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Kentucky State Wild Game Animal:

Eastern Gray Squirrel
Gray squirrel photo © Marsha Ellison on Flikr (used by permission)

Gray Squirrel

squirrel video below

The gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) was designated the official state wild game animal of Kentucky in 1968.


Gray squirrel eating corn video courtesy of BirdCinema.com
Eastern gray squirrel © Brian Jorg
Gray squirrel photo © Brian Jorg no use allowed without a license (contact CritterZone: Animal - Wildlife Photography for commercial application license)
photo of gray squirrel
Gray squirrel photo by Joe Kosack -
Pennsylvania Game Commission: PGC Public Photo Gallery

 
Source:
Kentucky's State Symbols: KY Dept. Libraries & Archives
Kentucky Symbols: Kentucky.gov
Links:
State Animals - Mammals: 50 States List
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