Oklahoma designated the buffalo (American bison) as the official state animal 1972. The American bison is also a state symbol of Kansas and Wyoming, and on May 9, 2016 was designated the official mammal symbol of the United States. read more
Official State Animal of Oklahoma. Oklahoma designated the buffalo (American bison) as the official state animal 1972. The American bison is also a state symbol of Kansas and Wyoming, and on May 9, 2016 was designated the official mammal symbol of the United States. read more
This is a list of Oklahoma's state symbols, including official and unofficial. The official symbols are codified by statute. Many of the unofficial symbols are defined by Oklahoma Senate or House of Representative resolutions. read more
Inside each point is an emblem of one of the Five Tribes. In the background of the seal are 45 stars, representing the forty five states in the Union. Oklahoma was the forty-sixth state. Animal Buffalo (Bison bison) The buffalo, or bison, was adopted as the state animal in 1972. read more
Oklahoma was the forty-sixth state. Animal Buffalo (Bison bison) The buffalo, or bison, was adopted as the state animal in 1972. Buffalo are large mammals with a brown coat, a large hump, and shaggy hair around the head. read more