@Apricity Well, Bhutan has the Druk (Thunder Dragon), Czech Republic the double-tailed lion, Indonesia has the Garuda, North Korea has a pegasus-like Chollima etc... Bhutan and Indonesia also have a more "normal" option in the Takin and the Comodo Dragon, respectively.
@TheChief
Huh. From the same site:
"The national land animal is not very clear although the Irish Hare has been treated as the national animal. [...] The mountain hare was agreed on as the national animal. This animal is unique to Ireland and not found in any other place." https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-national-animal-of-ireland.html
Not every country gets its own Starbucks Frappuccino. And given the bad reviews the Unicorn Frappuccino has gotten, I dare say no other country will get one.
@PointlessSloth
Finland and all of Scandinavia too. In slavic and germanic countries it's some kind of an eagle.
Not to mention the tricolors and cross flags that are all recolors of each other...
@DaugtherOfTheSea Oh yes. Scots are insufferably arrogant and convinced of their own superiority. But mostly it is the "can never be tamed" element they identify with.
In Celtic mythology, the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn may be why it was chosen as Scotland's national animal.