The California red-legged frog is considered an endangered species. California has an official freshwater fish and an official marine (saltwater) fish. California, the Golden State, is home to a ...

Each state is unique for its landscape, culture and various emblems. State symbols like official birds, trees, flags and flowers are common, but did you know some states have some uncommon ones? For ...

State animals include cats that weigh a few pounds and whales that weigh tens of tons, dogs that are loyal and loving and bears that are carnivorous, panthers that number in the low hundreds and birds ...

Oregon calls itself the Beaver State, a designation that reflects more than symbolism. Long before lawmakers made the beaver the official state animal, these animals shaped Oregon’s rivers, wetlands, ...

The next time that you see a cutie in NYS, you can congratulate it on being the official state animal. May we continue to ...