How To Learn the State Animals

It's a very well known fact that every state in the United States has a state bird, flower, and flag. A little known fact is that they also have other official things.

For example, North Carolina has a state animal, dog, reptile, insect, and bird.

Many states have more official state items, some have less.

Follow this link to look at your state and see what the official animals and other things are: stateanimals.com.

At the state animals website you can also get a free widget, that you can put in your blog or website to let your visitors know that you're proud of your state.

There are many state animals that are not just the ordinary animals you would expect. For example, Virginia has an official state bat, the Big-eared Bat. Many states have unusual animals that you wouldn't expect to see listed.

You can view several amazingly beautiful, full color photos of bizarre state animals at the following website:  life.com

Among the more unusual facts is the Maryland state animal, which is a Blue Crab. South Carolina's animal is a spider. Connecticut's state shellfish is an oyster.

The state animals other than the birds are butterflies, cats, dogs, fish, horses, insects, sheep, turtles, and many more. If you look closely you can probably find an animal for each letter of the alphabet.

Some animals are considered an official state animal by more than one state; for example, the White Tail Deer seems to be a very popular animal in many states, as well as the Monarch Butterfly, the Largemouth Bass, the Brook Trout, Bears and Beavers.

More information on your state animals, insects, etc., can also be found in books through barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. Just look up any books that pertain to your state or a particular animal and you will find lots of information that will help you to learn the state animals.

Show your interest in the state you live in by learning the state animals, along with your state's bird, flower and nickname.

The following website will show you almost everything there is to be learned for all the states in the United States. You'll really enjoy visiting here, there's so much information available:  netstate.com.

The National Geographic Store online has many different books concerning all sorts of animals. They have quite an assortment. You'll definitely find some interesting books that will help you to learn the state animals. Go to the following website to check it out: shop.nationalgeographic.com.