ass however the
association didn't stick until nearly 50
years later when a famous political
cartoonist named Thomas Nest used a
donkey to symbolize Jackson in an issue
of Harper's Weekly in that same year the
same artist and dedicated Republican
drew an elephant in a cartoon depicting
the controversial nature of ulysses s
grant spittle career the elephant which
represents Republicans is seen running
scared towards chaos and inflation
symbolizing that while the party is
still strong it can be careless in times
of trouble who know that a few simple
cartoons would still be relevant 130
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