WV State Symbols
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Symbols for West Virginia: Living Symbols (Creatures)
By Nora Kirkeby
Aug 3, 2007, 13:00 PST
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Cardinal
Photo by Harvey Doerksen
Part of the Washington DC Library
Courtesy the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Digital Library System |
West Virginia State Animal
Did you know that there are about 10,000 black bears in West Virginia. Find out what has made them successful, and what kind of trouble the bears are getting into. This article has everything about black bears in West Virginia. Check it out!
Source: Wonderful West Virginia Magazine
West Virginia State Bird
This beautiful full-color nature guide will teach you all about the cardinal, West Virginia's state bird. From the cardinal's life cycle, to its diet and habitat, this page has loads of great information. Double-click on the beautiful photographs to see a larger version.
Source: New Hampshire Public Television
West Virginia State Bird (Coloring Page)
This intricately detailed coloring page makes a wonderful addition to any state report. It shows the cardinal nestled among big laurel flowers, which are Washington's state flower.
Source: Friends Across America
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Monarch Butterfly
Photo by Jerry A. Payne
From the USDA Agricultural Research Service
Courtesy Bugwood.org |
West Virginia State Butterfly
This beautiful full-color nature guide will teach you all about the monarch butterfly, West Virginia's state butterfly. From the monarch's life cycle, to its diet and habitat, this page has loads of great information. Double-click on the beautiful photographs to see a larger version.
Source: New Hampshire Public Television
West Virginia State Butterfly (More)
This great page has pictures of the monarch butterfly as an egg, as a caterpillar, wrapped up in its cocoon, and spreading its wings as a butterfly. It also has great information about the monarch and its life.
Source: Montana Big Sky Institute and the National Biological Information Infrastructure
West Virginia State Fish
West Virginia's state fish is the brook trout. This page has all sorts of great information including the record for the largest brookie ever caught in West Virginia.
Source: Wildlife Forever
West Virginia State Insect
The honey bee is West Virginia's state insect. Learn the different between drones, workers and queen bees here. Find out how honey is made, and learn how human error led to the creation of the infamous "killer bees."
Source: Great Plains Nature Center
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