What is the state animal of ohio?

Ohio's state bird, the cardinal (C. cardinalis), was designated the state bird by the General Assembly in 1933. It was then listed as effective in the Ohio Revised Code in 1953. The white-tailed deer (O. virginianus) became the official state wild animal in 1988. The black racer became the state reptile in 1995. read more

The sheaf of wheat represents Ohio's agriculture; the seventeen arrows for Ohio being the seventeenth state admitted into the Union; the sun rising is an allusion to coming wealth and prosperity; the mountains, over which the sun rises, are symbolic of Ohio being the first state west of the Allegheny range. read more

Ohio designated the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) as the official state animal in 1988. Eleven states have designated the iconic white-tailed deer as a state symbol. All State Mammals. The beautiful and graceful white-tailed deer is able to run up to 40 miles per hour, jump 9 foot fences, and swim 13 miles per hour. read more

In 1988, the Ohio State General Assembly voted to confirm the white-tailed deer as the official state mammal due to the animal's particular relevance to Ohio history. At the end of the last ice age, the white-tailed deer had significant populations concentrated in the southeastern region of what is now Ohio state. read more