Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaware’s official wildlife animal is not a bird from its coastal marshes or a creature from the Atlantic surf. Instead, it is a ...

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, ...

An animal once considered a pest with a bounty on its head managed to become the official state animal of South Dakota. The bull was also considered, but lawmakers ultimately chose the coyote for its ...