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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Insignia Type Symbol Year Image Coat of arms ... Animal: Black bear: 1954, [1] 1973 [3] Bird ...
The American, or northern, short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) The woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), typical of Canada, reaches its southernmost distribution in West Virginia. The American black bear (Ursus americanus) has been the West Virginia state animal since 1973 [1] The river otter (Lontra ...
List of U.S. state mammals and related mammalian designations State Mammal Marine mammal Other mammal 1 Other mammal 2 Other mammal 3 Alabama: American black bear (2006) [1]: West Indian manatee (2009) [2]
A bear that’s “overcome all odds” was caught on camera waddling about the woods in West Virginia on its two hind legs — thanks to a bizarre birth defect that left it with a pair of front nubs.
On October 22, the team announced that they would be named the "Black Bears" following a fan vote, as the American black bear is the state animal of West Virginia. [3] Other finalists included Black Diamonds, Canaries, Coal Kings, Coal Sox, Energy, Moonshiners, Muskets, Wild Ones, and Wonder. [4]
The cardinal is West Virginia's state bird. North American migrant birds such as the tufted titmouse, scarlet tanager, brown thrasher, American robin, and humming bird live throughout the warmer seasons, except in the highest peaks. Some Icterid birds visit West Virginia, as well as the hermit thrush and wood thrush.
The creature sighting in West Virginia wasn't October's only mystery animal. On Oct. 22, the Bristol Zoo Project, a wildlife conservation park in England, shared a photo from trail camera footage ...
The name "Beartown State Park" was chosen because local residents claimed that many cave-like openings in the rocks made ideal winter dens for the native black bears, the state animal of West Virginia. Also because the many deep, narrow crevasses were formed in a regular criss-cross pattern which appear from above like the streets of a small town.