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A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed.
The capybara [a] or greater capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest living rodent, [2] native to South America. It is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus . The only other extant member is the lesser capybara ( Hydrochoerus isthmius ).
Neochoerus pinckneyi, commonly called Pinckney's capybara, was a North American species of capybara. While capybaras originated in South America , formation of the Isthmus of Panama three million years ago allowed some of them to migrate north as part of the Great American Interchange .
A baby capybara who went viral last week by dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has been given a new name by her adoring public, a Miami zoo announced on Monday.
In 1907 the state allowed landowners to shoot deer causing crop damage. In 1974, the state passed its first deer management act and regular, licensed deer hunting began the next year. [28] By the 1970s, the total state population was about 20,000, and up to 76,000 (a low estimate) in 2000. [3] Fairfield County has the highest deer density in ...
A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. Iyari, a 10-month-old capybara, went to the Palm Beach ...
Horse tripping is a controversial charreada event banned in nine US states. [70] The welfare of animals in rodeo has been a topic of discussion for the industry, the public, and the law for decades. Protests were first raised in the 1870s, and, in the middle twentieth century, laws were enacted to curb events using animals. [71]
Hydrochoerus ballesterensis – Pliocene capybara endemic to Argentina [5] † Hydrochoerus gaylordi – Plio-Pleistocene capybara endemic to the Caribbean island of Grenada [6] [7] † Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites – Late Pleistocene capybara endemic to North America (San Diego County, California) [8]