Official symbols of California... Worth knowing, isn't it???

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STATE SEAL Great Seal of the State of California		NICKNAME "The Golden State"
MOTTO "Eureka"		SONG "I Love You, California"
STATE COLOR The combination of Blue and Gold		STATE TALL SHIP The Californian

FLAG		FOSSIL Saber-toothed Cat (Smilodon Californicus)
GOLD RUSH GHOST TOWN Bodie		SILVER RUSH GHOST TOWN Calico
ANIMAL California Grizzly Bear (Ursus californicus)		MAMMAL California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus)
BIRD California quail (Lophortyx Californica)		INSECT California dogface butterfly or dog head (Zerene Eurydice)
MARINE FISH Garibaldi (Hypsypops Rubicundus)		FISH Golden Trout (Salmo Agua-Bonita)
GEM Benitoite		DANCE West Coast Swing Dancing FOLK DANCE Square Dancing
FLOWER Golden Poppy (Eschsholtzia Californica)		GRASS Nassella pulchra or Purple needle grass
ROCK Serpentine		SOIL The San Joaquin Soil
PREHISTORIC ARTIFACT The Chipped Stone Bear		MINERAL Gold
REPTILE The Desert Tortoise (Gopherus Agassizi)		TREE California Redwood
FIFE AND DRUM CORPS California Consolidated Drum Band

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