The coyote is South Dakota's official state animal.
The Chinese ring-necked pheasant is the official state bird.
The Walleye is the official state fish and the Honey Bee is the official state insect.
Bison/buffalo, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, prairie dogs, yellow bellied marmots, fox squirrels, and black footed ferrets are native to South Dakota.
Snakes native to South Dakota include prairie rattlesnake, bull snakes, red-barred garter snake, blue racer, and the hog-nosed snake.
Birds native to South Dakota include bald eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, marsh hawks, sparrow hawks, burrowing owl, and an assortment of sparrows.
Trout are a fish native to South Dakota.
Cattle
Horses
Sheep
Chickens
Turkeys
Dogs
Cats
Deer
Squirrels
Eagles
Hawks
Fox
Coyotes
Ducks
Geese
Owls
Trout
Wild Turkeys
Bats
Rabbits
Mice
Gophers
Porcupine
Skunk
Animals that are native to North Dakota are foxes, wolves, coyotes, bears, deer, and elk. Antelope, cougars, squirrels, rabbits, and smaller rodents also roam the fields of North Dakota.
North Dakota is rich in wildlife. Some of these animals are: red foxes, owls, wild turkey, coyote, wolves, mountain lions and moose.
There are a variety of animals that are native to South Dakota. These animals include coyotes, pheasants, deer, squirrels, ferrets, as well as buffalo.
Prairie Dogs
Pronghorn
Bears
Grasshoppers
There is more
deer, rabbits, moose, COW, horses
South Dakota has a larger Native American population than Delaware. As of 2004: South Dakota: 62,858 Delaware: 3,066
According to the 2010 US Census, the per cent of Native Americans in South Dakota is 8.8%.
South Dakota has more Native Americans then Delaware.
The Triceratops which has been the South Dakota State Fossiil since 1988.
There are 7 major Indian reservations in South Dakota and 8.5 percent of the population is Native Ammerican.
Native Americans own parts of South Dakota as do many people and businesses.
According to the 2010 US Census, 8.8% of South Dakota's population is American Indian and Alaska Native persons which would be 71,648.
The original Native American inhabitants of what is now South Dakota included: Dakota and Yankton Sioux Lakota Sioux Cheyenne Arikara Ponca
North Dakota, South Dakota
The Lakota are the native American tribe. They live in North Dakota and South Dakota.
The Lakota are the native American tribe. They live in North Dakota and South Dakota.
The first inhabitants of South Dakota were Native Americans called Clovis Hunters. Settlers of European heritage began to move into South Dakota after The Louisiana Purchase.