It became the state animal in 1955 i think
The American Buffalo is Oklahoma's state animal.
The state animal in Kansas is the buffalo
buffalo
The state animal is the American Buffalo and the state's bird is the Western Meadowlark
The state bird of the USA is the Bald Eagle and the state animal of the USA is the American Buffalo
Carabao/Water Buffalo
buffalo
to be exact, it became the state animal in 1979
State Animal = Buffalo State Amphibian = Bullfrog State Fish = White Bass State Bird = Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher State Tree = Redbud
The buffalo/bison is Wyoming's state mammal. Wyoming has other state animals: State Reptile: Horned Toad State Bird: Western Meadowlark State Fish: Cutthroat Trout State Butterfly: Sheridan's Green Hairstreak Butterfly
a buffalo is a noun, in the context of it being an animal and an animal is a noun.