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Fifty State Animals
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Fifty State Animals
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50 STATES. 50 ANIMALS. 50 STORIES.
Celebrating America's tradition of State Animal Representatives in a series of paintings, street art electric boxes in SE Denver and collectable prints mounted on panel hanging on walls around the world.
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NEBRASKA HONEYBEE
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Evans & I25S
Nebraska designated the honeybee (Apis mellifica) as official state insect in 1975. Bee pollination is critical to plant and human survival - beeswax and honey are just surplus gifts from this tiny wonder of nature. The honeybee is an official state symbol in 17 states as honeybees play an important role in agriculture.
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NEVADA MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Monaco & Memorial Way
Nevada designated the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) as the official state bird in 1967 A member of the thrush family, the mountain bluebird lives in Nevada's high country and sings with a clear, short warble.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE RED SPOTTED NEWT
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Tamarac & Kenyon
New Hampshire designated the spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) as the official state amphibian in 1985 after a 2-year effort by high school students. Common in New Hampshire, the Union Leader newspaper (April 25, 1985, p. 48) lists the newt as "the perfect symbol for ensuring ecology in New Hampshire, as they exist predominantly in the rain and runoff sodden areas heavily affected by acid rain."
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NEW JERSEY BROOK TROUT
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Yale & I-25 S Exit
The brook trout, (Salvelinus fontinalis) was declared the official state fish in 1991. Governor James J. Florio signed it January 8, 1992 at Hopatcong Middle School, Hopatcong.
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NEW MEXICO ROADRUNNER
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Tamarac & Dartmouth
Designated official state bird in 1949, The roadrunner, aka the chaparral bird, (Geococcyx californianus) inhabits desert and shrubby country in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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NEW YORK AMERICAN BEAVER
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
University & Dartmouth
The beaver (Castor canadensis) was adopted as the State animal of New York in 1975. Unique animals with flat tails and lustrous fur, beavers have the ability to change a landscape second only to humans. Beavers prefer to dam streams in shallow valleys, turning much of the flooded area into wetlands (almost half of endangered and threatened species in North America rely on wetlands).
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NORTH CAROLINA GREY SQUIRREL
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Monaco & Oneida
The Eastern gray squirrel was designated the official state mammal of North Carolina in 1969.
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NORTH DAKOTA WESTERN MEADOWLARK
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Syracuse & Xeric
The western meadowlark (Sturnella Neglecta) was designated official state bird of North Dakota in 1947. The western meadowlark is a familiar songbird of open country across the western two-thirds of the continent. (from WI to TX and west to the Pacific). Also state bird of KS, MT, NE, OR, and WY.
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OHIO WHITE TAILED DEER
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Yosemite & Eastman
Designated official state animal in 1988. An animal of beauty and power, they can run up to 40 miles per hour, jump 9 foot fences, & swim 13 miles per hour. The white underside of the deer's tail waves when running and is flashed when danger is sensed. Native Americans and settlers relied on the white-tailed deer for buckskin & food.
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OKLAHOMA SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Yale & Quebec
Oklahoma designated the scissor-tailed flycatcher (Muscivora forficata) as state bird in 1951. Protected by law, it is of great economic value (diet consists almost entirely of non-useful & harmful insect species such as grasshoppers, crickets, & beetles). The songbird's unique tail can be twice as long as its body. Oklahoma is the center of its nesting range.
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OREGON SWALLOWTAIL
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Monaco & Yale
The Oregon swallowtail butterfly (Papilio oregonius) was designated as OR’s official state insect in 1979. This strikingly beautiful butterfly is a true native of the Northwest. The OR Swallowtail butterfly can be seen in the lower sagebrush canyons of the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Snake River drainage.
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PENNSYLVANIA GREAT DANE
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Tamarac & Eastman
Designated the official state dog in 1965, Great Danes were used as a hunting and working breed in frontier Pennsylvania. A portrait of William Penn and his Great Dane hangs in the Governor's reception room (Best Friend, by PA artist Violet Oakley). Pennsylvania Legislation states that naming an official dog of the Commonwealth would "recognize the steadfast service and loyal devotion of all dogs in PA."
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RHODE ISLAND RED
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Colorado Blvd & Amherst
Designated the official state bird of RI in 1954. When the bill was signed into law, then Governor Roberts stated: "The RI red has become a symbol of Rhode Islanders all over the world."
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SOUTH CAROLINA WOLF SPIDER
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Iliff & Quebec
South Carolina designated the Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) as the official state spider in 2000. It is the largest North American wolf spider. SC is the only state spider.
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SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTE
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Colorado Blvd & Dartmouth
The coyote (Canis latrans) was adopted as SD state animal in 1949. Native to desert southwest, they now range from AK, Canada and the USA, and south to central America. In SD, the coyote (also called prairie wolf) is found in the greatest numbers in the Black Hills and along the Missouri River and its tributaries.
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TENNESSEE RACCOON
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Hampden & I-25 N exit
Adopted as Tennessee's wild animal symbol in 1971, the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) is a native to the Americas. Derived from the Algonquian Indian word "aroughcoune," meaning "he who scratches with his hands," They range over entire US except Rockies and desert southwest. They were hunted in earlier times for their water repellent fur.
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TEXAS NINE BANDED ARMADILLO
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Hampden & Happy Canyon
Texas designated the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) as official state small mammal in 1995. Distant cousin to the sloth and anteater, the nb armadillo is only species in North America. A bony, scaled shell protects the armadillo from predators. Originally native to South America, it now ranges as far north as TX, OK, KS and LA. The other twenty or so armadillo species remain in Central and South America.
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UNITED STATES BALD EAGLE
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Hampden & Monaco
The American bald eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) was adopted as the official emblem of the USA in 1782. Chosen because of its beauty, strength, long life, & because it's native to North America. In the wild, one will live 30-35 yrs (50 yrs in captivity). They fly up to 30 miles an hour and can dive at 100 miles an hour. Eagles feed primarily on fish, supplemented by small mammals, waterfowl, and carrion.
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UTAH ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Monaco & Iliff
The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis) became the official State animal of Utah in 1971. Called 'wapiti' by the Shawnee Indians, elk are members of the deer family and associate closely with the deer and moose of Utah. Elk once inhabited most of the USA, but are now found only west of the Rocky Mountains.
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VERMONT MONARCH BUTTERFLY
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Hampden & Verbana
Vermont designated the monarch (Danaus plexippus) as the official state butterfly in 1987. Caterpillar and butterfly are brilliant in color as a warning (they ingest toxins from the milkweed plant which are poisonous to predators.)
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VIRGINIA AMERICAN FOXHOUND
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Tamarac & Girard
The American Foxhound was designated by Virginia as official state dog in 1966. Developed in colonial times by landed gentry purely for the sport of hunting foxes. There are several strains (ie: Walker, Goodman, Trigg, July & Penn-Marydel) that differ in appearance but are the same breed.
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WASHINGTON ORCA
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Yale & Fillmore
Due to the research and persuasion of second graders from the Crescent Harbor Elementary School in Oak Harbor, WA, the orca whale (Orcinus orca) was designated the state's official marine mammal in 200. This symbol is intended to promote orca awareness and the protection of the natural marine habitat. Pods of orcas migrate annually through Puget Sound. It is a significant symbol for the Native American culture.
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WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEAR
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Colorado Blvd & Dickinson
The state Division of Natural Resources conducted a poll to elect a state animal as a symbol for WV in 1954. Students, teachers, and sportsmen chose the black bear as the animal symbol by a large margin. The population lives in all of West Virginia's 55 counties.
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WISCONSIN DAIRY COW
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Hampden & Galena
The dairy cow (Bos taurus) was designated the state domesticated animal of Wisconsin in 1971. The dairy industry has been important to Wisconsin's economy and heritage.
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WYOMING BISON
12 X 12" PANEL, $60
Colorado Blvd & Evans
Designated official state mammal in 1985, a bull Bison can weigh over 1800 lbs & stand 6’ tall. They roamed the prairie by tens of millions and were a way of life for the plains Indians. Hunted to the brink of extinction, an estimated that 300 - 500 remained when the federal government passed stricter game laws in 1889. Inseparable with American history, no other wild animal has played such a significant role in human affairs.
FIND FIFTY STATE ANIMAL PANELS AT:
WOODWARD STUDIOS
1950 S Holly St, Denver, CO
CAFE MIRIAM CITY PARK
2217 E 21st Ave, Denver CO
CAFE MIRIAM UPTOWN
1707 Lafayette St, Denver, CO
TULIP GIFTS AND CARDS
2312 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO
Click HERE to download the printable map of the Denver boxes!
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