Britain's new banknotes will feature native wildlife instead of kings and politicians

Britain's new banknotes will feature native wildlife instead of kings and politicians. The Bank of England has selected four British wild species as the central images for the upcoming £5, £10, £20, and £50 notes, according to The Guardian and Reuters on the 8th. The chosen animals are the European hedgehog, barn owl, bumblebee, and Atlantic puffin. Among these, the owl, bumblebee, and hedgehog were the top-voted animals in the bird, insect, and mammal categories respectively. The puffin was specially selected to represent Britain's coastal and marine life, despite not being the top vote-getter in its category. About 500,000 people participated in the selection from 18 candidate animals.