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Every state in the United States of America has adopted symbolic state animals and state birds. For instance, New Jersey's state animal is the Horse and the state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch. New York's state animal is the Beaver and its state bird is the Bluebird. California's state animal is the Grizzly Bear and its state bird is the California Quail. Michigan's state animal is the Wolverine and its state bird is the American Robin. Oregon's state animal is the American Beaver and its state bird is the Western Meadowlark. Maryland has three state animals (Calico Cat, Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog, Thoroughbred Horse) and the state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. Delaware's state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken and its state marine animal is the Horseshoe Crab. Texas has four state animals (Nine-banded Armadillo, Mexican Free-tailed Bat, Blue Lacy Dog, Texas Longhorn) and the state bird is the Northern Mockingbird. Wisconsin has four state animals (Badger, Dairy Cow, American Water Spaniel, White-tailed Deer) and two state birds (Mourning Dove, Robin). Florida has three state animals (Florida Manatee, Florida Panther, Porpoise) and the state bird is the Northern Mockingbird. Connecticut's state animal is the Sperm Whale and its state bird is the Robin. Virginia has two state animals (American Foxhound Dog, Virginia Big-Eared Bat) and the state bird is the Cardinal. New Hampshire's state animal is the White Tail Deer and its state bird is the Purple Finch. The states also often have separate categories for other animal totems like amphibians, butterflies, insects, and reptiles. Massachusetts has four state animals (Boston Terrier Dog, Morgan Horse, Right Whale, Tabby Cat). The state bird is the Chickadee. The state insect is the Lady Bug and the state Reptile is the Garter Snake. Maine has two state animals (Maine Coon Cat, Moose). The state bird is the Black-capped Chickadee and the state insect is the European Honeybee. Vermont's state animal is the Morgan Horse. The state bird is the Hermit Thrush. The state insect is the Western Honeybee. The state amphibian is the Northern Leopard Frog and the state reptile is the Painted Turtle.
Most of the Astronomical Constellations were associated with certain Animal Totems. For instance, the Animal Totem of Aries was the Ram. The Animal Totem of Taurus was the Bull. The Animal Totem of Gemini was the Twins and in ancient Rome the Animal Totem of the twin founders Romulus and Remus was the Wolf. The Animal Totem of Cancer was the Crab. The Animal Totem of Leo was the Lion. The Animal Totems of Scorpio were the Dove, Eagle, Scorpion, Snake and Phoenix. The Animal Totem of Sagittarius was the mythic Centaur (half man, half horse). The Animal Totem of Capricorn was the Goat. The Animal Totem of Pisces was the Fish and so on. In the picture above on the left of a Western Astrology Horoscope Wheel, numerous Astrological Sign Animal Totems were depicted. The ancient technique of Chinese Astrology was substantially different from the Western (Heliocentric; Placidian) System. Unlike Western Astrology, the positions of the sun, moon and planets at the time and place of a person's birth were not calculated for Chinese Astrology. Based on traditional astronomy and calendars, Chinese Astrology was centered around Animal Totems. Chinese Astrology was based on two separate interacting cycle over a sixty year period. The first cycle was comprised of ten Heavenly Stems. They were the Yin forms and the Yang forms of the Five Elements (Earth, Fire, Metal, Water, Wood). The second cycle was comprised of the Earthly Branches of the twelve Animal Totem Signs (boar, dog, dragon, horse, monkey, ox, rabbit, rat, rooster, sheep, snake, tiger).
A stone carving at Qingyanggong
Temple in Chengdu, China of the Daoist Yin/Yang symbol surrounded by the twelve
Chinese Astrology Animal Totems was shown in the picture above on the right. In
Chinese Astrology, there were Animal Totems assigned for the hour, day, month
and year a person was born. For instance someone might be born in the hour of
the Boar, on the day of the Monkey, in the month of the Horse, in the year of
the Horse.
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