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seal was adopted March 14, 1811. The seal has many 

symbols showing what is important to Idaho.  

The first Appaloosa is the first horse breed 

to be known by man. In 1975 governor 

Cecil Andrus signed the bill and made it 

official that the Appaloosa is the state 

horse. The Appaloosa has black spots on 

its back.   

The Hagerman horse was chosen as our state 

fossil in 1988. They lived in IDAHO over 3 million 

years ago. They lived long before the Appaloosa. 

It is smaller than an average horse.  

Under the Cutthroat trouts jaw they have a 

orange or red slash-like line. This line makes it 

look like a cut in the throat. It became are 

state fish in 1990. The fish has always lived in 

Idaho.  

The monarch butterfly is the state insect. The 

edge of the wings are black. It has orange 

wings with black fains. When they   have there 

baby there parents fly away and die. They 

don't like the cold They can fly up to 2,000 

miles on there trip south. They can travel as 

fast as 33 miles per hour.

The star garnet was adopted in 1967. The only 

place they can be found is Idaho. They are 

polished. When they are polished they have a 

star in the middle.

In 1989 the legislature choose square dance as 

the American folk dance of Idaho. The square 

dance takes 8 people. Americans have been 

doing the square dance since 1651.

The male bluebird is the brightest. They eat 

wild fruits and berries. They like birdhouses 

with little holes for doors. The mountain 

bluebird usually lives 5,000 feet. They 

sometimes flies to mexico. The bluebird is a 

sign of happiness.   

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