State Mammals ..

[sandragonfly]

Alabama: Racking Horse ..

Alaska: Moose ..

Arizona: Ringtail Cat ..

Arkansas: White-Tailed Deer ..

California: Grizzly Bear ..

Colorado: Rocky Mountain Bighorn ..

Connecticut: Sperm Whale ..

Delware: ?? :eek: ..

Florida: Florida Panther ..

Georgia: Right Whale ..

Hawaii: Humpback Whale ..

Idaho: Appaloosa Horse ..

Illinios: White-Tailed Deer ..

Iowa: None ..

Kansas: Buffalo ..

Kentucky: Grey Squirrel ..

Louisiana: Black Bear ..

Maine: Moose ..

Maryland: Thoroughbred Horse ..

Massachusetts: Morgan Horse ..

Michigan: White-Tailed Deer ..

Minnesota: None ..

Mississippi: Bottlenose Dolphin ..

Missouri: Missouri Mule ..

Montana: Grizzly Bear ..

Nebraska: White-Tailed Deer .. (it's everywhere!!)

Nevada: Desert Bighorn Sheep ..

New Hampshire: White-Tailed Deer ..

New Jersey: Horse ..

New Mexico: Black Bear ..

New York: Beaver!!

North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel ..

North Dakota: Nokota Horse ..

Ohio: White-Tailed Deeeeeeer ..

Oklahoma: Bison ..

Oregon: Beaver ..

Pennsylvania: White-Tailed Deer ..

Rhode Island: None ..

South Carolina: White-Tailed Deer..

South Dakota: Coyote ..

Tennessee: Raccoon ..

Texas: Nine-Banded Armadillo ..

Utah: Elk ..

Vermont: Morgan Horse ..

Virginia: American Foxhound ..

Washington: Orca .. (Killer Whale)

West Virginia: Black Bear ..

Wisconsin: Badger ..

Wyoming: Bison ..


(more here (www.stateanimals.com/) & there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mammals) - state bird, flower, insect, color, motto, marine mammal, amphibian, tree, song, fruit, reptile, fish, etc.)

..fun? :)

[Blue_Frog]

Great idea! Maybe posters from different countries could post their national animals etc? :)

I'll do Canada ;)


Canada is funny, I can't seem to find any standard for having a Provincial animal / bird / fish / etc. -- some have them, and some dont? :confused:

Now, I'm pretty sure that Canada's animal symbol is the Beaver, and here's some info on the other provinces :)


Alberta
Provincial bird: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Provincial animal: Big Horn Sheep, Ovis canadensis
Provincial fish: Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus

British Columbia
Provincial animal: Spirit bear, Ursus americanus kermodei
Provincial bird: Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri

Manitoba
Provincial bird: Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa

Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial bird: Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica
Provincial game bird: Ptarmigan, Lagopus spp.
Provincial Fish: Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua
Provincial animal: Caribou
Provincial dog: Newfoundland dog & Labrador Retriever

New Brunswick
Provincial bird: Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus

Nova Scotia
Provincial bird: Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Provincial dog: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever

Ontario
Provincial bird: Common Loon, Gavia immer

Quebec
Provincial bird: Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca

Prince Edward Island
Provincial bird: Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata

Saskatchewan
Provincial bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi
Provincial mammal: White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Nunavut
Territorial bird: Rock Ptarmigan, (Aqilgiq) Lagopus mutus
Territorial animal: Canadian Inuit Dog (Qinmiq) Canis Familiaris Borealis

Northwest Territories
Territorial bird: Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus
Territorial fish: Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus

Yukon
Territorial bird: Common Raven, Corvus corax

[sandragonfly]

hey, thanks! never thought of that. :o

that was fun to know. :)

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I don't know much about this, but I remember from our "AMERICAN" adventure that Missouri's state bird is the Red Cardinal :) ; I had never seen this bird before, but there in St.Louis, I swa lots who came to my bird-feeder! What a beautiful bird that is!!

[Karen]

I know Massachusett's state bird is the Chickadee, and the state flower is the mayflower, which I only have seen once, we wenting seraching for it in forest that my grandfather owned, it is very low to the ground, so it helps to have an experienced guide!

[Dorothy39]

That is a nice thread, gina's ark,

Michigans State Bird is the "Robin", our State Flower is "The Apple Blossem", and I thought our State Mammal was the Wolverine.

I've never , ever seen a Wolverine, It is related to the Badger and the Skunk, a very mean animal.

Someday, I want to make a quilt of all the States, and, include their State Flower!!! I've got so many projects going on in my messy sewing room right now that I may never get around to it!!!! But, it is a dream, none the less.

[Blue_Frog]

Since Ontario doesn't seem to have an official animal mascot, i'm volunteering the Raccoon ... little stinkers were doing the Tango on my roof again last nite :rolleyes:

[sandragonfly]

quoted by dorothy39
I thought our State Mammal was the Wolverine.
maybe it's because it's your state name? dunno.

Someday, I want to make a quilt of all the States, and, include their State Flower!!!
ooh! I think I've saw one at quilt art show .. lemme see if I can find a picture of it. meanwhile, would you like to see more quilts I took of here (http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=111630), in way end? :)

[Suki Wingy]

Illinois' flower is Violet something
Tree is White Oak
Grass is bigstem
Bird is Cardinal like 1/2 the other states :rolleyes:
I don't think we have a state dog.

I know that Louisianna has the Catahoula leopard dog, Texas has the Blue Lacy, S. Carolina has the Boykin Spaniel, N. Carolina has the Plott Hound, but I don't know the rest.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Ours is Raccoon! .. I don't like Raccoons.. >_>

[Husky_mom]

weeeeell, our "state" symbol has been the Chihuahua dog, yes the breed, and thats cause thats the name where I live :D , recently we had a sculpture show where "statues" of chihuahuas where "decorated" in spite of something representative of our state..........i´ll try get some pics for you, if it´s stil there *i hope*

our fruit has to be the apple hence the city of cuauhtemoc where the "manzaneros" (team name) are from, here its the top apple producer adn exporter I guess in Latinamerica and in the top of the world (not sure exact numbers)


and bri.........how come you don´t like raccoons, havent they stolen your heart.........those little robbers......... :D


OH OH OH I totally forgot our typical food besides CHEESE which I LOVE to death and can´t live without is STEAK, the kind you grill in charcoal (not BBQ), very common here

[Glacier]

Yukon
Territorial bird: Common Raven, Corvus corax


Stoopid Ravens! I have Raven issues. Every time I feed my dogs at leat 30 of them show up to try and steal their food. I have two that wake me up every morning at 5 without fail by having a screaming match on my roof. I hate those two birds. Ravens are protected here, despite the fact that there are millions of them! I'm supposed to report it every time my dogs kill one, but I never do. Doesn't happen very often anyway. They may be annoying birds, but they are dang smart!

The Yukon's flower is Fireweed. It's pretty and grows everywhere!

[Roxyluvsme13]

and bri.........how come you don´t like raccoons, havent they stolen your heart.........those little robbers......... :D

They're evil little boogers.. -shifty-

[sandragonfly]

hey ..raccoons are cute!! :D :D I'll never forget one of my camping trips with 30+ coons .. :eek: :eek:

expand on california ..
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State Animal: Grizzly Bear (http://www.naturalphotos.com/sekercioglu/alaska/images/ALS5-DNP-Griz.jpg) ..

State Marine Mammal: Gray Whale (http://www.toursaver.com/edit/images/kenai%20fjords-tours-gray-whale%20copy.jpg) ..

State Insect: California Dogface Butterfly (http://www.butterflywings.com/images/m-dogface.jpg) ..

State Bird: California Valley Quail (http://www.tws-west.org/gw/images/09.jpg) ..

State Fish: Golden Trout (http://www.ecoangler.com/species/images/GoldenTrout380.JPG) ..

State Reptile: Desert Tortoise (http://www.chelonia.org/gopherusagasiziiw.jpg) ..

State Marine Fish: Garibaldi (http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols/garibaldi.jpg) ..

glacier, fireweed (http://www.essencesonline.com/fireweed-big.jpg)? never knew alaska would be so fuchsia! :)

[Blue_Frog]

Glacier - I'm not sure if we have too many Ravens this far south, but we certainly have Crows and they're smart little guys too :) If you're interested, heres a National Geographic video of some Rooks (i think they're related) coming down en-masse and eating some peoples' campsite :eek:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0414_060414_devils_video.html


Bri - Raccoons are definately trouble when it comes to garbage (and roof dancing at 2am), but they're cute little guys and they have the most adorable little hands -- they pick up their food and wash it before eating it :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

But if you've met one personally, you'd understand what I meant :P. The raccoons in East TN are a bit.. stupid.. :rolleyes:

[Dorothy39]

quoted by dorothy39
I thought our State Mammal was the Wolverine.
maybe it's because it's your state name? dunno.

Someday, I want to make a quilt of all the States, and, include their State Flower!!!
ooh! I think I've saw one at quilt art show .. lemme see if I can find a picture of it. meanwhile, would you like to see more quilts I took of here (http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=111630), in way end? :)
Wow, I just finished my LAST Dresden Plate block, waiting for those pictures to download!!!! :D (It has just taken about a year to finish!!! :eek: )

This Thread (pardon the pun) Rocks!!!! Proceed~~~~~~~~~~

[joanofark]

Kentucky: Grey Squirrel ..

Aww! I see plenty of those here!! :)

[Dorothy39]

Okay, Pet Talk Folks, that did it,

the next quilt I make , WILL be "The 50 States Quilt" :D


hey, maybe a "Pet Talk" Quilt!!!!!( here I go again) :rolleyes:

Kentucky did it to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

[Suki Wingy]

Bri, some time you have to go to Omaha, Nebraska's Henry Doorly Zoo. It gets my vote for best US zoo. They have a Kingdoms of the Night exhibit and one exhibit within it has about a doesen coons and a dozen young gators and a few snapping turtles and the coons hold there own in there! It really is a revolutionatry exhibit. Quoted from someone else but true, "A Louisiana swamp with racoons boping alligators on the head."

[Karen]

Illinois' flower is Violet something
Tree is White Oak
Grass is bigstem
Bird is Cardinal like 1/2 the other states :rolleyes:
I don't think we have a state dog.

I know that Louisianna has the Catahoula leopard dog, Texas has the Blue Lacy, S. Carolina has the Boykin Spaniel, N. Carolina has the Plott Hound, but I don't know the rest.


Massachusett's dog has to be, of course: The Boston Terrier!
And our state fish: The Cod!
and Gina, OUR state Insect is one of your favorites" The Lady Bug

[sandragonfly]

of course, boston terriers! that was waaay after you were born .. but there oughta be one or two around your block now, right? ;)

State Dogs (http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_mammals_dogs.htm).. not much there. I'd say golden retriever for california. :D

I don't know for new york yet. (oh yeah, maybe yorkies?)

yay, ladybirds! hey, you have it! :p let's see mine... new york state is ..oh yay - pink-spotted ladybug (http://www.cirrusimage.com/Beetles/Coleomegilla_maculata_4_small.jpg)! http://www.i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/mystichild/pinkgrin.gif wow, cool looking! never knew there's a pink one!

karen, and your state cat is tabby and for horse, morgan.

[Karen]

Funny enough no Boston Terriers in my neighborhood, closest we've got is a Buggle - pug/beagle mix. But I have seen them in Boston! :) and Cambridge, too ...

[Dorothy39]

Thank-You for that web site, Gina!!!

It explains "The Wolverine State" dispute. ;)


I learned this, in the 8th grade, (Michigan History Class) :o


The web site was a refresher course, of course ;)

[jesse_3]

Hey, I will volunteer the white-tailed deer for Minnesota!!! You drive out in the country and you are bound to see at least 2-3 deer at a time! Besides, it's not like there are a lot of those listed as the state mammal! hahaha:D;)