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: ?? ..

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 & there - 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?

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.

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

[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, 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
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 , 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.........


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.........

They're evil little boogers.. -shifty-

[sandragonfly]

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

expand on california ..
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State Animal: Grizzly Bear ..

State Marine Mammal: Gray Whale ..

State Insect: California Dogface Butterfly ..

State Bird: California Valley Quail ..

State Fish: Golden Trout ..

State Reptile: Desert Tortoise ..

State Marine Fish: Garibaldi ..

glacier, fireweed? 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

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ils_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