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.
Here in Scotland tourists are always fascinated when we talk about the wild haggis running around.
When I went to Scotland I just wanted to see the Hairy Cows and the goddamn loch ness monster