14 facts across the U.S.
American Mastodon remains have been found at over 20 sites across Arkansas and it is believed that the state contains mo…
By designating the stonefly as its State macroinvertebrate, Delaware demonstrated its leadership as the First State, bec…
The ladybug is the official state bug of Delaware thanks to a petition made by the 2nd grade students of Lulu M. Ross El…
Everglades National Park is the only place on Earth where American alligators and American crocodiles live side by side.…
Biscayne National Park, just outside Miami, is 95% water, protecting a living coral reef, mangrove shorelines, and part…
In 1883, sugar planters on Maui imported 72 mongooses from Jamaica to control the rat population that was devastating th…
The Nene, Hawaii's state bird, was driven to the edge of extinction in the 20th century with just 30 individuals remaini…
The Chesapeake Bay, which cuts Maryland nearly in half, is the largest estuary in the United States and one of the most…
Montana has the largest population of grizzly bears in the lower 48 states, with roughly 1,000 to 1,500 bears living pri…
Montana has more cattle and calves than people by a ratio of roughly two to one. The state's nearly 2.5 million cattle o…
Nebraska sits directly in the path of one of the most spectacular wildlife migrations in North America. Each spring, rou…
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico contains the largest natural cave chamber in North America. Th…
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the North Carolina-Tennessee border, is the most visited national pa…
Wyoming has more pronghorn antelope than people. The state's roughly 400,000 pronghorns outnumber its approximately 580,…