Symbols for North Carolina: Living Symbols (Animals and Fauna) By Nora Kirkeby Aug 26, 2006, 11:21 PST

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Cardinal by Harvey Doerksen From the Washington DC Library Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System

North Carolina Bird
This beautiful full-color nature guide has information on the cardinal's life cycle, habitat, diet, behavior and more. It even has great, large photos (simply click to enlarge).
Source: New Hampshire Public Television

North Carolina Bird (Coloring Page)
This beautifully detailed coloring page shows North Carolina's state bird, nestled among dogwood blooms, which are the state flower. Color it in for a wonderful addition to any state report.
Source: Friends Across America

North Carolina Dog
Find out what makes this dog uniquely qualified to be North Carolina's state dog, and what creature this breed was specially designed to hunt.
Source: North Carolina Secretary of State

North Carolina Dog (More)
Check out a detailed history of the plott hound, and read up on its breed standard from the United Kennel Club.
Source: United Kennel Club

Channel Bass by Robert W. Hines From the NCTC Image Library Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System

North Carolina Fish
This page has great information on the channel bass, North Carolina's state fish. You can find out all the channel bass' names, and even find the record for the largest channel bass ever caught in the state of North Carolina.
Source: Wildlife Forever - State Fish Art

North Carolina Freshwater Trout
Find out a little bit about North Carolina's state freshwater trout from the state library.
Source: State Library of North Carolina

North Carolina Insect
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about bees! Find out the difference between drone bees, worker bees, and the queen bee. Also, find out how a human mistake led to what we now know as "killer bees."
Source: Great Plains Nature Center

North Carolina Mammal
Read up a little bit on North Carolina's gray squirrel. You can even hear sound clips of its barks and calls.
Source: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Eastern Box Turtle by Ryan Hagerty From the NCTC Image Library Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System

North Carolina Reptile
This page has great information on the eastern box turtle, including how to tell it from the western box turtle, and a map of where it can be found in the United States. (The eastern box turtle is in orange.) Find out how to tell males from females, and about eastern box turtle conservation concerns.
Source: Davidson College - Department of Biology

North Carolina Reptile (More)
This neat little article has information on the habitat and habits of North Carolina's state reptile, the eastern box turtle. There's also a short species history.
Source: Western North Carolina Nature Center

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