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The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [3] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia. [4] In 2023, a successful campaign was launched to make the pallid bat the state bat of California. [5] The bill passed both houses unanimously and will take effect on January 1, 2024. [6]
The pallid bat will be added to the California State Library’s list of the state’s official symbols in 2024, joining the California gray whale and extinct California grizzly bear. Show ...
Big brown bat mating season is in the fall. After the breeding season, pregnant females separate into maternity colonies around April. [8] [32] Maternity colonies range in size from 5-700 individuals, though in the eastern US and Canada, they are frequently 25-75 adults. [29] Historically, maternity colonies were probably in tree cavities.
The Mexican free-tailed bat is the official flying mammal of the state of Texas, [39] as well as Oklahoma. [ 40 ] Hundreds of tons of guano were mined in Texas annually between 1900 and 1980.
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Eastern red bat breeding season starts in the autumn, [12] and multiple males can sire a single litter. [13] Pups are born in the summer, [ 12 ] usually sometime between May and July. [ 14 ] Unlike other bats species who usually produce one pup, eastern red bats have on average three pups at a time, and some eastern red bats have given birth to ...
Lesser-known symbols include: an official state dinosaur, a state fabric and a state tartan. California now has an official state bat and mushroom. How are these symbols chosen?