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?

[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!

[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.. not much there. I'd say golden retriever for california.

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

yay, ladybirds! hey, you have it! let's see mine... new york state is ..oh yay - pink-spotted ladybug! 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)


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