State Bird-Ptarmigan
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State Insect- Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly
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State Capital-Juneau
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State Motto-North To The Future
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Alaska's state bird is known for its changing plumage. The birds name is the ptarmigan. The feathers The feathers on this bird change from brown to white in winter and this bird was adopted in 1955.
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Alaska's state insect is the four spot skimmer dragonfly. The dragonfly lives in lakes, ponds, bogs, and slow-moving water. It eats mosquitoes, midges, and black flies. Alaska got its state insect in August 24, 1995. The dragonfly won against 4 insects to be Alaska's state insect.
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Juneau was named for gold prospector Joe Juneau. Juneau has a ton of wild life living their which is 300 species of birds, five species of salmon and three species of whale. Alaska's capital was originally a Federal and Territorial Building in 1931.
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Alaska's state motto stands for a state of promise and a forward-looking optimism. The motto for Alaska is "North to the Future" Alaska adopted its motto in 1967.
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State Sport-Dog Mushing
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State Fish- King Salmon
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Popular city- Anchorage
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Popular city- Fairbanks
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Alaska's State Sport is their well-known dog mushing. Dog Mushing is to show Alaska's vast distances. The Editarod is a race that often follows paths used by mushers. The State Sport was adopted in 1972.
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The King Salmon is the largest Pacific Salmon King Salmon are born in fresh water and they spend part of their life in the ocean. Alaska's state fish became its state fish in 1962.
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Alaska's largest city, Anchorage is the south part of the state. This city is known for its cultural sites. This city is also a gate to the wilderness and mountains.
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Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. The founding of Fairbanks was August 26, 1901. Gold production was increased from $40,000 in 1903 to $6 million in 1905, in Fairbanks.
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State Fossil-Woolly Mammoth
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State Flower-Forget-Me-Not
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The Woolly Mammoth became Alaska's state fossil in 1986. The Woolly Mammoth stood 10-12 feet tall and it weighed 6-8 tons. The Woolly Mammoth was a great grass-eater.
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They adopted the Aloine Flower in 1917. This flower is in one of the few flower families that show true blue flowers. The state flower Forget-Me-Not grows in Alaska's open rocky places or high in the mountains.
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