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State Water Mammal: Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin
Image of Bottlenose dolphins swimming and jumping in the ocean.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
(DSM #M246) The Eastern Oyster is the state Shell of Mississippi
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
Oysters grow in large groups, called beds.
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
Alligator head preserved with skin.
State Reptile: Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator
This image shows the full body of a living alligator
Former State Song of Mississippi - 45 record
(Templeton Museum) This 45 record was given away to visitors to the State Capitol when Governor Ross Barnett was in office.
State Beverage: Milk
(MAFES) Chocolate Milk Container from the Mississippi State University Dairy
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
(Dunn-Seiler Museum: Uncatalogued) This jar contains a sample of the Natchez Silt Loam soil.
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
Thick layers of silt from wind-blown glacial deposits, called loess, is the basis for our state soil. This map shows where the soil is found in Mississippi.
State Fish: Micropterus salmoides Large Mouth Bass
The Largemouth Bass is the state Fish of Mississippi.