Symbols for California: Living Symbols (Animals and Fauna) By Nora Kirkeby Sep 7, 2006, 17:55 PST

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California State Animals, California State Birds, California State Fish, and California State Insects

California State Animal
This colorful guide on the grizzly bear has large high-quality photos. A great guide to the characteristics, habitat, diet, life cycle and behavior of the California state animal, this makes page is easy to navigate and fun to use.
Source: New Hampshire Public Television

California State Animal (Grizzly Bear)
This has good information on the grizzly bear. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Photo by Gary Kramer, from the Washing DC Library, courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System

California State Bird
The California state bird is probably one of the more recognizable symbols, especially in spring, when mother quails can be seen leading a string of cute little chicks with bobbing crown feathers. This colorful guide has large vivid photos, is easy to use, and has all sorts of good information.
Source: New Hampshire Public Television

California State Bird (Quail)
This has good information on the California quail. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

California State Bird
Color-in this fantastically detailed coloring page to make your report easier and more beautiful.
Source: Friends Across America

Califoria State Butterfly
For detailed information on the state butterfly, the California dogface butterfly, this site is a great resource. It has beautiful photos of both the male and female in the species.
Source: University of California, Irvine

California State Butterfly (Dogface)
This has good information on the California dogface. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Image courtesy of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrative Photo Collection

California State Fish
This page has a wealth of information on the beautiful golden trout. With everything from its origins to its endangerment in the 1900s.
Source: Ridgecrest

California State Fish (Golden Trout)
This has good information on the golden trout. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

California State Marine Fish
Anyone who's ever seen it, will surely remember this orange fish. The Garibaldi is California's state fish and you can learn all about it here. Information on the adopting legislature is at the bottom of the page.
Source: San Francisco State University

California State Marine Fish (Garibaldi)
This has good information on the Garibaldi. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

Image courtesy of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrative Photo Collection

California State Marine Mammal
This easy to use guide gives great insight into the reasons that the gray whale was chosen as the California state marine mammal.
Source: California Historical Society

California State Marine Mammal (Gray Whale)
This has good information on the gray whale. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

California State Reptile
The desert tortoise has been California's state reptile since 1972, and is now protected as an endangered species. Learn all about this tough-shelled desert dweller at this fantastic site.
Source: Desert USA

California State Reptile (Desert Tortoise)
This has good information on the desert tortoise. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation

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