NY Wildlife
This iron-toothed rodent is the NY state animal
Beaver
This fish's father should've turned into his mother after she was eaten by a barracuda
Nemo
Native Indonesians believed that these creatures can talk they just choose not to so they don't get put to work.
Orangutan
This entomologically named car was originially just called a Volkswagen.
Beetle
This apex shark species has the greatest sense of smell of all of sharks.
Great White Shark
This is the largest land animal that can be found in the state.
Moose
Harry Potter's pet, Hedwig, is this type of animal.
Snowy Owl
These hopping animals don't actually use their tails for balance, instead they use it as a kind of second leg.
Kangaroos
Butteflies
These countercurrent fish don't just use magnetic fields to find their way home, they also use their strong sense of smell.
Salmon
The mascot for the lab of Ornithology is this type of bird that the nearby forest is named after.
Sapsucker
This cereal mascot is canonically Italian-American.
Tony the Tiger
Partially due to the similar tail Christopher Colombus thought they were mermaids
Manatees
It's sometimes believed that circadian, as in the rhythm, has a similar word origin to these periodically appearing bugs.
Cicadas
Fish tend to be attracted to the smell of this food unlike vampires
Garlic
This state tree of New York has the sweetest sap of its genus, Acer.
Sugar maple
"They do move in herds" is a quote from this popular 90s movie.
Jurassic Park
When it gets extremley cold outside these wild cats will put their feet on their extremely fluffy tails to stay warm.
Pallas' Cats
These stoic bugs get the first word of their name from a pose they often strike. The second word means prophet.
Praying Mantis
Some people, including the main teacher from the movie The Holdovers, suffer from Trimethylaminuria which causes this.
Them to smell like fish
New York is home to two species of flying squirrels which glide on this fold of skin
patagium
Despite his grizzly coloring, Paddington is based on this type of bear from the Andes that sounds like they have poor vision.
Spectacled bear
In some legends in Madagascar it is believed that if this unusual lemur points at you with its abnormally long finger then you will soon die
Aye-aye
Lionel Messi is nicknamed "La Pulga" meaning this in Spanish.
Flea
The entire body of this type of fish is covered in tastebuds.
Catfish