Below are links for further reading on topics mentioned in our March 2015 (Spring/Summer 2015) issue of Burlington Reports:
Links for Further Reading
List of US State Mammals (See our list in tab at right)
PawsperousPets.com animal humor
Best Friends Animal Society – FAQs About Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Crash’s Landing & Big Sid’s Sanctuary – The Truth about FIV and FeLV
Conscious Cat – FIV – Serparating Myth from Fact
What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)?
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in Cats
FIV: Debunking the myths and fighting the stigma of this feline-specific virus
Description of why tom cats have big heads: Tomcat Behavior
What’s the Deal with…Paw Pads?
Pets.WebMD: Top 10 Feline Paw Care Tips
Ceasar’s Way: Winter Proofing Your Dog’s Paws
Pets Can Get Frostbite, Follow Tony Orlando’s Advice: Keeping Pets Safe in the Cold
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
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Click to see State Mammals by State
State Mammals By State:
- Alabama
- Land Mammal: American black bear (2006)
- Domestic Mammal: Racking horse (state horse) (1975)
- Alaska
- Land Mammal: Moose (1998)
- Marine Mammal: Bowhead whale (1983)
- Domestic Mammal: Alaskan Malamute (state dog) (2010)
- Arizona
- Land Mammal: Ring-tailed cat (1986)
- Arkansas
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1993)
- California
- Land Mammal: California grizzly bear (1953
- Marine Mammal: Gray whale (1975
- Colorado
- Land Mammal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (1961
- Connecticut
- Marine Mammal: Sperm whale (state animal) (1975)
- Delaware
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Grey fox (2010)
- Florida
- Land Mammal: Florida panther (1982)
- Marine Mammal: Manatee (marine mammal) (1975)
- Marine Mammal: “Porpoise or dolphin” (salt water mammal) (1975)
- Domestic Mammal: Florida Cracker Horse (state horse) (2008)
- Georgia
- Marine Mammal: Right whale (1985)
- Hawaii Land/Marine Mammal: Hawaiian monk seal (2008)
- Marine Mammal: Humpback whale (1979)
- Idaho
- Domestic Mammal: Appaloosa horse (1975)
- Illinois
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (state animal) (1982)
- Indiana – None
- Iowa – None
- Kansas
- Land Mammal: American bison (state animal) (1955)
- Kentucky
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Gray squirrel (state wild animal game species) (1968)
- Domestic Mammal: Thoroughbred (state horse) (1996)
- Louisiana
- Land Mammal: Black bear (1992)
- Domestic Mammal: Catahoula Leopard Dog (state dog) (1979)
- Maine
- Land Mammal: Moose (1979)
- Domestic Mammal: Maine Coon cat (state cat) (1985)
- Maryland
- Domestic Mammal: Thoroughbred (state horse) (2003)
- Domestic Mammal: Chesapeake Bay Retriever (state dog) (1964)
- Domestic Mammal: Calico cat (state cat) (2001)
- Massachusetts
- Marine Mammal: Right whale (1980)
- Domestic Mammal: Morgan horse (state horse) (1970)
- Domestic Mammal: Tabby cat (state cat) (1988)
- Domestic Mammal: Boston Terrier (state dog) (1979)
- Michigan
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1997)
- Minnesota – None
- Mississippi
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1974)
- Marine Mammal: Bottlenosed dolphin (1974)
- Missouri
- Land Mammal: Missouri mule (1995)
- Domestic Mammal: Missouri Fox Trotting horse (state horse) (2002)
- Montana
- Land Mammal: Grizzly bear (1983)
- Nebraska
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1981)
- Nevada
- Land Mammal: Desert bighorn sheep (1973)
- New Hampshire
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1983)
- Domestic Mammal: Chinook (state dog) (2009)
- New Jersey
- Land Mammal: Horse (1977)
- New Mexico
- Land Mammal: American black bear (1963)
- New York
- Land Mammal: Beaver (1975)
- North Carolina
- Land Mammal: Gray Squirrel (1969)
- Domestic Mammal: Plott Hound (state dog) (1989)
- North Dakota
- Land Mammal: Nokota horse (honorary state equine) (1993)
- Ohio
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1988)
- Oklahoma
- Land Mammal: Bison (1972)
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: White-tailed deer (game animal) (1990)
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Raccoon (furbearer) (1989)
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Mexican Free-tailed Bat (flying) (2006)
- Oregon
- Land Mammal: American Beaver (state animal)(1969)
- Pennsylvania
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1959)
- Domestic Mammal: Great Dane (state dog)(1965)
- Rhode Island – None
- South Carolina
- Land Mammal: White-tailed deer (1972)
- Marine Mammal: Bottlenose dolphin (2009)
- Marine Mammal: Right whale (migratory marine mammal) (2009)
- Domestic Mammal: Boykin Spaniel (state dog) (1985)
- Domestic Mammal: Marsh Tacky (heritage horse) (2010)
- Domestic Mammal: Mule (heritage work animal) (2010)
- South Dakota
- Land Mammal: Coyote (1949)
- Tennessee
- Land Mammal: Raccoon (state wild animal)(1972)
- Domestic Mammal: Tennessee Walking Horse (state horse) (2000)
- Texas
- Land Mammal: Nine-banded Armadillo (small mammal) (1995)
- Land Mammal: Texas Longhorn (large mammal) (1995)
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Mexican Free-tailed Bat (flying) (1995)
- Domestic Mammal: Blue Lacy (state dog) (2005)
- Domestic Mammal: American Quarter Horse (state horse) (2009)
- Utah
- Land Mammal: Rocky Mountain elk (1971)
- Vermont
- Land Mammal: Morgan horse (state animal) (1961)
- Virginia
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: Virginia Big-Eared Bat (state bat) (2005)
- Domestic Mammal: American Foxhound (state dog) (1966)
- Washington
- Land Mammal: Olympic marmot (endemic mammal) (2009)
- Marine Mammal: Orca (2005)
- West Virginia
- Land Mammal: Black bear (state animal) (1973)
- Wisconsin
- Land Mammal: Badger (1957)
- Wildlife Mammal/Animal: White-tailed deer (1957)
- Domestic Mammal: Dairy cow (1971)
- Domestic Mammal: American Water Spaniel (state dog) (1985)
- Wyoming
- Land Mammal: Bison (1985)
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