to be exact, it became the state animal in 1979
Moose is Maine's state animal. Blueberry pie is the state desert. Landlocked salmon is the state fish. Honeybee is the state insect. The pine tree state is the state nickname. Augusta is the state capital city. "State of Maine Song" is the state song. White pine is the state tree.
It is a moose
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Because it was so designated by the State Legislature in 1998.
This is the state animal because it has a big population in Alaska.
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It isn't. The Maine coon cat is Maine's state animal.
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The Moose is the State Land Mammal and the Bowhead Whale is the State Marine Marmmal.
The Landlocked Salmon (Salmo salar Sebago) was designated the official state fish of Maine in 1969.
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